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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--WHITE Respondents Only

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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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 5,001 2,066 39.6 37.6-41.8 2,310 47.3 45.1-49.5 449 9.3 8.2-10.6 57 1.1 0.7- 1.7 119 2.6 2.0- 3.4
GENDER
Male 1,912 660 35.8 32.6-39.2 950 48.9 45.4-52.4 213 10.5 8.6-12.6 29 1.2 0.6- 2.3 60 3.6 2.5- 5.1
Female 3,089 1,406 43.2 40.6-45.8 1,360 45.8 43.2-48.5 236 8.3 7.0- 9.9 28 1.0 0.6- 1.7 59 1.7 1.1- 2.5
AGE
18-24 321 108 35.0 27.3-43.6 163 52.1 43.3-60.8 39 10.0 6.4-15.2 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 10 2.9 1.3- 6.4
25-34 787 257 32.6 27.9-37.6 397 49.2 44.2-54.3 101 12.5 9.6-16.1 9 1.5 0.6- 3.4 23 4.3 2.5- 7.3
35-44 925 331 36.4 32.0-41.0 468 49.0 44.4-53.7 96 11.1 8.4-14.5 15 1.5 0.7- 3.1 15 1.9 1.0- 3.8
45-54 1,002 401 38.9 34.4-43.5 462 48.0 43.3-52.8 95 8.3 6.1-11.0 17 2.1 0.9- 5.0 27 2.7 1.5- 4.9
55-64 763 335 42.3 37.3-47.4 352 47.7 42.6-52.8 54 8.2 5.6-11.9 7 0.6 0.2- 1.6 15 1.3 0.6- 2.7
65-74 658 325 49.9 44.3-55.5 278 41.3 36.0-46.9 34 6.1 3.8- 9.4 5 0.5 0.2- 1.6 16 2.2 1.1- 4.2
75+ 511 296 55.8 48.8-62.7 171 35.2 28.9-42.0 28 5.8 3.4- 9.8 3 0.2 0.1- 0.7 13 2.9 1.2- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 639 236 38.7 32.9-44.9 294 46.3 40.1-52.6 75 10.1 7.1-14.2 6 0.3 0.1- 0.9 28 4.7 2.6- 8.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,456 549 36.9 33.2-40.7 673 46.7 42.8-50.6 169 11.4 9.2-14.0 20 1.7 0.8- 3.4 45 3.3 2.2- 4.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,172 470 38.3 34.1-42.7 544 49.7 45.1-54.2 120 10.1 7.8-12.9 18 0.9 0.5- 1.6 20 1.1 0.6- 1.9
College Graduate 1,722 807 44.5 41.0-48.2 792 46.5 42.9-50.1 85 6.0 4.5- 7.8 13 1.0 0.5- 2.2 25 2.0 1.1- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 427 165 42.6 34.6-50.9 186 41.4 33.8-49.3 50 10.9 7.3-15.9 8 1.6 0.6- 4.5 18 3.6 1.6- 8.0
$15,000- 24,999 678 281 41.3 35.6-47.3 285 44.4 38.6-50.3 85 11.0 8.1-14.6 7 1.0 0.3- 3.4 20 2.3 1.3- 4.1
$25,000- 34,999 586 209 35.4 29.9-41.4 298 49.2 42.9-55.4 60 11.7 8.1-16.7 7 0.6 0.2- 1.5 12 3.1 1.5- 6.2
$35,000- 49,999 710 281 35.1 30.2-40.4 344 50.8 45.2-56.3 61 9.2 6.7-12.7 9 1.8 0.8- 4.1 15 3.1 1.6- 6.0
$50,000-74,999 641 235 36.7 31.2-42.6 334 50.0 43.9-56.1 53 9.5 6.6-13.6 7 1.5 0.4- 5.9 12 2.3 1.1- 4.6
$75,000+ 760 318 40.0 35.1-45.1 377 50.4 45.3-55.5 53 7.8 5.5-10.8 6 0.6 0.2- 1.5 6 1.3 0.5- 3.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 362 163 42.6 36.7-48.7 155 43.8 37.8-49.9 36 11.0 7.8-15.4 4 1.0 0.3- 3.0 4 1.6 0.6- 4.4
Forsyth 343 137 40.0 33.9-46.5 161 46.1 40.0-52.4 34 10.8 7.4-15.4 6 1.1 0.4- 2.6 5 2.0 0.8- 4.9
Guilford 276 113 37.8 31.5-44.4 130 46.8 40.1-53.7 23 11.0 6.9-17.1 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 8 4.0 1.9- 8.5
Henderson/Transylvania 430 203 42.6 37.1-48.3 182 44.3 38.7-49.9 27 9.5 6.0-14.5 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 15 3.2 1.8- 5.6
Mecklenburg 265 121 42.6 34.9-50.6 118 48.7 40.4-57.0 21 6.1 3.7- 9.8 4 1.9 0.6- 6.1 1 0.8 0.1- 5.5
Orange 351 163 41.0 33.6-48.8 156 49.9 41.5-58.3 21 6.3 3.8-10.2 5 1.5 0.6- 3.9 6 1.3 0.6- 2.9
Pitt 283 102 34.2 27.5-41.7 143 51.6 43.9-59.2 28 11.2 7.5-16.5 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 9 2.6 1.2- 5.5
Randolph 373 111 25.4 20.1-31.5 208 60.1 53.0-66.7 41 11.8 8.4-16.3 4 0.8 0.3- 2.3 9 1.9 0.8- 4.3
Robeson 173 49 23.5 17.0-31.5 87 52.2 42.9-61.3 27 19.2 12.4-28.7 4 2.2 0.8- 6.0 6 2.9 1.1- 7.0
Wake 309 131 38.8 32.7-45.3 145 49.7 43.2-56.2 26 9.2 5.9-14.3 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 5 1.5 0.5- 4.4
Western NC 598 273 43.3 38.7-48.1 259 44.7 40.1-49.5 46 8.1 5.8-11.0 7 1.1 0.5- 2.6 13 2.8 1.4- 5.6
Piedmont NC 704 292 39.1 34.7-43.7 318 47.1 42.4-51.9 64 9.5 7.1-12.5 6 1.0 0.3- 3.1 24 3.3 2.0- 5.3
Eastern NC 534 208 39.5 34.7-44.6 248 47.0 42.0-52.0 55 9.6 7.1-12.8 9 1.3 0.6- 2.8 14 2.6 1.5- 4.6

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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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