BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Fruit and Vegetable 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	1,873	117	7.7	5.7-10.3	735	38.7	35.3-42.2	670	35.2	31.9-38.7	351	18.4	15.8-21.3
GENDER
Male	607	43	7.5	4.8-11.5	268	40.9	35.2-46.9	215	34.5	28.9-40.6	81	17.1	12.9-22.4
Female	1,266	74	7.9	5.3-11.7	467	36.9	32.9-41.1	455	35.8	31.9-39.9	270	19.4	16.5-22.7
AGE
18-24	147	11	10.2	4.0-23.5	62	36.7	26.3-48.6	47	35.3	24.4-47.9	27	17.8	10.8-27.8
25-34	286	13	7.6	3.5-16.0	100	33.2	25.9-41.3	118	38.7	30.8-47.2	55	20.5	14.1-28.9
35-44	372	23	7.9	4.3-13.9	164	43.7	36.3-51.4	118	31.4	24.9-38.7	67	17.0	12.0-23.5
45-54	415	27	6.5	3.6-11.5	176	42.9	35.8-50.4	138	32.5	26.1-39.7	74	18.0	13.5-23.7
55-64	287	19	8.2	4.7-14.0	105	38.3	30.2-47.1	103	36.4	28.7-44.9	60	17.1	12.1-23.6
65-74	208	11	4.6	2.1- 9.8	74	35.0	25.7-45.7	79	38.6	29.0-49.1	44	21.8	14.1-31.9
75+	143	12	8.6	4.0-17.6	46	30.6	21.0-42.3	63	41.8	30.7-53.8	22	19.0	10.4-32.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	47	14.4	9.7-20.8	178	40.6	33.6-48.1	155	28.4	22.6-35.1	67	16.5	11.7-22.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	653	46	9.1	5.4-14.9	294	43.4	37.5-49.5	205	31.5	26.1-37.5	108	16.0	12.3-20.7
Some Post-H.S.	435	16	4.5	1.9-10.1	171	39.5	32.5-47.0	166	38.3	31.2-45.9	82	17.7	12.5-24.4
College Graduate	332	7	2.4	0.9- 6.1	89	25.8	19.9-32.8	142	45.7	38.3-53.4	94	26.1	20.0-33.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	25	11.8	6.1-21.8	143	40.0	32.3-48.3	128	34.2	27.0-42.2	55	13.9	9.5-19.9
$15,000- 24,999	435	30	7.2	4.4-11.5	202	41.9	34.5-49.8	128	34.0	26.6-42.3	75	16.9	11.8-23.6
$25,000- 34,999	227	17	11.3	5.7-21.0	75	31.5	23.2-41.3	87	38.8	30.1-48.2	48	18.4	12.5-26.3
$35,000- 49,999	199	7	4.3	1.4-12.6	82	44.7	35.1-54.8	70	32.8	24.3-42.7	40	18.1	11.7-27.0
$50,000-74,999	118	2	2.1	0.4-10.3	41	32.2	21.8-44.7	52	52.2	39.8-64.3	23	13.6	8.0-22.2
$75,000+	94	2	2.0	0.5- 8.5	23	25.6	15.6-39.0	39	38.0	26.2-51.3	30	34.4	22.7-48.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	0	0.0	. - .	11	35.7	18.9-56.9	12	45.7	26.4-66.4	6	18.5	7.6-38.6
Guilford	116	8	6.2	2.9-12.9	36	29.7	20.8-40.6	42	35.6	25.7-46.9	30	28.5	18.9-40.4
Mecklenburg	120	5	4.7	1.8-11.8	40	32.4	23.9-42.3	47	41.6	32.0-51.8	28	21.3	14.4-30.4
Orange	48	3	8.0	1.9-27.9	16	33.9	20.9-49.8	18	40.1	26.0-56.0	11	18.0	9.1-32.5
Wake	86	5	6.3	2.3-16.0	35	43.2	31.4-55.8	32	33.6	23.4-45.7	14	16.9	8.6-30.4
Chatham/Lee	70	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	30	49.8	33.1-66.6	30	36.3	23.1-52.0	8	12.6	6.0-24.7
Nash/Wilson	125	7	3.9	1.8- 8.4	54	45.7	35.8-56.0	47	37.0	27.8-47.3	17	13.3	7.3-22.9
Craven/Pamlico	92	8	7.2	3.2-15.1	30	35.7	23.5-50.0	34	37.4	26.1-50.2	20	19.8	12.1-30.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	0	0.0	. - .	7	35.2	12.8-66.8	6	54.5	23.5-82.3	3	10.3	2.8-31.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	25.4	5.7-65.6	3	34.0	10.6-69.1	4	40.7	14.3-73.8	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	7	3.2	1.2- 8.2	74	38.0	24.8-53.4	59	46.6	29.1-65.0	25	12.1	7.1-20.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	1	6.7	0.9-36.4	3	29.8	9.6-63.0	4	43.4	16.9-74.3	2	20.1	5.0-54.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	11	7.1	3.6-13.5	53	38.6	29.6-48.6	47	32.9	24.6-42.4	34	21.4	15.0-29.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	7	6.9	2.8-15.8	58	45.5	32.9-58.7	42	31.9	22.4-43.1	22	15.7	9.6-24.7
Northeast NC I	238	8	3.8	1.7- 8.0	106	47.5	40.0-55.1	86	33.8	27.0-41.4	38	14.8	10.3-20.9
Northeast NC II	148	15	10.0	5.2-18.4	57	43.3	33.3-53.8	49	28.6	20.7-38.1	27	18.1	12.2-26.1
Northeastern Partnership	386	23	7.0	4.1-11.5	163	45.4	39.0-51.9	135	31.2	25.7-37.2	65	16.5	12.6-21.4
Mountain AHEC	51	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	18	31.6	18.2-49.0	20	42.3	25.7-60.9	12	25.8	13.3-43.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	70	9.6	6.4-14.3	400	43.8	38.6-49.1	334	31.3	26.8-36.2	178	15.3	12.1-19.1
Piedmont	817	44	6.6	4.3-10.2	309	35.0	30.5-39.8	307	37.7	32.9-42.6	157	20.7	16.9-25.1
Western NC	74	3	1.3	0.3- 5.2	26	37.7	20.6-58.4	29	43.7	25.1-64.3	16	17.3	8.8-31.1

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

1,873

117

7.7

5.7-10.3

735

38.7

35.3-42.2

670

35.2

31.9-38.7

351

18.4

15.8-21.3

GENDER

Male

607

7.5

4.8-11.5

268

40.9

35.2-46.9

215

34.5

28.9-40.6

17.1

12.9-22.4

Female

1,266

7.9

5.3-11.7

467

36.9

32.9-41.1

455

35.8

31.9-39.9

270

19.4

16.5-22.7

AGE

18-24

147

10.2

4.0-23.5

36.7

26.3-48.6

35.3

24.4-47.9

17.8

10.8-27.8

25-34

286

7.6

3.5-16.0

100

33.2

25.9-41.3

118

38.7

30.8-47.2

20.5

14.1-28.9

35-44

372

7.9

4.3-13.9

164

43.7

36.3-51.4

118

31.4

24.9-38.7

17.0

12.0-23.5

45-54

415

6.5

3.6-11.5

176

42.9

35.8-50.4

138

32.5

26.1-39.7

18.0

13.5-23.7

55-64

287

8.2

4.7-14.0

105

38.3

30.2-47.1

103

36.4

28.7-44.9

17.1

12.1-23.6

65-74

208

4.6

2.1- 9.8

35.0

25.7-45.7

38.6

29.0-49.1

21.8

14.1-31.9

75+

143

8.6

4.0-17.6

30.6

21.0-42.3

41.8

30.7-53.8

19.0

10.4-32.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

14.4

9.7-20.8

178

40.6

33.6-48.1

155

28.4

22.6-35.1

16.5

11.7-22.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

653

9.1

5.4-14.9

294

43.4

37.5-49.5

205

31.5

26.1-37.5

108

16.0

12.3-20.7

Some Post-H.S.

435

4.5

1.9-10.1

171

39.5

32.5-47.0

166

38.3

31.2-45.9

17.7

12.5-24.4

College Graduate

332

2.4

0.9- 6.1

25.8

19.9-32.8

142

45.7

38.3-53.4

26.1

20.0-33.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

11.8

6.1-21.8

143

40.0

32.3-48.3

128

34.2

27.0-42.2

13.9

9.5-19.9

$15,000- 24,999

435

7.2

4.4-11.5

202

41.9

34.5-49.8

128

34.0

26.6-42.3

16.9

11.8-23.6

$25,000- 34,999

227

11.3

5.7-21.0

31.5

23.2-41.3

38.8

30.1-48.2

18.4

12.5-26.3

$35,000- 49,999

199

4.3

1.4-12.6

44.7

35.1-54.8

32.8

24.3-42.7

18.1

11.7-27.0

$50,000-74,999

118

2.1

0.4-10.3

32.2

21.8-44.7

52.2

39.8-64.3

13.6

8.0-22.2

$75,000+

2.0

0.5- 8.5

25.6

15.6-39.0

38.0

26.2-51.3

34.4

22.7-48.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

35.7

18.9-56.9

45.7

26.4-66.4

18.5

7.6-38.6

Guilford

116

6.2

2.9-12.9

29.7

20.8-40.6

35.6

25.7-46.9

28.5

18.9-40.4

Mecklenburg

120

4.7

1.8-11.8

32.4

23.9-42.3

41.6

32.0-51.8

21.3

14.4-30.4

Orange

8.0

1.9-27.9

33.9

20.9-49.8

40.1

26.0-56.0

18.0

9.1-32.5

Wake

6.3

2.3-16.0

43.2

31.4-55.8

33.6

23.4-45.7

16.9

8.6-30.4

Chatham/Lee

1.3

0.3- 5.2

49.8

33.1-66.6

36.3

23.1-52.0

12.6

6.0-24.7

Nash/Wilson

125

3.9

1.8- 8.4

45.7

35.8-56.0

37.0

27.8-47.3

13.3

7.3-22.9

Craven/Pamlico

7.2

3.2-15.1

35.7

23.5-50.0

37.4

26.1-50.2

19.8

12.1-30.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

35.2

12.8-66.8

54.5

23.5-82.3

10.3

2.8-31.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.4

5.7-65.6

34.0

10.6-69.1

40.7

14.3-73.8

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

3.2

1.2- 8.2

38.0

24.8-53.4

46.6

29.1-65.0

12.1

7.1-20.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

6.7

0.9-36.4

29.8

9.6-63.0

43.4

16.9-74.3

20.1

5.0-54.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

7.1

3.6-13.5

38.6

29.6-48.6

32.9

24.6-42.4

21.4

15.0-29.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

6.9

2.8-15.8

45.5

32.9-58.7

31.9

22.4-43.1

15.7

9.6-24.7

Northeast NC I

238

3.8

1.7- 8.0

106

47.5

40.0-55.1

33.8

27.0-41.4

14.8

10.3-20.9

Northeast NC II

148

10.0

5.2-18.4

43.3

33.3-53.8

28.6

20.7-38.1

18.1

12.2-26.1

Northeastern Partnership

386

7.0

4.1-11.5

163

45.4

39.0-51.9

135

31.2

25.7-37.2

16.5

12.6-21.4

Mountain AHEC

0.3

0.0- 2.0

31.6

18.2-49.0

42.3

25.7-60.9

25.8

13.3-43.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

9.6

6.4-14.3

400

43.8

38.6-49.1

334

31.3

26.8-36.2

178

15.3

12.1-19.1

Piedmont

817

6.6

4.3-10.2

309

35.0

30.5-39.8

307

37.7

32.9-42.6

157

20.7

16.9-25.1

Western NC

1.3

0.3- 5.2

37.7

20.6-58.4

43.7

25.1-64.3

17.3

8.8-31.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and 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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