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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--WHITE Respondents Only

Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?

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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 3,765 73.7 71.7-75.6 1,110 23.1 21.3-25.0 54 1.0 0.7- 1.5 52 1.2 0.8- 1.8 34 1.0 0.6- 1.6
GENDER
Male 1,929 1,335 69.7 66.5-72.8 527 26.6 23.6-29.7 26 1.0 0.6- 1.7 24 1.2 0.6- 2.3 17 1.5 0.9- 2.7
Female 3,086 2,430 77.4 75.0-79.6 583 19.9 17.7-22.2 28 1.1 0.6- 1.8 28 1.2 0.7- 2.0 17 0.5 0.2- 1.0
AGE
18-24 321 234 76.0 67.9-82.5 78 21.0 14.8-28.9 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.5 0.4- 5.3 5 1.5 0.5- 4.5
25-34 789 568 68.1 62.9-72.9 194 27.4 22.8-32.4 8 0.9 0.4- 2.5 10 1.1 0.5- 2.6 9 2.5 1.2- 5.3
35-44 933 675 72.8 68.7-76.7 224 23.3 19.8-27.3 15 1.7 0.9- 3.3 10 1.0 0.4- 2.2 9 1.1 0.4- 2.9
45-54 1,003 739 70.1 65.3-74.4 234 26.2 22.1-30.7 11 1.0 0.4- 2.8 12 2.1 0.9- 5.3 7 0.6 0.2- 1.4
55-64 762 576 77.0 72.7-80.8 165 20.4 16.8-24.6 12 1.5 0.8- 3.1 8 1.1 0.4- 2.5 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4
65-74 660 530 81.2 76.4-85.2 123 18.0 14.0-22.7 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9 3 0.2 0.1- 0.8 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 513 417 77.7 69.3-84.3 86 20.8 14.3-29.2 3 0.8 0.2- 2.7 4 0.3 0.1- 0.9 3 0.4 0.1- 2.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 653 478 73.8 68.3-78.7 154 23.0 18.4-28.3 13 1.6 0.8- 3.3 4 0.2 0.1- 0.5 4 1.4 0.4- 5.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,459 1,050 69.5 65.6-73.1 372 26.8 23.3-30.6 13 1.0 0.5- 2.2 15 1.7 0.8- 3.5 9 1.0 0.4- 2.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,168 878 74.8 70.8-78.4 251 22.0 18.6-25.8 14 1.1 0.5- 2.4 14 1.0 0.5- 1.9 11 1.1 0.5- 2.4
College Graduate 1,724 1,351 77.6 74.5-80.4 330 19.7 17.0-22.8 14 0.7 0.4- 1.2 19 1.3 0.7- 2.4 10 0.7 0.3- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 426 309 72.3 63.9-79.4 98 24.3 17.4-32.7 11 1.8 0.8- 3.8 6 0.3 0.1- 0.7 2 1.4 0.2- 7.4
$15,000- 24,999 686 500 67.7 61.6-73.2 165 27.8 22.6-33.8 6 0.9 0.3- 2.5 7 1.4 0.4- 4.4 8 2.2 0.8- 5.7
$25,000- 34,999 585 416 69.6 63.4-75.1 152 27.0 21.7-33.1 7 0.7 0.3- 1.7 5 1.1 0.3- 3.6 5 1.6 0.6- 4.3
$35,000- 49,999 715 526 73.1 67.8-77.9 171 23.9 19.4-29.2 9 1.2 0.5- 2.7 7 1.1 0.4- 2.8 2 0.7 0.2- 2.7
$50,000-74,999 646 485 75.7 70.4-80.3 137 19.8 15.8-24.6 10 1.6 0.6- 3.9 9 1.8 0.5- 5.8 5 1.2 0.4- 3.2
$75,000+ 765 594 76.1 71.6-80.2 155 21.4 17.6-25.8 3 0.5 0.1- 2.4 9 1.4 0.6- 3.2 4 0.6 0.2- 2.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 359 273 74.6 68.8-79.7 77 22.7 17.9-28.4 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5 5 1.7 0.6- 5.0 0 0.0 . - .
Forsyth 341 259 76.3 70.7-81.1 66 18.9 14.6-24.2 8 2.4 1.1- 5.1 6 1.5 0.6- 3.4 2 0.9 0.2- 3.9
Guilford 276 213 76.1 69.5-81.6 54 20.9 15.6-27.4 5 1.8 0.7- 4.5 2 0.7 0.1- 3.3 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1
Henderson/Transylvania 426 332 76.0 70.5-80.8 87 22.1 17.5-27.6 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 4 1.3 0.4- 3.9
Mecklenburg 267 201 71.9 63.3-79.2 60 24.9 17.9-33.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.9 0.6- 6.0 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2
Orange 353 254 72.4 65.7-78.1 90 24.8 19.4-31.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 6 1.6 0.7- 3.9 2 1.0 0.2- 4.7
Pitt 285 227 81.7 76.1-86.2 48 15.4 11.3-20.7 5 1.9 0.7- 4.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 4 0.8 0.3- 2.6
Randolph 375 266 71.4 65.4-76.8 99 25.5 20.4-31.3 3 0.8 0.2- 2.8 7 2.4 1.1- 5.2 0 0.0 . - .
Robeson 172 132 73.6 64.7-80.9 37 24.5 17.4-33.3 2 1.3 0.3- 5.0 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 0 0.0 . - .
Wake 309 238 76.2 70.4-81.2 61 19.7 15.3-25.1 6 2.3 1.0- 5.6 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 3 1.3 0.4- 4.6
Western NC 597 430 67.7 62.8-72.2 154 28.9 24.6-33.6 4 0.8 0.3- 2.2 5 1.1 0.4- 3.0 4 1.6 0.5- 4.7
Piedmont NC 712 530 72.9 68.4-77.0 161 23.9 20.0-28.3 10 1.2 0.5- 2.4 6 1.2 0.4- 3.2 5 0.9 0.3- 2.5
Eastern NC 543 410 76.1 71.7-80.0 116 21.0 17.3-25.3 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9 7 1.3 0.6- 3.1 6 0.9 0.4- 2.4

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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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