BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

Fruits and Vegetables

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
North Carolina	9,446	368	4.3	3.7- 5.1	3,037	33.5	32.0-35.1	3,713	39.0	37.4-40.6	2,328	23.2	21.9-24.6
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	24	6.0	3.7- 9.7	169	40.7	34.6-47.0	140	32.4	27.2-38.1	87	20.9	16.3-26.4
GENDER
Male	127	10	7.7	3.6-15.8	62	51.2	40.0-62.4	34	24.5	16.8-34.2	21	16.6	9.6-27.0
Female	293	14	4.7	2.7- 8.2	107	32.5	27.0-38.4	106	38.6	32.4-45.2	66	24.3	18.8-30.6
RACE
White	262	16	6.2	3.3-11.1	99	37.7	31.2-44.6	89	34.0	27.6-40.9	58	22.2	16.9-28.7
Other	158	8	5.8	2.6-12.6	70	45.2	34.1-56.8	51	30.1	21.8-39.9	29	18.9	11.4-29.5
AGE
18-44	149	10	8.5	4.2-16.5	59	35.3	27.0-44.7	45	31.9	23.7-41.5	35	24.2	16.3-34.5
45+	270	14	4.1	2.4- 7.2	110	45.1	37.0-53.4	95	33.0	26.5-40.1	51	17.8	13.2-23.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	264	21	9.0	5.4-14.6	125	46.0	38.8-53.3	77	27.3	21.6-33.8	41	17.7	12.1-25.2
Some College +	156	3	1.1	0.3- 3.5	44	31.9	21.2-44.9	63	40.9	31.1-51.5	46	26.1	18.6-35.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	280	21	8.2	4.8-13.5	115	42.6	34.7-50.8	90	30.9	24.6-37.9	54	18.4	12.9-25.5
$50,000+	60	0	0.0	. - .	23	36.3	24.4-50.1	19	30.1	19.2-43.9	18	33.6	21.5-48.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	12	2.9	1.4- 5.8	124	26.7	22.3-31.6	173	40.8	35.3-46.4	145	29.7	25.0-34.7
Guilford	445	18	3.8	2.2- 6.3	115	27.8	22.9-33.3	178	39.3	34.0-44.8	134	29.1	24.3-34.4
Mecklenburg	448	15	5.2	2.5-10.5	140	29.7	24.9-35.0	186	42.9	37.0-49.0	107	22.3	17.9-27.4
Orange	452	10	5.9	1.9-17.2	99	23.7	18.4-29.9	175	34.2	28.3-40.8	168	36.2	29.2-43.8
Wake	453	11	2.9	1.5- 5.6	137	33.4	28.3-39.0	195	43.0	37.6-48.7	110	20.7	16.6-25.4
Chatham/Lee	400	16	5.1	2.8- 9.2	136	36.0	29.8-42.7	165	40.9	34.9-47.1	83	18.0	14.0-22.7
Nash/Wilson	380	14	3.7	2.0- 6.6	146	39.4	33.7-45.3	147	39.8	33.9-45.9	73	17.2	13.3-22.0
Craven/Pamlico	456	17	3.5	1.9- 6.4	144	33.8	28.6-39.5	182	40.9	35.4-46.5	113	21.9	18.0-26.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	9	2.0	1.0- 4.1	153	34.6	29.5-40.2	169	37.7	32.4-43.3	107	25.6	20.2-31.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	17	4.2	2.4- 7.1	135	31.4	25.4-38.1	193	41.4	34.9-48.2	111	23.1	18.5-28.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	13	1.8	0.9- 3.5	167	35.5	28.8-42.8	197	43.9	35.5-52.6	101	18.9	14.0-24.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	19	4.8	2.4- 9.6	119	39.3	27.7-52.4	169	33.2	25.7-41.7	118	22.6	17.1-29.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	174	36.8	31.8-42.0	172	35.6	30.7-40.8	93	20.3	16.4-24.9
Northeast NC I	461	18	3.5	2.1- 5.8	170	41.6	35.2-48.3	183	37.8	32.2-43.7	90	17.1	13.5-21.4
Northeast NC II	514	20	3.6	2.0- 6.3	172	35.0	30.1-40.3	209	40.6	35.5-45.9	113	20.8	17.1-25.0
Northeastern Partnership	975	38	3.6	2.3- 5.4	342	37.4	33.4-41.5	392	39.6	35.7-43.6	203	19.5	16.7-22.5
Mountain AHEC	1,306	44	3.3	2.2- 5.0	362	29.0	25.3-32.9	507	37.4	33.6-41.4	393	30.3	26.1-34.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,319	159	4.9	3.7- 6.4	1,171	35.6	32.9-38.5	1,271	38.1	35.3-41.0	718	21.4	19.2-23.8
Piedmont	4,049	141	4.2	3.3- 5.3	1,260	32.9	30.8-35.1	1,622	39.7	37.5-42.0	1,026	23.2	21.4-25.1
Western NC	2,078	68	3.7	2.6- 5.2	606	31.6	28.3-35.0	820	37.8	34.5-41.1	584	27.0	23.8-30.4

Total
Respond.^

Less than once or never

1 to less than 3 times

3 to less than 5 times

5 or more times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,446

368

4.3

3.7- 5.1

3,037

33.5

32.0-35.1

3,713

39.0

37.4-40.6

2,328

23.2

21.9-24.6

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

6.0

3.7- 9.7

169

40.7

34.6-47.0

140

32.4

27.2-38.1

20.9

16.3-26.4

GENDER

Male

127

7.7

3.6-15.8

51.2

40.0-62.4

24.5

16.8-34.2

16.6

9.6-27.0

Female

293

4.7

2.7- 8.2

107

32.5

27.0-38.4

106

38.6

32.4-45.2

24.3

18.8-30.6

RACE

White

262

6.2

3.3-11.1

37.7

31.2-44.6

34.0

27.6-40.9

22.2

16.9-28.7

Other

158

5.8

2.6-12.6

45.2

34.1-56.8

30.1

21.8-39.9

18.9

11.4-29.5

AGE

18-44

149

8.5

4.2-16.5

35.3

27.0-44.7

31.9

23.7-41.5

24.2

16.3-34.5

45+

270

4.1

2.4- 7.2

110

45.1

37.0-53.4

33.0

26.5-40.1

17.8

13.2-23.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

264

9.0

5.4-14.6

125

46.0

38.8-53.3

27.3

21.6-33.8

17.7

12.1-25.2

Some College +

156

1.1

0.3- 3.5

31.9

21.2-44.9

40.9

31.1-51.5

26.1

18.6-35.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

280

8.2

4.8-13.5

115

42.6

34.7-50.8

30.9

24.6-37.9

18.4

12.9-25.5

$50,000+

0.0

. - .

36.3

24.4-50.1

30.1

19.2-43.9

33.6

21.5-48.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

2.9

1.4- 5.8

124

26.7

22.3-31.6

173

40.8

35.3-46.4

145

29.7

25.0-34.7

Guilford

445

3.8

2.2- 6.3

115

27.8

22.9-33.3

178

39.3

34.0-44.8

134

29.1

24.3-34.4

Mecklenburg

448

5.2

2.5-10.5

140

29.7

24.9-35.0

186

42.9

37.0-49.0

107

22.3

17.9-27.4

Orange

452

5.9

1.9-17.2

23.7

18.4-29.9

175

34.2

28.3-40.8

168

36.2

29.2-43.8

Wake

453

2.9

1.5- 5.6

137

33.4

28.3-39.0

195

43.0

37.6-48.7

110

20.7

16.6-25.4

Chatham/Lee

400

5.1

2.8- 9.2

136

36.0

29.8-42.7

165

40.9

34.9-47.1

18.0

14.0-22.7

Nash/Wilson

380

3.7

2.0- 6.6

146

39.4

33.7-45.3

147

39.8

33.9-45.9

17.2

13.3-22.0

Craven/Pamlico

456

3.5

1.9- 6.4

144

33.8

28.6-39.5

182

40.9

35.4-46.5

113

21.9

18.0-26.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

2.0

1.0- 4.1

153

34.6

29.5-40.2

169

37.7

32.4-43.3

107

25.6

20.2-31.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

4.2

2.4- 7.1

135

31.4

25.4-38.1

193

41.4

34.9-48.2

111

23.1

18.5-28.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

1.8

0.9- 3.5

167

35.5

28.8-42.8

197

43.9

35.5-52.6

101

18.9

14.0-24.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

4.8

2.4- 9.6

119

39.3

27.7-52.4

169

33.2

25.7-41.7

118

22.6

17.1-29.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

7.4

5.1-10.5

174

36.8

31.8-42.0

172

35.6

30.7-40.8

20.3

16.4-24.9

Northeast NC I

461

3.5

2.1- 5.8

170

41.6

35.2-48.3

183

37.8

32.2-43.7

17.1

13.5-21.4

Northeast NC II

514

3.6

2.0- 6.3

172

35.0

30.1-40.3

209

40.6

35.5-45.9

113

20.8

17.1-25.0

Northeastern Partnership

975

3.6

2.3- 5.4

342

37.4

33.4-41.5

392

39.6

35.7-43.6

203

19.5

16.7-22.5

Mountain AHEC

1,306

3.3

2.2- 5.0

362

29.0

25.3-32.9

507

37.4

33.6-41.4

393

30.3

26.1-34.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,319

159

4.9

3.7- 6.4

1,171

35.6

32.9-38.5

1,271

38.1

35.3-41.0

718

21.4

19.2-23.8

Piedmont

4,049

141

4.2

3.3- 5.3

1,260

32.9

30.8-35.1

1,622

39.7

37.5-42.0

1,026

23.2

21.4-25.1

Western NC

2,078

3.7

2.6- 5.2

606

31.6

28.3-35.0

820

37.8

34.5-41.1

584

27.0

23.8-30.4

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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