BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mecklenburg County

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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	9,144	3,318	34.9	33.4-36.5	3,328	38.4	36.8-40.0	1,217	13.5	12.4-14.6	205	2.4	1.9- 3.0	1,076	10.8	9.9-11.8
-Mecklenburg County	441	151	35.4	29.8-41.5	160	34.9	29.6-40.6	65	16.2	11.9-21.7	10	1.8	0.8- 3.8	55	11.6	8.3-16.1
GENDER
Male	165	61	37.1	27.9-47.4	62	34.5	26.2-43.9	26	18.0	11.1-27.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	15	10.0	5.2-18.5
Female	276	90	33.8	27.7-40.4	98	35.3	29.2-41.8	39	14.4	10.2-19.8	9	3.3	1.5- 7.2	40	13.3	9.6-18.1
RACE
White	286	95	36.2	28.7-44.3	93	29.4	23.5-36.0	49	18.5	13.0-25.7	8	2.0	0.9- 4.5	41	13.9	9.3-20.4
Other	151	55	34.5	26.3-43.8	66	45.0	35.6-54.7	15	12.1	6.3-22.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	14	8.1	4.6-13.9
AGE
18-44	200	67	37.1	28.5-46.5	79	35.2	27.5-43.6	29	16.4	10.2-25.3	5	2.2	0.8- 5.9	20	9.2	5.0-16.5
45+	238	82	32.9	26.6-39.8	81	35.1	28.5-42.4	36	16.3	11.5-22.4	5	1.3	0.5- 3.2	34	14.4	10.1-20.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	125	49	38.7	28.3-50.2	45	37.9	27.8-49.3	14	12.8	6.6-23.5	2	1.4	0.3- 7.2	15	9.2	5.2-15.5
Some College +	315	102	34.1	27.5-41.3	115	33.6	27.7-40.0	51	18.0	12.8-24.8	8	2.0	0.9- 4.6	39	12.3	8.1-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	179	66	37.2	29.1-46.0	71	41.1	32.5-50.3	19	11.8	6.5-20.5	3	1.5	0.4- 5.8	20	8.4	5.0-13.8
$50,000+	154	39	23.8	17.3-31.9	64	39.4	31.0-48.6	27	22.6	14.3-33.9	6	3.2	1.2- 8.3	18	10.9	6.6-17.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	441	170	37.0	31.8-42.5	138	34.7	29.3-40.5	59	14.2	10.7-18.6	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6	65	12.9	9.9-16.6
Guilford	437	164	39.3	33.8-45.1	165	36.5	31.4-42.0	48	11.0	8.0-14.9	10	2.8	1.4- 5.5	50	10.4	7.6-14.1
Mecklenburg	441	151	35.4	29.8-41.5	160	34.9	29.6-40.6	65	16.2	11.9-21.7	10	1.8	0.8- 3.8	55	11.6	8.3-16.1
Orange	446	170	35.1	28.3-42.6	180	45.7	38.3-53.3	45	10.5	6.8-16.0	6	0.8	0.3- 2.0	45	7.9	5.5-11.2
Wake	438	154	34.8	29.5-40.5	176	42.3	36.7-48.1	52	12.3	9.1-16.3	8	1.2	0.6- 2.4	48	9.5	7.1-12.7
Chatham/Lee	385	146	36.7	30.5-43.4	139	38.8	32.8-45.3	46	13.0	9.1-18.3	9	1.8	0.9- 3.7	45	9.6	6.8-13.4
Nash/Wilson	369	123	30.6	25.5-36.2	130	38.0	32.0-44.3	53	15.6	11.7-20.5	8	2.0	1.0- 4.3	55	13.8	10.1-18.5
Craven/Pamlico	444	173	40.0	34.6-45.7	156	36.9	31.5-42.6	54	11.4	8.2-15.7	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	48	9.0	6.6-12.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	162	37.5	31.6-43.7	138	31.4	26.5-36.8	69	16.7	12.7-21.6	8	1.8	0.8- 4.0	48	12.6	9.1-17.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	158	37.6	31.0-44.6	169	36.8	31.0-43.0	60	12.7	9.5-16.8	13	2.0	1.1- 3.6	51	11.0	6.5-17.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	461	166	32.1	25.9-39.0	167	42.3	33.6-51.6	63	12.7	9.0-17.7	10	2.3	1.1- 4.6	55	10.5	7.3-15.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	412	143	28.0	21.4-35.7	159	51.7	41.0-62.3	46	9.3	6.4-13.4	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6	55	9.6	6.7-13.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	456	148	32.8	27.9-38.1	168	38.8	33.6-44.2	76	15.3	12.0-19.4	6	0.8	0.4- 1.9	58	12.2	9.2-16.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	401	140	32.9	27.4-39.1	139	39.4	33.1-46.0	65	15.3	11.7-19.7	8	2.3	1.1- 5.0	49	10.0	7.3-13.6
Northeast NC I	445	186	38.9	33.2-44.9	155	39.0	32.4-46.0	63	13.9	10.5-18.3	9	1.6	0.7- 3.7	32	6.5	4.4- 9.6
Northeast NC II	490	189	36.0	31.1-41.1	184	40.1	34.8-45.6	56	12.1	9.0-16.1	11	1.7	0.9- 3.5	50	10.1	7.3-13.8
Northeastern Partnership	935	375	37.0	33.2-40.9	339	39.7	35.5-44.0	119	12.8	10.4-15.6	20	1.7	1.0- 2.9	82	8.8	6.8-11.4
Mountain AHEC	1,261	474	36.9	33.0-40.9	440	38.3	33.9-43.0	153	11.8	9.5-14.6	26	2.2	1.2- 3.9	168	10.8	8.8-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,200	1,154	34.1	31.4-37.0	1,158	39.5	36.5-42.5	455	14.8	12.8-17.2	71	2.0	1.4- 2.8	362	9.6	8.2-11.2
Piedmont	3,926	1,420	35.0	32.8-37.3	1,452	38.0	35.7-40.3	506	13.0	11.5-14.6	86	2.7	1.9- 3.7	462	11.4	10.0-12.9
Western NC	2,018	744	36.3	32.9-39.7	718	37.9	34.3-41.6	256	12.6	10.5-15.1	48	2.2	1.5- 3.4	252	11.1	9.2-13.2

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,144

3,318

34.9

33.4-36.5

3,328

38.4

36.8-40.0

1,217

13.5

12.4-14.6

205

2.4

1.9- 3.0

1,076

10.8

9.9-11.8

-Mecklenburg County

441

151

35.4

29.8-41.5

160

34.9

29.6-40.6

16.2

11.9-21.7

1.8

0.8- 3.8

11.6

8.3-16.1

GENDER

Male

165

37.1

27.9-47.4

34.5

26.2-43.9

18.0

11.1-27.9

0.3

0.0- 2.0

10.0

5.2-18.5

Female

276

33.8

27.7-40.4

35.3

29.2-41.8

14.4

10.2-19.8

3.3

1.5- 7.2

13.3

9.6-18.1

RACE

White

286

36.2

28.7-44.3

29.4

23.5-36.0

18.5

13.0-25.7

2.0

0.9- 4.5

13.9

9.3-20.4

Other

151

34.5

26.3-43.8

45.0

35.6-54.7

12.1

6.3-22.0

0.2

0.0- 1.7

8.1

4.6-13.9

AGE

18-44

200

37.1

28.5-46.5

35.2

27.5-43.6

16.4

10.2-25.3

2.2

0.8- 5.9

9.2

5.0-16.5

45+

238

32.9

26.6-39.8

35.1

28.5-42.4

16.3

11.5-22.4

1.3

0.5- 3.2

14.4

10.1-20.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

125

38.7

28.3-50.2

37.9

27.8-49.3

12.8

6.6-23.5

1.4

0.3- 7.2

9.2

5.2-15.5

Some College +

315

102

34.1

27.5-41.3

115

33.6

27.7-40.0

18.0

12.8-24.8

2.0

0.9- 4.6

12.3

8.1-18.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

179

37.2

29.1-46.0

41.1

32.5-50.3

11.8

6.5-20.5

1.5

0.4- 5.8

8.4

5.0-13.8

$50,000+

154

23.8

17.3-31.9

39.4

31.0-48.6

22.6

14.3-33.9

3.2

1.2- 8.3

10.9

6.6-17.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

441

170

37.0

31.8-42.5

138

34.7

29.3-40.5

14.2

10.7-18.6

1.3

0.6- 2.6

12.9

9.9-16.6

Guilford

437

164

39.3

33.8-45.1

165

36.5

31.4-42.0

11.0

8.0-14.9

2.8

1.4- 5.5

10.4

7.6-14.1

Mecklenburg

441

151

35.4

29.8-41.5

160

34.9

29.6-40.6

16.2

11.9-21.7

1.8

0.8- 3.8

11.6

8.3-16.1

Orange

446

170

35.1

28.3-42.6

180

45.7

38.3-53.3

10.5

6.8-16.0

0.8

0.3- 2.0

7.9

5.5-11.2

Wake

438

154

34.8

29.5-40.5

176

42.3

36.7-48.1

12.3

9.1-16.3

1.2

0.6- 2.4

9.5

7.1-12.7

Chatham/Lee

385

146

36.7

30.5-43.4

139

38.8

32.8-45.3

13.0

9.1-18.3

1.8

0.9- 3.7

9.6

6.8-13.4

Nash/Wilson

369

123

30.6

25.5-36.2

130

38.0

32.0-44.3

15.6

11.7-20.5

2.0

1.0- 4.3

13.8

10.1-18.5

Craven/Pamlico

444

173

40.0

34.6-45.7

156

36.9

31.5-42.6

11.4

8.2-15.7

2.6

1.4- 4.8

9.0

6.6-12.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

162

37.5

31.6-43.7

138

31.4

26.5-36.8

16.7

12.7-21.6

1.8

0.8- 4.0

12.6

9.1-17.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

158

37.6

31.0-44.6

169

36.8

31.0-43.0

12.7

9.5-16.8

2.0

1.1- 3.6

11.0

6.5-17.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

461

166

32.1

25.9-39.0

167

42.3

33.6-51.6

12.7

9.0-17.7

2.3

1.1- 4.6

10.5

7.3-15.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

412

143

28.0

21.4-35.7

159

51.7

41.0-62.3

9.3

6.4-13.4

1.3

0.6- 2.6

9.6

6.7-13.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

456

148

32.8

27.9-38.1

168

38.8

33.6-44.2

15.3

12.0-19.4

0.8

0.4- 1.9

12.2

9.2-16.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

401

140

32.9

27.4-39.1

139

39.4

33.1-46.0

15.3

11.7-19.7

2.3

1.1- 5.0

10.0

7.3-13.6

Northeast NC I

445

186

38.9

33.2-44.9

155

39.0

32.4-46.0

13.9

10.5-18.3

1.6

0.7- 3.7

6.5

4.4- 9.6

Northeast NC II

490

189

36.0

31.1-41.1

184

40.1

34.8-45.6

12.1

9.0-16.1

1.7

0.9- 3.5

10.1

7.3-13.8

Northeastern Partnership

935

375

37.0

33.2-40.9

339

39.7

35.5-44.0

119

12.8

10.4-15.6

1.7

1.0- 2.9

8.8

6.8-11.4

Mountain AHEC

1,261

474

36.9

33.0-40.9

440

38.3

33.9-43.0

153

11.8

9.5-14.6

2.2

1.2- 3.9

168

10.8

8.8-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,200

1,154

34.1

31.4-37.0

1,158

39.5

36.5-42.5

455

14.8

12.8-17.2

2.0

1.4- 2.8

362

9.6

8.2-11.2

Piedmont

3,926

1,420

35.0

32.8-37.3

1,452

38.0

35.7-40.3

506

13.0

11.5-14.6

2.7

1.9- 3.7

462

11.4

10.0-12.9

Western NC

2,018

744

36.3

32.9-39.7

718

37.9

34.3-41.6

256

12.6

10.5-15.1

2.2

1.5- 3.4

252

11.1

9.2-13.2

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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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