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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

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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%)
North Carolina 6,581 2,583 37.2 35.4-39.0 3,095 48.2 46.3-50.1 647 10.7 9.6-11.9 78 1.1 0.8- 1.6 178 2.8 2.3- 3.5
Western NC 643 294 43.6 39.1-48.2 278 44.3 39.8-48.9 48 8.0 5.8-10.9 7 1.0 0.4- 2.4 16 3.1 1.7- 5.7
GENDER
Male 272 94 34.2 27.9-41.2 141 51.1 44.2-58.0 22 9.0 5.7-13.8 6 1.6 0.6- 4.3 9 4.1 1.8- 8.8
Female 371 200 54.3 48.5-60.0 137 36.4 31.1-42.1 26 7.0 4.6-10.3 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 7 2.0 0.8- 4.8
RACE
White 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
Other 43 21 50.2 33.1-67.3 18 39.9 24.2-58.0 1 2.4 0.3-15.3 0 0.0 . - . 3 7.4 2.3-21.2
AGE
18-44 238 84 37.1 29.8-45.0 123 47.6 40.0-55.2 18 8.8 5.3-14.4 5 1.7 0.6- 5.0 8 4.8 2.1-10.5
45+ 400 209 49.2 43.6-54.7 151 41.2 35.8-46.8 30 7.5 5.1-10.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 8 1.7 0.8- 3.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 367 165 42.8 37.0-48.9 158 43.8 37.9-49.9 29 8.1 5.4-11.9 4 1.1 0.3- 3.6 11 4.1 1.9- 8.4
Some College + 275 128 44.5 37.6-51.6 120 45.0 38.2-51.9 19 8.0 4.8-13.0 3 0.8 0.2- 3.0 5 1.8 0.7- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 390 160 38.5 32.9-44.3 188 48.8 42.9-54.7 28 7.8 5.1-11.8 5 1.1 0.4- 3.5 9 3.8 1.7- 8.1
$50,000+ 105 49 45.0 34.7-55.8 44 43.9 33.7-54.6 9 8.0 4.1-15.2 1 1.1 0.2- 7.4 2 2.0 0.5- 7.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 408 184 42.8 37.2-48.5 172 43.5 37.9-49.3 43 11.0 8.0-15.1 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 5 1.8 0.7- 4.4
Forsyth 461 172 36.2 31.2-41.7 223 48.0 42.7-53.4 49 11.6 8.4-15.7 8 1.5 0.6- 3.3 9 2.7 1.4- 5.2
Guilford 414 157 35.0 29.9-40.6 205 49.8 44.1-55.6 39 11.7 8.2-16.4 3 0.4 0.1- 1.4 10 3.0 1.5- 5.9
Henderson/Transylvania 471 221 42.1 36.5-47.9 202 46.0 40.1-52.0 29 8.6 5.6-13.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.2 16 3.0 1.7- 5.0
Mecklenburg 441 177 35.6 30.4-41.1 212 52.1 45.9-58.2 45 10.6 7.4-14.8 4 1.0 0.3- 3.4 3 0.7 0.2- 2.7
Orange 432 196 39.7 33.4-46.3 195 49.7 42.5-57.0 28 7.8 5.1-11.9 6 1.3 0.5- 3.2 7 1.4 0.6- 3.2
Pitt 405 139 32.2 26.8-38.0 206 52.0 45.5-58.4 42 10.6 7.6-14.6 3 0.9 0.3- 2.9 15 4.3 2.1- 8.8
Randolph 413 125 25.8 20.7-31.5 227 59.6 52.9-65.9 44 11.3 8.1-15.4 6 1.0 0.4- 2.3 11 2.5 1.2- 5.1
Robeson 423 123 26.4 21.5-32.0 209 51.4 45.3-57.6 62 14.0 10.5-18.6 9 2.2 1.1- 4.2 20 5.9 2.7-12.4
Wake 428 175 38.4 33.1-43.9 201 47.7 42.2-53.3 40 11.0 7.8-15.4 4 1.1 0.4- 2.8 8 1.8 0.8- 4.1
Piedmont NC 865 340 37.3 33.3-41.4 398 47.5 43.3-51.8 89 10.7 8.4-13.5 9 1.2 0.5- 2.8 29 3.3 2.1- 5.1
Eastern NC 777 280 35.8 31.8-40.0 367 48.5 44.2-52.8 89 11.3 8.9-14.3 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4 29 3.2 2.1- 4.8

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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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