BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Fruit (including fruit juice) Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Fruit (including fruit juice) 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
TOTAL	1,859	717	39.9	36.4-43.5	961	50.3	46.7-53.9	87	4.8	3.4- 6.6	94	5.1	3.8- 6.8
GENDER
Male	602	263	41.0	35.1-47.1	292	49.1	43.0-55.2	25	5.8	3.4- 9.9	22	4.1	2.3- 7.2
Female	1,257	454	39.1	34.9-43.5	669	51.2	46.9-55.4	62	3.9	2.7- 5.6	72	5.8	4.2- 8.1
AGE
18-24	146	51	40.0	28.5-52.6	77	47.6	35.9-59.6	11	7.0	3.3-14.4	7	5.4	2.2-12.3
25-34	283	114	37.4	29.5-46.0	137	48.0	39.5-56.7	16	7.9	3.8-15.9	16	6.6	3.5-12.3
35-44	369	172	49.9	42.3-57.5	164	42.3	35.1-49.9	11	1.6	0.7- 3.8	22	6.2	3.3-11.5
45-54	413	177	40.1	33.2-47.5	205	52.6	45.2-59.8	12	2.8	1.3- 5.8	19	4.5	2.5- 8.1
55-64	284	102	39.0	30.9-47.6	156	55.4	46.9-63.7	11	2.3	1.2- 4.5	15	3.3	1.6- 6.5
65-74	208	64	36.4	27.0-46.9	118	50.0	39.6-60.4	16	10.2	4.9-20.0	10	3.4	1.6- 7.2
75+	141	32	22.6	14.5-33.5	94	69.4	58.2-78.8	10	4.8	2.1-10.5	5	3.1	1.0- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	442	164	43.9	36.6-51.4	240	48.6	41.3-55.9	21	3.4	1.7- 6.8	17	4.1	2.0- 8.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	649	269	42.4	36.3-48.8	321	49.1	42.9-55.3	29	4.0	2.5- 6.4	30	4.5	2.8- 7.2
Some Post-H.S.	430	166	38.2	31.3-45.7	220	49.8	42.2-57.3	17	5.1	2.2-11.3	27	7.0	3.9-12.2
College Graduate	332	114	33.0	26.5-40.3	178	55.1	47.5-62.5	20	7.2	3.8-13.3	20	4.6	2.5- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	344	119	40.3	32.0-49.1	190	50.6	42.2-58.9	18	4.7	2.2- 9.6	17	4.4	2.2- 8.8
$15,000- 24,999	435	189	41.6	34.1-49.6	207	49.3	41.4-57.1	17	3.9	1.7- 8.6	22	5.2	2.8- 9.4
$25,000- 34,999	227	87	43.8	34.4-53.7	118	47.8	38.4-57.4	14	6.2	3.3-11.4	8	2.2	1.0- 4.6
$35,000- 49,999	198	88	41.1	31.7-51.1	91	47.7	37.8-57.7	10	4.3	1.8-10.2	9	6.9	2.9-15.7
$50,000-74,999	118	38	38.4	27.0-51.2	67	51.9	39.5-64.1	2	2.8	0.5-14.4	11	7.0	3.0-15.2
$75,000+	93	25	27.6	17.2-41.1	58	63.5	49.9-75.2	3	2.5	0.5-10.9	7	6.5	2.5-15.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	10	37.9	20.1-59.7	17	52.3	31.9-71.9	2	9.8	2.3-33.2	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	116	37	31.2	22.0-42.0	62	48.9	37.9-60.1	7	8.5	3.4-19.5	10	11.4	5.2-23.3
Mecklenburg	119	45	40.0	30.5-50.3	65	54.1	44.0-63.9	3	1.8	0.5- 5.7	6	4.1	1.6-10.0
Orange	47	19	47.0	31.7-62.8	25	49.4	34.0-64.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	2	2.9	0.7-11.2
Wake	86	36	42.4	30.8-55.0	44	51.4	39.0-63.6	4	4.0	1.2-12.3	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0
Chatham/Lee	70	22	23.0	13.6-36.3	44	72.0	57.9-82.8	3	3.7	1.1-11.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4
Nash/Wilson	122	58	50.7	40.5-60.9	55	39.9	30.5-50.1	3	4.4	1.1-16.2	6	5.0	1.9-12.4
Craven/Pamlico	91	34	34.5	23.9-47.0	47	55.6	42.8-67.7	4	3.7	1.3-10.2	6	6.2	2.6-14.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	27.2	8.8-59.1	9	66.4	35.0-87.9	1	3.9	0.5-24.6	1	2.5	0.3-17.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	66.0	33.2-88.4	4	34.0	11.6-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	67	49.8	32.2-67.5	80	42.7	27.7-59.2	8	3.9	1.7- 8.6	6	3.6	1.4- 9.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	3	25.8	7.9-58.4	4	48.5	20.4-77.6	1	5.6	0.7-32.2	2	20.1	5.0-54.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	56	37.1	28.5-46.5	65	47.2	37.7-56.8	10	7.4	3.7-14.0	13	8.4	4.4-15.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	53	40.3	29.2-52.4	62	51.0	38.5-63.4	7	4.2	1.8- 9.3	6	4.5	1.7-11.6
Northeast NC I	237	79	36.6	29.4-44.4	138	54.4	46.7-61.9	12	5.3	2.8- 9.9	8	3.7	1.4- 9.1
Northeast NC II	148	64	45.2	35.2-55.6	71	46.4	36.6-56.5	7	4.2	1.9- 9.2	6	4.2	1.8- 9.5
Northeastern Partnership	385	143	41.0	34.7-47.6	209	50.3	43.9-56.7	19	4.8	2.9- 7.8	14	3.9	2.1- 7.3
Mountain AHEC	51	16	31.9	18.1-49.9	29	57.5	39.7-73.6	3	6.1	1.5-21.7	3	4.4	0.9-19.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	975	382	40.4	35.3-45.7	492	49.2	43.9-54.5	49	5.6	3.4- 9.0	52	4.8	3.3- 7.0
Piedmont	810	311	40.3	35.4-45.4	428	50.2	45.2-55.2	34	4.2	2.6- 6.7	37	5.3	3.4- 8.1
Western NC	74	24	25.1	14.1-40.6	41	66.6	49.5-80.3	4	4.0	1.1-13.2	5	4.3	1.3-13.2

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%)

TOTAL

1,859

717

39.9

36.4-43.5

961

50.3

46.7-53.9

4.8

3.4- 6.6

5.1

3.8- 6.8

GENDER

Male

602

263

41.0

35.1-47.1

292

49.1

43.0-55.2

5.8

3.4- 9.9

4.1

2.3- 7.2

Female

1,257

454

39.1

34.9-43.5

669

51.2

46.9-55.4

3.9

2.7- 5.6

5.8

4.2- 8.1

AGE

18-24

146

40.0

28.5-52.6

47.6

35.9-59.6

7.0

3.3-14.4

5.4

2.2-12.3

25-34

283

114

37.4

29.5-46.0

137

48.0

39.5-56.7

7.9

3.8-15.9

6.6

3.5-12.3

35-44

369

172

49.9

42.3-57.5

164

42.3

35.1-49.9

1.6

0.7- 3.8

6.2

3.3-11.5

45-54

413

177

40.1

33.2-47.5

205

52.6

45.2-59.8

2.8

1.3- 5.8

4.5

2.5- 8.1

55-64

284

102

39.0

30.9-47.6

156

55.4

46.9-63.7

2.3

1.2- 4.5

3.3

1.6- 6.5

65-74

208

36.4

27.0-46.9

118

50.0

39.6-60.4

10.2

4.9-20.0

3.4

1.6- 7.2

75+

141

22.6

14.5-33.5

69.4

58.2-78.8

4.8

2.1-10.5

3.1

1.0- 9.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

442

164

43.9

36.6-51.4

240

48.6

41.3-55.9

3.4

1.7- 6.8

4.1

2.0- 8.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

649

269

42.4

36.3-48.8

321

49.1

42.9-55.3

4.0

2.5- 6.4

4.5

2.8- 7.2

Some Post-H.S.

430

166

38.2

31.3-45.7

220

49.8

42.2-57.3

5.1

2.2-11.3

7.0

3.9-12.2

College Graduate

332

114

33.0

26.5-40.3

178

55.1

47.5-62.5

7.2

3.8-13.3

4.6

2.5- 8.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

344

119

40.3

32.0-49.1

190

50.6

42.2-58.9

4.7

2.2- 9.6

4.4

2.2- 8.8

$15,000- 24,999

435

189

41.6

34.1-49.6

207

49.3

41.4-57.1

3.9

1.7- 8.6

5.2

2.8- 9.4

$25,000- 34,999

227

43.8

34.4-53.7

118

47.8

38.4-57.4

6.2

3.3-11.4

2.2

1.0- 4.6

$35,000- 49,999

198

41.1

31.7-51.1

47.7

37.8-57.7

4.3

1.8-10.2

6.9

2.9-15.7

$50,000-74,999

118

38.4

27.0-51.2

51.9

39.5-64.1

2.8

0.5-14.4

7.0

3.0-15.2

$75,000+

27.6

17.2-41.1

63.5

49.9-75.2

2.5

0.5-10.9

6.5

2.5-15.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

37.9

20.1-59.7

52.3

31.9-71.9

9.8

2.3-33.2

0.0

. - .

Guilford

116

31.2

22.0-42.0

48.9

37.9-60.1

8.5

3.4-19.5

11.4

5.2-23.3

Mecklenburg

119

40.0

30.5-50.3

54.1

44.0-63.9

1.8

0.5- 5.7

4.1

1.6-10.0

Orange

47.0

31.7-62.8

49.4

34.0-64.9

0.8

0.1- 5.6

2.9

0.7-11.2

Wake

42.4

30.8-55.0

51.4

39.0-63.6

4.0

1.2-12.3

2.2

0.5- 9.0

Chatham/Lee

23.0

13.6-36.3

72.0

57.9-82.8

3.7

1.1-11.8

1.2

0.2- 8.4

Nash/Wilson

122

50.7

40.5-60.9

39.9

30.5-50.1

4.4

1.1-16.2

5.0

1.9-12.4

Craven/Pamlico

34.5

23.9-47.0

55.6

42.8-67.7

3.7

1.3-10.2

6.2

2.6-14.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

27.2

8.8-59.1

66.4

35.0-87.9

3.9

0.5-24.6

2.5

0.3-17.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

66.0

33.2-88.4

34.0

11.6-66.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

49.8

32.2-67.5

42.7

27.7-59.2

3.9

1.7- 8.6

3.6

1.4- 9.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

25.8

7.9-58.4

48.5

20.4-77.6

5.6

0.7-32.2

20.1

5.0-54.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

37.1

28.5-46.5

47.2

37.7-56.8

7.4

3.7-14.0

8.4

4.4-15.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

40.3

29.2-52.4

51.0

38.5-63.4

4.2

1.8- 9.3

4.5

1.7-11.6

Northeast NC I

237

36.6

29.4-44.4

138

54.4

46.7-61.9

5.3

2.8- 9.9

3.7

1.4- 9.1

Northeast NC II

148

45.2

35.2-55.6

46.4

36.6-56.5

4.2

1.9- 9.2

4.2

1.8- 9.5

Northeastern Partnership

385

143

41.0

34.7-47.6

209

50.3

43.9-56.7

4.8

2.9- 7.8

3.9

2.1- 7.3

Mountain AHEC

31.9

18.1-49.9

57.5

39.7-73.6

6.1

1.5-21.7

4.4

0.9-19.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

975

382

40.4

35.3-45.7

492

49.2

43.9-54.5

5.6

3.4- 9.0

4.8

3.3- 7.0

Piedmont

810

311

40.3

35.4-45.4

428

50.2

45.2-55.2

4.2

2.6- 6.7

5.3

3.4- 8.1

Western NC

25.1

14.1-40.6

66.6

49.5-80.3

4.0

1.1-13.2

4.3

1.3-13.2

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* Data in this table were derived from the fruits 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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