BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Vegetable (including potato) Consumption per day*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Vegetable (including potato) 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	9,434	923	10.3	9.4-11.4	5,461	58.7	57.1-60.3	2,413	25.1	23.7-26.5	637	5.9	5.2- 6.7
-Eastern NC	3,312	376	11.1	9.4-13.1	1,999	61.3	58.4-64.0	742	22.0	19.7-24.4	195	5.7	4.6- 7.1
GENDER
Male	1,165	176	12.6	10.0-15.9	719	65.5	61.0-69.8	215	18.0	14.8-21.8	55	3.8	2.7- 5.4
Female	2,147	200	9.7	7.6-12.2	1,280	57.4	53.9-60.9	527	25.5	22.6-28.8	140	7.4	5.6- 9.7
RACE
White	2,066	161	6.9	5.3- 9.0	1,218	59.5	55.9-63.0	553	27.3	24.3-30.6	134	6.3	4.8- 8.2
African American	979	169	20.3	16.1-25.3	622	64.5	59.4-69.4	142	11.2	8.7-14.2	46	4.0	2.7- 6.0
Other Minorities	248	45	16.2	9.9-25.3	147	61.6	49.9-72.1	41	15.5	8.3-27.2	15	6.7	3.1-14.1
AGE
18-24	202	27	14.2	8.0-23.9	125	65.7	54.9-75.0	42	15.2	10.0-22.5	8	5.0	1.7-13.5
25-34	494	50	10.0	6.5-15.1	306	60.6	53.6-67.1	111	23.9	18.3-30.4	27	5.6	3.4- 9.1
35-44	595	67	11.2	7.8-15.9	350	59.5	52.9-65.7	142	24.6	19.1-31.0	36	4.7	3.1- 7.2
45-54	647	88	12.8	9.2-17.6	377	61.9	55.5-67.8	138	20.3	15.5-26.2	44	5.0	3.4- 7.4
55-64	568	50	6.8	4.6- 9.8	354	63.4	57.2-69.2	124	21.5	16.8-27.0	40	8.4	5.3-13.0
65-74	460	53	13.0	8.7-19.0	270	55.0	47.9-61.9	113	25.1	19.6-31.6	24	6.8	3.9-11.8
75+	325	39	9.1	5.8-13.9	205	61.1	52.5-69.0	66	24.3	17.3-33.0	15	5.6	2.5-11.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	657	138	19.8	15.4-25.0	395	63.6	57.1-69.6	103	13.1	9.0-18.8	21	3.5	1.9- 6.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,110	134	12.6	9.5-16.6	703	63.8	59.0-68.4	216	19.0	15.6-22.9	57	4.5	3.1- 6.5
Some Post-H.S.	851	75	9.0	5.9-13.4	526	64.5	58.7-69.9	197	20.0	16.1-24.4	53	6.6	4.1-10.5
College Graduate	689	28	4.1	2.4- 6.9	372	51.3	45.4-57.1	225	36.5	30.7-42.6	64	8.2	5.8-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	470	78	16.2	11.7-22.1	303	66.2	58.8-72.8	71	13.0	9.1-18.3	18	4.6	2.4- 8.5
$15,000- 24,999	658	101	13.7	10.1-18.2	410	65.7	59.5-71.3	119	16.7	12.8-21.5	28	4.0	2.3- 6.8
$25,000- 34,999	382	44	11.7	7.2-18.4	232	61.9	53.6-69.5	87	20.6	14.8-27.8	19	5.9	3.0-11.3
$35,000- 49,999	425	36	11.9	6.8-19.9	262	63.4	55.7-70.5	101	20.0	15.1-26.1	26	4.7	2.7- 8.0
$50,000-74,999	333	23	6.9	3.9-12.1	194	56.7	47.8-65.2	92	30.4	23.0-39.1	24	5.9	3.4-10.2
$75,000+	291	9	3.5	1.5- 8.0	151	52.3	43.2-61.3	101	37.0	28.3-46.6	30	7.1	4.5-11.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	41	8.6	6.0-12.1	223	50.7	45.2-56.2	142	31.6	26.6-37.0	48	9.2	6.7-12.4
Guilford	445	30	6.1	4.0- 9.2	240	56.0	50.5-61.4	129	28.7	24.0-34.0	46	9.1	6.5-12.7
Mecklenburg	448	41	11.9	7.8-17.9	270	59.3	53.2-65.1	113	25.1	20.4-30.4	24	3.7	2.4- 5.8
Orange	452	33	11.2	6.0-19.9	229	46.2	39.1-53.4	136	31.7	25.1-39.1	54	11.0	6.6-17.6
Wake	453	38	9.2	6.4-13.0	273	64.7	59.3-69.8	114	20.7	16.7-25.2	28	5.4	3.4- 8.4
Chatham/Lee	400	38	13.4	8.5-20.5	238	59.4	52.8-65.6	102	23.2	18.7-28.4	22	4.0	2.5- 6.4
Nash/Wilson	379	45	11.9	8.7-16.1	234	63.1	57.0-68.7	79	20.2	15.5-25.9	21	4.8	2.9- 7.8
Craven/Pamlico	456	38	9.7	6.5-14.3	274	60.5	54.9-65.9	125	26.1	21.5-31.3	19	3.7	2.2- 6.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	260	58.8	52.7-64.6	113	24.4	20.0-29.3	32	10.1	5.8-17.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	45	10.2	7.2-14.2	256	58.8	52.4-64.9	130	25.7	20.8-31.2	23	5.3	3.3- 8.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	40	8.9	5.7-13.7	303	66.5	59.4-73.0	102	19.3	14.4-25.2	33	5.3	3.5- 7.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	39	17.7	7.9-35.1	228	53.6	42.5-64.3	124	22.3	17.0-28.7	34	6.4	4.2- 9.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	475	76	15.8	12.3-20.0	281	59.1	53.9-64.2	88	18.3	14.7-22.6	30	6.8	4.5-10.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	54	13.5	9.8-18.3	255	59.6	53.4-65.6	85	20.3	15.7-25.9	25	6.5	4.2- 9.9
Northeast NC I	460	52	11.1	8.2-14.9	298	68.0	62.5-73.0	85	17.0	13.4-21.4	25	3.9	2.6- 6.0
Northeast NC II	511	48	9.1	6.4-12.7	302	61.1	55.9-66.0	129	23.8	19.8-28.4	32	5.9	4.1- 8.5
Northeastern Partnership	971	100	9.8	7.7-12.4	600	63.5	59.6-67.2	214	21.4	18.5-24.8	57	5.2	3.9- 7.0
Mountain AHEC	1,306	119	9.7	7.4-12.6	679	52.4	48.1-56.7	391	27.9	24.6-31.5	117	9.9	6.5-14.9
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,046	355	10.0	8.6-11.5	2,347	58.5	56.2-60.7	1,060	25.9	24.0-28.0	284	5.6	4.7- 6.7
Western NC	2,076	192	10.2	8.3-12.5	1,115	54.1	50.5-57.6	611	28.2	25.2-31.3	158	7.5	5.3-10.6

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

9,434

923

10.3

9.4-11.4

5,461

58.7

57.1-60.3

2,413

25.1

23.7-26.5

637

5.9

5.2- 6.7

-Eastern NC

3,312

376

11.1

9.4-13.1

1,999

61.3

58.4-64.0

742

22.0

19.7-24.4

195

5.7

4.6- 7.1

GENDER

Male

1,165

176

12.6

10.0-15.9

719

65.5

61.0-69.8

215

18.0

14.8-21.8

3.8

2.7- 5.4

Female

2,147

200

9.7

7.6-12.2

1,280

57.4

53.9-60.9

527

25.5

22.6-28.8

140

7.4

5.6- 9.7

RACE

White

2,066

161

6.9

5.3- 9.0

1,218

59.5

55.9-63.0

553

27.3

24.3-30.6

134

6.3

4.8- 8.2

African American

979

169

20.3

16.1-25.3

622

64.5

59.4-69.4

142

11.2

8.7-14.2

4.0

2.7- 6.0

Other Minorities

248

16.2

9.9-25.3

147

61.6

49.9-72.1

15.5

8.3-27.2

6.7

3.1-14.1

AGE

18-24

202

14.2

8.0-23.9

125

65.7

54.9-75.0

15.2

10.0-22.5

5.0

1.7-13.5

25-34

494

10.0

6.5-15.1

306

60.6

53.6-67.1

111

23.9

18.3-30.4

5.6

3.4- 9.1

35-44

595

11.2

7.8-15.9

350

59.5

52.9-65.7

142

24.6

19.1-31.0

4.7

3.1- 7.2

45-54

647

12.8

9.2-17.6

377

61.9

55.5-67.8

138

20.3

15.5-26.2

5.0

3.4- 7.4

55-64

568

6.8

4.6- 9.8

354

63.4

57.2-69.2

124

21.5

16.8-27.0

8.4

5.3-13.0

65-74

460

13.0

8.7-19.0

270

55.0

47.9-61.9

113

25.1

19.6-31.6

6.8

3.9-11.8

75+

325

9.1

5.8-13.9

205

61.1

52.5-69.0

24.3

17.3-33.0

5.6

2.5-11.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

657

138

19.8

15.4-25.0

395

63.6

57.1-69.6

103

13.1

9.0-18.8

3.5

1.9- 6.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,110

134

12.6

9.5-16.6

703

63.8

59.0-68.4

216

19.0

15.6-22.9

4.5

3.1- 6.5

Some Post-H.S.

851

9.0

5.9-13.4

526

64.5

58.7-69.9

197

20.0

16.1-24.4

6.6

4.1-10.5

College Graduate

689

4.1

2.4- 6.9

372

51.3

45.4-57.1

225

36.5

30.7-42.6

8.2

5.8-11.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

470

16.2

11.7-22.1

303

66.2

58.8-72.8

13.0

9.1-18.3

4.6

2.4- 8.5

$15,000- 24,999

658

101

13.7

10.1-18.2

410

65.7

59.5-71.3

119

16.7

12.8-21.5

4.0

2.3- 6.8

$25,000- 34,999

382

11.7

7.2-18.4

232

61.9

53.6-69.5

20.6

14.8-27.8

5.9

3.0-11.3

$35,000- 49,999

425

11.9

6.8-19.9

262

63.4

55.7-70.5

101

20.0

15.1-26.1

4.7

2.7- 8.0

$50,000-74,999

333

6.9

3.9-12.1

194

56.7

47.8-65.2

30.4

23.0-39.1

5.9

3.4-10.2

$75,000+

291

3.5

1.5- 8.0

151

52.3

43.2-61.3

101

37.0

28.3-46.6

7.1

4.5-11.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

8.6

6.0-12.1

223

50.7

45.2-56.2

142

31.6

26.6-37.0

9.2

6.7-12.4

Guilford

445

6.1

4.0- 9.2

240

56.0

50.5-61.4

129

28.7

24.0-34.0

9.1

6.5-12.7

Mecklenburg

448

11.9

7.8-17.9

270

59.3

53.2-65.1

113

25.1

20.4-30.4

3.7

2.4- 5.8

Orange

452

11.2

6.0-19.9

229

46.2

39.1-53.4

136

31.7

25.1-39.1

11.0

6.6-17.6

Wake

453

9.2

6.4-13.0

273

64.7

59.3-69.8

114

20.7

16.7-25.2

5.4

3.4- 8.4

Chatham/Lee

400

13.4

8.5-20.5

238

59.4

52.8-65.6

102

23.2

18.7-28.4

4.0

2.5- 6.4

Nash/Wilson

379

11.9

8.7-16.1

234

63.1

57.0-68.7

20.2

15.5-25.9

4.8

2.9- 7.8

Craven/Pamlico

456

9.7

6.5-14.3

274

60.5

54.9-65.9

125

26.1

21.5-31.3

3.7

2.2- 6.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

6.7

4.6- 9.7

260

58.8

52.7-64.6

113

24.4

20.0-29.3

10.1

5.8-17.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

10.2

7.2-14.2

256

58.8

52.4-64.9

130

25.7

20.8-31.2

5.3

3.3- 8.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

8.9

5.7-13.7

303

66.5

59.4-73.0

102

19.3

14.4-25.2

5.3

3.5- 7.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.7

7.9-35.1

228

53.6

42.5-64.3

124

22.3

17.0-28.7

6.4

4.2- 9.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

475

15.8

12.3-20.0

281

59.1

53.9-64.2

18.3

14.7-22.6

6.8

4.5-10.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

13.5

9.8-18.3

255

59.6

53.4-65.6

20.3

15.7-25.9

6.5

4.2- 9.9

Northeast NC I

460

11.1

8.2-14.9

298

68.0

62.5-73.0

17.0

13.4-21.4

3.9

2.6- 6.0

Northeast NC II

511

9.1

6.4-12.7

302

61.1

55.9-66.0

129

23.8

19.8-28.4

5.9

4.1- 8.5

Northeastern Partnership

971

100

9.8

7.7-12.4

600

63.5

59.6-67.2

214

21.4

18.5-24.8

5.2

3.9- 7.0

Mountain AHEC

1,306

119

9.7

7.4-12.6

679

52.4

48.1-56.7

391

27.9

24.6-31.5

117

9.9

6.5-14.9

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,046

355

10.0

8.6-11.5

2,347

58.5

56.2-60.7

1,060

25.9

24.0-28.0

284

5.6

4.7- 6.7

Western NC

2,076

192

10.2

8.3-12.5

1,115

54.1

50.5-57.6

611

28.2

25.2-31.3

158

7.5

5.3-10.6

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* Data in this table were derived from 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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