BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	1,167	63	5.0	3.4- 7.3	488	39.5	34.9-44.2	423	39.2	34.5-44.1	193	16.4	13.2-20.0
Female	2,152	96	4.8	3.2- 7.0	683	32.1	29.0-35.4	848	37.1	33.9-40.4	525	26.0	23.0-29.2
RACE
White	2,070	72	3.0	2.1- 4.3	675	32.3	29.1-35.8	832	40.3	36.8-44.0	491	24.4	21.4-27.6
African American	982	70	9.6	6.4-14.3	400	43.8	38.6-49.1	334	31.3	26.8-36.2	178	15.3	12.1-19.1
Other Minorities	248	17	5.6	2.1-14.4	90	33.8	23.6-45.7	94	41.1	30.1-53.1	47	19.5	12.6-28.8
AGE
18-24	202	9	5.5	2.0-14.2	66	32.4	22.9-43.7	80	41.9	31.1-53.4	47	20.2	13.3-29.5
25-34	494	19	5.2	2.5-10.4	179	31.6	26.0-37.9	198	40.8	34.1-47.8	98	22.4	16.9-29.0
35-44	597	33	6.4	3.9-10.4	226	40.8	34.5-47.4	214	35.3	29.3-41.7	124	17.5	13.5-22.4
45-54	647	31	4.2	2.3- 7.6	277	46.7	40.3-53.2	211	30.0	24.8-35.8	128	19.1	14.5-24.8
55-64	568	23	3.5	1.9- 6.3	178	28.7	23.3-34.8	236	41.9	35.9-48.2	131	25.8	20.6-31.8
65-74	462	25	5.0	2.7- 8.9	139	29.3	23.4-36.0	193	40.2	33.6-47.2	105	25.5	19.7-32.4
75+	328	18	3.4	1.9- 6.0	96	29.3	22.4-37.2	135	43.9	35.8-52.2	79	23.5	17.1-31.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	660	69	10.1	6.7-14.8	262	39.7	33.6-46.2	224	36.8	30.3-43.7	105	13.4	10.2-17.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,114	57	6.2	3.9- 9.9	453	42.2	37.3-47.3	403	33.7	29.3-38.4	201	17.9	14.6-21.7
Some Post-H.S.	851	21	2.3	1.2- 4.6	284	33.2	27.8-39.1	364	44.9	38.8-51.2	182	19.5	15.4-24.5
College Graduate	689	11	1.6	0.6- 4.0	169	25.0	20.4-30.2	280	37.5	32.2-43.2	229	35.9	30.3-42.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	472	35	6.8	4.2-10.7	189	47.1	39.1-55.3	167	30.1	24.1-36.7	81	16.1	11.6-21.9
$15,000- 24,999	659	42	5.0	3.2- 7.9	263	38.0	31.8-44.7	242	41.1	34.5-48.0	112	15.9	12.1-20.6
$25,000- 34,999	382	18	7.6	3.8-14.8	138	34.9	27.5-43.0	148	33.5	26.5-41.3	78	24.0	17.4-32.2
$35,000- 49,999	425	10	3.0	1.1- 7.6	154	43.0	35.5-50.8	161	34.0	27.5-41.1	100	20.1	15.2-26.0
$50,000-74,999	333	8	2.9	1.0- 7.9	121	30.8	23.9-38.8	125	43.0	34.0-52.5	79	23.2	16.9-31.0
$75,000+	291	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	69	28.8	21.0-37.9	129	39.2	31.1-47.9	89	30.9	22.6-40.6
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
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
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***
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

-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

GENDER

Male

1,167

5.0

3.4- 7.3

488

39.5

34.9-44.2

423

39.2

34.5-44.1

193

16.4

13.2-20.0

Female

2,152

4.8

3.2- 7.0

683

32.1

29.0-35.4

848

37.1

33.9-40.4

525

26.0

23.0-29.2

RACE

White

2,070

3.0

2.1- 4.3

675

32.3

29.1-35.8

832

40.3

36.8-44.0

491

24.4

21.4-27.6

African American

982

9.6

6.4-14.3

400

43.8

38.6-49.1

334

31.3

26.8-36.2

178

15.3

12.1-19.1

Other Minorities

248

5.6

2.1-14.4

33.8

23.6-45.7

41.1

30.1-53.1

19.5

12.6-28.8

AGE

18-24

202

5.5

2.0-14.2

32.4

22.9-43.7

41.9

31.1-53.4

20.2

13.3-29.5

25-34

494

5.2

2.5-10.4

179

31.6

26.0-37.9

198

40.8

34.1-47.8

22.4

16.9-29.0

35-44

597

6.4

3.9-10.4

226

40.8

34.5-47.4

214

35.3

29.3-41.7

124

17.5

13.5-22.4

45-54

647

4.2

2.3- 7.6

277

46.7

40.3-53.2

211

30.0

24.8-35.8

128

19.1

14.5-24.8

55-64

568

3.5

1.9- 6.3

178

28.7

23.3-34.8

236

41.9

35.9-48.2

131

25.8

20.6-31.8

65-74

462

5.0

2.7- 8.9

139

29.3

23.4-36.0

193

40.2

33.6-47.2

105

25.5

19.7-32.4

75+

328

3.4

1.9- 6.0

29.3

22.4-37.2

135

43.9

35.8-52.2

23.5

17.1-31.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

660

10.1

6.7-14.8

262

39.7

33.6-46.2

224

36.8

30.3-43.7

105

13.4

10.2-17.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,114

6.2

3.9- 9.9

453

42.2

37.3-47.3

403

33.7

29.3-38.4

201

17.9

14.6-21.7

Some Post-H.S.

851

2.3

1.2- 4.6

284

33.2

27.8-39.1

364

44.9

38.8-51.2

182

19.5

15.4-24.5

College Graduate

689

1.6

0.6- 4.0

169

25.0

20.4-30.2

280

37.5

32.2-43.2

229

35.9

30.3-42.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

472

6.8

4.2-10.7

189

47.1

39.1-55.3

167

30.1

24.1-36.7

16.1

11.6-21.9

$15,000- 24,999

659

5.0

3.2- 7.9

263

38.0

31.8-44.7

242

41.1

34.5-48.0

112

15.9

12.1-20.6

$25,000- 34,999

382

7.6

3.8-14.8

138

34.9

27.5-43.0

148

33.5

26.5-41.3

24.0

17.4-32.2

$35,000- 49,999

425

3.0

1.1- 7.6

154

43.0

35.5-50.8

161

34.0

27.5-41.1

100

20.1

15.2-26.0

$50,000-74,999

333

2.9

1.0- 7.9

121

30.8

23.9-38.8

125

43.0

34.0-52.5

23.2

16.9-31.0

$75,000+

291

1.2

0.4- 3.5

28.8

21.0-37.9

129

39.2

31.1-47.9

30.9

22.6-40.6

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

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

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***

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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