BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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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	8,966	616	6.2	5.4- 7.0	4,144	46.0	44.4-47.7	2,241	25.7	24.2-27.2	245	2.7	2.2- 3.3	1,720	19.4	18.1-20.8
-Eastern NC	3,126	204	6.0	4.6- 7.9	1,280	42.3	39.4-45.3	813	26.0	23.4-28.8	112	4.4	3.2- 6.1	717	21.2	18.9-23.6
GENDER
Male	1,108	44	4.5	2.3- 8.3	454	40.5	35.9-45.3	298	28.0	23.7-32.8	49	5.1	3.2- 8.1	263	21.9	18.3-26.0
Female	2,018	160	7.4	5.8- 9.4	826	44.1	40.5-47.7	515	24.2	21.4-27.3	63	3.8	2.4- 6.0	454	20.5	17.9-23.4
RACE
White	1,955	137	6.8	4.9- 9.4	920	47.8	44.1-51.6	507	25.9	22.7-29.4	50	3.1	1.8- 5.1	341	16.4	13.9-19.2
African American	912	47	4.1	2.3- 7.2	258	24.4	20.4-28.9	231	26.4	21.8-31.5	54	9.2	5.9-14.1	322	35.8	30.8-41.2
Other Minorities	240	19	6.0	2.7-12.6	93	52.8	41.1-64.2	66	21.9	13.9-32.9	8	1.4	0.6- 3.1	54	17.9	11.0-27.7
AGE
18-24	199	10	8.2	2.7-22.3	58	32.4	23.1-43.4	54	30.4	20.7-42.2	7	5.6	2.0-14.7	70	23.4	16.1-32.6
25-34	480	27	5.2	3.0- 8.9	181	43.8	36.9-50.9	135	27.2	21.4-34.0	13	1.8	0.9- 3.8	124	21.9	16.9-27.9
35-44	570	41	5.7	3.7- 8.5	192	38.3	31.8-45.2	186	32.6	26.7-39.1	24	4.1	2.1- 7.6	127	19.4	14.9-24.7
45-54	610	45	6.1	4.0- 9.2	268	42.8	36.5-49.3	135	19.8	15.4-25.0	27	6.9	3.5-13.0	135	24.5	18.7-31.4
55-64	531	30	4.8	2.8- 8.1	241	45.7	39.3-52.3	135	25.0	19.9-30.8	25	6.9	3.4-13.4	100	17.5	13.3-22.7
65-74	429	21	4.4	2.3- 8.3	204	51.3	44.0-58.5	107	25.1	19.3-32.0	10	1.8	0.7- 4.5	87	17.4	12.6-23.6
75+	288	28	8.8	5.1-14.7	126	49.1	40.3-57.9	58	15.5	10.5-22.2	5	2.3	0.5- 8.9	71	24.4	17.8-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	595	36	4.9	3.0- 7.8	193	35.0	28.3-42.3	125	21.5	16.5-27.6	26	4.9	2.3-10.3	215	33.7	27.7-40.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,046	64	4.5	3.2- 6.4	380	35.8	31.0-40.9	286	25.9	21.7-30.7	48	6.1	3.9- 9.6	268	27.6	23.2-32.4
Some Post-H.S.	818	53	7.9	4.2-14.4	350	42.6	36.8-48.7	239	31.2	25.5-37.6	27	4.3	2.1- 8.7	149	13.9	10.7-17.8
College Graduate	662	50	6.6	4.4- 9.9	355	57.8	51.8-63.6	162	23.2	18.6-28.4	11	1.6	0.6- 4.2	84	10.8	7.2-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	425	28	5.2	3.1- 8.5	144	34.9	26.8-44.0	91	19.9	14.8-26.2	19	5.6	1.9-15.2	143	34.4	27.3-42.3
$15,000- 24,999	619	37	5.7	3.5- 9.0	219	36.7	30.4-43.5	172	27.7	21.7-34.7	28	6.2	3.0-12.3	163	23.7	18.8-29.5
$25,000- 34,999	365	32	9.3	5.3-15.6	150	37.9	30.3-46.1	85	22.7	16.4-30.6	15	6.3	2.9-13.0	83	23.8	17.2-32.1
$35,000- 49,999	405	22	3.3	1.6- 6.5	173	42.4	35.1-50.0	121	31.4	24.6-39.2	15	5.0	2.0-11.9	74	18.0	13.0-24.3
$50,000-74,999	325	24	6.4	3.6-11.3	133	47.1	38.2-56.3	110	32.8	24.3-42.7	8	1.0	0.4- 2.4	50	12.6	8.3-18.6
$75,000+	280	14	3.4	1.7- 6.9	163	56.1	46.6-65.2	64	23.0	16.3-31.4	7	3.3	1.1- 9.4	32	14.1	7.6-24.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	432	30	6.6	4.4-10.0	251	53.7	47.9-59.3	89	25.4	20.3-31.3	9	1.3	0.7- 2.5	53	13.0	9.6-17.3
Guilford	429	31	6.9	4.5-10.4	216	47.4	41.8-53.0	103	25.8	21.0-31.2	10	2.2	1.1- 4.4	69	17.8	13.8-22.8
Mecklenburg	428	23	4.5	2.9- 7.0	217	52.5	46.5-58.4	109	25.4	20.5-31.1	9	1.7	0.8- 3.4	70	15.9	12.2-20.5
Orange	434	44	8.0	5.5-11.5	243	55.3	47.7-62.7	89	20.9	15.9-27.0	11	2.2	1.1- 4.2	47	13.5	7.9-22.2
Wake	441	30	6.6	4.3-10.2	221	50.7	45.0-56.3	110	23.5	19.2-28.6	9	1.6	0.8- 3.2	71	17.5	13.5-22.5
Chatham/Lee	384	27	6.1	4.0- 9.2	182	47.0	40.6-53.4	94	22.7	18.1-28.1	10	2.3	1.1- 4.4	71	22.0	16.1-29.2
Nash/Wilson	357	23	5.5	3.5- 8.7	128	34.9	29.4-41.0	101	29.3	23.7-35.5	17	3.8	2.2- 6.3	88	26.5	21.4-32.3
Craven/Pamlico	435	30	6.4	4.4- 9.4	223	52.3	46.6-58.0	97	20.7	16.6-25.4	9	1.9	0.9- 4.0	76	18.6	14.1-24.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	421	27	6.1	4.1- 9.0	177	39.8	33.9-45.9	115	27.9	22.9-33.4	11	2.6	1.3- 5.0	91	23.7	19.0-29.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	429	29	7.1	4.6-10.7	203	44.9	38.1-51.9	121	28.4	23.1-34.4	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	70	18.5	13.1-25.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	460	28	4.3	2.8- 6.7	179	34.5	28.0-41.7	123	28.2	21.9-35.4	13	2.2	1.1- 4.1	117	30.8	21.9-41.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	403	31	5.5	3.6- 8.5	224	60.7	50.9-69.7	81	18.6	13.4-25.2	9	2.3	1.0- 5.1	58	12.9	9.0-18.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	444	29	6.1	4.1- 9.0	150	34.2	29.2-39.5	127	28.1	23.5-33.2	15	3.4	1.7- 6.6	123	28.2	23.7-33.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	388	21	4.2	2.6- 6.8	143	40.0	33.5-46.9	94	23.3	18.7-28.7	17	4.4	2.6- 7.2	113	28.0	22.8-33.9
Northeast NC I	432	17	3.2	1.9- 5.2	149	33.7	28.2-39.6	137	34.6	27.9-42.0	16	2.4	1.4- 4.2	113	26.1	21.3-31.5
Northeast NC II	487	43	7.4	5.3-10.1	208	41.0	35.7-46.4	107	21.1	17.2-25.5	19	6.4	3.8-10.8	110	24.2	19.9-29.0
Northeastern Partnership	919	60	5.9	4.5- 7.8	357	38.4	34.4-42.6	244	25.8	22.2-29.8	35	5.0	3.2- 7.9	223	24.8	21.5-28.5
Mountain AHEC	1,241	97	8.8	6.6-11.5	687	52.1	47.7-56.5	264	24.3	20.0-29.1	26	1.9	1.1- 3.2	167	13.0	10.6-15.8
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,867	260	5.7	4.8- 6.8	1,842	47.1	44.8-49.4	965	25.8	23.8-28.0	98	2.1	1.5- 2.8	702	19.3	17.5-21.3
Western NC	1,973	152	8.6	6.7-10.8	1,022	49.7	46.0-53.3	463	24.4	21.1-28.0	35	1.5	0.9- 2.3	301	15.9	13.6-18.7

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,966

616

6.2

5.4- 7.0

4,144

46.0

44.4-47.7

2,241

25.7

24.2-27.2

245

2.7

2.2- 3.3

1,720

19.4

18.1-20.8

-Eastern NC

3,126

204

6.0

4.6- 7.9

1,280

42.3

39.4-45.3

813

26.0

23.4-28.8

112

4.4

3.2- 6.1

717

21.2

18.9-23.6

GENDER

Male

1,108

4.5

2.3- 8.3

454

40.5

35.9-45.3

298

28.0

23.7-32.8

5.1

3.2- 8.1

263

21.9

18.3-26.0

Female

2,018

160

7.4

5.8- 9.4

826

44.1

40.5-47.7

515

24.2

21.4-27.3

3.8

2.4- 6.0

454

20.5

17.9-23.4

RACE

White

1,955

137

6.8

4.9- 9.4

920

47.8

44.1-51.6

507

25.9

22.7-29.4

3.1

1.8- 5.1

341

16.4

13.9-19.2

African American

912

4.1

2.3- 7.2

258

24.4

20.4-28.9

231

26.4

21.8-31.5

9.2

5.9-14.1

322

35.8

30.8-41.2

Other Minorities

240

6.0

2.7-12.6

52.8

41.1-64.2

21.9

13.9-32.9

1.4

0.6- 3.1

17.9

11.0-27.7

AGE

18-24

199

8.2

2.7-22.3

32.4

23.1-43.4

30.4

20.7-42.2

5.6

2.0-14.7

23.4

16.1-32.6

25-34

480

5.2

3.0- 8.9

181

43.8

36.9-50.9

135

27.2

21.4-34.0

1.8

0.9- 3.8

124

21.9

16.9-27.9

35-44

570

5.7

3.7- 8.5

192

38.3

31.8-45.2

186

32.6

26.7-39.1

4.1

2.1- 7.6

127

19.4

14.9-24.7

45-54

610

6.1

4.0- 9.2

268

42.8

36.5-49.3

135

19.8

15.4-25.0

6.9

3.5-13.0

135

24.5

18.7-31.4

55-64

531

4.8

2.8- 8.1

241

45.7

39.3-52.3

135

25.0

19.9-30.8

6.9

3.4-13.4

100

17.5

13.3-22.7

65-74

429

4.4

2.3- 8.3

204

51.3

44.0-58.5

107

25.1

19.3-32.0

1.8

0.7- 4.5

17.4

12.6-23.6

75+

288

8.8

5.1-14.7

126

49.1

40.3-57.9

15.5

10.5-22.2

2.3

0.5- 8.9

24.4

17.8-32.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

595

4.9

3.0- 7.8

193

35.0

28.3-42.3

125

21.5

16.5-27.6

4.9

2.3-10.3

215

33.7

27.7-40.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,046

4.5

3.2- 6.4

380

35.8

31.0-40.9

286

25.9

21.7-30.7

6.1

3.9- 9.6

268

27.6

23.2-32.4

Some Post-H.S.

818

7.9

4.2-14.4

350

42.6

36.8-48.7

239

31.2

25.5-37.6

4.3

2.1- 8.7

149

13.9

10.7-17.8

College Graduate

662

6.6

4.4- 9.9

355

57.8

51.8-63.6

162

23.2

18.6-28.4

1.6

0.6- 4.2

10.8

7.2-15.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

425

5.2

3.1- 8.5

144

34.9

26.8-44.0

19.9

14.8-26.2

5.6

1.9-15.2

143

34.4

27.3-42.3

$15,000- 24,999

619

5.7

3.5- 9.0

219

36.7

30.4-43.5

172

27.7

21.7-34.7

6.2

3.0-12.3

163

23.7

18.8-29.5

$25,000- 34,999

365

9.3

5.3-15.6

150

37.9

30.3-46.1

22.7

16.4-30.6

6.3

2.9-13.0

23.8

17.2-32.1

$35,000- 49,999

405

3.3

1.6- 6.5

173

42.4

35.1-50.0

121

31.4

24.6-39.2

5.0

2.0-11.9

18.0

13.0-24.3

$50,000-74,999

325

6.4

3.6-11.3

133

47.1

38.2-56.3

110

32.8

24.3-42.7

1.0

0.4- 2.4

12.6

8.3-18.6

$75,000+

280

3.4

1.7- 6.9

163

56.1

46.6-65.2

23.0

16.3-31.4

3.3

1.1- 9.4

14.1

7.6-24.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

432

6.6

4.4-10.0

251

53.7

47.9-59.3

25.4

20.3-31.3

1.3

0.7- 2.5

13.0

9.6-17.3

Guilford

429

6.9

4.5-10.4

216

47.4

41.8-53.0

103

25.8

21.0-31.2

2.2

1.1- 4.4

17.8

13.8-22.8

Mecklenburg

428

4.5

2.9- 7.0

217

52.5

46.5-58.4

109

25.4

20.5-31.1

1.7

0.8- 3.4

15.9

12.2-20.5

Orange

434

8.0

5.5-11.5

243

55.3

47.7-62.7

20.9

15.9-27.0

2.2

1.1- 4.2

13.5

7.9-22.2

Wake

441

6.6

4.3-10.2

221

50.7

45.0-56.3

110

23.5

19.2-28.6

1.6

0.8- 3.2

17.5

13.5-22.5

Chatham/Lee

384

6.1

4.0- 9.2

182

47.0

40.6-53.4

22.7

18.1-28.1

2.3

1.1- 4.4

22.0

16.1-29.2

Nash/Wilson

357

5.5

3.5- 8.7

128

34.9

29.4-41.0

101

29.3

23.7-35.5

3.8

2.2- 6.3

26.5

21.4-32.3

Craven/Pamlico

435

6.4

4.4- 9.4

223

52.3

46.6-58.0

20.7

16.6-25.4

1.9

0.9- 4.0

18.6

14.1-24.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

421

6.1

4.1- 9.0

177

39.8

33.9-45.9

115

27.9

22.9-33.4

2.6

1.3- 5.0

23.7

19.0-29.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

429

7.1

4.6-10.7

203

44.9

38.1-51.9

121

28.4

23.1-34.4

1.0

0.4- 2.4

18.5

13.1-25.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

460

4.3

2.8- 6.7

179

34.5

28.0-41.7

123

28.2

21.9-35.4

2.2

1.1- 4.1

117

30.8

21.9-41.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

403

5.5

3.6- 8.5

224

60.7

50.9-69.7

18.6

13.4-25.2

2.3

1.0- 5.1

12.9

9.0-18.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

444

6.1

4.1- 9.0

150

34.2

29.2-39.5

127

28.1

23.5-33.2

3.4

1.7- 6.6

123

28.2

23.7-33.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

388

4.2

2.6- 6.8

143

40.0

33.5-46.9

23.3

18.7-28.7

4.4

2.6- 7.2

113

28.0

22.8-33.9

Northeast NC I

432

3.2

1.9- 5.2

149

33.7

28.2-39.6

137

34.6

27.9-42.0

2.4

1.4- 4.2

113

26.1

21.3-31.5

Northeast NC II

487

7.4

5.3-10.1

208

41.0

35.7-46.4

107

21.1

17.2-25.5

6.4

3.8-10.8

110

24.2

19.9-29.0

Northeastern Partnership

919

5.9

4.5- 7.8

357

38.4

34.4-42.6

244

25.8

22.2-29.8

5.0

3.2- 7.9

223

24.8

21.5-28.5

Mountain AHEC

1,241

8.8

6.6-11.5

687

52.1

47.7-56.5

264

24.3

20.0-29.1

1.9

1.1- 3.2

167

13.0

10.6-15.8

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,867

260

5.7

4.8- 6.8

1,842

47.1

44.8-49.4

965

25.8

23.8-28.0

2.1

1.5- 2.8

702

19.3

17.5-21.3

Western NC

1,973

152

8.6

6.7-10.8

1,022

49.7

46.0-53.3

463

24.4

21.1-28.0

1.5

0.9- 2.3

301

15.9

13.6-18.7

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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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