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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--WHITE Respondents Only

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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  Total
Respond.#
Less than once or never 1 to less than 3 times 3 to less than 5 times 5 or more times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,111 149 3.0 2.4- 3.7 1,527 32.3 30.3-34.4 2,017 38.7 36.7-40.8 1,418 26.0 24.2-27.8
GENDER
Male 1,969 81 3.8 2.8- 5.1 710 37.0 33.8-40.5 733 36.6 33.4-40.0 445 22.5 19.8-25.5
Female 3,142 68 2.3 1.6- 3.2 817 27.9 25.5-30.4 1,284 40.7 38.2-43.3 973 29.1 26.9-31.5
AGE
18-24 328 11 2.1 0.8- 5.3 130 41.6 32.9-50.7 92 24.2 18.0-31.6 95 32.2 24.6-40.9
25-34 804 35 4.6 3.0- 7.1 303 38.3 33.5-43.3 282 34.6 29.9-39.6 184 22.5 18.7-26.9
35-44 942 28 4.0 2.5- 6.3 306 33.5 29.3-38.0 379 39.7 35.3-44.3 229 22.8 19.3-26.8
45-54 1,016 31 3.0 1.8- 5.1 292 29.6 25.5-34.2 405 41.3 36.7-46.1 288 26.0 22.3-30.1
55-64 778 26 2.6 1.5- 4.4 206 25.4 21.2-30.0 306 44.0 39.0-49.2 240 28.0 23.8-32.7
65-74 674 12 1.5 0.8- 2.9 152 28.1 23.3-33.5 315 46.3 40.8-51.8 195 24.1 20.0-28.8
75+ 532 6 0.8 0.2- 2.9 120 24.5 19.3-30.6 228 43.3 36.3-50.5 178 31.4 25.7-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 675 38 4.4 2.8- 6.9 242 35.4 30.0-41.3 274 38.2 32.8-44.0 121 21.9 16.7-28.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,491 54 3.7 2.5- 5.3 531 38.5 34.8-42.4 547 35.2 31.6-38.9 359 22.6 19.8-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,191 37 3.4 2.1- 5.2 327 29.6 25.4-34.2 493 40.7 36.4-45.2 334 26.3 22.7-30.2
College Graduate 1,742 19 1.1 0.6- 2.0 422 25.8 22.8-29.1 699 41.6 38.1-45.2 602 31.5 28.3-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 443 26 5.1 2.7- 9.4 161 32.4 25.8-39.8 167 39.5 31.9-47.5 89 23.0 17.0-30.4
$15,000- 24,999 701 32 4.4 2.5- 7.6 247 41.2 35.5-47.1 265 37.1 31.6-42.8 157 17.3 13.9-21.4
$25,000- 34,999 592 20 3.5 2.1- 5.9 188 34.3 28.4-40.7 246 40.4 34.5-46.6 138 21.8 17.4-26.9
$35,000- 49,999 723 21 3.8 2.2- 6.5 214 31.6 26.8-36.9 286 39.6 34.3-45.2 202 25.0 20.7-29.8
$50,000-74,999 651 12 2.5 1.2- 5.3 184 32.0 26.1-38.6 267 39.8 34.2-45.7 188 25.6 21.2-30.6
$75,000+ 770 12 1.6 0.8- 3.2 194 26.0 21.9-30.5 328 43.5 38.5-48.5 236 29.0 24.6-33.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 367 9 2.5 1.3- 4.9 102 29.6 24.2-35.7 132 36.1 30.6-42.0 124 31.8 26.4-37.7
Forsyth 345 9 2.8 1.4- 5.7 94 27.9 22.7-33.7 142 38.6 32.8-44.9 100 30.7 25.0-37.0
Guilford 282 6 3.1 1.1- 8.5 75 26.7 21.0-33.2 114 40.6 34.2-47.5 87 29.6 23.9-36.0
Henderson/Transylvania 434 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1 111 30.5 25.4-36.2 153 33.0 28.1-38.3 165 35.6 30.4-41.2
Mecklenburg 269 3 1.5 0.4- 5.4 78 31.7 24.3-40.2 110 38.8 31.1-47.1 78 28.0 21.7-35.3
Orange 358 10 3.0 1.5- 6.0 84 23.8 18.2-30.3 148 37.0 30.2-44.3 116 36.3 27.4-46.2
Pitt 290 8 2.2 1.0- 4.7 89 30.5 24.4-37.4 129 43.8 36.3-51.7 64 23.5 17.6-30.5
Randolph 391 23 6.5 4.0-10.4 130 31.6 26.4-37.4 143 35.1 28.9-41.8 95 26.8 19.8-35.1
Robeson 176 5 3.0 1.1- 7.7 77 42.7 34.1-51.8 64 39.1 30.2-48.9 30 15.1 10.4-21.5
Wake 312 10 3.6 1.8- 7.1 81 27.4 21.9-33.6 134 39.9 33.8-46.3 87 29.2 23.5-35.6
Western NC 613 26 5.5 3.4- 8.5 184 31.5 27.3-36.1 251 38.0 33.6-42.5 152 25.1 21.1-29.5
Piedmont NC 723 18 2.2 1.3- 3.8 243 36.0 31.4-40.7 284 39.2 34.8-43.8 178 22.6 19.1-26.6
Eastern NC 551 17 2.8 1.7- 4.9 179 32.4 28.0-37.1 213 38.8 34.1-43.7 142 26.0 21.8-30.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.

#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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