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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

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	9,434	923	10.3	9.4-11.4	5,461	58.7	57.1-60.3	2,413	25.1	23.7-26.5	637	5.9	5.2- 6.7
GENDER
Male	3,467	427	11.9	10.3-13.7	2,088	61.1	58.5-63.6	760	22.1	20.0-24.4	192	4.9	3.8- 6.2
Female	5,967	496	8.9	7.7-10.1	3,373	56.5	54.5-58.4	1,653	27.8	26.1-29.6	445	6.9	6.0- 7.9
RACE
White	6,923	546	8.2	7.2- 9.3	3,885	57.6	55.7-59.4	1,970	27.8	26.2-29.4	522	6.5	5.6- 7.5
African American	1,869	278	16.1	13.5-19.1	1,182	61.7	58.1-65.2	322	17.4	14.9-20.3	87	4.8	3.5- 6.6
Asian	51	6	6.1	1.8-18.1	30	61.3	38.5-80.0	15	32.7	15.0-57.1	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	229	30	9.3	5.8-14.4	139	62.0	49.0-73.6	46	21.4	11.5-36.4	14	7.3	2.7-18.2
Other Minorities	325	57	18.9	13.3-26.2	201	61.1	52.6-68.9	53	16.6	11.0-24.3	14	3.4	1.6- 7.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	337	57	19.3	13.6-26.8	211	62.5	53.9-70.3	59	17.3	11.6-25.1	10	0.9	0.4- 2.2
-English Speaking	136	16	11.2	5.2-22.6	77	68.6	55.6-79.2	35	18.3	10.9-29.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.0
-Spanish Speaking	201	41	22.0	14.8-31.4	134	60.4	50.0-70.0	24	17.0	10.1-27.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.9
Non-Hispanic	9,087	864	9.7	8.8-10.8	5,244	58.4	56.8-60.0	2,353	25.6	24.2-27.0	626	6.2	5.5- 7.1
AGE
18-24	582	87	14.0	10.1-19.0	353	63.9	57.7-69.7	122	18.7	14.5-23.9	20	3.4	1.8- 6.4
25-34	1,414	143	10.9	8.7-13.6	848	59.1	55.0-63.0	332	23.8	20.5-27.4	91	6.2	4.3- 9.0
35-44	1,785	176	11.0	8.9-13.5	1,061	59.1	55.6-62.5	443	24.9	21.9-28.1	105	5.0	3.7- 6.7
45-54	1,846	189	10.0	8.1-12.3	1,028	55.5	52.0-59.1	483	27.6	24.5-30.9	146	6.8	5.4- 8.7
55-64	1,535	114	7.0	5.4- 9.1	899	59.7	56.0-63.3	394	25.9	22.8-29.3	128	7.3	5.7- 9.4
65-74	1,272	120	8.9	6.8-11.6	691	54.0	49.9-58.0	375	30.3	26.7-34.2	86	6.8	5.0- 9.0
75+	930	85	9.5	7.0-12.9	537	57.1	52.4-61.7	251	27.0	23.0-31.4	57	6.3	4.3- 9.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,594	280	17.6	14.8-20.8	953	59.2	55.0-63.2	305	18.6	15.7-22.1	56	4.5	2.6- 7.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,829	321	12.4	10.4-14.7	1,728	61.3	58.3-64.2	639	22.2	19.8-24.7	141	4.2	3.2- 5.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,349	182	8.7	6.8-10.9	1,392	60.8	57.6-64.0	614	24.2	21.5-27.0	161	6.3	5.0- 8.0
College Graduate	2,634	135	5.3	4.2- 6.8	1,373	53.5	50.7-56.3	848	33.0	30.3-35.8	278	8.2	6.9- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,103	162	15.2	12.0-19.0	669	63.6	58.8-68.1	220	17.6	14.3-21.5	52	3.6	2.5- 5.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,732	227	13.6	11.2-16.4	1,039	60.8	56.9-64.5	384	21.3	18.3-24.5	82	4.4	3.1- 6.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,039	105	10.7	7.8-14.5	608	57.2	52.2-62.1	258	23.9	20.0-28.4	68	8.2	5.7-11.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,242	100	9.3	6.8-12.5	745	60.7	56.5-64.8	313	25.2	21.7-29.2	84	4.8	3.4- 6.6
$50,000-74,999	1,010	66	6.8	4.9- 9.5	566	55.7	50.9-60.3	296	31.4	27.0-36.1	82	6.1	4.5- 8.3
$75,000+	1,158	53	5.1	3.3- 7.8	617	56.1	51.9-60.3	386	32.7	28.8-36.9	102	6.0	4.7- 7.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	41	8.6	6.0-12.1	223	50.7	45.2-56.2	142	31.6	26.6-37.0	48	9.2	6.7-12.4
Guilford	445	30	6.1	4.0- 9.2	240	56.0	50.5-61.4	129	28.7	24.0-34.0	46	9.1	6.5-12.7
Mecklenburg	448	41	11.9	7.8-17.9	270	59.3	53.2-65.1	113	25.1	20.4-30.4	24	3.7	2.4- 5.8
Orange	452	33	11.2	6.0-19.9	229	46.2	39.1-53.4	136	31.7	25.1-39.1	54	11.0	6.6-17.6
Wake	453	38	9.2	6.4-13.0	273	64.7	59.3-69.8	114	20.7	16.7-25.2	28	5.4	3.4- 8.4
Chatham/Lee	400	38	13.4	8.5-20.5	238	59.4	52.8-65.6	102	23.2	18.7-28.4	22	4.0	2.5- 6.4
Nash/Wilson	379	45	11.9	8.7-16.1	234	63.1	57.0-68.7	79	20.2	15.5-25.9	21	4.8	2.9- 7.8
Craven/Pamlico	456	38	9.7	6.5-14.3	274	60.5	54.9-65.9	125	26.1	21.5-31.3	19	3.7	2.2- 6.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	260	58.8	52.7-64.6	113	24.4	20.0-29.3	32	10.1	5.8-17.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	45	10.2	7.2-14.2	256	58.8	52.4-64.9	130	25.7	20.8-31.2	23	5.3	3.3- 8.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	40	8.9	5.7-13.7	303	66.5	59.4-73.0	102	19.3	14.4-25.2	33	5.3	3.5- 7.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	39	17.7	7.9-35.1	228	53.6	42.5-64.3	124	22.3	17.0-28.7	34	6.4	4.2- 9.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	475	76	15.8	12.3-20.0	281	59.1	53.9-64.2	88	18.3	14.7-22.6	30	6.8	4.5-10.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	54	13.5	9.8-18.3	255	59.6	53.4-65.6	85	20.3	15.7-25.9	25	6.5	4.2- 9.9
Northeast NC I	460	52	11.1	8.2-14.9	298	68.0	62.5-73.0	85	17.0	13.4-21.4	25	3.9	2.6- 6.0
Northeast NC II	511	48	9.1	6.4-12.7	302	61.1	55.9-66.0	129	23.8	19.8-28.4	32	5.9	4.1- 8.5
Northeastern Partnership	971	100	9.8	7.7-12.4	600	63.5	59.6-67.2	214	21.4	18.5-24.8	57	5.2	3.9- 7.0
Mountain AHEC	1,306	119	9.7	7.4-12.6	679	52.4	48.1-56.7	391	27.9	24.6-31.5	117	9.9	6.5-14.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,312	376	11.1	9.4-13.1	1,999	61.3	58.4-64.0	742	22.0	19.7-24.4	195	5.7	4.6- 7.1
Piedmont	4,046	355	10.0	8.6-11.5	2,347	58.5	56.2-60.7	1,060	25.9	24.0-28.0	284	5.6	4.7- 6.7
Western NC	2,076	192	10.2	8.3-12.5	1,115	54.1	50.5-57.6	611	28.2	25.2-31.3	158	7.5	5.3-10.6

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

9,434

923

10.3

9.4-11.4

5,461

58.7

57.1-60.3

2,413

25.1

23.7-26.5

637

5.9

5.2- 6.7

GENDER

Male

3,467

427

11.9

10.3-13.7

2,088

61.1

58.5-63.6

760

22.1

20.0-24.4

192

4.9

3.8- 6.2

Female

5,967

496

8.9

7.7-10.1

3,373

56.5

54.5-58.4

1,653

27.8

26.1-29.6

445

6.9

6.0- 7.9

RACE

White

6,923

546

8.2

7.2- 9.3

3,885

57.6

55.7-59.4

1,970

27.8

26.2-29.4

522

6.5

5.6- 7.5

African American

1,869

278

16.1

13.5-19.1

1,182

61.7

58.1-65.2

322

17.4

14.9-20.3

4.8

3.5- 6.6

Asian

6.1

1.8-18.1

61.3

38.5-80.0

32.7

15.0-57.1

0.0

. - .

Native American

229

9.3

5.8-14.4

139

62.0

49.0-73.6

21.4

11.5-36.4

7.3

2.7-18.2

Other Minorities

325

18.9

13.3-26.2

201

61.1

52.6-68.9

16.6

11.0-24.3

3.4

1.6- 7.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

337

19.3

13.6-26.8

211

62.5

53.9-70.3

17.3

11.6-25.1

0.9

0.4- 2.2

-English Speaking

136

11.2

5.2-22.6

68.6

55.6-79.2

18.3

10.9-29.0

1.8

0.8- 4.0

-Spanish Speaking

201

22.0

14.8-31.4

134

60.4

50.0-70.0

17.0

10.1-27.1

0.6

0.1- 2.9

Non-Hispanic

9,087

864

9.7

8.8-10.8

5,244

58.4

56.8-60.0

2,353

25.6

24.2-27.0

626

6.2

5.5- 7.1

AGE

18-24

582

14.0

10.1-19.0

353

63.9

57.7-69.7

122

18.7

14.5-23.9

3.4

1.8- 6.4

25-34

1,414

143

10.9

8.7-13.6

848

59.1

55.0-63.0

332

23.8

20.5-27.4

6.2

4.3- 9.0

35-44

1,785

176

11.0

8.9-13.5

1,061

59.1

55.6-62.5

443

24.9

21.9-28.1

105

5.0

3.7- 6.7

45-54

1,846

189

10.0

8.1-12.3

1,028

55.5

52.0-59.1

483

27.6

24.5-30.9

146

6.8

5.4- 8.7

55-64

1,535

114

7.0

5.4- 9.1

899

59.7

56.0-63.3

394

25.9

22.8-29.3

128

7.3

5.7- 9.4

65-74

1,272

120

8.9

6.8-11.6

691

54.0

49.9-58.0

375

30.3

26.7-34.2

6.8

5.0- 9.0

75+

930

9.5

7.0-12.9

537

57.1

52.4-61.7

251

27.0

23.0-31.4

6.3

4.3- 9.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,594

280

17.6

14.8-20.8

953

59.2

55.0-63.2

305

18.6

15.7-22.1

4.5

2.6- 7.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,829

321

12.4

10.4-14.7

1,728

61.3

58.3-64.2

639

22.2

19.8-24.7

141

4.2

3.2- 5.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,349

182

8.7

6.8-10.9

1,392

60.8

57.6-64.0

614

24.2

21.5-27.0

161

6.3

5.0- 8.0

College Graduate

2,634

135

5.3

4.2- 6.8

1,373

53.5

50.7-56.3

848

33.0

30.3-35.8

278

8.2

6.9- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,103

162

15.2

12.0-19.0

669

63.6

58.8-68.1

220

17.6

14.3-21.5

3.6

2.5- 5.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,732

227

13.6

11.2-16.4

1,039

60.8

56.9-64.5

384

21.3

18.3-24.5

4.4

3.1- 6.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,039

105

10.7

7.8-14.5

608

57.2

52.2-62.1

258

23.9

20.0-28.4

8.2

5.7-11.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,242

100

9.3

6.8-12.5

745

60.7

56.5-64.8

313

25.2

21.7-29.2

4.8

3.4- 6.6

$50,000-74,999

1,010

6.8

4.9- 9.5

566

55.7

50.9-60.3

296

31.4

27.0-36.1

6.1

4.5- 8.3

$75,000+

1,158

5.1

3.3- 7.8

617

56.1

51.9-60.3

386

32.7

28.8-36.9

102

6.0

4.7- 7.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

8.6

6.0-12.1

223

50.7

45.2-56.2

142

31.6

26.6-37.0

9.2

6.7-12.4

Guilford

445

6.1

4.0- 9.2

240

56.0

50.5-61.4

129

28.7

24.0-34.0

9.1

6.5-12.7

Mecklenburg

448

11.9

7.8-17.9

270

59.3

53.2-65.1

113

25.1

20.4-30.4

3.7

2.4- 5.8

Orange

452

11.2

6.0-19.9

229

46.2

39.1-53.4

136

31.7

25.1-39.1

11.0

6.6-17.6

Wake

453

9.2

6.4-13.0

273

64.7

59.3-69.8

114

20.7

16.7-25.2

5.4

3.4- 8.4

Chatham/Lee

400

13.4

8.5-20.5

238

59.4

52.8-65.6

102

23.2

18.7-28.4

4.0

2.5- 6.4

Nash/Wilson

379

11.9

8.7-16.1

234

63.1

57.0-68.7

20.2

15.5-25.9

4.8

2.9- 7.8

Craven/Pamlico

456

9.7

6.5-14.3

274

60.5

54.9-65.9

125

26.1

21.5-31.3

3.7

2.2- 6.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

6.7

4.6- 9.7

260

58.8

52.7-64.6

113

24.4

20.0-29.3

10.1

5.8-17.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

10.2

7.2-14.2

256

58.8

52.4-64.9

130

25.7

20.8-31.2

5.3

3.3- 8.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

8.9

5.7-13.7

303

66.5

59.4-73.0

102

19.3

14.4-25.2

5.3

3.5- 7.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.7

7.9-35.1

228

53.6

42.5-64.3

124

22.3

17.0-28.7

6.4

4.2- 9.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

475

15.8

12.3-20.0

281

59.1

53.9-64.2

18.3

14.7-22.6

6.8

4.5-10.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

13.5

9.8-18.3

255

59.6

53.4-65.6

20.3

15.7-25.9

6.5

4.2- 9.9

Northeast NC I

460

11.1

8.2-14.9

298

68.0

62.5-73.0

17.0

13.4-21.4

3.9

2.6- 6.0

Northeast NC II

511

9.1

6.4-12.7

302

61.1

55.9-66.0

129

23.8

19.8-28.4

5.9

4.1- 8.5

Northeastern Partnership

971

100

9.8

7.7-12.4

600

63.5

59.6-67.2

214

21.4

18.5-24.8

5.2

3.9- 7.0

Mountain AHEC

1,306

119

9.7

7.4-12.6

679

52.4

48.1-56.7

391

27.9

24.6-31.5

117

9.9

6.5-14.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,312

376

11.1

9.4-13.1

1,999

61.3

58.4-64.0

742

22.0

19.7-24.4

195

5.7

4.6- 7.1

Piedmont

4,046

355

10.0

8.6-11.5

2,347

58.5

56.2-60.7

1,060

25.9

24.0-28.0

284

5.6

4.7- 6.7

Western NC

2,076

192

10.2

8.3-12.5

1,115

54.1

50.5-57.6

611

28.2

25.2-31.3

158

7.5

5.3-10.6

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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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