BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How Often Do You Eat Green Salad?)

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	9,263	1,489	14.8	13.7-15.9	6,089	66.9	65.3-68.4	1,111	12.2	11.1-13.4	73	0.8	0.5- 1.1	501	5.3	4.7- 6.1
-Eastern NC	3,233	477	13.9	12.0-16.0	2,049	64.3	61.4-67.1	463	15.1	12.9-17.5	31	0.8	0.5- 1.3	213	6.0	4.8- 7.4
GENDER
Male	1,136	128	12.3	9.4-15.9	726	63.6	58.8-68.2	187	17.1	13.6-21.3	17	0.9	0.5- 1.8	78	6.1	4.3- 8.6
Female	2,097	349	15.3	13.1-17.8	1,323	64.9	61.5-68.1	276	13.3	10.9-16.1	14	0.7	0.4- 1.3	135	5.9	4.5- 7.5
RACE
White	2,021	328	15.2	12.8-18.0	1,364	68.5	65.0-71.8	207	11.5	9.2-14.3	14	0.5	0.3- 0.9	108	4.3	3.2- 5.7
African American	951	118	10.5	7.7-14.1	519	53.3	47.9-58.7	212	25.7	20.8-31.3	16	1.8	0.9- 3.6	86	8.7	6.3-11.9
Other Minorities	242	30	13.7	8.1-22.3	152	63.9	52.0-74.3	42	12.6	6.3-23.5	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	17	9.6	4.4-19.9
AGE
18-24	201	28	10.7	6.1-18.0	112	62.1	50.9-72.1	40	20.2	12.2-31.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	19	6.6	3.6-11.9
25-34	492	59	13.8	9.5-19.7	323	63.7	56.7-70.2	84	15.8	11.5-21.2	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	23	6.5	3.5-11.7
35-44	590	91	10.5	7.7-14.1	358	65.1	58.7-71.0	111	19.2	14.2-25.4	4	0.5	0.2- 1.6	26	4.8	2.7- 8.3
45-54	634	85	14.7	10.1-20.9	431	67.8	61.2-73.6	71	11.1	7.6-15.9	10	1.7	0.7- 4.0	37	4.8	3.1- 7.4
55-64	553	91	16.2	11.9-21.7	365	65.3	58.7-71.4	60	13.2	8.8-19.5	4	1.0	0.3- 3.3	33	4.2	2.8- 6.4
65-74	445	69	19.2	13.9-25.9	290	63.1	55.9-69.8	48	8.5	5.8-12.3	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1	33	8.8	5.2-14.5
75+	298	51	17.2	11.6-24.8	158	56.5	47.9-64.7	45	14.1	9.4-20.8	3	1.9	0.6- 6.3	41	10.2	6.5-15.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	620	62	8.3	5.7-12.1	332	54.0	47.3-60.6	130	22.0	16.9-28.2	13	1.7	0.8- 3.5	83	13.9	9.9-19.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,085	152	12.3	9.7-15.5	670	62.4	57.3-67.2	178	17.7	13.7-22.5	10	0.6	0.3- 1.2	75	7.1	4.9-10.0
Some Post-H.S.	842	127	14.8	11.2-19.3	573	67.0	61.1-72.5	104	15.3	11.1-20.8	5	0.4	0.1- 1.1	33	2.4	1.5- 3.7
College Graduate	681	136	19.5	14.8-25.3	472	72.0	66.1-77.2	50	5.2	3.5- 7.6	3	0.9	0.2- 3.2	20	2.4	1.2- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	450	45	8.9	5.9-13.2	260	57.5	49.3-65.3	87	18.0	12.4-25.4	11	2.5	1.1- 5.6	47	13.1	8.5-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	639	92	14.2	10.5-19.0	378	58.8	51.9-65.4	118	20.1	14.5-27.3	6	0.8	0.3- 1.9	45	6.1	3.9- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	379	60	13.0	8.8-18.7	246	64.8	56.8-72.2	55	16.1	10.9-23.1	3	0.9	0.2- 3.7	15	5.2	2.5-10.7
$35,000- 49,999	418	62	14.3	9.8-20.4	289	69.9	62.6-76.3	52	12.9	8.5-19.1	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9	12	2.6	1.3- 5.1
$50,000-74,999	333	50	10.8	7.3-15.8	241	79.6	73.2-84.8	30	7.9	4.8-12.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	11	1.6	0.9- 3.0
$75,000+	291	58	19.9	12.5-30.0	208	68.4	58.4-76.9	20	9.8	5.4-17.3	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	91	19.6	15.6-24.4	285	64.6	59.2-69.8	49	10.5	7.6-14.3	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	18	4.4	2.5- 7.6
Guilford	439	79	17.6	13.6-22.3	299	68.0	62.5-73.1	43	9.1	6.4-12.8	5	1.9	0.7- 5.2	13	3.5	1.8- 6.5
Mecklenburg	446	78	14.6	11.4-18.5	309	71.4	65.9-76.4	41	10.3	6.7-15.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	17	3.5	2.1- 5.9
Orange	449	111	20.4	15.8-26.0	291	67.1	59.5-73.9	33	6.6	4.4- 9.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	13	5.7	1.7-17.0
Wake	450	92	16.7	13.4-20.6	295	67.5	62.1-72.4	37	9.1	6.3-13.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	25	6.5	3.9-10.6
Chatham/Lee	394	61	12.8	9.7-16.8	269	66.8	60.1-72.9	40	12.4	7.6-19.5	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	22	7.7	4.8-12.3
Nash/Wilson	368	45	9.3	6.7-12.8	256	70.9	65.1-76.0	45	12.3	9.0-16.6	5	1.7	0.5- 6.0	17	5.9	3.5- 9.7
Craven/Pamlico	450	83	17.5	13.6-22.2	287	64.8	59.3-69.9	55	12.4	9.2-16.5	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6	21	4.4	2.7- 7.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	51	13.5	8.8-20.1	286	66.3	60.1-72.0	65	14.4	11.0-18.5	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9	22	5.0	3.1- 8.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	446	55	11.4	8.2-15.6	323	69.5	61.7-76.4	44	12.3	7.2-20.1	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	22	6.5	2.7-14.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	67	11.6	8.5-15.7	294	64.1	56.8-70.8	74	16.4	12.0-22.1	8	1.1	0.5- 2.8	28	6.7	4.0-11.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	77	13.9	10.2-18.8	273	71.2	63.4-77.9	40	8.1	5.4-11.8	4	1.3	0.4- 4.1	25	5.5	3.2- 9.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	466	72	16.5	12.7-21.1	264	55.4	50.0-60.6	92	19.8	15.9-24.4	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	35	7.8	5.3-11.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	405	41	7.8	5.5-10.7	261	65.0	59.0-70.6	58	14.7	11.0-19.3	7	2.3	0.9- 5.7	38	10.2	7.0-14.7
Northeast NC I	446	59	12.8	9.4-17.3	254	57.2	51.0-63.2	84	19.7	15.4-24.8	6	1.9	0.8- 4.3	43	8.5	6.1-11.7
Northeast NC II	503	93	17.4	13.9-21.5	316	60.0	54.6-65.3	67	16.6	12.5-21.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	26	5.8	3.4- 9.7
Northeastern Partnership	949	152	15.8	13.2-18.8	570	59.1	54.9-63.1	151	17.6	14.5-21.2	7	0.8	0.4- 1.7	69	6.7	4.9- 9.3
Mountain AHEC	1,284	244	19.0	15.0-23.6	835	66.1	61.6-70.3	130	9.2	7.4-11.5	8	0.5	0.2- 1.1	67	5.2	3.7- 7.3
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,987	674	14.8	13.3-16.4	2,672	68.1	65.9-70.2	429	11.1	9.7-12.8	31	0.9	0.5- 1.5	181	5.1	4.1- 6.2
Western NC	2,043	338	16.4	13.6-19.8	1,368	67.5	63.8-70.9	219	10.5	8.6-12.9	11	0.4	0.2- 0.7	107	5.2	3.8- 7.0

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,263

1,489

14.8

13.7-15.9

6,089

66.9

65.3-68.4

1,111

12.2

11.1-13.4

0.8

0.5- 1.1

501

5.3

4.7- 6.1

-Eastern NC

3,233

477

13.9

12.0-16.0

2,049

64.3

61.4-67.1

463

15.1

12.9-17.5

0.8

0.5- 1.3

213

6.0

4.8- 7.4

GENDER

Male

1,136

128

12.3

9.4-15.9

726

63.6

58.8-68.2

187

17.1

13.6-21.3

0.9

0.5- 1.8

6.1

4.3- 8.6

Female

2,097

349

15.3

13.1-17.8

1,323

64.9

61.5-68.1

276

13.3

10.9-16.1

0.7

0.4- 1.3

135

5.9

4.5- 7.5

RACE

White

2,021

328

15.2

12.8-18.0

1,364

68.5

65.0-71.8

207

11.5

9.2-14.3

0.5

0.3- 0.9

108

4.3

3.2- 5.7

African American

951

118

10.5

7.7-14.1

519

53.3

47.9-58.7

212

25.7

20.8-31.3

1.8

0.9- 3.6

8.7

6.3-11.9

Other Minorities

242

13.7

8.1-22.3

152

63.9

52.0-74.3

12.6

6.3-23.5

0.1

0.0- 1.0

9.6

4.4-19.9

AGE

18-24

201

10.7

6.1-18.0

112

62.1

50.9-72.1

20.2

12.2-31.4

0.4

0.1- 1.6

6.6

3.6-11.9

25-34

492

13.8

9.5-19.7

323

63.7

56.7-70.2

15.8

11.5-21.2

0.2

0.1- 0.7

6.5

3.5-11.7

35-44

590

10.5

7.7-14.1

358

65.1

58.7-71.0

111

19.2

14.2-25.4

0.5

0.2- 1.6

4.8

2.7- 8.3

45-54

634

14.7

10.1-20.9

431

67.8

61.2-73.6

11.1

7.6-15.9

1.7

0.7- 4.0

4.8

3.1- 7.4

55-64

553

16.2

11.9-21.7

365

65.3

58.7-71.4

13.2

8.8-19.5

1.0

0.3- 3.3

4.2

2.8- 6.4

65-74

445

19.2

13.9-25.9

290

63.1

55.9-69.8

8.5

5.8-12.3

0.4

0.2- 1.1

8.8

5.2-14.5

75+

298

17.2

11.6-24.8

158

56.5

47.9-64.7

14.1

9.4-20.8

1.9

0.6- 6.3

10.2

6.5-15.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

620

8.3

5.7-12.1

332

54.0

47.3-60.6

130

22.0

16.9-28.2

1.7

0.8- 3.5

13.9

9.9-19.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,085

152

12.3

9.7-15.5

670

62.4

57.3-67.2

178

17.7

13.7-22.5

0.6

0.3- 1.2

7.1

4.9-10.0

Some Post-H.S.

842

127

14.8

11.2-19.3

573

67.0

61.1-72.5

104

15.3

11.1-20.8

0.4

0.1- 1.1

2.4

1.5- 3.7

College Graduate

681

136

19.5

14.8-25.3

472

72.0

66.1-77.2

5.2

3.5- 7.6

0.9

0.2- 3.2

2.4

1.2- 4.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

450

8.9

5.9-13.2

260

57.5

49.3-65.3

18.0

12.4-25.4

2.5

1.1- 5.6

13.1

8.5-19.7

$15,000- 24,999

639

14.2

10.5-19.0

378

58.8

51.9-65.4

118

20.1

14.5-27.3

0.8

0.3- 1.9

6.1

3.9- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

379

13.0

8.8-18.7

246

64.8

56.8-72.2

16.1

10.9-23.1

0.9

0.2- 3.7

5.2

2.5-10.7

$35,000- 49,999

418

14.3

9.8-20.4

289

69.9

62.6-76.3

12.9

8.5-19.1

0.3

0.1- 0.9

2.6

1.3- 5.1

$50,000-74,999

333

10.8

7.3-15.8

241

79.6

73.2-84.8

7.9

4.8-12.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

1.6

0.9- 3.0

$75,000+

291

19.9

12.5-30.0

208

68.4

58.4-76.9

9.8

5.4-17.3

1.0

0.1- 6.8

0.9

0.3- 2.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

19.6

15.6-24.4

285

64.6

59.2-69.8

10.5

7.6-14.3

0.9

0.3- 2.9

4.4

2.5- 7.6

Guilford

439

17.6

13.6-22.3

299

68.0

62.5-73.1

9.1

6.4-12.8

1.9

0.7- 5.2

3.5

1.8- 6.5

Mecklenburg

446

14.6

11.4-18.5

309

71.4

65.9-76.4

10.3

6.7-15.4

0.1

0.0- 0.9

3.5

2.1- 5.9

Orange

449

111

20.4

15.8-26.0

291

67.1

59.5-73.9

6.6

4.4- 9.7

0.2

0.0- 1.5

5.7

1.7-17.0

Wake

450

16.7

13.4-20.6

295

67.5

62.1-72.4

9.1

6.3-13.1

0.2

0.0- 1.6

6.5

3.9-10.6

Chatham/Lee

394

12.8

9.7-16.8

269

66.8

60.1-72.9

12.4

7.6-19.5

0.2

0.1- 0.9

7.7

4.8-12.3

Nash/Wilson

368

9.3

6.7-12.8

256

70.9

65.1-76.0

12.3

9.0-16.6

1.7

0.5- 6.0

5.9

3.5- 9.7

Craven/Pamlico

450

17.5

13.6-22.2

287

64.8

59.3-69.9

12.4

9.2-16.5

0.9

0.3- 2.6

4.4

2.7- 7.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

13.5

8.8-20.1

286

66.3

60.1-72.0

14.4

11.0-18.5

0.8

0.2- 2.9

5.0

3.1- 8.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

446

11.4

8.2-15.6

323

69.5

61.7-76.4

12.3

7.2-20.1

0.3

0.1- 1.4

6.5

2.7-14.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

11.6

8.5-15.7

294

64.1

56.8-70.8

16.4

12.0-22.1

1.1

0.5- 2.8

6.7

4.0-11.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

13.9

10.2-18.8

273

71.2

63.4-77.9

8.1

5.4-11.8

1.3

0.4- 4.1

5.5

3.2- 9.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

466

16.5

12.7-21.1

264

55.4

50.0-60.6

19.8

15.9-24.4

0.6

0.2- 2.0

7.8

5.3-11.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

405

7.8

5.5-10.7

261

65.0

59.0-70.6

14.7

11.0-19.3

2.3

0.9- 5.7

10.2

7.0-14.7

Northeast NC I

446

12.8

9.4-17.3

254

57.2

51.0-63.2

19.7

15.4-24.8

1.9

0.8- 4.3

8.5

6.1-11.7

Northeast NC II

503

17.4

13.9-21.5

316

60.0

54.6-65.3

16.6

12.5-21.5

0.2

0.0- 1.7

5.8

3.4- 9.7

Northeastern Partnership

949

152

15.8

13.2-18.8

570

59.1

54.9-63.1

151

17.6

14.5-21.2

0.8

0.4- 1.7

6.7

4.9- 9.3

Mountain AHEC

1,284

244

19.0

15.0-23.6

835

66.1

61.6-70.3

130

9.2

7.4-11.5

0.5

0.2- 1.1

5.2

3.7- 7.3

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,987

674

14.8

13.3-16.4

2,672

68.1

65.9-70.2

429

11.1

9.7-12.8

0.9

0.5- 1.5

181

5.1

4.1- 6.2

Western NC

2,043

338

16.4

13.6-19.8

1,368

67.5

63.8-70.9

219

10.5

8.6-12.9

0.4

0.2- 0.7

107

5.2

3.8- 7.0

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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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