BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How often do you eat potatoes not including French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?)

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	9,225	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
-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
GENDER
Male	1,134	48	4.8	2.9- 7.8	796	67.6	62.6-72.2	224	20.8	17.1-25.1	8	0.4	0.2- 0.8	58	6.5	4.0-10.3
Female	2,092	93	4.8	3.3- 6.8	1,418	69.7	66.4-72.8	437	19.5	16.9-22.3	21	1.0	0.5- 1.9	123	5.1	3.8- 6.7
RACE
White	2,027	104	5.8	4.0- 8.3	1,518	75.3	71.7-78.5	299	13.5	11.3-16.1	12	0.4	0.2- 1.0	94	5.0	3.2- 7.6
African American	937	25	2.6	1.5- 4.4	530	53.6	48.2-59.0	298	34.9	29.8-40.4	13	1.4	0.6- 3.0	71	7.5	4.9-11.1
Other Minorities	243	12	4.0	1.7- 9.0	160	67.9	56.4-77.5	54	21.9	13.5-33.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2	13	5.4	2.6-11.2
AGE
18-24	198	9	4.1	1.3-12.3	122	58.7	46.8-69.6	53	27.5	18.5-38.7	0	0.0	. - .	14	9.8	3.8-22.7
25-34	490	22	4.0	2.3- 7.0	321	68.5	61.9-74.5	119	21.5	16.4-27.8	4	1.2	0.3- 3.8	24	4.7	2.7- 8.1
35-44	587	32	6.5	3.4-12.0	394	68.4	61.9-74.2	125	20.3	15.7-25.8	7	0.6	0.2- 1.8	29	4.3	2.3- 7.7
45-54	632	22	4.5	1.8-11.3	432	70.4	63.9-76.1	135	20.2	15.6-25.6	7	0.9	0.3- 2.6	36	4.1	2.2- 7.3
55-64	550	25	5.8	3.4- 9.8	387	70.6	64.6-76.0	100	17.4	13.3-22.6	5	0.7	0.3- 1.9	33	5.4	3.0- 9.6
65-74	440	17	3.8	1.9- 7.5	313	72.0	65.3-77.9	79	15.7	11.4-21.2	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2	27	7.6	4.3-13.1
75+	308	14	4.0	1.7- 9.2	234	78.4	70.8-84.5	43	10.2	6.4-15.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	16	7.3	3.7-13.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	621	31	4.2	2.5- 7.0	407	71.0	65.2-76.2	133	18.9	14.6-24.0	4	0.6	0.2- 1.5	46	5.3	3.4- 8.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,082	58	6.1	4.0- 9.3	741	65.8	60.7-70.5	213	21.4	17.4-26.1	11	0.9	0.4- 2.2	59	5.8	3.9- 8.4
Some Post-H.S.	840	38	4.3	2.3- 8.0	573	68.4	61.8-74.3	180	19.5	15.0-24.9	7	0.8	0.3- 2.1	42	7.1	3.6-13.6
College Graduate	678	14	3.8	1.4- 9.8	490	71.6	65.7-76.9	135	19.9	15.6-25.0	7	0.4	0.2- 0.9	32	4.3	2.6- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	450	25	5.2	3.0- 9.0	285	67.7	60.5-74.1	105	20.1	15.2-26.0	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6	32	6.6	3.8-11.3
$15,000- 24,999	643	25	2.9	1.8- 4.6	426	63.6	56.5-70.1	148	27.5	21.2-34.8	7	1.0	0.4- 2.6	37	5.1	3.2- 8.1
$25,000- 34,999	371	19	4.2	2.3- 7.5	251	68.0	59.5-75.5	77	19.2	13.1-27.2	5	1.4	0.4- 5.0	19	7.2	3.6-13.9
$35,000- 49,999	415	14	3.3	1.5- 7.2	297	76.4	69.8-81.9	81	16.8	12.1-22.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	21	3.4	1.8- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	331	16	5.3	2.7-10.4	242	75.7	68.2-82.0	60	16.1	11.2-22.7	4	1.3	0.3- 4.8	9	1.5	0.6- 3.6
$75,000+	289	11	5.7	1.6-18.4	216	74.3	64.6-82.1	48	15.3	10.3-22.2	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	12	4.5	1.7-11.0
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
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
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***
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

-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

GENDER

Male

1,134

4.8

2.9- 7.8

796

67.6

62.6-72.2

224

20.8

17.1-25.1

0.4

0.2- 0.8

6.5

4.0-10.3

Female

2,092

4.8

3.3- 6.8

1,418

69.7

66.4-72.8

437

19.5

16.9-22.3

1.0

0.5- 1.9

123

5.1

3.8- 6.7

RACE

White

2,027

104

5.8

4.0- 8.3

1,518

75.3

71.7-78.5

299

13.5

11.3-16.1

0.4

0.2- 1.0

5.0

3.2- 7.6

African American

937

2.6

1.5- 4.4

530

53.6

48.2-59.0

298

34.9

29.8-40.4

1.4

0.6- 3.0

7.5

4.9-11.1

Other Minorities

243

4.0

1.7- 9.0

160

67.9

56.4-77.5

21.9

13.5-33.5

0.8

0.3- 2.2

5.4

2.6-11.2

AGE

18-24

198

4.1

1.3-12.3

122

58.7

46.8-69.6

27.5

18.5-38.7

0.0

. - .

9.8

3.8-22.7

25-34

490

4.0

2.3- 7.0

321

68.5

61.9-74.5

119

21.5

16.4-27.8

1.2

0.3- 3.8

4.7

2.7- 8.1

35-44

587

6.5

3.4-12.0

394

68.4

61.9-74.2

125

20.3

15.7-25.8

0.6

0.2- 1.8

4.3

2.3- 7.7

45-54

632

4.5

1.8-11.3

432

70.4

63.9-76.1

135

20.2

15.6-25.6

0.9

0.3- 2.6

4.1

2.2- 7.3

55-64

550

5.8

3.4- 9.8

387

70.6

64.6-76.0

100

17.4

13.3-22.6

0.7

0.3- 1.9

5.4

3.0- 9.6

65-74

440

3.8

1.9- 7.5

313

72.0

65.3-77.9

15.7

11.4-21.2

0.8

0.3- 2.2

7.6

4.3-13.1

75+

308

4.0

1.7- 9.2

234

78.4

70.8-84.5

10.2

6.4-15.7

0.1

0.0- 0.9

7.3

3.7-13.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

621

4.2

2.5- 7.0

407

71.0

65.2-76.2

133

18.9

14.6-24.0

0.6

0.2- 1.5

5.3

3.4- 8.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,082

6.1

4.0- 9.3

741

65.8

60.7-70.5

213

21.4

17.4-26.1

0.9

0.4- 2.2

5.8

3.9- 8.4

Some Post-H.S.

840

4.3

2.3- 8.0

573

68.4

61.8-74.3

180

19.5

15.0-24.9

0.8

0.3- 2.1

7.1

3.6-13.6

College Graduate

678

3.8

1.4- 9.8

490

71.6

65.7-76.9

135

19.9

15.6-25.0

0.4

0.2- 0.9

4.3

2.6- 6.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

450

5.2

3.0- 9.0

285

67.7

60.5-74.1

105

20.1

15.2-26.0

0.4

0.1- 1.6

6.6

3.8-11.3

$15,000- 24,999

643

2.9

1.8- 4.6

426

63.6

56.5-70.1

148

27.5

21.2-34.8

1.0

0.4- 2.6

5.1

3.2- 8.1

$25,000- 34,999

371

4.2

2.3- 7.5

251

68.0

59.5-75.5

19.2

13.1-27.2

1.4

0.4- 5.0

7.2

3.6-13.9

$35,000- 49,999

415

3.3

1.5- 7.2

297

76.4

69.8-81.9

16.8

12.1-22.9

0.1

0.0- 0.5

3.4

1.8- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

331

5.3

2.7-10.4

242

75.7

68.2-82.0

16.1

11.2-22.7

1.3

0.3- 4.8

1.5

0.6- 3.6

$75,000+

289

5.7

1.6-18.4

216

74.3

64.6-82.1

15.3

10.3-22.2

0.2

0.1- 1.0

4.5

1.7-11.0

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

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

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***

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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