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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	1,869	278	16.1	13.5-19.1	1,182	61.7	58.1-65.2	322	17.4	14.9-20.3	87	4.8	3.5- 6.6
GENDER
Male	604	107	16.9	12.9-21.8	390	61.9	55.8-67.6	93	17.2	13.0-22.2	14	4.1	2.0- 8.1
Female	1,265	171	15.5	12.2-19.4	792	61.5	57.2-65.7	229	17.6	14.7-21.0	73	5.3	3.9- 7.3
AGE
18-24	147	29	19.0	11.0-30.8	95	62.9	50.6-73.7	19	13.3	7.4-22.9	4	4.8	1.4-15.1
25-34	286	31	13.7	8.4-21.7	184	62.3	53.5-70.3	54	18.3	12.6-25.9	17	5.7	3.0-10.5
35-44	370	52	16.2	11.0-23.2	236	60.4	52.5-67.8	66	17.2	12.0-23.9	16	6.3	3.2-12.1
45-54	415	71	15.7	11.1-21.7	247	59.2	51.8-66.1	76	21.0	15.5-27.8	21	4.1	2.4- 7.0
55-64	287	37	13.2	8.7-19.7	184	67.9	59.9-75.0	46	13.2	8.7-19.4	20	5.7	3.0-10.6
65-74	207	31	19.2	11.4-30.5	132	57.5	46.6-67.7	39	22.0	14.3-32.2	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3
75+	142	25	19.2	11.1-31.0	94	60.2	47.5-71.6	19	18.5	9.9-31.7	4	2.2	0.6- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	445	94	25.9	19.8-32.9	282	58.1	50.7-65.2	56	13.4	9.2-19.3	13	2.6	1.1- 5.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	111	18.4	13.6-24.3	411	61.6	55.3-67.5	92	14.3	10.6-18.9	37	5.8	3.4- 9.7
Some Post-H.S.	435	50	12.0	7.8-18.0	287	67.1	59.6-73.8	78	15.0	10.5-21.0	20	5.9	3.1-10.9
College Graduate	332	21	6.9	3.9-12.0	199	58.3	50.5-65.6	95	31.2	24.3-39.1	17	3.6	2.1- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	350	54	19.3	12.4-28.7	242	66.8	57.9-74.6	43	10.7	7.1-16.0	11	3.2	1.5- 6.9
$15,000- 24,999	434	73	15.3	11.0-20.8	267	58.8	50.9-66.3	73	20.9	15.0-28.4	21	5.0	2.3-10.7
$25,000- 34,999	227	37	18.3	11.5-27.8	132	59.7	50.0-68.7	46	15.5	10.5-22.2	12	6.5	2.8-14.4
$35,000- 49,999	199	23	12.0	6.7-20.6	132	68.8	58.5-77.5	35	14.0	8.2-22.9	9	5.2	2.0-13.0
$50,000-74,999	118	10	7.8	3.3-17.4	70	60.0	47.1-71.6	32	27.6	17.4-40.8	6	4.6	1.7-12.0
$75,000+	94	6	8.0	3.2-18.7	54	48.5	35.5-61.7	31	42.0	29.3-55.9	3	1.5	0.4- 4.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	17	58.0	36.9-76.5	10	37.4	19.7-59.4	1	2.6	0.4-16.5
Guilford	116	12	8.6	4.5-15.8	73	66.1	55.2-75.5	21	16.9	10.6-26.0	10	8.3	3.6-18.0
Mecklenburg	120	15	13.2	7.7-21.6	72	57.7	47.5-67.4	27	24.5	16.6-34.6	6	4.6	2.0-10.3
Orange	48	4	9.3	2.7-27.9	28	61.6	45.4-75.6	13	22.8	12.7-37.6	3	6.2	1.7-19.8
Wake	86	10	12.6	6.4-23.4	55	63.6	50.6-74.8	17	17.3	10.1-28.0	4	6.5	1.6-23.1
Chatham/Lee	70	6	19.8	5.8-49.7	49	60.6	40.8-77.5	15	19.6	10.7-33.0	0	0.0	. - .
Nash/Wilson	124	20	12.8	7.9-20.1	82	72.8	63.4-80.5	18	11.3	6.6-18.6	4	3.1	0.9-10.7
Craven/Pamlico	92	13	20.6	10.0-37.8	56	56.9	43.3-69.6	20	19.4	11.9-30.0	3	3.1	0.9-10.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	4	15.1	4.6-39.3	9	66.0	35.0-87.5	3	19.0	5.0-50.9	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	25.4	5.7-65.6	4	43.0	15.6-75.5	3	31.7	9.4-67.5	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	20	8.2	4.5-14.5	116	77.0	65.6-85.4	23	12.2	7.0-20.6	6	2.6	1.0- 6.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	3	23.0	6.8-54.9	5	56.9	26.9-82.6	2	20.1	5.0-54.7	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	144	24	14.7	9.4-22.4	90	64.6	55.3-72.9	19	14.2	8.8-22.1	11	6.5	3.4-11.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	17	13.9	7.8-23.7	88	66.8	55.1-76.7	18	13.0	7.7-21.2	6	6.2	2.6-14.4
Northeast NC I	237	35	15.7	11.0-22.1	164	70.1	62.8-76.5	29	11.3	7.4-17.0	9	2.9	1.4- 5.6
Northeast NC II	148	30	21.7	14.1-31.8	86	59.5	49.4-69.0	26	14.7	9.5-21.9	6	4.1	1.8- 9.1
Northeastern Partnership	385	65	18.8	14.0-24.7	250	64.6	58.3-70.5	55	13.0	9.6-17.4	15	3.5	2.0- 6.1
Mountain AHEC	51	5	3.9	1.3-11.6	29	57.4	39.5-73.6	15	33.5	19.0-52.1	2	5.1	1.1-20.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	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
Piedmont	816	99	13.3	10.2-17.4	520	60.2	55.2-65.1	159	21.0	17.2-25.4	38	5.4	3.4- 8.5
Western NC	74	10	10.0	3.1-27.8	40	49.9	30.7-69.2	21	35.8	18.3-58.2	3	4.3	1.3-13.7

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

1,869

278

16.1

13.5-19.1

1,182

61.7

58.1-65.2

322

17.4

14.9-20.3

4.8

3.5- 6.6

GENDER

Male

604

107

16.9

12.9-21.8

390

61.9

55.8-67.6

17.2

13.0-22.2

4.1

2.0- 8.1

Female

1,265

171

15.5

12.2-19.4

792

61.5

57.2-65.7

229

17.6

14.7-21.0

5.3

3.9- 7.3

AGE

18-24

147

19.0

11.0-30.8

62.9

50.6-73.7

13.3

7.4-22.9

4.8

1.4-15.1

25-34

286

13.7

8.4-21.7

184

62.3

53.5-70.3

18.3

12.6-25.9

5.7

3.0-10.5

35-44

370

16.2

11.0-23.2

236

60.4

52.5-67.8

17.2

12.0-23.9

6.3

3.2-12.1

45-54

415

15.7

11.1-21.7

247

59.2

51.8-66.1

21.0

15.5-27.8

4.1

2.4- 7.0

55-64

287

13.2

8.7-19.7

184

67.9

59.9-75.0

13.2

8.7-19.4

5.7

3.0-10.6

65-74

207

19.2

11.4-30.5

132

57.5

46.6-67.7

22.0

14.3-32.2

1.3

0.5- 3.3

75+

142

19.2

11.1-31.0

60.2

47.5-71.6

18.5

9.9-31.7

2.2

0.6- 7.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

445

25.9

19.8-32.9

282

58.1

50.7-65.2

13.4

9.2-19.3

2.6

1.1- 5.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

111

18.4

13.6-24.3

411

61.6

55.3-67.5

14.3

10.6-18.9

5.8

3.4- 9.7

Some Post-H.S.

435

12.0

7.8-18.0

287

67.1

59.6-73.8

15.0

10.5-21.0

5.9

3.1-10.9

College Graduate

332

6.9

3.9-12.0

199

58.3

50.5-65.6

31.2

24.3-39.1

3.6

2.1- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

350

19.3

12.4-28.7

242

66.8

57.9-74.6

10.7

7.1-16.0

3.2

1.5- 6.9

$15,000- 24,999

434

15.3

11.0-20.8

267

58.8

50.9-66.3

20.9

15.0-28.4

5.0

2.3-10.7

$25,000- 34,999

227

18.3

11.5-27.8

132

59.7

50.0-68.7

15.5

10.5-22.2

6.5

2.8-14.4

$35,000- 49,999

199

12.0

6.7-20.6

132

68.8

58.5-77.5

14.0

8.2-22.9

5.2

2.0-13.0

$50,000-74,999

118

7.8

3.3-17.4

60.0

47.1-71.6

27.6

17.4-40.8

4.6

1.7-12.0

$75,000+

8.0

3.2-18.7

48.5

35.5-61.7

42.0

29.3-55.9

1.5

0.4- 4.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

2.0

0.3-13.0

58.0

36.9-76.5

37.4

19.7-59.4

2.6

0.4-16.5

Guilford

116

8.6

4.5-15.8

66.1

55.2-75.5

16.9

10.6-26.0

8.3

3.6-18.0

Mecklenburg

120

13.2

7.7-21.6

57.7

47.5-67.4

24.5

16.6-34.6

4.6

2.0-10.3

Orange

9.3

2.7-27.9

61.6

45.4-75.6

22.8

12.7-37.6

6.2

1.7-19.8

Wake

12.6

6.4-23.4

63.6

50.6-74.8

17.3

10.1-28.0

6.5

1.6-23.1

Chatham/Lee

19.8

5.8-49.7

60.6

40.8-77.5

19.6

10.7-33.0

0.0

. - .

Nash/Wilson

124

12.8

7.9-20.1

72.8

63.4-80.5

11.3

6.6-18.6

3.1

0.9-10.7

Craven/Pamlico

20.6

10.0-37.8

56.9

43.3-69.6

19.4

11.9-30.0

3.1

0.9-10.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

15.1

4.6-39.3

66.0

35.0-87.5

19.0

5.0-50.9

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.4

5.7-65.6

43.0

15.6-75.5

31.7

9.4-67.5

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

8.2

4.5-14.5

116

77.0

65.6-85.4

12.2

7.0-20.6

2.6

1.0- 6.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

23.0

6.8-54.9

56.9

26.9-82.6

20.1

5.0-54.7

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

144

14.7

9.4-22.4

64.6

55.3-72.9

14.2

8.8-22.1

6.5

3.4-11.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

13.9

7.8-23.7

66.8

55.1-76.7

13.0

7.7-21.2

6.2

2.6-14.4

Northeast NC I

237

15.7

11.0-22.1

164

70.1

62.8-76.5

11.3

7.4-17.0

2.9

1.4- 5.6

Northeast NC II

148

21.7

14.1-31.8

59.5

49.4-69.0

14.7

9.5-21.9

4.1

1.8- 9.1

Northeastern Partnership

385

18.8

14.0-24.7

250

64.6

58.3-70.5

13.0

9.6-17.4

3.5

2.0- 6.1

Mountain AHEC

3.9

1.3-11.6

57.4

39.5-73.6

33.5

19.0-52.1

5.1

1.1-20.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

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

Piedmont

816

13.3

10.2-17.4

520

60.2

55.2-65.1

159

21.0

17.2-25.4

5.4

3.4- 8.5

Western NC

10.0

3.1-27.8

49.9

30.7-69.2

35.8

18.3-58.2

4.3

1.3-13.7

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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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