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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--WHITE Respondents Only

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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 4,917 388 6.6 5.6- 7.7 2,403 48.1 45.9-50.2 1,231 26.6 24.7-28.6 113 2.4 1.8- 3.1 782 16.4 14.8-18.2
GENDER
Male 1,882 108 4.7 3.4- 6.4 920 48.8 45.3-52.3 504 27.6 24.6-30.8 48 2.2 1.5- 3.4 302 16.7 14.1-19.7
Female 3,035 280 8.3 7.0- 9.9 1,483 47.4 44.7-50.0 727 25.7 23.5-28.2 65 2.5 1.8- 3.5 480 16.1 14.2-18.2
AGE
18-24 321 26 10.5 5.9-18.1 136 41.3 33.0-50.2 78 22.8 16.8-30.2 6 1.7 0.5- 5.8 75 23.7 16.3-33.0
25-34 783 55 5.0 3.5- 7.1 351 45.9 40.8-51.0 212 27.8 23.4-32.7 18 2.7 1.5- 4.8 147 18.6 15.0-22.8
35-44 918 56 5.0 3.4- 7.3 482 52.3 47.6-57.0 236 27.7 23.7-32.1 24 2.4 1.4- 4.1 120 12.6 9.8-16.1
45-54 987 85 8.0 6.0-10.7 500 51.1 46.3-55.8 248 27.9 23.8-32.5 27 2.2 1.3- 3.9 127 10.8 8.4-13.7
55-64 746 51 5.5 3.8- 8.1 369 48.6 43.4-53.8 206 27.4 23.0-32.3 16 2.7 1.4- 5.4 104 15.8 12.1-20.2
65-74 643 53 6.1 4.1- 9.0 315 46.4 40.8-52.1 147 26.4 21.5-31.9 16 3.2 1.7- 5.8 112 18.0 14.1-22.7
75+ 485 59 7.8 5.5-11.1 229 44.3 37.3-51.5 98 22.9 16.1-31.6 6 0.9 0.3- 2.7 93 24.0 18.4-30.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 629 45 8.5 5.4-13.1 239 41.0 34.9-47.5 138 18.3 14.6-22.8 11 1.4 0.6- 3.1 196 30.8 25.4-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,421 88 5.4 3.8- 7.7 623 44.7 40.9-48.6 408 29.6 26.1-33.4 45 3.2 2.1- 4.9 257 17.0 14.3-20.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,160 98 6.7 5.0- 8.9 570 48.0 43.5-52.5 308 28.1 24.3-32.2 28 2.3 1.4- 3.8 156 15.0 11.4-19.5
College Graduate 1,696 157 6.9 5.5- 8.7 965 55.3 51.7-58.9 375 26.0 22.8-29.5 29 1.8 1.1- 3.1 170 9.9 8.0-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 418 33 5.8 3.4- 9.7 163 38.7 31.4-46.6 117 28.2 21.2-36.4 12 2.1 1.0- 4.3 93 25.2 19.0-32.6
$15,000- 24,999 664 50 5.8 3.8- 8.7 289 44.1 38.2-50.1 168 24.8 20.1-30.1 19 4.0 2.1- 7.4 138 21.4 16.7-27.0
$25,000- 34,999 567 36 8.0 4.6-13.7 270 47.3 41.1-53.6 151 27.1 21.8-33.1 16 2.2 1.2- 4.1 94 15.4 11.7-19.9
$35,000- 49,999 701 62 7.3 5.2-10.3 353 50.2 44.6-55.8 181 26.6 21.9-31.8 21 3.1 1.7- 5.6 84 12.9 9.8-16.7
$50,000-74,999 638 50 5.5 3.8- 8.0 338 51.4 45.2-57.5 160 25.8 21.0-31.2 16 1.9 0.9- 3.8 74 15.5 10.4-22.5
$75,000+ 750 39 4.3 2.6- 7.1 437 56.8 51.7-61.8 191 28.1 23.6-33.1 13 2.4 1.2- 4.6 70 8.4 6.1-11.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 353 34 8.0 5.6-11.4 182 52.9 46.7-59.0 78 23.1 18.1-29.0 8 2.3 1.0- 4.9 51 13.7 10.2-18.3
Forsyth 331 21 6.1 3.8- 9.7 165 50.5 44.1-56.9 95 25.8 20.9-31.4 6 1.7 0.7- 3.8 44 15.9 11.5-21.5
Guilford 269 25 9.4 6.1-14.2 123 47.8 40.9-54.8 62 22.5 17.2-28.7 9 3.6 1.8- 7.3 50 16.7 12.1-22.6
Henderson/Transylvania 421 53 12.0 8.5-16.6 214 49.0 43.4-54.6 103 26.4 21.5-31.9 6 1.9 0.8- 4.8 45 10.7 7.8-14.7
Mecklenburg 259 19 9.1 4.1-19.2 144 55.3 46.8-63.5 61 21.0 15.5-27.9 2 1.0 0.2- 5.5 33 13.5 9.3-19.2
Orange 349 30 7.3 4.8-11.1 197 53.4 44.5-62.0 79 29.1 20.0-40.3 6 1.6 0.6- 4.1 37 8.6 5.9-12.4
Pitt 281 23 7.0 4.5-10.8 142 53.7 46.0-61.1 69 22.8 17.5-29.0 3 0.8 0.2- 2.4 44 15.8 10.9-22.4
Randolph 372 24 10.2 5.9-16.9 169 42.4 36.3-48.8 97 26.6 21.2-32.9 11 3.7 1.9- 6.9 71 17.2 13.3-21.9
Robeson 170 14 7.2 4.1-12.2 58 35.1 26.6-44.8 36 19.2 13.4-26.6 8 5.4 2.5-11.1 54 33.1 24.6-43.0
Wake 302 24 7.6 4.5-12.6 166 55.3 48.6-61.7 67 22.0 17.0-27.9 3 1.0 0.3- 3.1 42 14.2 10.2-19.4
Western NC 582 40 6.2 4.4- 8.7 285 50.0 45.2-54.9 145 24.2 20.4-28.4 15 3.1 1.5- 6.1 97 16.5 13.2-20.3
Piedmont NC 697 39 3.9 2.7- 5.6 329 46.6 41.9-51.4 185 28.1 24.1-32.5 17 2.3 1.3- 3.8 127 19.1 15.3-23.6
Eastern NC 531 42 7.7 5.4-10.9 229 43.6 38.7-48.7 154 30.6 26.2-35.5 19 2.8 1.7- 4.8 87 15.2 12.0-19.1

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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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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