BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How Often Do You Eat Green Salad?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-AFRICAN AMERICANS

How Often Do You Eat Green Salad?

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
TOTAL	1,820	234	12.6	10.4-15.1	1,063	57.6	53.9-61.2	354	20.5	17.5-23.9	29	1.8	0.9- 3.4	140	7.5	5.9- 9.4
GENDER
Male	588	50	10.1	6.8-14.9	349	57.7	51.4-63.7	127	21.5	16.8-27.2	14	3.0	1.3- 6.9	48	7.6	5.2-11.0
Female	1,232	184	14.5	11.9-17.5	714	57.5	53.1-61.7	227	19.8	16.1-24.0	15	0.8	0.4- 1.7	92	7.4	5.5- 9.9
AGE
18-24	145	10	7.8	3.3-17.6	72	52.2	40.0-64.1	41	29.4	19.1-42.3	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	20	10.0	5.5-17.4
25-34	283	38	13.7	8.8-20.6	163	58.2	49.5-66.5	64	21.3	15.1-29.0	3	2.6	0.4-13.9	15	4.3	2.3- 7.8
35-44	367	50	15.9	10.8-22.8	220	57.1	49.3-64.6	83	21.9	16.0-29.1	3	1.2	0.2- 6.9	11	3.9	1.7- 8.7
45-54	406	50	12.8	9.0-18.0	257	61.6	54.1-68.6	62	15.1	10.1-22.0	9	3.0	1.3- 7.0	28	7.4	4.3-12.5
55-64	281	42	10.2	6.8-15.0	165	59.6	50.9-67.8	45	17.4	11.2-25.9	7	2.6	1.0- 6.6	22	10.2	5.8-17.2
65-74	192	26	15.5	8.7-26.2	115	59.2	48.1-69.4	32	15.1	9.4-23.2	4	0.7	0.3- 2.2	15	9.5	4.1-20.5
75+	132	15	11.0	5.6-20.5	64	50.8	38.6-62.9	24	21.0	11.4-35.4	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	28	17.0	10.4-26.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	422	40	8.2	5.2-12.7	207	46.3	39.0-53.9	103	26.7	20.2-34.4	11	3.0	1.2- 7.5	61	15.7	11.1-21.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	78	10.0	7.3-13.7	341	53.9	47.6-60.1	153	26.4	21.0-32.7	11	2.0	0.6- 6.9	51	7.6	5.1-11.2
Some Post-H.S.	429	57	13.6	9.2-19.7	284	65.0	57.3-72.0	65	15.9	10.6-23.1	3	0.6	0.1- 2.4	20	4.9	2.7- 8.5
College Graduate	330	59	20.6	14.7-28.2	227	65.7	57.9-72.8	32	9.2	5.8-14.3	4	1.7	0.5- 6.0	8	2.8	1.1- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	333	29	8.2	5.0-13.0	187	57.2	48.6-65.5	70	17.4	12.3-24.0	11	5.9	1.8-17.6	36	11.4	7.0-17.9
$15,000- 24,999	424	49	10.8	6.9-16.6	237	53.7	45.6-61.6	105	27.6	20.6-36.0	10	2.1	0.8- 5.7	23	5.7	3.2- 9.8
$25,000- 34,999	225	38	18.2	11.6-27.2	141	59.3	49.4-68.5	31	14.2	8.2-23.5	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	14	7.3	4.0-13.2
$35,000- 49,999	195	26	11.6	6.7-19.5	126	61.5	51.0-71.1	36	22.1	14.4-32.4	3	0.9	0.2- 4.7	4	3.8	1.1-12.1
$50,000-74,999	117	18	18.1	9.5-31.8	82	67.6	53.8-78.9	14	13.5	6.4-26.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.8	0.2- 3.0
$75,000+	94	17	16.3	8.9-28.1	64	70.7	57.7-80.9	10	9.2	4.3-18.9	1	2.5	0.4-15.8	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	28	7	25.7	11.8-47.2	18	68.0	47.0-83.6	3	6.3	1.9-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	113	13	11.1	5.4-21.3	76	63.6	51.6-74.1	17	15.9	9.0-26.3	4	5.8	1.8-17.1	3	3.7	1.0-12.5
Mecklenburg	118	18	17.3	10.6-26.9	79	64.0	53.6-73.3	15	12.7	7.2-21.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	5	5.5	2.1-13.4
Orange	47	7	14.9	6.8-29.7	29	62.7	47.0-76.2	9	18.0	9.2-32.3	1	2.3	0.3-14.7	1	2.0	0.3-12.8
Wake	84	16	16.4	9.3-27.2	43	47.7	35.5-60.2	15	24.3	14.1-38.7	0	0.0	. - .	10	11.6	5.8-21.8
Chatham/Lee	69	7	10.4	4.6-21.9	46	53.5	35.7-70.4	11	24.0	9.1-49.7	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	4	11.4	4.1-28.3
Nash/Wilson	119	14	8.2	4.5-14.4	71	61.9	51.3-71.4	25	20.7	13.7-30.2	3	4.0	0.9-16.6	6	5.2	2.2-11.8
Craven/Pamlico	90	14	14.4	8.1-24.3	46	51.8	38.9-64.6	21	22.4	13.6-34.6	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	8	10.4	4.6-22.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	15	0	0.0	. - .	12	87.1	62.1-96.5	2	7.6	1.7-28.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-31.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	24.6	5.8-63.2	4	31.9	10.7-64.6	1	18.8	2.8-65.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	24.7	5.8-63.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	162	13	6.3	3.2-12.0	95	66.7	52.6-78.4	39	18.7	11.5-29.1	4	0.9	0.3- 2.8	11	7.3	3.6-14.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	8	82.6	49.0-95.9	1	6.7	0.9-36.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.7	1.5-48.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	141	24	16.0	10.4-23.9	72	51.7	42.0-61.3	34	24.2	16.6-33.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	10	7.5	3.6-14.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	124	13	9.2	5.1-16.2	73	58.3	45.7-69.8	21	16.8	10.1-26.6	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6	14	14.0	7.3-25.1
Northeast NC I	231	24	10.3	6.1-17.1	122	51.4	43.7-59.1	55	25.0	18.9-32.3	4	2.5	0.9- 7.0	26	10.8	7.1-16.1
Northeast NC II	145	20	11.8	7.3-18.5	76	44.5	34.8-54.6	35	35.0	24.9-46.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	13	7.9	4.2-14.2
Northeastern Partnership	376	44	11.1	7.8-15.6	198	47.8	41.4-54.3	90	30.2	23.9-37.3	5	1.6	0.6- 4.1	39	9.3	6.5-13.1
Mountain AHEC	50	10	21.8	11.1-38.4	33	63.7	44.4-79.4	5	4.9	1.8-12.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.6	1.6-41.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	951	118	10.5	7.7-14.1	519	53.3	47.9-58.7	212	25.7	20.8-31.3	16	1.8	0.9- 3.6	86	8.7	6.3-11.9
Piedmont	796	103	14.0	10.9-17.8	495	59.8	54.7-64.7	135	17.6	13.9-22.0	13	1.9	0.7- 5.0	50	6.7	4.7- 9.4
Western NC	73	13	15.4	7.8-28.2	49	74.0	57.3-85.8	7	4.1	1.7- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.5	1.3-26.0

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,820

234

12.6

10.4-15.1

1,063

57.6

53.9-61.2

354

20.5

17.5-23.9

1.8

0.9- 3.4

140

7.5

5.9- 9.4

GENDER

Male

588

10.1

6.8-14.9

349

57.7

51.4-63.7

127

21.5

16.8-27.2

3.0

1.3- 6.9

7.6

5.2-11.0

Female

1,232

184

14.5

11.9-17.5

714

57.5

53.1-61.7

227

19.8

16.1-24.0

0.8

0.4- 1.7

7.4

5.5- 9.9

AGE

18-24

145

7.8

3.3-17.6

52.2

40.0-64.1

29.4

19.1-42.3

0.6

0.1- 2.4

10.0

5.5-17.4

25-34

283

13.7

8.8-20.6

163

58.2

49.5-66.5

21.3

15.1-29.0

2.6

0.4-13.9

4.3

2.3- 7.8

35-44

367

15.9

10.8-22.8

220

57.1

49.3-64.6

21.9

16.0-29.1

1.2

0.2- 6.9

3.9

1.7- 8.7

45-54

406

12.8

9.0-18.0

257

61.6

54.1-68.6

15.1

10.1-22.0

3.0

1.3- 7.0

7.4

4.3-12.5

55-64

281

10.2

6.8-15.0

165

59.6

50.9-67.8

17.4

11.2-25.9

2.6

1.0- 6.6

10.2

5.8-17.2

65-74

192

15.5

8.7-26.2

115

59.2

48.1-69.4

15.1

9.4-23.2

0.7

0.3- 2.2

9.5

4.1-20.5

75+

132

11.0

5.6-20.5

50.8

38.6-62.9

21.0

11.4-35.4

0.3

0.0- 1.8

17.0

10.4-26.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

422

8.2

5.2-12.7

207

46.3

39.0-53.9

103

26.7

20.2-34.4

3.0

1.2- 7.5

15.7

11.1-21.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

10.0

7.3-13.7

341

53.9

47.6-60.1

153

26.4

21.0-32.7

2.0

0.6- 6.9

7.6

5.1-11.2

Some Post-H.S.

429

13.6

9.2-19.7

284

65.0

57.3-72.0

15.9

10.6-23.1

0.6

0.1- 2.4

4.9

2.7- 8.5

College Graduate

330

20.6

14.7-28.2

227

65.7

57.9-72.8

9.2

5.8-14.3

1.7

0.5- 6.0

2.8

1.1- 7.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

333

8.2

5.0-13.0

187

57.2

48.6-65.5

17.4

12.3-24.0

5.9

1.8-17.6

11.4

7.0-17.9

$15,000- 24,999

424

10.8

6.9-16.6

237

53.7

45.6-61.6

105

27.6

20.6-36.0

2.1

0.8- 5.7

5.7

3.2- 9.8

$25,000- 34,999

225

18.2

11.6-27.2

141

59.3

49.4-68.5

14.2

8.2-23.5

1.0

0.1- 6.7

7.3

4.0-13.2

$35,000- 49,999

195

11.6

6.7-19.5

126

61.5

51.0-71.1

22.1

14.4-32.4

0.9

0.2- 4.7

3.8

1.1-12.1

$50,000-74,999

117

18.1

9.5-31.8

67.6

53.8-78.9

13.5

6.4-26.3

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.2- 3.0

$75,000+

16.3

8.9-28.1

70.7

57.7-80.9

9.2

4.3-18.9

2.5

0.4-15.8

1.3

0.3- 5.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

25.7

11.8-47.2

68.0

47.0-83.6

6.3

1.9-18.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Guilford

113

11.1

5.4-21.3

63.6

51.6-74.1

15.9

9.0-26.3

5.8

1.8-17.1

3.7

1.0-12.5

Mecklenburg

118

17.3

10.6-26.9

64.0

53.6-73.3

12.7

7.2-21.5

0.5

0.1- 3.6

5.5

2.1-13.4

Orange

14.9

6.8-29.7

62.7

47.0-76.2

18.0

9.2-32.3

2.3

0.3-14.7

2.0

0.3-12.8

Wake

16.4

9.3-27.2

47.7

35.5-60.2

24.3

14.1-38.7

0.0

. - .

11.6

5.8-21.8

Chatham/Lee

10.4

4.6-21.9

53.5

35.7-70.4

24.0

9.1-49.7

0.7

0.1- 5.0

11.4

4.1-28.3

Nash/Wilson

119

8.2

4.5-14.4

61.9

51.3-71.4

20.7

13.7-30.2

4.0

0.9-16.6

5.2

2.2-11.8

Craven/Pamlico

14.4

8.1-24.3

51.8

38.9-64.6

22.4

13.6-34.6

1.0

0.1- 6.6

10.4

4.6-22.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

87.1

62.1-96.5

7.6

1.7-28.9

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-31.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

24.6

5.8-63.2

31.9

10.7-64.6

18.8

2.8-65.2

0.0

. - .

24.7

5.8-63.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

162

6.3

3.2-12.0

66.7

52.6-78.4

18.7

11.5-29.1

0.9

0.3- 2.8

7.3

3.6-14.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

82.6

49.0-95.9

6.7

0.9-36.4

0.0

. - .

10.7

1.5-48.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

141

16.0

10.4-23.9

51.7

42.0-61.3

24.2

16.6-33.9

0.6

0.1- 4.1

7.5

3.6-14.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

124

9.2

5.1-16.2

58.3

45.7-69.8

16.8

10.1-26.6

1.7

0.5- 5.6

14.0

7.3-25.1

Northeast NC I

231

10.3

6.1-17.1

122

51.4

43.7-59.1

25.0

18.9-32.3

2.5

0.9- 7.0

10.8

7.1-16.1

Northeast NC II

145

11.8

7.3-18.5

44.5

34.8-54.6

35.0

24.9-46.6

0.8

0.1- 5.7

7.9

4.2-14.2

Northeastern Partnership

376

11.1

7.8-15.6

198

47.8

41.4-54.3

30.2

23.9-37.3

1.6

0.6- 4.1

9.3

6.5-13.1

Mountain AHEC

21.8

11.1-38.4

63.7

44.4-79.4

4.9

1.8-12.6

0.0

. - .

9.6

1.6-41.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

951

118

10.5

7.7-14.1

519

53.3

47.9-58.7

212

25.7

20.8-31.3

1.8

0.9- 3.6

8.7

6.3-11.9

Piedmont

796

103

14.0

10.9-17.8

495

59.8

54.7-64.7

135

17.6

13.9-22.0

1.9

0.7- 5.0

6.7

4.7- 9.4

Western NC

15.4

7.8-28.2

74.0

57.3-85.8

4.1

1.7- 9.6

0.0

. - .

6.5

1.3-26.0

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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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