BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

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	1,815	635	33.1	29.8-36.5	842	47.0	43.4-50.7	250	15.0	12.5-17.8	21	1.0	0.6- 1.7	67	4.0	2.7- 5.8
GENDER
Male	585	173	30.8	25.4-36.8	282	48.7	42.6-54.9	102	17.3	13.1-22.4	12	1.1	0.6- 2.2	16	2.1	1.1- 4.1
Female	1,230	462	34.8	31.0-38.8	560	45.7	41.4-50.0	148	13.2	10.4-16.5	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0	51	5.4	3.5- 8.3
AGE
18-24	143	47	24.7	16.6-35.1	63	53.9	42.0-65.5	23	13.6	7.9-22.3	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9	8	7.4	2.9-17.4
25-34	279	84	30.5	22.9-39.2	136	46.5	38.1-55.2	43	17.0	10.9-25.5	6	1.6	0.6- 3.9	10	4.4	1.9- 9.7
35-44	362	109	29.8	23.3-37.2	167	44.2	36.8-51.9	70	21.3	15.2-29.0	3	0.9	0.2- 3.0	13	3.8	1.8- 8.0
45-54	408	135	36.2	29.4-43.7	201	46.7	39.4-54.1	57	14.3	9.9-20.3	4	1.1	0.3- 3.5	11	1.7	0.7- 3.9
55-64	280	105	36.3	28.4-45.0	139	48.6	40.2-57.1	23	9.7	5.7-15.9	4	1.7	0.4- 6.0	9	3.8	1.6- 8.8
65-74	192	94	44.6	34.2-55.5	72	40.8	30.6-51.7	23	13.5	8.0-21.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.1	0.3- 4.7
75+	137	57	45.1	33.1-57.7	56	43.9	32.3-56.1	11	5.9	2.8-12.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	12	4.9	2.3-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	424	160	33.1	26.6-40.2	172	42.6	35.4-50.1	62	16.9	11.7-23.7	9	2.4	1.1- 5.3	21	5.1	2.8- 9.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	635	198	29.3	24.2-34.9	300	48.2	42.0-54.5	108	18.3	13.8-23.9	6	0.8	0.3- 2.0	23	3.4	1.8- 6.4
Some Post-H.S.	424	143	32.0	25.3-39.5	215	50.3	42.7-57.9	46	12.4	8.2-18.2	4	0.7	0.2- 2.3	16	4.6	2.0-10.5
College Graduate	327	134	42.1	34.8-49.9	152	44.6	37.2-52.3	33	9.9	6.3-15.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	6	3.0	1.2- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	325	131	34.4	27.0-42.5	139	43.6	35.4-52.1	43	17.8	11.0-27.6	2	1.0	0.2- 5.9	10	3.3	1.2- 8.6
$15,000- 24,999	425	114	23.8	17.8-31.2	210	53.2	45.3-61.0	75	16.9	12.0-23.1	6	1.1	0.4- 3.0	20	4.9	2.6- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	227	79	34.0	25.8-43.2	96	38.7	30.0-48.3	40	22.6	14.7-33.2	3	1.8	0.6- 5.6	9	2.9	1.3- 6.2
$35,000- 49,999	196	66	35.4	26.3-45.8	100	46.2	36.5-56.3	23	16.7	10.2-26.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	6	1.5	0.5- 4.7
$50,000-74,999	118	41	37.6	26.1-50.7	62	51.1	38.7-63.4	10	7.7	2.8-19.5	3	1.2	0.4- 3.7	2	2.4	0.5-10.3
$75,000+	91	43	44.4	31.5-58.1	43	47.2	33.9-60.9	5	8.3	3.3-19.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	11	30.8	15.9-51.2	15	60.8	39.9-78.3	2	8.4	1.8-32.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	115	44	36.3	26.2-47.7	54	44.5	33.7-55.8	13	14.4	7.7-25.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.8	1.5-14.2
Mecklenburg	118	43	33.6	25.0-43.4	57	50.1	40.0-60.1	12	9.9	5.4-17.5	2	1.6	0.4- 6.8	4	4.9	1.7-13.1
Orange	47	16	28.4	16.9-43.7	23	50.5	35.0-65.9	4	10.8	3.4-29.5	2	5.1	1.3-18.2	2	5.2	1.2-20.1
Wake	83	27	36.2	24.5-49.7	35	38.1	27.0-50.7	14	18.8	10.9-30.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	6.9	2.9-15.6
Chatham/Lee	70	28	38.7	24.8-54.7	34	50.9	34.2-67.4	6	4.8	1.9-11.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.7	1.1-24.8
Nash/Wilson	120	40	30.5	21.6-41.0	54	44.8	34.8-55.3	21	19.9	12.4-30.3	2	2.2	0.5- 8.9	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2
Craven/Pamlico	89	31	34.3	23.4-47.1	38	44.4	31.5-58.1	15	16.3	9.4-26.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	4	3.6	1.3- 9.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	7	30.3	10.8-60.8	6	58.5	27.6-83.9	1	5.2	0.7-30.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.1	1.3-24.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	15.5	3.5-47.9	5	69.8	37.6-89.8	1	6.6	0.9-36.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.1	1.1-41.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	159	49	25.6	16.0-38.3	71	53.2	35.9-69.8	28	14.7	8.5-24.2	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	9	4.3	1.8- 9.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	7	79.5	43.8-95.1	2	20.5	4.9-56.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	139	54	36.8	28.0-46.6	58	40.2	31.1-50.0	21	15.8	10.0-24.1	3	5.2	1.5-16.6	3	2.0	0.6- 7.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	44	41.5	28.6-55.7	57	38.7	28.1-50.6	18	13.4	7.8-22.1	2	3.7	0.9-14.3	4	2.6	0.9- 7.3
Northeast NC I	228	78	33.2	26.3-40.8	108	48.2	40.5-56.0	30	14.6	9.9-21.0	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	9	3.1	1.5- 6.6
Northeast NC II	142	34	18.0	12.3-25.5	84	60.8	50.5-70.2	19	14.8	8.8-23.6	2	1.4	0.3- 5.9	3	5.1	1.5-15.9
Northeastern Partnership	370	112	25.3	20.6-30.8	192	54.7	48.2-61.0	49	14.7	10.6-19.9	5	1.1	0.4- 3.1	12	4.2	1.8- 9.1
Mountain AHEC	49	23	38.0	22.9-55.8	21	49.6	32.1-67.2	5	12.4	4.6-29.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	944	322	31.5	26.8-36.5	439	47.5	42.1-52.8	139	16.5	12.8-21.0	13	1.5	0.8- 3.0	31	3.0	1.8- 5.0
Piedmont	799	280	33.8	29.3-38.6	373	46.6	41.6-51.7	104	14.1	10.9-18.2	8	0.7	0.3- 1.6	34	4.8	2.9- 7.8
Western NC	72	33	41.0	22.8-62.1	30	48.9	29.7-68.5	7	9.3	3.7-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,815

635

33.1

29.8-36.5

842

47.0

43.4-50.7

250

15.0

12.5-17.8

1.0

0.6- 1.7

4.0

2.7- 5.8

GENDER

Male

585

173

30.8

25.4-36.8

282

48.7

42.6-54.9

102

17.3

13.1-22.4

1.1

0.6- 2.2

2.1

1.1- 4.1

Female

1,230

462

34.8

31.0-38.8

560

45.7

41.4-50.0

148

13.2

10.4-16.5

0.9

0.4- 2.0

5.4

3.5- 8.3

AGE

18-24

143

24.7

16.6-35.1

53.9

42.0-65.5

13.6

7.9-22.3

0.4

0.1- 1.9

7.4

2.9-17.4

25-34

279

30.5

22.9-39.2

136

46.5

38.1-55.2

17.0

10.9-25.5

1.6

0.6- 3.9

4.4

1.9- 9.7

35-44

362

109

29.8

23.3-37.2

167

44.2

36.8-51.9

21.3

15.2-29.0

0.9

0.2- 3.0

3.8

1.8- 8.0

45-54

408

135

36.2

29.4-43.7

201

46.7

39.4-54.1

14.3

9.9-20.3

1.1

0.3- 3.5

1.7

0.7- 3.9

55-64

280

105

36.3

28.4-45.0

139

48.6

40.2-57.1

9.7

5.7-15.9

1.7

0.4- 6.0

3.8

1.6- 8.8

65-74

192

44.6

34.2-55.5

40.8

30.6-51.7

13.5

8.0-21.8

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.3- 4.7

75+

137

45.1

33.1-57.7

43.9

32.3-56.1

5.9

2.8-12.1

0.2

0.0- 1.5

4.9

2.3-10.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

424

160

33.1

26.6-40.2

172

42.6

35.4-50.1

16.9

11.7-23.7

2.4

1.1- 5.3

5.1

2.8- 9.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

635

198

29.3

24.2-34.9

300

48.2

42.0-54.5

108

18.3

13.8-23.9

0.8

0.3- 2.0

3.4

1.8- 6.4

Some Post-H.S.

424

143

32.0

25.3-39.5

215

50.3

42.7-57.9

12.4

8.2-18.2

0.7

0.2- 2.3

4.6

2.0-10.5

College Graduate

327

134

42.1

34.8-49.9

152

44.6

37.2-52.3

9.9

6.3-15.2

0.4

0.1- 1.6

3.0

1.2- 7.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

325

131

34.4

27.0-42.5

139

43.6

35.4-52.1

17.8

11.0-27.6

1.0

0.2- 5.9

3.3

1.2- 8.6

$15,000- 24,999

425

114

23.8

17.8-31.2

210

53.2

45.3-61.0

16.9

12.0-23.1

1.1

0.4- 3.0

4.9

2.6- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

227

34.0

25.8-43.2

38.7

30.0-48.3

22.6

14.7-33.2

1.8

0.6- 5.6

2.9

1.3- 6.2

$35,000- 49,999

196

35.4

26.3-45.8

100

46.2

36.5-56.3

16.7

10.2-26.0

0.1

0.0- 0.9

1.5

0.5- 4.7

$50,000-74,999

118

37.6

26.1-50.7

51.1

38.7-63.4

7.7

2.8-19.5

1.2

0.4- 3.7

2.4

0.5-10.3

$75,000+

44.4

31.5-58.1

47.2

33.9-60.9

8.3

3.3-19.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

30.8

15.9-51.2

60.8

39.9-78.3

8.4

1.8-32.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Guilford

115

36.3

26.2-47.7

44.5

33.7-55.8

14.4

7.7-25.3

0.0

. - .

4.8

1.5-14.2

Mecklenburg

118

33.6

25.0-43.4

50.1

40.0-60.1

9.9

5.4-17.5

1.6

0.4- 6.8

4.9

1.7-13.1

Orange

28.4

16.9-43.7

50.5

35.0-65.9

10.8

3.4-29.5

5.1

1.3-18.2

5.2

1.2-20.1

Wake

36.2

24.5-49.7

38.1

27.0-50.7

18.8

10.9-30.6

0.0

. - .

6.9

2.9-15.6

Chatham/Lee

38.7

24.8-54.7

50.9

34.2-67.4

4.8

1.9-11.7

0.0

. - .

5.7

1.1-24.8

Nash/Wilson

120

30.5

21.6-41.0

44.8

34.8-55.3

19.9

12.4-30.3

2.2

0.5- 8.9

2.6

0.8- 8.2

Craven/Pamlico

34.3

23.4-47.1

44.4

31.5-58.1

16.3

9.4-26.8

1.4

0.2- 9.6

3.6

1.3- 9.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

30.3

10.8-60.8

58.5

27.6-83.9

5.2

0.7-30.7

0.0

. - .

6.1

1.3-24.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

15.5

3.5-47.9

69.8

37.6-89.8

6.6

0.9-36.4

0.0

. - .

8.1

1.1-41.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

159

25.6

16.0-38.3

53.2

35.9-69.8

14.7

8.5-24.2

2.2

0.5- 8.8

4.3

1.8- 9.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

79.5

43.8-95.1

20.5

4.9-56.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

139

36.8

28.0-46.6

40.2

31.1-50.0

15.8

10.0-24.1

5.2

1.5-16.6

2.0

0.6- 7.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

41.5

28.6-55.7

38.7

28.1-50.6

13.4

7.8-22.1

3.7

0.9-14.3

2.6

0.9- 7.3

Northeast NC I

228

33.2

26.3-40.8

108

48.2

40.5-56.0

14.6

9.9-21.0

0.9

0.3- 2.8

3.1

1.5- 6.6

Northeast NC II

142

18.0

12.3-25.5

60.8

50.5-70.2

14.8

8.8-23.6

1.4

0.3- 5.9

5.1

1.5-15.9

Northeastern Partnership

370

112

25.3

20.6-30.8

192

54.7

48.2-61.0

14.7

10.6-19.9

1.1

0.4- 3.1

4.2

1.8- 9.1

Mountain AHEC

38.0

22.9-55.8

49.6

32.1-67.2

12.4

4.6-29.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

944

322

31.5

26.8-36.5

439

47.5

42.1-52.8

139

16.5

12.8-21.0

1.5

0.8- 3.0

3.0

1.8- 5.0

Piedmont

799

280

33.8

29.3-38.6

373

46.6

41.6-51.7

104

14.1

10.9-18.2

0.7

0.3- 1.6

4.8

2.9- 7.8

Western NC

41.0

22.8-62.1

48.9

29.7-68.5

9.3

3.7-21.4

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.2- 3.1

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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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