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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

How often do you eat potatoes not including French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?

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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 6,592 388 5.7 5.0- 6.6 4,738 72.3 70.6-74.0 1,160 17.0 15.7-18.5 68 1.0 0.7- 1.4 238 3.9 3.1- 4.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,637 305 5.5 4.7- 6.4 4,100 74.2 72.5-75.9 985 16.1 14.7-17.7 56 1.0 0.7- 1.4 191 3.2 2.5- 4.0
No 938 80 6.7 4.9- 9.1 625 62.7 57.5-67.7 174 21.7 17.7-26.4 12 1.3 0.6- 3.1 47 7.5 4.6-12.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 132 10 9.2 3.7-20.9 89 63.1 48.9-75.3 28 22.7 13.1-36.3 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 4 4.8 1.3-16.3
Recommended Range 2,531 155 6.4 5.1- 7.9 1,849 72.5 69.5-75.4 410 15.8 13.6-18.3 21 0.6 0.3- 1.1 96 4.7 3.2- 6.9
Overweight 2,173 127 5.9 4.7- 7.4 1,564 72.9 70.0-75.6 395 17.8 15.5-20.3 19 0.8 0.4- 1.5 68 2.6 1.8- 3.7
Obese 1,332 72 5.1 3.6- 7.0 948 73.5 69.9-76.9 244 16.9 14.2-20.1 15 1.1 0.5- 2.1 53 3.4 2.2- 5.4
Current Smoker
No 5,060 267 5.1 4.3- 6.1 3,667 73.0 71.1-74.9 884 16.8 15.2-18.4 56 1.0 0.7- 1.5 186 4.0 3.1- 5.1
Yes 1,506 119 7.4 5.8- 9.3 1,049 70.2 66.4-73.6 275 17.9 15.1-21.1 12 1.0 0.4- 2.2 51 3.6 2.1- 6.0
Binge Drinker
No 5,941 348 5.7 4.9- 6.5 4,283 73.1 71.3-74.8 1,033 16.3 14.9-17.8 62 1.1 0.8- 1.6 215 3.8 3.0- 4.9
Yes 567 32 6.2 3.7-10.2 394 65.7 59.0-71.8 118 23.4 18.0-29.8 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8 18 4.4 2.1- 9.2
Heavy Drinker
No 6,293 361 5.6 4.9- 6.5 4,535 72.5 70.8-74.2 1,111 17.1 15.7-18.6 65 1.0 0.7- 1.5 221 3.7 2.9- 4.7
Yes 225 19 8.2 4.0-15.9 151 64.3 52.5-74.5 43 17.8 10.9-27.5 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 10 8.9 3.0-23.4
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,397 126 5.1 4.0- 6.6 1,750 74.6 71.7-77.3 406 15.4 13.2-17.8 22 0.8 0.4- 1.4 93 4.1 2.9- 5.8
Some Physical Activity 2,607 146 5.6 4.6- 6.9 1,898 74.4 71.7-76.8 472 16.9 14.8-19.2 28 1.2 0.7- 2.1 63 1.9 1.1- 3.1
Physically Inactive 1,237 89 6.3 4.7- 8.3 834 63.3 58.9-67.5 231 21.2 17.8-25.1 16 1.0 0.5- 2.0 67 8.2 5.6-12.0
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,359 103 7.2 5.5- 9.2 974 71.1 67.2-74.6 212 17.3 14.3-20.7 14 1.3 0.6- 2.5 56 3.3 2.2- 4.8
No 5,217 284 5.4 4.6- 6.3 3,751 72.7 70.7-74.5 946 17.0 15.4-18.6 54 1.0 0.6- 1.4 182 4.1 3.1- 5.3
Disability Status
Yes 1,565 106 6.5 5.0- 8.4 1,125 72.5 68.9-75.9 257 17.1 14.2-20.4 14 0.8 0.4- 1.8 63 3.1 2.0- 4.6
No 4,767 256 5.2 4.4- 6.2 3,428 72.4 70.4-74.4 866 17.1 15.5-18.8 51 1.0 0.7- 1.5 166 4.2 3.2- 5.5
Current Asthma
Yes 425 21 6.0 3.3-10.5 319 74.9 67.7-81.0 67 16.0 11.0-22.8 5 1.0 0.2- 4.0 13 2.1 0.9- 4.7
No 6,146 365 5.8 5.0- 6.6 4,405 72.1 70.3-73.8 1,088 17.1 15.7-18.6 63 1.0 0.7- 1.5 225 4.0 3.2- 5.1
Diabetes
Yes 503 25 6.4 3.9-10.3 358 72.3 66.5-77.4 87 15.6 11.8-20.4 5 1.0 0.3- 3.2 28 4.8 2.7- 8.3
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 4 6.9 2.0-20.9 37 73.6 57.0-85.4 10 13.7 6.2-27.7 1 4.3 0.6-24.6 2 1.6 0.4- 6.3
No 6,027 358 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,337 72.3 70.5-74.1 1,062 17.2 15.7-18.7 62 1.0 0.7- 1.4 208 3.8 3.0- 4.9
Arthritis
Yes 2,086 147 6.8 5.4- 8.4 1,528 73.9 70.9-76.7 303 15.0 12.8-17.6 16 0.6 0.3- 1.2 92 3.7 2.7- 5.2
No 4,366 231 5.3 4.4- 6.3 3,109 71.9 69.7-73.9 833 17.8 16.1-19.6 51 1.2 0.8- 1.7 142 3.9 2.9- 5.2

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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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