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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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  Total
Respond.#		 1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,589 2,498 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,520 39.2 37.4-41.1 768 11.2 10.1-12.4 120 1.8 1.4- 2.3 683 9.6 8.6-10.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,642 2,179 38.4 36.4-40.3 2,131 39.4 37.4-41.4 639 10.8 9.7-12.1 102 1.7 1.3- 2.2 591 9.7 8.6-10.9
No 929 316 37.4 32.5-42.6 382 38.8 33.9-43.9 122 12.3 9.3-16.1 18 2.3 1.2- 4.5 91 9.2 6.8-12.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 128 60 46.9 33.2-61.1 39 32.7 21.0-47.0 14 11.3 5.0-23.6 2 0.6 0.2- 2.5 13 8.4 4.1-16.4
Recommended Range 2,525 991 40.9 37.9-44.0 956 37.6 34.6-40.7 305 12.2 10.4-14.3 36 1.3 0.7- 2.2 237 8.1 6.6- 9.8
Overweight 2,177 822 37.9 34.8-41.1 839 39.7 36.6-42.8 233 9.7 8.0-11.6 46 2.3 1.6- 3.4 237 10.4 8.6-12.5
Obese 1,331 474 34.9 31.2-38.8 518 42.0 37.8-46.2 166 10.2 8.2-12.8 21 1.6 0.9- 2.9 152 11.3 8.9-14.1
Current Smoker
No 5,072 2,006 39.4 37.3-41.5 1,945 39.7 37.5-41.8 518 9.4 8.3-10.6 90 1.9 1.4- 2.6 513 9.6 8.4-11.0
Yes 1,493 480 34.5 30.7-38.5 570 38.3 34.6-42.2 246 16.3 13.6-19.4 30 1.4 0.9- 2.3 167 9.5 7.7-11.7
Binge Drinker
No 5,937 2,301 38.9 37.0-40.8 2,219 38.4 36.5-40.4 696 11.2 10.1-12.5 107 1.8 1.4- 2.4 614 9.7 8.6-10.9
Yes 568 169 32.9 27.1-39.3 271 45.8 39.6-52.0 63 10.8 7.5-15.3 11 1.8 0.8- 4.3 54 8.7 5.8-12.9
Heavy Drinker
No 6,293 2,404 38.4 36.5-40.2 2,410 39.2 37.3-41.1 723 11.1 9.9-12.3 113 1.8 1.4- 2.3 643 9.6 8.6-10.8
Yes 222 70 36.4 25.8-48.5 84 37.8 28.0-48.7 36 15.2 8.9-24.6 6 2.4 0.8- 6.8 26 8.2 4.5-14.5
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,391 942 40.9 37.8-44.0 922 39.0 35.9-42.2 257 9.4 7.9-11.3 46 1.7 1.1- 2.7 224 9.0 7.5-10.8
Some Physical Activity 2,616 954 36.8 34.0-39.7 1,072 42.0 39.0-45.1 318 11.9 10.2-13.9 39 1.6 1.0- 2.4 233 7.8 6.3- 9.5
Physically Inactive 1,219 469 37.6 33.7-41.8 393 32.9 29.0-37.0 150 12.7 9.8-16.2 29 2.2 1.3- 3.6 178 14.6 11.9-17.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,356 533 38.6 34.7-42.8 435 35.1 31.0-39.4 155 10.4 8.3-13.1 29 1.9 1.1- 3.2 204 13.9 11.4-16.9
No 5,218 1,957 38.0 36.0-40.1 2,083 40.4 38.3-42.5 611 11.4 10.1-12.8 91 1.8 1.3- 2.4 476 8.4 7.4- 9.6
Disability Status
Yes 1,561 625 40.1 36.3-44.0 482 33.3 29.7-37.1 202 11.4 9.2-14.1 37 2.3 1.5- 3.6 215 12.9 10.7-15.6
No 4,763 1,774 37.6 35.5-39.8 1,931 41.0 38.8-43.2 546 11.2 9.9-12.6 79 1.7 1.2- 2.3 433 8.6 7.4- 9.8
Current Asthma
Yes 427 164 36.1 29.4-43.4 147 36.3 29.0-44.3 49 12.6 8.1-19.0 6 1.1 0.4- 3.0 61 14.0 9.3-20.4
No 6,140 2,325 38.2 36.3-40.1 2,367 39.6 37.7-41.5 715 11.1 10.0-12.3 114 1.8 1.4- 2.4 619 9.3 8.3-10.4
Diabetes
Yes 504 200 38.4 32.6-44.5 141 28.8 23.5-34.9 52 10.1 6.8-14.7 9 2.1 1.0- 4.3 102 20.7 15.9-26.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 53 18 39.9 24.7-57.4 14 20.6 9.6-38.8 11 20.6 10.3-37.1 2 2.0 0.4- 9.8 8 16.9 7.2-34.7
No 6,024 2,277 38.1 36.2-40.1 2,360 40.2 38.2-42.2 705 11.2 10.1-12.5 109 1.8 1.3- 2.3 573 8.7 7.7- 9.8
Arthritis
Yes 2,089 817 38.3 35.2-41.6 675 33.4 30.4-36.7 257 12.5 10.4-14.9 43 2.5 1.6- 3.8 297 13.2 11.2-15.6
No 4,359 1,625 38.0 35.8-40.3 1,785 41.5 39.2-43.9 502 10.8 9.5-12.2 75 1.5 1.1- 2.1 372 8.1 7.0- 9.5

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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