BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Fruit (including fruit juice) Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Fruit (including fruit juice) 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	1,257	454	39.1	34.9-43.5	669	51.2	46.9-55.4	62	3.9	2.7- 5.6	72	5.8	4.2- 8.1
GENDER
Female	1,257	454	39.1	34.9-43.5	669	51.2	46.9-55.4	62	3.9	2.7- 5.6	72	5.8	4.2- 8.1
RACE
African American	1,257	454	39.1	34.9-43.5	669	51.2	46.9-55.4	62	3.9	2.7- 5.6	72	5.8	4.2- 8.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	4	32.7	7.0-76.0	7	55.4	19.0-86.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.9	2.5-41.7
-English Speaking	13	4	32.7	7.0-76.0	7	55.4	19.0-86.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.9	2.5-41.7
Non-Hispanic	1,244	450	39.1	34.9-43.5	662	51.1	46.8-55.4	62	4.0	2.8- 5.6	70	5.8	4.1- 8.1
AGE
18-24	92	34	47.6	32.2-63.5	50	47.4	32.4-62.8	5	2.3	0.8- 6.3	3	2.7	0.7-10.7
25-34	199	80	36.4	27.7-46.3	96	47.9	38.2-57.9	11	6.0	3.0-11.6	12	9.6	4.6-19.1
35-44	260	118	52.6	43.8-61.3	117	41.1	32.8-49.9	8	1.0	0.5- 2.3	17	5.3	2.9- 9.5
45-54	257	101	38.1	29.9-47.1	128	49.9	41.2-58.6	10	4.0	1.7- 9.5	18	7.9	4.3-14.2
55-64	181	54	27.4	19.5-37.0	109	66.5	56.7-75.0	7	2.2	1.0- 4.9	11	3.9	1.7- 8.8
65-74	149	37	28.2	18.8-40.1	92	55.7	43.4-67.4	13	12.1	5.2-25.8	7	3.9	1.5- 9.6
75+	106	26	26.7	16.4-40.4	68	64.5	50.7-76.2	8	4.6	1.9-10.8	4	4.2	1.2-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	292	100	39.8	31.5-48.8	165	52.1	43.3-60.7	17	4.2	1.7- 9.6	10	3.9	1.7- 8.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	426	165	39.4	32.0-47.3	219	51.8	44.1-59.3	19	3.8	2.1- 6.8	23	5.1	2.9- 8.6
Some Post-H.S.	299	108	41.8	33.0-51.1	157	47.9	39.2-56.8	12	2.4	1.2- 4.6	22	7.9	4.0-15.0
College Graduate	237	79	34.4	26.8-42.8	127	53.3	44.8-61.6	14	5.9	2.9-11.6	17	6.4	3.4-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	79	30.5	23.2-38.9	157	58.2	49.6-66.4	17	4.8	2.6- 8.7	16	6.5	3.2-12.6
$15,000- 24,999	286	120	43.1	34.1-52.5	136	45.7	36.6-55.0	12	4.1	1.6-10.0	18	7.2	3.7-13.7
$25,000- 34,999	163	58	43.5	32.3-55.3	88	48.6	37.5-59.9	9	4.7	2.0-10.7	8	3.2	1.5- 6.8
$35,000- 49,999	112	44	42.2	29.8-55.6	55	49.0	36.1-62.1	8	4.1	1.8- 9.1	5	4.7	1.4-14.4
$50,000-74,999	64	23	45.9	29.9-62.9	33	41.1	26.3-57.7	2	5.4	0.9-25.4	6	7.6	2.5-21.1
$75,000+	53	15	29.1	16.0-46.8	31	57.3	39.7-73.3	2	4.7	0.8-23.0	5	8.9	2.7-25.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	5	25.9	10.0-52.2	9	50.8	24.9-76.3	2	23.3	5.9-59.4	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	71	26	37.5	25.2-51.7	36	54.6	40.7-67.8	3	2.6	0.8- 8.3	6	5.3	2.2-12.1
Mecklenburg	82	30	38.7	27.5-51.2	45	55.1	42.8-66.8	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0	5	4.7	1.7-12.8
Orange	30	10	40.0	22.8-60.1	18	55.1	35.7-73.1	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	1	3.3	0.5-20.1
Wake	55	22	43.3	29.1-58.7	28	46.7	32.5-61.5	4	7.3	2.3-21.3	1	2.7	0.4-16.7
Chatham/Lee	53	19	28.8	17.6-43.4	30	63.1	47.9-76.0	3	6.1	1.8-18.3	1	2.0	0.3-13.1
Nash/Wilson	78	30	44.6	32.5-57.3	41	46.6	34.6-59.1	2	2.8	0.6-13.0	5	5.9	2.3-14.3
Craven/Pamlico	57	19	31.5	18.4-48.4	29	54.6	37.4-70.8	4	6.1	2.1-16.7	5	7.7	2.9-18.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	8.2	0.9-46.5	6	80.8	42.8-96.0	1	6.6	0.7-40.5	1	4.3	0.5-30.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	55.2	18.7-86.9	3	44.8	13.1-81.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	40	39.8	29.5-51.1	53	48.5	37.6-59.6	5	5.1	2.0-12.7	5	6.6	2.5-16.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	28.4	8.6-62.4	4	53.4	22.8-81.7	1	6.2	0.8-34.7	1	12.0	1.7-52.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	31	29.5	20.4-40.6	46	52.8	41.3-64.0	7	7.2	3.4-14.5	10	10.5	5.5-19.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	38	37.5	27.7-48.4	51	49.8	39.1-60.5	7	6.4	2.9-13.8	5	6.3	2.2-16.7
Northeast NC I	170	54	32.4	24.7-41.2	102	58.3	49.2-66.9	7	3.7	1.6- 8.5	7	5.6	2.1-14.1
Northeast NC II	100	40	36.5	26.6-47.8	51	53.3	41.9-64.3	5	5.5	2.1-13.6	4	4.7	1.7-12.6
Northeastern Partnership	270	94	34.4	28.0-41.3	153	55.9	48.8-62.9	12	4.5	2.3- 8.6	11	5.2	2.5-10.3
Mountain AHEC	32	11	35.1	17.6-57.7	16	42.2	23.5-63.4	3	13.7	3.5-40.9	2	9.1	1.6-37.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	665	234	38.9	32.6-45.5	353	48.9	42.7-55.2	35	5.0	3.0- 8.2	43	7.2	4.8-10.9
Piedmont	546	205	39.7	34.0-45.7	292	52.5	46.6-58.3	23	3.0	1.7- 5.1	26	4.8	2.8- 8.2
Western NC	46	15	27.7	12.9-49.8	24	57.4	33.1-78.5	4	9.0	2.5-27.8	3	5.9	1.2-24.5

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

1,257

454

39.1

34.9-43.5

669

51.2

46.9-55.4

3.9

2.7- 5.6

5.8

4.2- 8.1

GENDER

Female

1,257

454

39.1

34.9-43.5

669

51.2

46.9-55.4

3.9

2.7- 5.6

5.8

4.2- 8.1

RACE

African American

1,257

454

39.1

34.9-43.5

669

51.2

46.9-55.4

3.9

2.7- 5.6

5.8

4.2- 8.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

32.7

7.0-76.0

55.4

19.0-86.8

0.0

. - .

11.9

2.5-41.7

-English Speaking

32.7

7.0-76.0

55.4

19.0-86.8

0.0

. - .

11.9

2.5-41.7

Non-Hispanic

1,244

450

39.1

34.9-43.5

662

51.1

46.8-55.4

4.0

2.8- 5.6

5.8

4.1- 8.1

AGE

18-24

47.6

32.2-63.5

47.4

32.4-62.8

2.3

0.8- 6.3

2.7

0.7-10.7

25-34

199

36.4

27.7-46.3

47.9

38.2-57.9

6.0

3.0-11.6

9.6

4.6-19.1

35-44

260

118

52.6

43.8-61.3

117

41.1

32.8-49.9

1.0

0.5- 2.3

5.3

2.9- 9.5

45-54

257

101

38.1

29.9-47.1

128

49.9

41.2-58.6

4.0

1.7- 9.5

7.9

4.3-14.2

55-64

181

27.4

19.5-37.0

109

66.5

56.7-75.0

2.2

1.0- 4.9

3.9

1.7- 8.8

65-74

149

28.2

18.8-40.1

55.7

43.4-67.4

12.1

5.2-25.8

3.9

1.5- 9.6

75+

106

26.7

16.4-40.4

64.5

50.7-76.2

4.6

1.9-10.8

4.2

1.2-13.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

292

100

39.8

31.5-48.8

165

52.1

43.3-60.7

4.2

1.7- 9.6

3.9

1.7- 8.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

426

165

39.4

32.0-47.3

219

51.8

44.1-59.3

3.8

2.1- 6.8

5.1

2.9- 8.6

Some Post-H.S.

299

108

41.8

33.0-51.1

157

47.9

39.2-56.8

2.4

1.2- 4.6

7.9

4.0-15.0

College Graduate

237

34.4

26.8-42.8

127

53.3

44.8-61.6

5.9

2.9-11.6

6.4

3.4-11.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

30.5

23.2-38.9

157

58.2

49.6-66.4

4.8

2.6- 8.7

6.5

3.2-12.6

$15,000- 24,999

286

120

43.1

34.1-52.5

136

45.7

36.6-55.0

4.1

1.6-10.0

7.2

3.7-13.7

$25,000- 34,999

163

43.5

32.3-55.3

48.6

37.5-59.9

4.7

2.0-10.7

3.2

1.5- 6.8

$35,000- 49,999

112

42.2

29.8-55.6

49.0

36.1-62.1

4.1

1.8- 9.1

4.7

1.4-14.4

$50,000-74,999

45.9

29.9-62.9

41.1

26.3-57.7

5.4

0.9-25.4

7.6

2.5-21.1

$75,000+

29.1

16.0-46.8

57.3

39.7-73.3

4.7

0.8-23.0

8.9

2.7-25.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

25.9

10.0-52.2

50.8

24.9-76.3

23.3

5.9-59.4

0.0

. - .

Guilford

37.5

25.2-51.7

54.6

40.7-67.8

2.6

0.8- 8.3

5.3

2.2-12.1

Mecklenburg

38.7

27.5-51.2

55.1

42.8-66.8

1.5

0.4- 6.0

4.7

1.7-12.8

Orange

40.0

22.8-60.1

55.1

35.7-73.1

1.6

0.2-10.5

3.3

0.5-20.1

Wake

43.3

29.1-58.7

46.7

32.5-61.5

7.3

2.3-21.3

2.7

0.4-16.7

Chatham/Lee

28.8

17.6-43.4

63.1

47.9-76.0

6.1

1.8-18.3

2.0

0.3-13.1

Nash/Wilson

44.6

32.5-57.3

46.6

34.6-59.1

2.8

0.6-13.0

5.9

2.3-14.3

Craven/Pamlico

31.5

18.4-48.4

54.6

37.4-70.8

6.1

2.1-16.7

7.7

2.9-18.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

8.2

0.9-46.5

80.8

42.8-96.0

6.6

0.7-40.5

4.3

0.5-30.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

55.2

18.7-86.9

44.8

13.1-81.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

39.8

29.5-51.1

48.5

37.6-59.6

5.1

2.0-12.7

6.6

2.5-16.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

28.4

8.6-62.4

53.4

22.8-81.7

6.2

0.8-34.7

12.0

1.7-52.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

29.5

20.4-40.6

52.8

41.3-64.0

7.2

3.4-14.5

10.5

5.5-19.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

37.5

27.7-48.4

49.8

39.1-60.5

6.4

2.9-13.8

6.3

2.2-16.7

Northeast NC I

170

32.4

24.7-41.2

102

58.3

49.2-66.9

3.7

1.6- 8.5

5.6

2.1-14.1

Northeast NC II

100

36.5

26.6-47.8

53.3

41.9-64.3

5.5

2.1-13.6

4.7

1.7-12.6

Northeastern Partnership

270

34.4

28.0-41.3

153

55.9

48.8-62.9

4.5

2.3- 8.6

5.2

2.5-10.3

Mountain AHEC

35.1

17.6-57.7

42.2

23.5-63.4

13.7

3.5-40.9

9.1

1.6-37.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

665

234

38.9

32.6-45.5

353

48.9

42.7-55.2

5.0

3.0- 8.2

7.2

4.8-10.9

Piedmont

546

205

39.7

34.0-45.7

292

52.5

46.6-58.3

3.0

1.7- 5.1

4.8

2.8- 8.2

Western NC

27.7

12.9-49.8

57.4

33.1-78.5

9.0

2.5-27.8

5.9

1.2-24.5

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* Data in this table were derived from the fruits 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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