BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	1,754	91	4.4	3.1- 6.1	545	30.6	27.4-34.0	442	25.8	22.7-29.2	90	5.6	4.0- 8.0	586	33.6	30.1-37.2
GENDER
Male	576	16	3.0	1.4- 6.5	168	28.1	23.1-33.7	147	26.7	21.4-32.7	34	6.7	4.0-11.2	211	35.5	29.8-41.6
Female	1,178	75	5.5	3.9- 7.6	377	32.7	28.7-36.9	295	25.0	21.5-28.9	56	4.8	3.0- 7.5	375	32.1	27.9-36.5
AGE
18-24	145	6	5.3	1.7-15.5	26	19.4	11.9-29.9	34	23.8	15.2-35.4	7	8.6	3.1-21.5	72	42.9	31.4-55.3
25-34	277	13	3.6	1.5- 8.2	66	23.4	17.2-31.0	80	33.2	25.3-42.1	12	3.1	1.5- 6.4	106	36.7	28.8-45.5
35-44	346	12	1.8	0.8- 3.8	100	32.8	25.6-40.8	102	26.0	20.1-32.9	18	4.1	1.8- 9.4	114	35.3	28.0-43.3
45-54	382	24	6.9	4.0-11.5	123	35.8	28.8-43.5	93	22.4	16.6-29.6	24	9.0	4.9-16.0	118	25.8	19.9-32.8
55-64	273	21	4.2	2.5- 6.9	100	34.0	26.4-42.6	64	28.9	21.3-38.0	16	6.1	3.2-11.3	72	26.8	19.8-35.1
65-74	188	8	5.8	2.0-15.7	73	40.7	30.5-51.9	39	18.7	12.0-28.1	10	3.8	1.3-10.3	58	30.9	21.6-42.2
75+	130	5	4.8	1.8-12.1	53	43.9	31.7-57.0	27	15.8	9.0-26.1	2	1.7	0.3- 9.0	43	33.8	22.7-47.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	405	19	3.7	1.9- 7.0	106	22.6	17.0-29.5	78	22.9	16.7-30.6	25	5.8	3.2-10.3	177	45.0	37.4-52.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	31	3.7	2.3- 6.0	153	25.1	20.1-30.9	157	24.0	19.1-29.7	36	6.0	3.6- 9.7	234	41.2	34.9-47.8
Some Post-H.S.	416	24	7.0	3.6-13.0	142	32.1	25.7-39.2	119	29.7	23.0-37.3	17	6.4	2.7-14.3	114	24.9	19.1-31.8
College Graduate	316	16	2.7	1.5- 4.8	142	47.3	39.7-55.1	88	26.7	20.5-34.0	12	3.8	1.6- 9.0	58	19.4	13.9-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	320	19	3.7	2.0- 6.8	89	26.4	19.8-34.1	62	21.3	15.1-29.2	17	2.5	1.4- 4.6	133	46.0	37.4-55.0
$15,000- 24,999	407	19	5.2	2.7- 9.7	110	21.6	16.3-28.1	111	26.9	20.3-34.7	32	10.2	5.6-17.9	135	36.2	28.6-44.6
$25,000- 34,999	213	15	4.2	2.1- 8.4	69	37.5	28.4-47.5	47	15.0	10.2-21.5	13	9.1	3.9-19.8	69	34.2	25.3-44.3
$35,000- 49,999	187	6	1.3	0.5- 3.5	67	34.2	25.0-44.7	52	29.9	21.5-39.9	8	3.9	1.4-10.4	54	30.8	22.3-40.9
$50,000-74,999	115	6	3.1	0.9- 9.9	39	33.2	22.8-45.5	42	38.1	26.4-51.4	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	26	24.7	15.1-37.8
$75,000+	89	6	5.2	1.9-13.5	43	51.6	38.2-64.9	21	23.6	14.6-35.8	5	5.7	1.5-20.0	14	13.8	7.2-25.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	26	3	6.6	2.0-19.4	10	41.7	22.2-64.2	7	27.6	12.7-49.9	2	4.9	1.1-18.4	4	19.3	6.8-43.9
Guilford	109	6	5.9	1.9-17.0	43	36.5	26.4-47.9	26	28.6	19.0-40.6	5	3.2	1.2- 8.3	29	25.9	17.5-36.7
Mecklenburg	112	2	1.7	0.4- 7.1	49	41.4	31.8-51.8	29	26.4	18.2-36.6	2	1.6	0.3- 7.0	30	29.0	20.3-39.5
Orange	43	2	2.8	0.7-11.1	20	43.1	28.0-59.5	10	22.8	12.1-38.7	3	7.9	2.3-23.7	8	23.4	11.5-41.8
Wake	84	5	3.8	1.6- 9.2	28	31.9	21.6-44.4	21	27.3	17.1-40.7	2	2.4	0.5-10.8	28	34.5	23.7-47.1
Chatham/Lee	66	6	11.2	4.7-24.6	15	21.1	11.7-34.9	18	17.7	9.9-29.5	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	25	49.0	31.8-66.6
Nash/Wilson	118	7	4.3	1.8-10.0	25	20.0	13.0-29.4	31	27.8	19.3-38.3	10	6.9	3.4-13.3	45	41.0	31.0-51.8
Craven/Pamlico	84	5	6.3	2.3-16.0	33	38.8	26.8-52.3	12	9.9	5.2-17.9	4	5.8	1.9-16.2	30	39.2	26.2-54.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	0	0.0	. - .	7	31.4	11.1-62.7	2	13.9	2.8-47.6	1	5.2	0.7-30.7	6	49.5	19.1-80.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	1	8.6	1.1-43.5	3	32.3	9.8-67.8	1	9.0	1.2-44.8	1	6.6	0.9-36.4	3	43.5	15.1-76.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	159	5	1.8	0.6- 5.2	38	21.7	12.7-34.6	41	22.2	13.7-33.9	9	3.8	1.6- 8.8	66	50.5	32.9-68.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	5	55.5	25.5-82.0	3	23.0	6.8-54.9	1	8.2	1.1-41.7	1	13.3	1.9-55.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	132	8	4.9	2.4- 9.8	41	31.8	23.3-41.8	31	20.8	13.9-29.9	5	4.5	1.2-16.1	47	37.9	28.8-48.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	117	7	5.7	2.5-12.3	38	36.4	22.9-52.4	25	17.9	11.1-27.6	3	4.4	1.4-12.9	44	35.7	24.7-48.4
Northeast NC I	221	8	2.7	1.3- 5.4	53	23.5	17.2-31.3	71	32.9	26.0-40.8	12	3.8	2.0- 7.1	77	37.0	29.9-44.9
Northeast NC II	142	8	4.3	2.0- 8.9	39	18.6	12.9-26.1	33	23.0	15.7-32.3	13	17.8	9.7-30.4	49	36.3	27.0-46.7
Northeastern Partnership	363	16	3.5	2.1- 6.1	92	20.9	16.4-26.2	104	27.7	22.4-33.7	25	11.2	6.6-18.5	126	36.7	30.6-43.2
Mountain AHEC	48	5	8.9	2.9-24.2	20	48.5	30.6-66.8	13	24.8	12.9-42.4	3	3.2	0.9-11.0	7	14.6	6.1-31.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	912	47	4.1	2.3- 7.2	258	24.4	20.4-28.9	231	26.4	21.8-31.5	54	9.2	5.9-14.1	322	35.8	30.8-41.2
Piedmont	771	37	4.5	2.9- 6.9	256	33.9	29.3-38.8	195	25.8	21.5-30.6	32	3.2	1.8- 5.7	251	32.6	27.8-37.8
Western NC	71	7	6.7	2.5-16.6	31	53.2	33.2-72.2	16	16.6	8.4-30.2	4	2.0	0.6- 6.4	13	21.4	8.2-45.5

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,754

4.4

3.1- 6.1

545

30.6

27.4-34.0

442

25.8

22.7-29.2

5.6

4.0- 8.0

586

33.6

30.1-37.2

GENDER

Male

576

3.0

1.4- 6.5

168

28.1

23.1-33.7

147

26.7

21.4-32.7

6.7

4.0-11.2

211

35.5

29.8-41.6

Female

1,178

5.5

3.9- 7.6

377

32.7

28.7-36.9

295

25.0

21.5-28.9

4.8

3.0- 7.5

375

32.1

27.9-36.5

AGE

18-24

145

5.3

1.7-15.5

19.4

11.9-29.9

23.8

15.2-35.4

8.6

3.1-21.5

42.9

31.4-55.3

25-34

277

3.6

1.5- 8.2

23.4

17.2-31.0

33.2

25.3-42.1

3.1

1.5- 6.4

106

36.7

28.8-45.5

35-44

346

1.8

0.8- 3.8

100

32.8

25.6-40.8

102

26.0

20.1-32.9

4.1

1.8- 9.4

114

35.3

28.0-43.3

45-54

382

6.9

4.0-11.5

123

35.8

28.8-43.5

22.4

16.6-29.6

9.0

4.9-16.0

118

25.8

19.9-32.8

55-64

273

4.2

2.5- 6.9

100

34.0

26.4-42.6

28.9

21.3-38.0

6.1

3.2-11.3

26.8

19.8-35.1

65-74

188

5.8

2.0-15.7

40.7

30.5-51.9

18.7

12.0-28.1

3.8

1.3-10.3

30.9

21.6-42.2

75+

130

4.8

1.8-12.1

43.9

31.7-57.0

15.8

9.0-26.1

1.7

0.3- 9.0

33.8

22.7-47.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

405

3.7

1.9- 7.0

106

22.6

17.0-29.5

22.9

16.7-30.6

5.8

3.2-10.3

177

45.0

37.4-52.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

3.7

2.3- 6.0

153

25.1

20.1-30.9

157

24.0

19.1-29.7

6.0

3.6- 9.7

234

41.2

34.9-47.8

Some Post-H.S.

416

7.0

3.6-13.0

142

32.1

25.7-39.2

119

29.7

23.0-37.3

6.4

2.7-14.3

114

24.9

19.1-31.8

College Graduate

316

2.7

1.5- 4.8

142

47.3

39.7-55.1

26.7

20.5-34.0

3.8

1.6- 9.0

19.4

13.9-26.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

320

3.7

2.0- 6.8

26.4

19.8-34.1

21.3

15.1-29.2

2.5

1.4- 4.6

133

46.0

37.4-55.0

$15,000- 24,999

407

5.2

2.7- 9.7

110

21.6

16.3-28.1

111

26.9

20.3-34.7

10.2

5.6-17.9

135

36.2

28.6-44.6

$25,000- 34,999

213

4.2

2.1- 8.4

37.5

28.4-47.5

15.0

10.2-21.5

9.1

3.9-19.8

34.2

25.3-44.3

$35,000- 49,999

187

1.3

0.5- 3.5

34.2

25.0-44.7

29.9

21.5-39.9

3.9

1.4-10.4

30.8

22.3-40.9

$50,000-74,999

115

3.1

0.9- 9.9

33.2

22.8-45.5

38.1

26.4-51.4

0.9

0.2- 3.7

24.7

15.1-37.8

$75,000+

5.2

1.9-13.5

51.6

38.2-64.9

23.6

14.6-35.8

5.7

1.5-20.0

13.8

7.2-25.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

6.6

2.0-19.4

41.7

22.2-64.2

27.6

12.7-49.9

4.9

1.1-18.4

19.3

6.8-43.9

Guilford

109

5.9

1.9-17.0

36.5

26.4-47.9

28.6

19.0-40.6

3.2

1.2- 8.3

25.9

17.5-36.7

Mecklenburg

112

1.7

0.4- 7.1

41.4

31.8-51.8

26.4

18.2-36.6

1.6

0.3- 7.0

29.0

20.3-39.5

Orange

2.8

0.7-11.1

43.1

28.0-59.5

22.8

12.1-38.7

7.9

2.3-23.7

23.4

11.5-41.8

Wake

3.8

1.6- 9.2

31.9

21.6-44.4

27.3

17.1-40.7

2.4

0.5-10.8

34.5

23.7-47.1

Chatham/Lee

11.2

4.7-24.6

21.1

11.7-34.9

17.7

9.9-29.5

1.0

0.2- 4.0

49.0

31.8-66.6

Nash/Wilson

118

4.3

1.8-10.0

20.0

13.0-29.4

27.8

19.3-38.3

6.9

3.4-13.3

41.0

31.0-51.8

Craven/Pamlico

6.3

2.3-16.0

38.8

26.8-52.3

9.9

5.2-17.9

5.8

1.9-16.2

39.2

26.2-54.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

31.4

11.1-62.7

13.9

2.8-47.6

5.2

0.7-30.7

49.5

19.1-80.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

8.6

1.1-43.5

32.3

9.8-67.8

9.0

1.2-44.8

6.6

0.9-36.4

43.5

15.1-76.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

159

1.8

0.6- 5.2

21.7

12.7-34.6

22.2

13.7-33.9

3.8

1.6- 8.8

50.5

32.9-68.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

55.5

25.5-82.0

23.0

6.8-54.9

8.2

1.1-41.7

13.3

1.9-55.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

132

4.9

2.4- 9.8

31.8

23.3-41.8

20.8

13.9-29.9

4.5

1.2-16.1

37.9

28.8-48.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

117

5.7

2.5-12.3

36.4

22.9-52.4

17.9

11.1-27.6

4.4

1.4-12.9

35.7

24.7-48.4

Northeast NC I

221

2.7

1.3- 5.4

23.5

17.2-31.3

32.9

26.0-40.8

3.8

2.0- 7.1

37.0

29.9-44.9

Northeast NC II

142

4.3

2.0- 8.9

18.6

12.9-26.1

23.0

15.7-32.3

17.8

9.7-30.4

36.3

27.0-46.7

Northeastern Partnership

363

3.5

2.1- 6.1

20.9

16.4-26.2

104

27.7

22.4-33.7

11.2

6.6-18.5

126

36.7

30.6-43.2

Mountain AHEC

8.9

2.9-24.2

48.5

30.6-66.8

24.8

12.9-42.4

3.2

0.9-11.0

14.6

6.1-31.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

912

4.1

2.3- 7.2

258

24.4

20.4-28.9

231

26.4

21.8-31.5

9.2

5.9-14.1

322

35.8

30.8-41.2

Piedmont

771

4.5

2.9- 6.9

256

33.9

29.3-38.8

195

25.8

21.5-30.6

3.2

1.8- 5.7

251

32.6

27.8-37.8

Western NC

6.7

2.5-16.6

53.2

33.2-72.2

16.6

8.4-30.2

2.0

0.6- 6.4

21.4

8.2-45.5

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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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