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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	9,446	368	4.3	3.7- 5.1	3,037	33.5	32.0-35.1	3,713	39.0	37.4-40.6	2,328	23.2	21.9-24.6
GENDER
Male	3,472	164	5.1	4.0- 6.4	1,297	36.7	34.2-39.2	1,316	38.7	36.1-41.3	695	19.5	17.5-21.7
Female	5,974	204	3.6	2.9- 4.5	1,740	30.6	28.8-32.4	2,397	39.2	37.3-41.1	1,633	26.6	24.9-28.3
RACE
White	6,930	219	3.4	2.7- 4.1	2,079	32.0	30.2-33.8	2,779	40.0	38.1-41.8	1,853	24.7	23.2-26.3
African American	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
Asian	51	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	16	27.5	13.4-48.3	24	42.8	24.2-63.7	10	29.5	12.4-55.1
Native American	230	17	4.7	2.6- 8.5	82	36.1	26.1-47.4	86	32.7	22.8-44.4	45	26.5	15.7-41.3
Other Minorities	325	13	6.0	2.9-12.2	113	37.0	29.2-45.5	138	38.5	30.7-46.8	61	18.5	13.0-25.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	337	11	5.9	2.7-12.3	120	39.4	31.4-48.1	148	39.3	31.5-47.8	58	15.3	10.3-22.2
-English Speaking	136	2	3.6	0.6-18.8	41	36.4	23.1-52.2	55	36.2	24.0-50.4	38	23.8	14.3-36.8
-Spanish Speaking	201	9	6.6	2.8-14.8	79	40.4	30.9-50.8	93	40.4	30.9-50.7	20	12.5	7.1-21.1
Non-Hispanic	9,099	357	4.2	3.6- 5.0	2,911	33.1	31.6-34.7	3,564	39.0	37.4-40.6	2,267	23.7	22.4-25.1
AGE
18-24	582	32	5.6	3.2- 9.5	214	35.6	29.8-41.8	201	38.6	32.5-45.1	135	20.3	16.0-25.3
25-34	1,414	57	4.9	3.4- 7.1	489	33.3	29.8-37.1	559	38.7	34.9-42.6	309	23.1	19.6-26.9
35-44	1,787	72	5.0	3.5- 6.9	647	37.3	34.0-40.8	687	38.3	34.9-41.7	381	19.4	16.9-22.2
45-54	1,846	75	3.5	2.5- 5.0	639	37.6	34.1-41.2	697	35.9	32.6-39.3	435	23.0	20.2-26.1
55-64	1,536	54	3.9	2.7- 5.7	453	29.3	26.0-32.9	612	40.0	36.5-43.7	417	26.7	23.6-30.1
65-74	1,274	42	2.9	1.8- 4.5	336	25.4	22.0-29.0	531	43.3	39.3-47.4	365	28.4	24.9-32.2
75+	937	33	3.4	2.0- 5.8	234	26.6	22.6-31.0	400	42.6	38.1-47.3	270	27.4	23.4-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,601	132	8.8	6.7-11.4	600	37.2	33.3-41.2	603	37.2	33.2-41.3	266	16.9	13.8-20.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,834	131	5.1	3.9- 6.8	1,095	40.8	37.8-43.8	1,047	35.9	33.1-38.8	561	18.2	16.1-20.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,349	57	3.1	2.0- 4.8	738	32.2	29.1-35.4	973	41.4	38.1-44.8	581	23.4	20.8-26.1
College Graduate	2,634	45	1.9	1.3- 2.9	596	24.8	22.5-27.3	1,079	40.8	38.1-43.6	914	32.5	29.9-35.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,107	70	6.8	4.6-10.0	420	42.0	37.1-47.1	396	35.4	30.7-40.3	221	15.8	13.0-18.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,733	98	6.2	4.6- 8.3	638	37.6	33.8-41.6	650	36.9	33.1-40.8	347	19.3	16.5-22.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,040	43	4.2	2.7- 6.7	355	33.3	28.8-38.0	405	36.5	31.9-41.3	237	26.0	21.7-30.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,242	34	3.5	2.1- 5.7	428	37.8	33.7-42.0	469	35.2	31.4-39.2	311	23.6	20.3-27.2
$50,000-74,999	1,010	19	2.3	1.2- 4.3	313	29.9	26.0-34.1	420	46.0	41.3-50.7	258	21.8	18.4-25.7
$75,000+	1,158	17	2.1	0.8- 4.9	288	28.8	25.0-33.0	484	40.4	36.4-44.5	369	28.7	25.1-32.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	12	2.9	1.4- 5.8	124	26.7	22.3-31.6	173	40.8	35.3-46.4	145	29.7	25.0-34.7
Guilford	445	18	3.8	2.2- 6.3	115	27.8	22.9-33.3	178	39.3	34.0-44.8	134	29.1	24.3-34.4
Mecklenburg	448	15	5.2	2.5-10.5	140	29.7	24.9-35.0	186	42.9	37.0-49.0	107	22.3	17.9-27.4
Orange	452	10	5.9	1.9-17.2	99	23.7	18.4-29.9	175	34.2	28.3-40.8	168	36.2	29.2-43.8
Wake	453	11	2.9	1.5- 5.6	137	33.4	28.3-39.0	195	43.0	37.6-48.7	110	20.7	16.6-25.4
Chatham/Lee	400	16	5.1	2.8- 9.2	136	36.0	29.8-42.7	165	40.9	34.9-47.1	83	18.0	14.0-22.7
Nash/Wilson	380	14	3.7	2.0- 6.6	146	39.4	33.7-45.3	147	39.8	33.9-45.9	73	17.2	13.3-22.0
Craven/Pamlico	456	17	3.5	1.9- 6.4	144	33.8	28.6-39.5	182	40.9	35.4-46.5	113	21.9	18.0-26.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	9	2.0	1.0- 4.1	153	34.6	29.5-40.2	169	37.7	32.4-43.3	107	25.6	20.2-31.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	17	4.2	2.4- 7.1	135	31.4	25.4-38.1	193	41.4	34.9-48.2	111	23.1	18.5-28.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	13	1.8	0.9- 3.5	167	35.5	28.8-42.8	197	43.9	35.5-52.6	101	18.9	14.0-24.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	19	4.8	2.4- 9.6	119	39.3	27.7-52.4	169	33.2	25.7-41.7	118	22.6	17.1-29.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	174	36.8	31.8-42.0	172	35.6	30.7-40.8	93	20.3	16.4-24.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	24	6.0	3.7- 9.7	169	40.7	34.6-47.0	140	32.4	27.2-38.1	87	20.9	16.3-26.4
Northeast NC I	461	18	3.5	2.1- 5.8	170	41.6	35.2-48.3	183	37.8	32.2-43.7	90	17.1	13.5-21.4
Northeast NC II	514	20	3.6	2.0- 6.3	172	35.0	30.1-40.3	209	40.6	35.5-45.9	113	20.8	17.1-25.0
Northeastern Partnership	975	38	3.6	2.3- 5.4	342	37.4	33.4-41.5	392	39.6	35.7-43.6	203	19.5	16.7-22.5
Mountain AHEC	1,306	44	3.3	2.2- 5.0	362	29.0	25.3-32.9	507	37.4	33.6-41.4	393	30.3	26.1-34.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,319	159	4.9	3.7- 6.4	1,171	35.6	32.9-38.5	1,271	38.1	35.3-41.0	718	21.4	19.2-23.8
Piedmont	4,049	141	4.2	3.3- 5.3	1,260	32.9	30.8-35.1	1,622	39.7	37.5-42.0	1,026	23.2	21.4-25.1
Western NC	2,078	68	3.7	2.6- 5.2	606	31.6	28.3-35.0	820	37.8	34.5-41.1	584	27.0	23.8-30.4

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

9,446

368

4.3

3.7- 5.1

3,037

33.5

32.0-35.1

3,713

39.0

37.4-40.6

2,328

23.2

21.9-24.6

GENDER

Male

3,472

164

5.1

4.0- 6.4

1,297

36.7

34.2-39.2

1,316

38.7

36.1-41.3

695

19.5

17.5-21.7

Female

5,974

204

3.6

2.9- 4.5

1,740

30.6

28.8-32.4

2,397

39.2

37.3-41.1

1,633

26.6

24.9-28.3

RACE

White

6,930

219

3.4

2.7- 4.1

2,079

32.0

30.2-33.8

2,779

40.0

38.1-41.8

1,853

24.7

23.2-26.3

African American

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

Asian

0.2

0.0- 1.5

27.5

13.4-48.3

42.8

24.2-63.7

29.5

12.4-55.1

Native American

230

4.7

2.6- 8.5

36.1

26.1-47.4

32.7

22.8-44.4

26.5

15.7-41.3

Other Minorities

325

6.0

2.9-12.2

113

37.0

29.2-45.5

138

38.5

30.7-46.8

18.5

13.0-25.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

337

5.9

2.7-12.3

120

39.4

31.4-48.1

148

39.3

31.5-47.8

15.3

10.3-22.2

-English Speaking

136

3.6

0.6-18.8

36.4

23.1-52.2

36.2

24.0-50.4

23.8

14.3-36.8

-Spanish Speaking

201

6.6

2.8-14.8

40.4

30.9-50.8

40.4

30.9-50.7

12.5

7.1-21.1

Non-Hispanic

9,099

357

4.2

3.6- 5.0

2,911

33.1

31.6-34.7

3,564

39.0

37.4-40.6

2,267

23.7

22.4-25.1

AGE

18-24

582

5.6

3.2- 9.5

214

35.6

29.8-41.8

201

38.6

32.5-45.1

135

20.3

16.0-25.3

25-34

1,414

4.9

3.4- 7.1

489

33.3

29.8-37.1

559

38.7

34.9-42.6

309

23.1

19.6-26.9

35-44

1,787

5.0

3.5- 6.9

647

37.3

34.0-40.8

687

38.3

34.9-41.7

381

19.4

16.9-22.2

45-54

1,846

3.5

2.5- 5.0

639

37.6

34.1-41.2

697

35.9

32.6-39.3

435

23.0

20.2-26.1

55-64

1,536

3.9

2.7- 5.7

453

29.3

26.0-32.9

612

40.0

36.5-43.7

417

26.7

23.6-30.1

65-74

1,274

2.9

1.8- 4.5

336

25.4

22.0-29.0

531

43.3

39.3-47.4

365

28.4

24.9-32.2

75+

937

3.4

2.0- 5.8

234

26.6

22.6-31.0

400

42.6

38.1-47.3

270

27.4

23.4-31.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,601

132

8.8

6.7-11.4

600

37.2

33.3-41.2

603

37.2

33.2-41.3

266

16.9

13.8-20.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,834

131

5.1

3.9- 6.8

1,095

40.8

37.8-43.8

1,047

35.9

33.1-38.8

561

18.2

16.1-20.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,349

3.1

2.0- 4.8

738

32.2

29.1-35.4

973

41.4

38.1-44.8

581

23.4

20.8-26.1

College Graduate

2,634

1.9

1.3- 2.9

596

24.8

22.5-27.3

1,079

40.8

38.1-43.6

914

32.5

29.9-35.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,107

6.8

4.6-10.0

420

42.0

37.1-47.1

396

35.4

30.7-40.3

221

15.8

13.0-18.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,733

6.2

4.6- 8.3

638

37.6

33.8-41.6

650

36.9

33.1-40.8

347

19.3

16.5-22.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,040

4.2

2.7- 6.7

355

33.3

28.8-38.0

405

36.5

31.9-41.3

237

26.0

21.7-30.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,242

3.5

2.1- 5.7

428

37.8

33.7-42.0

469

35.2

31.4-39.2

311

23.6

20.3-27.2

$50,000-74,999

1,010

2.3

1.2- 4.3

313

29.9

26.0-34.1

420

46.0

41.3-50.7

258

21.8

18.4-25.7

$75,000+

1,158

2.1

0.8- 4.9

288

28.8

25.0-33.0

484

40.4

36.4-44.5

369

28.7

25.1-32.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

2.9

1.4- 5.8

124

26.7

22.3-31.6

173

40.8

35.3-46.4

145

29.7

25.0-34.7

Guilford

445

3.8

2.2- 6.3

115

27.8

22.9-33.3

178

39.3

34.0-44.8

134

29.1

24.3-34.4

Mecklenburg

448

5.2

2.5-10.5

140

29.7

24.9-35.0

186

42.9

37.0-49.0

107

22.3

17.9-27.4

Orange

452

5.9

1.9-17.2

23.7

18.4-29.9

175

34.2

28.3-40.8

168

36.2

29.2-43.8

Wake

453

2.9

1.5- 5.6

137

33.4

28.3-39.0

195

43.0

37.6-48.7

110

20.7

16.6-25.4

Chatham/Lee

400

5.1

2.8- 9.2

136

36.0

29.8-42.7

165

40.9

34.9-47.1

18.0

14.0-22.7

Nash/Wilson

380

3.7

2.0- 6.6

146

39.4

33.7-45.3

147

39.8

33.9-45.9

17.2

13.3-22.0

Craven/Pamlico

456

3.5

1.9- 6.4

144

33.8

28.6-39.5

182

40.9

35.4-46.5

113

21.9

18.0-26.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

2.0

1.0- 4.1

153

34.6

29.5-40.2

169

37.7

32.4-43.3

107

25.6

20.2-31.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

4.2

2.4- 7.1

135

31.4

25.4-38.1

193

41.4

34.9-48.2

111

23.1

18.5-28.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

1.8

0.9- 3.5

167

35.5

28.8-42.8

197

43.9

35.5-52.6

101

18.9

14.0-24.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

4.8

2.4- 9.6

119

39.3

27.7-52.4

169

33.2

25.7-41.7

118

22.6

17.1-29.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

7.4

5.1-10.5

174

36.8

31.8-42.0

172

35.6

30.7-40.8

20.3

16.4-24.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

6.0

3.7- 9.7

169

40.7

34.6-47.0

140

32.4

27.2-38.1

20.9

16.3-26.4

Northeast NC I

461

3.5

2.1- 5.8

170

41.6

35.2-48.3

183

37.8

32.2-43.7

17.1

13.5-21.4

Northeast NC II

514

3.6

2.0- 6.3

172

35.0

30.1-40.3

209

40.6

35.5-45.9

113

20.8

17.1-25.0

Northeastern Partnership

975

3.6

2.3- 5.4

342

37.4

33.4-41.5

392

39.6

35.7-43.6

203

19.5

16.7-22.5

Mountain AHEC

1,306

3.3

2.2- 5.0

362

29.0

25.3-32.9

507

37.4

33.6-41.4

393

30.3

26.1-34.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,319

159

4.9

3.7- 6.4

1,171

35.6

32.9-38.5

1,271

38.1

35.3-41.0

718

21.4

19.2-23.8

Piedmont

4,049

141

4.2

3.3- 5.3

1,260

32.9

30.8-35.1

1,622

39.7

37.5-42.0

1,026

23.2

21.4-25.1

Western NC

2,078

3.7

2.6- 5.2

606

31.6

28.3-35.0

820

37.8

34.5-41.1

584

27.0

23.8-30.4

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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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