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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	1,266	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	0	0.0	. - .	7	49.5	15.7-83.7	4	38.6	9.5-78.9	2	11.9	2.5-41.7
-English Speaking	13	0	0.0	. - .	7	49.5	15.7-83.7	4	38.6	9.5-78.9	2	11.9	2.5-41.7
Non-Hispanic	1,253	74	7.9	5.3-11.8	460	36.8	32.8-41.0	451	35.8	31.9-39.9	268	19.4	16.5-22.8
AGE
18-24	93	10	19.4	7.9-40.4	37	34.1	21.4-49.5	33	37.5	24.1-53.2	13	9.0	4.3-17.9
25-34	200	9	4.7	2.0-10.6	67	33.8	25.0-43.8	79	37.6	28.6-47.5	45	24.0	16.5-33.5
35-44	262	13	6.3	2.7-14.4	110	46.3	37.6-55.3	88	33.4	25.8-41.9	51	14.0	9.7-19.8
45-54	259	18	8.1	3.7-16.8	99	34.1	26.4-42.8	85	34.9	27.2-43.4	57	22.9	16.5-30.8
55-64	184	12	7.8	3.8-15.4	63	35.4	25.7-46.5	60	35.2	26.2-45.4	49	21.6	15.2-29.7
65-74	149	5	1.9	0.7- 4.8	51	30.6	21.3-41.9	59	39.8	28.7-52.0	34	27.7	17.3-41.3
75+	106	6	6.2	1.8-18.8	33	31.6	20.6-45.2	48	37.9	26.1-51.4	19	24.3	12.9-41.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	25	11.2	6.6-18.4	117	41.2	32.9-50.0	102	27.7	21.3-35.3	50	19.9	13.2-28.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	429	31	9.5	4.7-18.3	183	43.1	35.8-50.7	138	32.4	26.0-39.5	77	15.0	11.1-20.1
Some Post-H.S.	303	12	6.2	2.2-16.3	105	33.6	25.8-42.3	116	39.9	31.7-48.8	70	20.3	14.3-28.0
College Graduate	237	6	3.9	1.5-10.0	60	25.2	18.4-33.5	98	45.0	36.7-53.6	73	25.9	19.6-33.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	13	5.9	2.8-12.1	111	40.5	32.3-49.1	101	37.3	29.3-46.0	49	16.4	11.2-23.2
$15,000- 24,999	286	18	7.5	3.9-14.0	128	44.4	35.4-53.8	84	28.7	20.8-38.2	56	19.4	13.1-27.7
$25,000- 34,999	163	10	11.4	4.6-25.5	49	27.9	18.6-39.4	62	40.8	30.4-52.1	42	19.9	13.5-28.4
$35,000- 49,999	113	4	2.7	0.8- 8.9	37	43.3	30.6-57.0	44	36.5	25.3-49.5	28	17.5	10.4-28.0
$50,000-74,999	64	2	4.1	0.8-18.8	18	23.5	11.7-41.8	27	53.4	36.8-69.4	17	19.0	10.2-32.5
$75,000+	53	1	3.1	0.4-19.0	10	15.6	6.5-32.9	22	46.3	29.7-63.8	20	35.1	20.6-52.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	0	0.0	. - .	7	42.5	18.9-70.0	3	13.4	4.0-36.4	6	44.1	19.9-71.4
Guilford	71	5	7.0	2.7-16.9	23	33.2	21.4-47.5	25	40.9	27.6-55.7	18	18.9	11.2-30.1
Mecklenburg	82	4	6.8	2.4-17.7	26	30.1	20.3-42.1	30	38.3	27.1-51.0	22	24.8	16.0-36.5
Orange	31	1	2.3	0.3-14.9	10	35.3	19.5-55.2	11	37.0	21.1-56.5	9	25.3	12.2-45.2
Wake	55	1	3.3	0.5-20.2	21	41.4	27.4-56.9	23	41.8	28.1-56.9	10	13.5	6.6-25.5
Chatham/Lee	53	2	2.1	0.5- 8.3	20	33.3	20.8-48.6	23	43.9	29.4-59.5	8	20.7	10.5-36.9
Nash/Wilson	81	5	5.5	2.1-13.3	31	40.2	28.8-52.7	31	40.4	29.0-53.0	14	13.9	7.9-23.4
Craven/Pamlico	57	4	4.8	1.7-12.8	17	37.9	21.2-58.1	19	32.0	18.8-49.0	17	25.2	14.3-40.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.3	2.3-50.3	5	75.8	36.4-94.5	2	11.0	1.9-43.7
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	6	6.0	2.2-15.3	46	39.7	29.8-50.6	33	32.1	22.5-43.5	20	22.2	14.2-33.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	1	7.3	1.0-39.2	3	32.9	10.5-67.1	4	47.8	18.7-78.4	1	12.0	1.7-52.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	7	5.3	2.3-11.6	31	33.3	23.2-45.2	31	34.0	23.8-45.9	26	27.4	18.8-38.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	5	6.3	2.5-15.5	42	34.7	25.6-45.0	35	37.6	27.8-48.7	20	21.3	13.4-32.2
Northeast NC I	171	5	3.3	1.2- 8.9	68	41.7	33.2-50.6	68	37.6	29.5-46.4	30	17.4	11.5-25.6
Northeast NC II	100	11	8.9	4.6-16.5	33	30.6	21.4-41.8	36	37.2	26.7-49.0	20	23.2	14.9-34.3
Northeastern Partnership	271	16	5.9	3.4-10.1	101	36.5	30.0-43.5	104	37.4	30.7-44.6	50	20.2	14.9-26.7
Mountain AHEC	32	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	14	46.7	26.5-68.0	8	16.6	7.0-34.3	9	36.1	18.2-59.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	671	47	11.4	6.6-18.9	247	39.2	33.2-45.5	234	30.8	25.9-36.2	143	18.7	14.8-23.3
Piedmont	549	25	5.7	3.1-10.2	201	34.6	29.3-40.4	207	39.9	34.3-45.8	116	19.8	15.7-24.7
Western NC	46	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	19	53.7	29.3-76.4	14	22.8	10.1-43.6	11	22.5	10.0-43.3

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

1,266

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

49.5

15.7-83.7

38.6

9.5-78.9

11.9

2.5-41.7

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

49.5

15.7-83.7

38.6

9.5-78.9

11.9

2.5-41.7

Non-Hispanic

1,253

7.9

5.3-11.8

460

36.8

32.8-41.0

451

35.8

31.9-39.9

268

19.4

16.5-22.8

AGE

18-24

19.4

7.9-40.4

34.1

21.4-49.5

37.5

24.1-53.2

9.0

4.3-17.9

25-34

200

4.7

2.0-10.6

33.8

25.0-43.8

37.6

28.6-47.5

24.0

16.5-33.5

35-44

262

6.3

2.7-14.4

110

46.3

37.6-55.3

33.4

25.8-41.9

14.0

9.7-19.8

45-54

259

8.1

3.7-16.8

34.1

26.4-42.8

34.9

27.2-43.4

22.9

16.5-30.8

55-64

184

7.8

3.8-15.4

35.4

25.7-46.5

35.2

26.2-45.4

21.6

15.2-29.7

65-74

149

1.9

0.7- 4.8

30.6

21.3-41.9

39.8

28.7-52.0

27.7

17.3-41.3

75+

106

6.2

1.8-18.8

31.6

20.6-45.2

37.9

26.1-51.4

24.3

12.9-41.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

11.2

6.6-18.4

117

41.2

32.9-50.0

102

27.7

21.3-35.3

19.9

13.2-28.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

429

9.5

4.7-18.3

183

43.1

35.8-50.7

138

32.4

26.0-39.5

15.0

11.1-20.1

Some Post-H.S.

303

6.2

2.2-16.3

105

33.6

25.8-42.3

116

39.9

31.7-48.8

20.3

14.3-28.0

College Graduate

237

3.9

1.5-10.0

25.2

18.4-33.5

45.0

36.7-53.6

25.9

19.6-33.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

5.9

2.8-12.1

111

40.5

32.3-49.1

101

37.3

29.3-46.0

16.4

11.2-23.2

$15,000- 24,999

286

7.5

3.9-14.0

128

44.4

35.4-53.8

28.7

20.8-38.2

19.4

13.1-27.7

$25,000- 34,999

163

11.4

4.6-25.5

27.9

18.6-39.4

40.8

30.4-52.1

19.9

13.5-28.4

$35,000- 49,999

113

2.7

0.8- 8.9

43.3

30.6-57.0

36.5

25.3-49.5

17.5

10.4-28.0

$50,000-74,999

4.1

0.8-18.8

23.5

11.7-41.8

53.4

36.8-69.4

19.0

10.2-32.5

$75,000+

3.1

0.4-19.0

15.6

6.5-32.9

46.3

29.7-63.8

35.1

20.6-52.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

42.5

18.9-70.0

13.4

4.0-36.4

44.1

19.9-71.4

Guilford

7.0

2.7-16.9

33.2

21.4-47.5

40.9

27.6-55.7

18.9

11.2-30.1

Mecklenburg

6.8

2.4-17.7

30.1

20.3-42.1

38.3

27.1-51.0

24.8

16.0-36.5

Orange

2.3

0.3-14.9

35.3

19.5-55.2

37.0

21.1-56.5

25.3

12.2-45.2

Wake

3.3

0.5-20.2

41.4

27.4-56.9

41.8

28.1-56.9

13.5

6.6-25.5

Chatham/Lee

2.1

0.5- 8.3

33.3

20.8-48.6

43.9

29.4-59.5

20.7

10.5-36.9

Nash/Wilson

5.5

2.1-13.3

40.2

28.8-52.7

40.4

29.0-53.0

13.9

7.9-23.4

Craven/Pamlico

4.8

1.7-12.8

37.9

21.2-58.1

32.0

18.8-49.0

25.2

14.3-40.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

13.3

2.3-50.3

75.8

36.4-94.5

11.0

1.9-43.7

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

6.0

2.2-15.3

39.7

29.8-50.6

32.1

22.5-43.5

22.2

14.2-33.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

7.3

1.0-39.2

32.9

10.5-67.1

47.8

18.7-78.4

12.0

1.7-52.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

5.3

2.3-11.6

33.3

23.2-45.2

34.0

23.8-45.9

27.4

18.8-38.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

6.3

2.5-15.5

34.7

25.6-45.0

37.6

27.8-48.7

21.3

13.4-32.2

Northeast NC I

171

3.3

1.2- 8.9

41.7

33.2-50.6

37.6

29.5-46.4

17.4

11.5-25.6

Northeast NC II

100

8.9

4.6-16.5

30.6

21.4-41.8

37.2

26.7-49.0

23.2

14.9-34.3

Northeastern Partnership

271

5.9

3.4-10.1

101

36.5

30.0-43.5

104

37.4

30.7-44.6

20.2

14.9-26.7

Mountain AHEC

0.6

0.1- 4.5

46.7

26.5-68.0

16.6

7.0-34.3

36.1

18.2-59.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

671

11.4

6.6-18.9

247

39.2

33.2-45.5

234

30.8

25.9-36.2

143

18.7

14.8-23.3

Piedmont

549

5.7

3.1-10.2

201

34.6

29.3-40.4

207

39.9

34.3-45.8

116

19.8

15.7-24.7

Western NC

1.0

0.2- 4.6

53.7

29.3-76.4

22.8

10.1-43.6

22.5

10.0-43.3

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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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