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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Risk Factors

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%)
All Participants 245133 10,713 4.8 4.6- 5.0 82,942 35.1 34.7-35.4 91,683 35.7 35.4-36.1 59,795 24.4 24.1-24.7
Alabama 3,091 142 4.9 4.0- 6.0 1,119 37.5 35.4-39.5 1,157 36.5 34.5-38.5 673 21.1 19.4-22.9
Alaska 2,694 138 4.3 3.3- 5.6 947 36.3 33.6-39.2 955 36.5 33.7-39.4 654 22.8 20.6-25.3
Arizona 3,226 130 5.6 4.1- 7.7 1,022 33.8 31.3-36.4 1,226 37.9 35.3-40.6 848 22.6 20.7-24.8
Arkansas 3,895 229 6.0 5.2- 7.0 1,414 38.0 36.2-39.8 1,390 35.3 33.6-37.1 862 20.7 19.2-22.2
California 4,214 173 5.0 4.2- 5.9 1,408 35.0 33.2-36.8 1,421 32.6 30.9-34.4 1,212 27.4 25.8-29.1
Colorado 4,051 139 3.9 3.2- 4.8 1,388 36.2 34.4-38.0 1,493 36.0 34.3-37.8 1,031 23.9 22.4-25.4
Connecticut 5,559 139 2.7 2.2- 3.3 1,573 29.1 27.6-30.7 2,127 37.9 36.3-39.5 1,720 30.3 28.8-31.9
Delaware 4,031 132 3.6 2.8- 4.7 1,332 34.5 32.3-36.7 1,728 42.4 40.2-44.7 839 19.5 17.8-21.2
District of Columbia 2,406 69 3.1 2.3- 4.1 645 29.0 26.6-31.5 880 34.1 31.7-36.6 812 33.8 31.1-36.6
Florida 6,144 229 4.2 3.5- 4.9 1,866 31.2 29.8-32.6 2,306 37.2 35.7-38.6 1,743 27.4 26.1-28.8
Georgia 5,063 244 5.0 4.3- 5.8 1,730 35.1 33.3-37.0 1,897 37.3 35.5-39.1 1,192 22.6 21.1-24.1
Hawaii 5,999 185 2.9 2.4- 3.4 1,802 31.8 30.2-33.4 2,749 45.0 43.3-46.7 1,263 20.4 19.0-21.8
Idaho 5,036 236 4.8 4.1- 5.5 1,794 38.1 36.4-39.8 1,839 35.6 34.0-37.2 1,167 21.6 20.3-23.0
Illinois 2,652 98 4.7 3.4- 6.6 918 36.0 33.8-38.3 1,040 38.4 36.1-40.6 596 20.9 19.2-22.8
Indiana 5,788 327 6.0 5.3- 6.8 2,169 39.0 37.5-40.5 1,977 33.3 31.9-34.7 1,315 21.7 20.5-23.0
Iowa 3,660 210 6.4 5.5- 7.5 1,406 40.0 38.1-41.9 1,284 33.8 32.0-35.6 760 19.8 18.3-21.3
Kansas 4,600 184 4.0 3.4- 4.8 1,729 38.4 36.8-40.0 1,814 39.3 37.7-41.0 873 18.2 17.0-19.6
Kentucky 7,057 286 4.1 3.5- 4.9 2,310 34.1 32.1-36.0 3,016 41.6 39.7-43.4 1,445 20.2 18.7-21.8
Louisiana 5,024 308 6.3 5.6- 7.2 1,917 39.1 37.5-40.8 1,898 37.4 35.8-39.0 901 17.2 16.0-18.5
Maine 2,438 61 2.5 1.9- 3.3 728 30.3 28.3-32.4 923 37.8 35.6-40.0 726 29.4 27.4-31.5
Maryland 4,399 131 3.2 2.6- 4.0 1,289 29.8 28.1-31.6 1,653 37.3 35.5-39.2 1,326 29.7 28.0-31.5
Massachusetts 7,427 235 2.8 2.3- 3.3 2,162 28.9 27.6-30.2 2,808 38.6 37.3-40.1 2,222 29.7 28.4-31.0
Michigan 5,932 292 5.4 4.7- 6.3 2,130 38.0 36.4-39.6 2,081 34.0 32.5-35.6 1,429 22.6 21.3-24.0
Minnesota 4,494 208 5.1 4.4- 5.9 1,555 36.5 34.9-38.2 1,644 35.7 34.1-37.3 1,087 22.7 21.3-24.1
Mississippi 4,082 221 6.8 5.7- 8.1 1,601 40.8 38.9-42.7 1,453 33.2 31.6-35.0 807 19.2 17.7-20.7
Missouri 4,728 258 5.5 4.6- 6.4 1,759 38.5 36.6-40.5 1,780 36.8 34.9-38.7 931 19.2 17.7-20.8
Montana 4,033 158 4.1 3.3- 5.1 1,359 34.1 32.2-36.2 1,548 39.1 36.9-41.2 968 22.7 20.9-24.6
Nebraska 4,380 163 4.0 3.3- 4.8 1,550 38.0 36.2-39.8 1,822 40.0 38.3-41.8 845 18.0 16.7-19.4
Nevada 3,154 158 5.1 4.0- 6.5 1,186 39.3 36.7-42.0 1,125 33.3 30.9-35.7 685 22.3 20.2-24.5
New Hampshire 5,036 152 3.1 2.6- 3.7 1,462 30.4 28.9-31.9 1,929 38.0 36.5-39.6 1,493 28.5 27.1-30.0
New Jersey 6,174 187 3.1 2.3- 4.1 1,783 31.1 28.7-33.7 2,463 37.5 35.1-40.0 1,741 28.2 25.9-30.7
New Mexico 4,670 282 6.9 6.0- 7.9 1,625 36.5 34.8-38.3 1,676 34.7 33.1-36.4 1,087 21.9 20.5-23.4
New York 4,466 195 4.7 4.0- 5.6 1,369 31.6 30.0-33.3 1,641 36.0 34.3-37.7 1,261 27.7 26.1-29.3
North Carolina 6,744 236 3.7 3.0- 4.4 2,213 35.9 34.1-37.8 2,576 36.9 35.1-38.7 1,719 23.6 22.1-25.2
North Dakota 2,996 142 4.8 4.0- 5.7 1,133 39.1 37.1-41.1 1,056 35.8 33.8-37.8 665 20.4 18.8-22.0
Ohio 4,090 213 5.1 4.3- 6.0 1,476 37.6 35.8-39.4 1,502 36.8 35.0-38.6 899 20.5 19.1-22.0
Oklahoma 6,773 308 5.1 4.4- 5.8 2,588 39.7 38.3-41.1 2,804 40.9 39.5-42.3 1,073 14.4 13.4-15.4
Oregon 3,075 119 4.4 3.5- 5.4 1,006 34.4 32.5-36.4 1,108 34.9 32.9-36.9 842 26.3 24.6-28.2
Pennsylvania 13,490 586 4.7 4.2- 5.3 4,567 34.7 33.6-35.8 4,880 35.3 34.2-36.4 3,457 25.4 24.4-26.4
Rhode Island 3,841 141 3.8 3.1- 4.7 1,188 31.6 29.9-33.4 1,412 35.9 34.2-37.7 1,100 28.6 27.0-30.3
South Carolina 4,501 229 5.1 4.2- 6.2 1,623 36.8 34.9-38.7 1,568 34.2 32.3-36.1 1,081 23.9 22.3-25.7
South Dakota 4,784 186 4.0 3.4- 4.8 1,618 35.6 34.0-37.2 1,930 39.6 38.0-41.3 1,050 20.7 19.4-22.1
Tennessee 3,204 85 2.7 2.1- 3.6 900 28.4 26.6-30.3 1,276 40.5 38.5-42.5 943 28.4 26.6-30.2
Texas 6,107 336 6.0 5.3- 6.7 2,210 37.7 36.2-39.2 1,996 32.5 31.0-34.0 1,565 23.9 22.7-25.2
Utah 4,079 215 5.5 4.6- 6.5 1,632 40.6 38.5-42.8 1,360 33.2 31.1-35.4 872 20.6 18.9-22.4
Vermont 4,239 97 2.2 1.8- 2.8 1,154 28.2 26.7-29.8 1,706 40.4 38.8-42.1 1,282 29.1 27.6-30.7
Virginia 4,392 195 4.4 3.7- 5.3 1,402 32.6 30.6-34.7 1,596 35.0 33.1-37.1 1,199 27.9 26.0-30.0
Washington 4,885 207 4.6 3.9- 5.4 1,658 36.3 34.6-38.1 1,759 35.3 33.6-37.0 1,261 23.8 22.4-25.3
West Virginia 3,348 190 5.9 5.0- 6.8 1,191 37.4 35.5-39.3 1,218 35.5 33.7-37.3 749 21.3 19.8-22.9
Wisconsin 4,356 233 5.3 4.5- 6.1 1,477 35.5 33.8-37.3 1,566 35.7 34.0-37.4 1,080 23.5 22.1-25.0
Wyoming 3,544 139 4.0 3.3- 4.9 1,275 37.6 35.8-39.5 1,305 36.3 34.4-38.1 825 22.1 20.6-23.7
Guam 831 55 7.0 5.0- 9.7 255 31.6 27.9-35.6 297 34.5 30.8-38.4 224 26.9 23.5-30.7
Puerto Rico 3,973 418 10.2 9.1-11.4 1,695 44.7 42.8-46.7 1,256 30.6 28.9-32.5 604 14.5 13.2-15.9
Virgin Islands 2,278 84 4.2 3.2- 5.5 634 27.6 25.3-30.0 769 32.5 30.1-35.0 791 35.7 33.2-38.3

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

*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.

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