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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 6,614 4,797 70.4 68.6-72.1 1,609 25.7 24.0-27.4 91 1.5 1.1- 2.0 63 1.0 0.7- 1.5 54 1.5 1.0- 2.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,665 4,214 73.0 71.1-74.8 1,297 23.9 22.2-25.6 66 1.1 0.8- 1.5 50 1.0 0.7- 1.6 38 1.0 0.6- 1.8
No 932 575 57.7 52.4-62.8 303 34.3 29.5-39.4 25 3.4 1.9- 5.9 13 0.9 0.4- 2.0 16 3.8 2.0- 7.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 130 95 73.5 61.2-83.0 31 21.6 13.5-32.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 3 4.6 1.2-16.2
Recommended Range 2,534 1,917 73.7 70.8-76.4 562 23.2 20.7-26.0 18 0.5 0.3- 1.0 23 1.0 0.5- 1.9 14 1.5 0.6- 3.6
Overweight 2,182 1,576 70.7 67.6-73.7 527 25.1 22.3-28.0 36 1.7 1.0- 2.8 25 1.4 0.7- 2.6 18 1.1 0.6- 1.9
Obese 1,341 950 71.9 68.3-75.3 345 24.8 21.7-28.3 20 1.1 0.6- 2.0 12 0.8 0.4- 1.7 14 1.3 0.7- 2.6
Current Smoker
No 5,086 3,741 71.2 69.2-73.2 1,211 25.5 23.6-27.5 61 1.4 1.0- 2.0 42 0.9 0.5- 1.4 31 1.0 0.6- 1.9
Yes 1,502 1,032 67.9 64.1-71.6 396 26.2 22.8-29.9 30 1.7 1.0- 3.0 21 1.4 0.7- 2.6 23 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Binge Drinker
No 5,963 4,378 71.7 69.8-73.5 1,412 24.8 23.1-26.6 76 1.4 1.0- 1.9 54 0.8 0.5- 1.2 43 1.3 0.8- 2.1
Yes 570 365 61.9 55.7-67.7 174 30.3 25.0-36.2 13 2.3 1.1- 4.8 8 2.5 0.9- 6.4 10 3.0 1.4- 6.3
Heavy Drinker
No 6,312 4,590 70.6 68.8-72.4 1,531 25.6 23.9-27.3 89 1.5 1.1- 2.1 59 1.0 0.7- 1.5 43 1.3 0.8- 2.1
Yes 229 161 71.9 61.5-80.4 55 20.4 13.4-29.8 1 0.1 0.0- 1.1 3 0.8 0.2- 3.0 9 6.7 2.7-15.7
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,403 1,819 74.9 72.1-77.6 526 22.4 19.9-25.2 23 1.0 0.6- 1.9 20 0.8 0.4- 1.4 15 0.8 0.4- 1.6
Some Physical Activity 2,624 1,890 69.2 66.2-72.0 652 26.5 23.9-29.3 36 1.3 0.8- 2.1 30 1.5 0.9- 2.6 16 1.5 0.7- 3.3
Physically Inactive 1,234 840 66.1 61.9-70.1 337 27.6 24.0-31.6 26 2.7 1.6- 4.6 10 0.6 0.3- 1.4 21 2.9 1.5- 5.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,356 961 70.1 66.0-73.9 348 26.7 23.1-30.7 28 1.9 1.1- 3.3 8 0.4 0.1- 1.2 11 0.9 0.4- 2.2
No 5,239 3,823 70.5 68.5-72.5 1,255 25.3 23.5-27.2 63 1.4 1.0- 1.9 55 1.2 0.8- 1.8 43 1.6 1.0- 2.6
Disability Status
Yes 1,564 1,166 73.3 69.5-76.8 334 22.4 19.1-26.1 37 2.4 1.5- 3.9 10 0.3 0.1- 0.9 17 1.5 0.7- 2.9
No 4,791 3,454 69.9 67.7-71.9 1,203 26.2 24.3-28.3 50 1.2 0.8- 1.8 49 1.2 0.8- 1.9 35 1.5 0.9- 2.5
Current Asthma
Yes 431 329 76.3 69.0-82.3 87 20.6 14.9-27.6 10 1.9 0.5- 6.4 3 0.9 0.2- 4.0 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7
No 6,165 4,458 70.1 68.3-71.9 1,514 25.9 24.2-27.6 81 1.5 1.1- 2.0 60 1.0 0.7- 1.5 52 1.6 1.0- 2.4
Diabetes
Yes 515 392 75.6 69.8-80.6 111 21.1 16.5-26.7 6 1.0 0.4- 3.0 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 3 2.0 0.6- 6.3
Yes, During Pregnancy 54 42 85.4 70.7-93.5 11 12.1 5.0-26.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.4 0.3-15.5 0 0.0 . - .
No 6,037 4,359 69.9 68.0-71.7 1,483 26.1 24.3-27.9 85 1.5 1.1- 2.1 59 1.1 0.7- 1.6 51 1.5 0.9- 2.3
Arthritis
Yes 2,100 1,591 73.0 69.8-76.1 451 23.6 20.7-26.7 29 1.3 0.8- 2.3 14 1.2 0.5- 2.7 15 0.8 0.4- 1.7
No 4,372 3,114 69.8 67.6-71.9 1,113 25.9 24.0-28.0 60 1.5 1.1- 2.2 46 1.0 0.6- 1.4 39 1.8 1.1- 2.9

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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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