BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Vegetable (including potato) Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Vegetable (including potato) 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	1,265	171	15.5	12.2-19.4	792	61.5	57.2-65.7	229	17.6	14.7-21.0	73	5.3	3.9- 7.3
GENDER
Female	1,265	171	15.5	12.2-19.4	792	61.5	57.2-65.7	229	17.6	14.7-21.0	73	5.3	3.9- 7.3
RACE
African American	1,265	171	15.5	12.2-19.4	792	61.5	57.2-65.7	229	17.6	14.7-21.0	73	5.3	3.9- 7.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	0	0.0	. - .	10	82.6	51.6-95.5	2	11.6	2.4-41.1	1	5.7	0.7-34.2
-English Speaking	13	0	0.0	. - .	10	82.6	51.6-95.5	2	11.6	2.4-41.1	1	5.7	0.7-34.2
Non-Hispanic	1,252	171	15.6	12.3-19.5	782	61.4	57.1-65.6	227	17.7	14.7-21.1	72	5.3	3.9- 7.3
AGE
18-24	93	21	27.0	14.0-45.5	59	53.9	37.9-69.2	12	18.7	9.0-34.8	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
25-34	200	20	10.4	5.9-17.8	125	63.3	53.6-72.1	38	15.9	10.4-23.5	17	10.3	5.6-18.4
35-44	262	31	15.0	9.1-23.6	169	66.3	57.5-74.1	49	13.5	9.2-19.4	13	5.2	2.7- 9.8
45-54	259	43	18.3	11.7-27.3	154	55.2	46.3-63.8	45	20.3	14.2-28.2	17	6.2	3.4-11.1
55-64	184	24	11.8	6.9-19.6	108	66.1	56.6-74.4	34	15.0	9.9-22.2	18	7.1	4.0-12.2
65-74	148	17	8.9	4.6-16.6	97	65.2	52.9-75.8	31	24.8	15.4-37.5	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3
75+	106	13	13.9	6.5-27.3	72	59.7	44.7-73.1	17	23.2	12.0-40.1	4	3.1	0.9-10.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	293	53	23.4	16.5-31.9	189	57.9	48.9-66.4	39	15.6	9.7-24.2	12	3.1	1.5- 6.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	429	68	16.9	11.2-24.9	274	64.9	57.1-72.0	60	13.1	9.0-18.6	27	5.1	3.1- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	303	33	12.4	6.8-21.4	192	60.7	51.3-69.3	60	19.8	13.5-28.2	18	7.1	3.7-13.4
College Graduate	237	16	9.1	4.8-16.5	136	59.9	51.4-67.8	69	25.2	19.0-32.8	16	5.8	3.3- 9.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	273	34	12.2	7.7-18.7	196	74.4	66.7-80.8	33	9.1	5.8-14.2	10	4.3	1.8- 9.7
$15,000- 24,999	286	46	17.4	11.6-25.3	176	55.2	45.6-64.4	46	21.6	14.0-31.8	18	5.8	2.7-12.0
$25,000- 34,999	163	21	17.5	9.2-30.6	93	59.3	47.8-69.9	38	17.2	11.3-25.3	11	6.0	3.0-11.7
$35,000- 49,999	113	11	11.5	5.3-23.2	73	71.7	59.3-81.5	22	10.4	5.8-18.2	7	6.4	2.3-16.1
$50,000-74,999	64	5	5.6	1.6-18.1	32	55.8	39.2-71.2	22	33.1	19.7-50.0	5	5.6	1.8-15.5
$75,000+	53	4	10.8	3.6-28.3	26	48.8	31.9-66.0	21	38.5	23.5-56.1	2	1.9	0.4- 7.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	1	4.7	0.6-27.6	8	46.3	21.7-72.8	6	42.9	19.1-70.5	1	6.1	0.8-33.7
Guilford	71	9	12.0	5.8-23.0	42	64.9	51.5-76.2	11	12.4	6.6-22.3	9	10.7	5.2-20.9
Mecklenburg	82	11	15.6	8.3-27.2	48	54.8	42.5-66.6	19	24.9	15.6-37.2	4	4.8	1.7-12.6
Orange	31	2	4.8	1.2-17.6	16	55.9	37.0-73.3	10	27.5	14.1-46.6	3	11.8	3.4-33.8
Wake	55	3	8.1	2.6-22.5	36	68.3	53.5-80.2	13	20.1	11.2-33.6	3	3.4	1.0-11.0
Chatham/Lee	53	4	3.7	1.3- 9.8	36	67.9	51.9-80.7	13	28.4	16.2-44.8	0	0.0	. - .
Nash/Wilson	80	13	13.4	7.3-23.3	49	67.3	55.2-77.5	15	16.9	9.4-28.5	3	2.3	0.7- 7.4
Craven/Pamlico	57	6	22.7	8.2-49.2	32	48.5	31.6-65.7	16	23.6	13.2-38.6	3	5.2	1.5-16.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	2	13.3	2.3-50.3	6	78.5	38.6-95.5	1	8.2	0.9-46.5	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	1	11.8	1.5-54.0	3	61.0	23.3-89.0	2	27.1	6.1-68.0	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	14	11.7	6.3-20.8	71	65.7	54.4-75.5	14	16.9	9.8-27.7	6	5.6	2.2-13.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	25.3	7.4-58.9	5	62.6	30.0-86.8	1	12.0	1.7-52.5	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	14	12.0	6.7-20.7	61	65.4	53.9-75.3	11	13.3	6.9-23.9	9	9.3	4.7-17.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	12	12.7	7.0-22.0	70	64.0	52.7-74.0	15	15.8	9.3-25.6	5	7.5	2.8-18.3
Northeast NC I	171	18	12.7	7.5-20.6	120	68.4	59.4-76.2	25	14.9	9.3-22.8	8	4.0	1.9- 8.2
Northeast NC II	100	20	19.0	11.8-29.2	57	57.3	45.9-68.0	18	17.3	10.4-27.2	5	6.4	2.6-15.0
Northeastern Partnership	271	38	15.7	11.1-21.7	177	63.2	56.0-69.8	43	16.0	11.4-22.0	13	5.2	2.8- 9.3
Mountain AHEC	32	5	8.7	2.8-24.1	17	52.4	31.4-72.6	8	27.4	12.6-49.8	2	11.5	2.6-38.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	670	104	21.5	15.8-28.5	419	60.6	54.1-66.7	108	12.5	9.6-16.1	39	5.5	3.6- 8.3
Piedmont	549	60	11.6	8.1-16.4	347	62.1	56.1-67.7	110	21.1	16.6-26.5	32	5.2	3.3- 8.2
Western NC	46	7	6.5	2.3-16.8	26	65.3	42.2-82.9	11	21.7	9.5-42.5	2	6.5	1.4-25.5

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

1,265

171

15.5

12.2-19.4

792

61.5

57.2-65.7

229

17.6

14.7-21.0

5.3

3.9- 7.3

GENDER

Female

1,265

171

15.5

12.2-19.4

792

61.5

57.2-65.7

229

17.6

14.7-21.0

5.3

3.9- 7.3

RACE

African American

1,265

171

15.5

12.2-19.4

792

61.5

57.2-65.7

229

17.6

14.7-21.0

5.3

3.9- 7.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

82.6

51.6-95.5

11.6

2.4-41.1

5.7

0.7-34.2

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

82.6

51.6-95.5

11.6

2.4-41.1

5.7

0.7-34.2

Non-Hispanic

1,252

171

15.6

12.3-19.5

782

61.4

57.1-65.6

227

17.7

14.7-21.1

5.3

3.9- 7.3

AGE

18-24

27.0

14.0-45.5

53.9

37.9-69.2

18.7

9.0-34.8

0.4

0.1- 3.0

25-34

200

10.4

5.9-17.8

125

63.3

53.6-72.1

15.9

10.4-23.5

10.3

5.6-18.4

35-44

262

15.0

9.1-23.6

169

66.3

57.5-74.1

13.5

9.2-19.4

5.2

2.7- 9.8

45-54

259

18.3

11.7-27.3

154

55.2

46.3-63.8

20.3

14.2-28.2

6.2

3.4-11.1

55-64

184

11.8

6.9-19.6

108

66.1

56.6-74.4

15.0

9.9-22.2

7.1

4.0-12.2

65-74

148

8.9

4.6-16.6

65.2

52.9-75.8

24.8

15.4-37.5

1.0

0.3- 3.3

75+

106

13.9

6.5-27.3

59.7

44.7-73.1

23.2

12.0-40.1

3.1

0.9-10.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

293

23.4

16.5-31.9

189

57.9

48.9-66.4

15.6

9.7-24.2

3.1

1.5- 6.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

429

16.9

11.2-24.9

274

64.9

57.1-72.0

13.1

9.0-18.6

5.1

3.1- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

303

12.4

6.8-21.4

192

60.7

51.3-69.3

19.8

13.5-28.2

7.1

3.7-13.4

College Graduate

237

9.1

4.8-16.5

136

59.9

51.4-67.8

25.2

19.0-32.8

5.8

3.3- 9.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

273

12.2

7.7-18.7

196

74.4

66.7-80.8

9.1

5.8-14.2

4.3

1.8- 9.7

$15,000- 24,999

286

17.4

11.6-25.3

176

55.2

45.6-64.4

21.6

14.0-31.8

5.8

2.7-12.0

$25,000- 34,999

163

17.5

9.2-30.6

59.3

47.8-69.9

17.2

11.3-25.3

6.0

3.0-11.7

$35,000- 49,999

113

11.5

5.3-23.2

71.7

59.3-81.5

10.4

5.8-18.2

6.4

2.3-16.1

$50,000-74,999

5.6

1.6-18.1

55.8

39.2-71.2

33.1

19.7-50.0

5.6

1.8-15.5

$75,000+

10.8

3.6-28.3

48.8

31.9-66.0

38.5

23.5-56.1

1.9

0.4- 7.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

4.7

0.6-27.6

46.3

21.7-72.8

42.9

19.1-70.5

6.1

0.8-33.7

Guilford

12.0

5.8-23.0

64.9

51.5-76.2

12.4

6.6-22.3

10.7

5.2-20.9

Mecklenburg

15.6

8.3-27.2

54.8

42.5-66.6

24.9

15.6-37.2

4.8

1.7-12.6

Orange

4.8

1.2-17.6

55.9

37.0-73.3

27.5

14.1-46.6

11.8

3.4-33.8

Wake

8.1

2.6-22.5

68.3

53.5-80.2

20.1

11.2-33.6

3.4

1.0-11.0

Chatham/Lee

3.7

1.3- 9.8

67.9

51.9-80.7

28.4

16.2-44.8

0.0

. - .

Nash/Wilson

13.4

7.3-23.3

67.3

55.2-77.5

16.9

9.4-28.5

2.3

0.7- 7.4

Craven/Pamlico

22.7

8.2-49.2

48.5

31.6-65.7

23.6

13.2-38.6

5.2

1.5-16.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

13.3

2.3-50.3

78.5

38.6-95.5

8.2

0.9-46.5

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

11.8

1.5-54.0

61.0

23.3-89.0

27.1

6.1-68.0

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

11.7

6.3-20.8

65.7

54.4-75.5

16.9

9.8-27.7

5.6

2.2-13.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

25.3

7.4-58.9

62.6

30.0-86.8

12.0

1.7-52.5

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

12.0

6.7-20.7

65.4

53.9-75.3

13.3

6.9-23.9

9.3

4.7-17.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

12.7

7.0-22.0

64.0

52.7-74.0

15.8

9.3-25.6

7.5

2.8-18.3

Northeast NC I

171

12.7

7.5-20.6

120

68.4

59.4-76.2

14.9

9.3-22.8

4.0

1.9- 8.2

Northeast NC II

100

19.0

11.8-29.2

57.3

45.9-68.0

17.3

10.4-27.2

6.4

2.6-15.0

Northeastern Partnership

271

15.7

11.1-21.7

177

63.2

56.0-69.8

16.0

11.4-22.0

5.2

2.8- 9.3

Mountain AHEC

8.7

2.8-24.1

52.4

31.4-72.6

27.4

12.6-49.8

11.5

2.6-38.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

670

104

21.5

15.8-28.5

419

60.6

54.1-66.7

108

12.5

9.6-16.1

5.5

3.6- 8.3

Piedmont

549

11.6

8.1-16.4

347

62.1

56.1-67.7

110

21.1

16.6-26.5

5.2

3.3- 8.2

Western NC

6.5

2.3-16.8

65.3

42.2-82.9

21.7

9.5-42.5

6.5

1.4-25.5

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* Data in this table were derived from 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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