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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--WHITE Respondents Only

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 5,015 323 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,764 76.5 74.7-78.3 741 13.7 12.3-15.3 38 0.6 0.4- 0.9 149 2.6 1.9- 3.5
GENDER
Male 1,932 132 6.4 5.1- 8.0 1,478 76.9 73.9-79.7 261 13.4 11.2-15.9 14 0.5 0.3- 0.9 47 2.9 1.7- 4.8
Female 3,083 191 6.7 5.5- 8.1 2,286 76.2 74.0-78.3 480 14.1 12.4-16.0 24 0.7 0.3- 1.3 102 2.3 1.7- 3.1
AGE
18-24 324 24 6.5 3.7-11.2 231 68.0 59.2-75.8 54 19.1 13.1-27.0 3 0.6 0.1- 2.5 12 5.8 2.3-14.0
25-34 799 44 6.1 4.2- 8.7 563 72.4 67.8-76.6 158 18.9 15.2-23.1 6 0.5 0.1- 1.9 28 2.1 1.2- 3.7
35-44 935 54 5.7 4.0- 8.0 701 78.7 74.8-82.0 152 13.5 10.8-16.8 6 0.4 0.2- 0.9 22 1.8 0.9- 3.5
45-54 998 65 6.4 4.5- 8.8 742 77.4 73.4-81.0 158 12.8 10.2-16.0 8 0.9 0.3- 2.4 25 2.5 1.3- 4.9
55-64 765 44 7.0 4.7-10.2 591 79.4 75.2-83.0 102 11.0 8.5-14.2 6 0.8 0.3- 2.1 22 1.8 1.0- 3.3
65-74 652 40 6.1 4.2- 8.9 532 84.0 79.9-87.4 63 8.3 5.8-11.8 5 0.5 0.2- 1.5 12 1.0 0.5- 2.1
75+ 505 48 9.9 6.6-14.7 375 76.0 70.1-81.1 51 8.8 6.0-12.7 4 0.2 0.1- 0.7 27 5.0 3.0- 8.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 656 66 9.3 6.7-12.9 475 75.3 70.0-79.9 89 12.8 9.2-17.4 5 0.5 0.1- 2.0 21 2.2 1.2- 3.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,466 117 7.4 5.9- 9.3 1,122 76.3 72.9-79.4 187 13.1 10.7-16.0 9 0.5 0.2- 1.2 31 2.6 1.4- 5.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,171 78 6.8 5.0- 9.1 886 76.6 72.6-80.1 165 13.4 10.8-16.6 7 0.7 0.3- 1.9 35 2.5 1.2- 5.2
College Graduate 1,711 60 3.8 2.6- 5.4 1,275 77.7 74.5-80.5 298 15.3 12.8-18.0 16 0.5 0.3- 1.1 62 2.8 1.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 430 45 13.6 9.2-19.6 307 69.3 61.7-76.1 61 14.6 9.6-21.7 4 0.8 0.2- 2.6 13 1.7 0.8- 3.3
$15,000- 24,999 682 47 5.8 3.9- 8.5 483 71.4 65.7-76.5 123 19.0 14.5-24.5 7 0.9 0.4- 2.5 22 2.9 1.7- 5.1
$25,000- 34,999 583 32 6.4 4.1- 9.8 451 75.7 69.4-81.0 80 13.0 9.2-18.0 4 0.6 0.1- 2.9 16 4.4 1.7-10.6
$35,000- 49,999 716 44 6.3 4.2- 9.4 542 77.6 72.5-82.0 103 11.7 8.7-15.6 7 0.8 0.3- 2.0 20 3.6 1.5- 8.2
$50,000-74,999 638 31 5.3 3.4- 8.1 492 80.2 75.5-84.1 92 12.0 9.0-15.9 3 0.4 0.1- 2.0 20 2.1 1.1- 4.0
$75,000+ 762 30 4.3 2.7- 6.9 584 79.1 74.9-82.8 125 14.2 11.3-17.8 5 0.4 0.1- 1.1 18 1.9 0.9- 4.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 358 36 12.3 8.5-17.5 253 71.1 65.1-76.4 55 12.8 9.4-17.3 3 0.8 0.3- 2.7 11 3.0 1.6- 5.5
Forsyth 338 15 5.4 2.4-11.5 270 80.5 74.5-85.4 40 10.2 7.3-14.2 3 0.9 0.2- 3.6 10 2.9 1.4- 5.9
Guilford 273 16 5.3 3.0- 9.2 205 77.7 71.8-82.7 45 15.3 11.1-20.6 2 0.3 0.1- 1.4 5 1.4 0.6- 3.4
Henderson/Transylvania 429 34 9.9 6.6-14.4 328 75.7 70.2-80.5 47 10.2 7.0-14.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4 17 3.5 2.1- 5.8
Mecklenburg 263 14 6.7 3.8-11.4 196 68.6 58.9-76.9 45 16.1 11.2-22.8 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 7 8.2 2.6-22.9
Orange 355 10 7.9 1.8-29.0 242 65.4 55.3-74.3 84 23.0 17.8-29.1 5 1.0 0.4- 2.5 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Pitt 286 13 3.9 2.2- 7.0 208 76.0 69.7-81.3 49 15.1 10.9-20.5 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5 14 4.7 2.6- 8.3
Randolph 382 27 6.7 4.3-10.3 294 76.6 68.5-83.1 46 13.4 7.8-22.2 3 0.5 0.2- 1.6 12 2.8 1.3- 5.6
Robeson 173 7 5.0 2.3-10.4 132 76.5 68.4-83.1 30 16.7 11.2-24.2 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 3 1.6 0.5- 5.1
Wake 308 11 2.4 1.3- 4.4 224 75.4 69.8-80.3 60 18.8 14.4-24.2 3 0.9 0.2- 3.5 10 2.5 1.3- 5.0
Western NC 604 64 12.2 9.3-15.9 444 71.6 66.9-75.8 77 13.6 10.4-17.4 3 0.3 0.1- 0.8 16 2.4 1.3- 4.2
Piedmont NC 710 46 5.8 4.2- 7.9 533 77.3 73.4-80.9 105 14.0 11.1-17.5 5 0.6 0.2- 1.5 21 2.4 1.4- 4.0
Eastern NC 536 30 5.4 3.6- 8.0 435 81.4 77.2-85.0 58 11.2 8.3-14.8 4 0.7 0.2- 1.9 9 1.4 0.6- 3.1

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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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