BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (How often do you eat potatoes not including French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
North Carolina	9,225	433	4.9	4.2- 5.7	6,366	69.1	67.5-70.6	1,784	19.0	17.8-20.3	99	0.9	0.7- 1.3	543	6.1	5.3- 7.0
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	401	19	4.8	2.9- 7.9	269	71.9	66.6-76.7	82	16.9	13.3-21.3	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	27	5.8	3.8- 8.9
GENDER
Male	122	6	4.3	1.8- 9.8	82	73.9	64.5-81.5	24	15.1	9.7-22.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	8	5.8	2.7-12.1
Female	279	13	5.2	2.7- 9.6	187	70.3	64.1-75.9	58	18.4	14.0-23.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	19	5.8	3.6- 9.3
RACE
White	255	13	4.2	2.2- 7.8	194	79.8	74.1-84.5	36	11.4	8.0-15.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5	9	3.9	2.0- 7.6
Other	146	6	5.8	2.5-12.7	75	59.6	48.6-69.6	46	25.6	18.2-34.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	18	8.7	4.8-15.2
AGE
18-44	146	11	5.8	2.9-11.2	95	73.6	65.2-80.6	32	16.3	11.1-23.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	7	4.1	1.6- 9.8
45+	254	8	4.0	1.8- 8.5	173	70.4	63.2-76.6	50	17.5	12.9-23.4	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	20	7.2	4.5-11.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	246	8	4.7	2.3- 9.5	168	71.1	64.3-77.1	47	16.0	11.8-21.5	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6	20	7.4	4.4-12.0
Some College +	155	11	4.9	2.5- 9.4	101	73.1	64.4-80.4	35	18.4	12.5-26.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	7	3.3	1.5- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	266	12	4.6	2.4- 8.8	171	69.9	63.0-76.1	61	18.0	13.6-23.5	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	19	6.7	4.0-11.2
$50,000+	59	4	5.5	1.9-14.5	43	73.9	60.2-84.1	9	16.6	8.5-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.0	1.2-12.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	445	26	5.9	3.7- 9.4	314	71.5	66.2-76.3	77	17.1	13.2-21.8	4	0.4	0.2- 1.2	24	5.0	3.2- 7.6
Guilford	436	16	3.9	2.2- 6.8	280	66.5	61.0-71.6	109	22.3	18.2-27.1	8	2.5	1.0- 6.2	23	4.7	2.9- 7.7
Mecklenburg	435	12	2.5	1.3- 4.6	273	62.9	56.8-68.7	99	25.3	20.0-31.4	7	1.1	0.5- 2.6	44	8.2	5.8-11.4
Orange	446	11	2.1	1.0- 4.3	280	60.4	52.9-67.4	110	24.3	19.4-30.1	11	5.2	1.4-17.6	34	7.9	5.3-11.7
Wake	445	13	2.8	1.5- 5.2	285	63.7	58.0-69.0	108	24.7	20.1-29.9	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	33	7.9	5.1-11.9
Chatham/Lee	389	13	5.0	2.4-10.2	269	68.5	62.2-74.1	71	17.7	13.5-22.9	6	1.1	0.5- 2.7	30	7.7	4.9-11.9
Nash/Wilson	373	15	4.1	2.3- 7.0	249	66.7	60.8-72.1	85	24.1	19.2-29.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.9	20	4.5	2.8- 7.3
Craven/Pamlico	448	15	3.6	2.0- 6.3	329	74.2	68.8-78.9	77	17.2	13.1-22.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	25	4.7	2.9- 7.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	34	6.9	4.7-10.1	326	76.8	71.9-81.1	55	12.4	9.2-16.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	18	3.8	2.1- 6.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	445	28	7.4	4.7-11.6	326	76.3	71.1-80.9	65	12.0	9.1-15.7	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	21	3.5	2.2- 5.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	467	19	3.5	2.1- 5.9	323	70.1	63.2-76.3	101	21.6	16.5-27.8	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	22	4.5	2.3- 8.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	417	24	4.9	3.0- 8.0	308	68.9	55.6-79.7	62	21.0	10.8-36.9	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	18	4.5	2.5- 8.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	462	20	4.4	2.7- 7.1	293	63.9	58.6-68.9	120	26.2	21.7-31.3	6	1.3	0.5- 2.9	23	4.2	2.7- 6.6
Northeast NC I	450	16	2.6	1.5- 4.5	304	65.2	58.1-71.7	103	25.9	19.6-33.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	23	5.4	3.2- 9.0
Northeast NC II	494	28	6.0	4.0- 8.9	346	69.5	64.3-74.2	86	17.8	14.0-22.4	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	29	5.8	3.7- 8.8
Northeastern Partnership	944	44	4.8	3.4- 6.8	650	68.0	63.8-71.9	189	20.7	17.2-24.7	9	0.9	0.4- 1.8	52	5.6	4.0- 7.8
Mountain AHEC	1,279	80	7.1	5.2- 9.6	935	73.9	70.1-77.3	195	14.7	12.0-17.9	12	0.7	0.3- 1.7	57	3.6	2.6- 4.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,226	141	4.8	3.5- 6.5	2,214	68.7	65.8-71.4	661	20.1	17.8-22.6	29	0.7	0.4- 1.2	181	5.7	4.3- 7.6
Piedmont	3,963	158	4.5	3.6- 5.6	2,668	68.0	65.8-70.1	823	19.8	18.0-21.6	51	1.1	0.7- 1.7	263	6.6	5.6- 7.9
Western NC	2,036	134	7.0	5.5- 9.0	1,484	74.1	71.0-77.0	300	13.7	11.6-16.1	19	0.7	0.3- 1.4	99	4.5	3.2- 6.3

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,225

433

4.9

4.2- 5.7

6,366

69.1

67.5-70.6

1,784

19.0

17.8-20.3

0.9

0.7- 1.3

543

6.1

5.3- 7.0

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

401

4.8

2.9- 7.9

269

71.9

66.6-76.7

16.9

13.3-21.3

0.6

0.2- 1.7

5.8

3.8- 8.9

GENDER

Male

122

4.3

1.8- 9.8

73.9

64.5-81.5

15.1

9.7-22.7

0.9

0.2- 3.6

5.8

2.7-12.1

Female

279

5.2

2.7- 9.6

187

70.3

64.1-75.9

18.4

14.0-23.7

0.3

0.1- 1.4

5.8

3.6- 9.3

RACE

White

255

4.2

2.2- 7.8

194

79.8

74.1-84.5

11.4

8.0-15.9

0.7

0.2- 2.5

3.9

2.0- 7.6

Other

146

5.8

2.5-12.7

59.6

48.6-69.6

25.6

18.2-34.8

0.3

0.0- 2.5

8.7

4.8-15.2

AGE

18-44

146

5.8

2.9-11.2

73.6

65.2-80.6

16.3

11.1-23.3

0.2

0.0- 1.4

4.1

1.6- 9.8

45+

254

4.0

1.8- 8.5

173

70.4

63.2-76.6

17.5

12.9-23.4

0.9

0.3- 2.9

7.2

4.5-11.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

246

4.7

2.3- 9.5

168

71.1

64.3-77.1

16.0

11.8-21.5

0.8

0.2- 2.6

7.4

4.4-12.0

Some College +

155

4.9

2.5- 9.4

101

73.1

64.4-80.4

18.4

12.5-26.1

0.2

0.0- 1.7

3.3

1.5- 7.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

266

4.6

2.4- 8.8

171

69.9

63.0-76.1

18.0

13.6-23.5

0.7

0.2- 2.4

6.7

4.0-11.2

$50,000+

5.5

1.9-14.5

73.9

60.2-84.1

16.6

8.5-29.9

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.2-12.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

445

5.9

3.7- 9.4

314

71.5

66.2-76.3

17.1

13.2-21.8

0.4

0.2- 1.2

5.0

3.2- 7.6

Guilford

436

3.9

2.2- 6.8

280

66.5

61.0-71.6

109

22.3

18.2-27.1

2.5

1.0- 6.2

4.7

2.9- 7.7

Mecklenburg

435

2.5

1.3- 4.6

273

62.9

56.8-68.7

25.3

20.0-31.4

1.1

0.5- 2.6

8.2

5.8-11.4

Orange

446

2.1

1.0- 4.3

280

60.4

52.9-67.4

110

24.3

19.4-30.1

5.2

1.4-17.6

7.9

5.3-11.7

Wake

445

2.8

1.5- 5.2

285

63.7

58.0-69.0

108

24.7

20.1-29.9

0.9

0.4- 2.1

7.9

5.1-11.9

Chatham/Lee

389

5.0

2.4-10.2

269

68.5

62.2-74.1

17.7

13.5-22.9

1.1

0.5- 2.7

7.7

4.9-11.9

Nash/Wilson

373

4.1

2.3- 7.0

249

66.7

60.8-72.1

24.1

19.2-29.7

0.6

0.2- 1.9

4.5

2.8- 7.3

Craven/Pamlico

448

3.6

2.0- 6.3

329

74.2

68.8-78.9

17.2

13.1-22.2

0.4

0.1- 1.6

4.7

2.9- 7.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

6.9

4.7-10.1

326

76.8

71.9-81.1

12.4

9.2-16.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

3.8

2.1- 6.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

445

7.4

4.7-11.6

326

76.3

71.1-80.9

12.0

9.1-15.7

0.8

0.3- 2.1

3.5

2.2- 5.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

467

3.5

2.1- 5.9

323

70.1

63.2-76.3

101

21.6

16.5-27.8

0.2

0.0- 0.9

4.5

2.3- 8.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

417

4.9

3.0- 8.0

308

68.9

55.6-79.7

21.0

10.8-36.9

0.7

0.3- 1.8

4.5

2.5- 8.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

462

4.4

2.7- 7.1

293

63.9

58.6-68.9

120

26.2

21.7-31.3

1.3

0.5- 2.9

4.2

2.7- 6.6

Northeast NC I

450

2.6

1.5- 4.5

304

65.2

58.1-71.7

103

25.9

19.6-33.5

0.8

0.3- 2.3

5.4

3.2- 9.0

Northeast NC II

494

6.0

4.0- 8.9

346

69.5

64.3-74.2

17.8

14.0-22.4

1.0

0.4- 2.4

5.8

3.7- 8.8

Northeastern Partnership

944

4.8

3.4- 6.8

650

68.0

63.8-71.9

189

20.7

17.2-24.7

0.9

0.4- 1.8

5.6

4.0- 7.8

Mountain AHEC

1,279

7.1

5.2- 9.6

935

73.9

70.1-77.3

195

14.7

12.0-17.9

0.7

0.3- 1.7

3.6

2.6- 4.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,226

141

4.8

3.5- 6.5

2,214

68.7

65.8-71.4

661

20.1

17.8-22.6

0.7

0.4- 1.2

181

5.7

4.3- 7.6

Piedmont

3,963

158

4.5

3.6- 5.6

2,668

68.0

65.8-70.1

823

19.8

18.0-21.6

1.1

0.7- 1.7

263

6.6

5.6- 7.9

Western NC

2,036

134

7.0

5.5- 9.0

1,484

74.1

71.0-77.0

300

13.7

11.6-16.1

0.7

0.3- 1.4

4.5

3.2- 6.3

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^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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