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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 6,616 1,048 13.5 12.3-14.7 4,388 67.4 65.7-69.2 785 12.5 11.3-13.8 53 1.0 0.6- 1.4 342 5.7 4.8- 6.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,658 921 13.9 12.7-15.3 3,812 69.0 67.1-70.8 607 11.0 9.8-12.3 41 0.9 0.5- 1.4 277 5.2 4.3- 6.2
No 940 127 11.3 8.8-14.5 570 59.6 54.4-64.6 169 19.7 15.8-24.4 12 1.4 0.6- 3.0 62 8.0 5.4-11.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 130 21 14.4 7.4-26.0 82 57.8 43.4-70.9 16 17.3 8.2-32.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 10 10.5 4.4-23.1
Recommended Range 2,530 439 13.9 12.1-15.9 1,687 67.2 64.2-70.1 269 12.6 10.5-15.0 11 0.6 0.3- 1.4 124 5.7 4.3- 7.6
Overweight 2,191 340 13.5 11.6-15.7 1,482 70.0 67.0-72.8 246 10.7 8.9-12.8 21 1.4 0.7- 2.7 102 4.4 3.3- 5.9
Obese 1,342 174 12.5 10.2-15.2 881 67.9 64.2-71.4 196 13.2 10.9-15.9 16 0.7 0.4- 1.4 75 5.7 4.1- 7.9
Current Smoker
No 5,085 871 14.9 13.5-16.4 3,392 67.7 65.7-69.6 536 11.2 9.9-12.6 34 0.9 0.6- 1.6 252 5.3 4.4- 6.4
Yes 1,507 174 9.6 7.8-11.9 978 66.5 62.8-70.1 246 16.2 13.4-19.3 19 1.0 0.5- 1.9 90 6.7 4.9- 9.0
Binge Drinker
No 5,961 955 13.8 12.6-15.1 3,958 67.6 65.7-69.4 689 12.1 10.8-13.5 43 0.7 0.4- 1.0 316 5.9 5.0- 7.0
Yes 572 75 11.7 8.4-15.9 378 66.1 59.9-71.7 89 15.0 11.2-19.9 10 3.3 1.4- 7.4 20 3.9 2.1- 7.3
Heavy Drinker
No 6,315 992 13.3 12.1-14.5 4,198 67.6 65.8-69.4 751 12.5 11.3-13.8 49 0.9 0.6- 1.4 325 5.7 4.8- 6.7
Yes 228 42 21.7 14.1-31.9 147 61.4 50.2-71.4 27 10.5 5.1-20.2 3 1.4 0.3- 6.0 9 5.0 1.7-13.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,396 472 17.7 15.6-20.1 1,600 67.2 64.2-70.0 229 10.7 8.8-13.0 13 0.5 0.2- 1.3 82 3.8 2.8- 5.1
Some Physical Activity 2,628 376 11.6 10.0-13.4 1,828 71.5 68.7-74.1 297 11.3 9.6-13.3 21 1.3 0.7- 2.3 106 4.4 3.2- 6.0
Physically Inactive 1,241 158 10.8 8.6-13.6 727 59.9 55.6-64.1 211 17.6 14.5-21.2 17 1.3 0.7- 2.4 128 10.3 7.8-13.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,357 172 10.2 8.3-12.5 810 63.4 59.5-67.1 228 16.8 14.1-19.8 15 0.7 0.4- 1.4 132 9.0 7.0-11.4
No 5,244 875 14.4 13.1-15.8 3,569 68.6 66.6-70.5 553 11.2 9.9-12.7 37 1.0 0.6- 1.6 210 4.8 3.9- 5.9
Disability Status
Yes 1,562 219 11.0 9.1-13.3 962 64.6 60.9-68.2 230 15.7 13.0-18.9 17 0.7 0.4- 1.4 134 7.8 6.1-10.1
No 4,794 794 14.3 13.0-15.8 3,253 68.1 66.0-70.2 521 11.5 10.1-13.0 35 1.1 0.7- 1.7 191 5.0 4.0- 6.2
Current Asthma
Yes 427 76 12.6 9.0-17.3 259 62.8 55.2-69.8 54 15.7 10.6-22.6 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0 35 8.7 5.1-14.3
No 6,169 970 13.6 12.4-14.9 4,119 67.7 65.8-69.4 724 12.3 11.0-13.6 50 1.0 0.7- 1.5 306 5.5 4.6- 6.5
Diabetes
Yes 514 89 14.7 11.1-19.1 320 64.2 58.2-69.8 62 12.6 9.2-16.9 5 0.6 0.2- 2.0 38 7.9 5.0-12.4
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 11 16.3 7.9-30.5 34 72.4 56.6-84.1 8 6.2 2.6-14.3 1 4.2 0.6-24.4 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6
No 6,040 948 13.4 12.2-14.7 4,031 67.7 65.8-69.5 711 12.5 11.2-13.9 47 0.9 0.6- 1.5 303 5.5 4.6- 6.6
Arthritis
Yes 2,093 353 12.9 11.1-14.9 1,343 67.6 64.5-70.5 231 11.2 9.3-13.4 19 1.4 0.7- 2.9 147 7.0 5.5- 8.9
No 4,381 677 13.8 12.4-15.4 2,956 67.8 65.6-69.9 525 12.5 11.0-14.1 34 0.8 0.5- 1.3 189 5.1 4.1- 6.4

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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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