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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-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	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	4,355	116	2.6	2.0- 3.4	1,170	28.9	26.8-31.1	1,783	39.7	37.5-41.9	1,286	28.8	26.8-30.8
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
Asian	25	1	0.6	0.1- 4.8	6	25.7	8.9-54.8	10	40.9	16.8-70.3	8	32.8	12.8-61.9
Native American	147	9	3.6	1.7- 7.3	47	38.2	25.5-52.8	64	34.9	24.4-47.0	27	23.3	12.7-39.0
Other Minorities	162	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0	44	27.0	17.9-38.5	76	47.2	35.4-59.2	38	24.8	16.0-36.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0	51	31.4	21.4-43.6	83	51.5	39.2-63.6	31	16.2	9.1-27.3
-English Speaking	83	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	20	26.5	13.6-45.3	38	46.9	30.2-64.4	24	25.9	13.7-43.5
-Spanish Speaking	85	2	1.0	0.2- 4.2	31	33.6	20.8-49.4	45	53.5	37.7-68.7	7	11.8	4.4-27.9
Non-Hispanic	5,799	201	3.7	3.0- 4.7	1,684	30.4	28.6-32.3	2,313	38.7	36.8-40.6	1,601	27.1	25.4-28.9
AGE
18-24	364	17	5.7	2.5-12.2	135	37.3	30.1-45.1	124	35.2	28.2-42.9	88	21.9	16.3-28.7
25-34	882	30	3.2	2.0- 5.2	276	32.0	27.7-36.6	361	38.6	34.1-43.4	215	26.1	22.1-30.6
35-44	1,099	32	3.2	1.9- 5.3	352	32.6	28.6-36.7	441	39.5	35.3-43.9	274	24.7	21.0-28.7
45-54	1,160	47	4.3	2.8- 6.6	352	31.0	27.1-35.3	446	38.2	34.1-42.4	315	26.5	23.0-30.2
55-64	950	33	3.6	2.2- 5.8	259	26.5	22.3-31.2	372	39.9	35.3-44.6	286	30.0	25.9-34.5
65-74	811	21	2.0	1.0- 3.8	185	21.1	17.4-25.3	360	47.0	42.0-52.1	245	30.0	25.6-34.8
75+	659	21	3.0	1.6- 5.7	164	28.3	23.4-33.8	276	38.3	33.1-43.9	198	30.3	25.3-35.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	994	73	7.1	5.1- 9.7	354	36.6	31.9-41.7	384	37.9	33.0-43.1	183	18.4	14.8-22.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,805	72	4.5	2.9- 7.0	633	36.4	33.0-40.0	712	38.5	35.1-42.1	388	20.5	17.8-23.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,540	31	2.2	1.2- 4.1	434	29.5	26.0-33.3	649	40.4	36.7-44.2	426	27.9	24.5-31.5
College Graduate	1,618	27	1.8	1.1- 2.9	313	21.3	18.5-24.5	647	39.8	36.4-43.3	631	37.1	33.8-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	807	42	5.2	3.5- 7.6	281	39.5	34.2-45.1	298	34.6	29.8-39.8	186	20.7	17.0-25.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,117	54	5.4	3.7- 7.8	375	35.4	31.0-40.1	428	35.7	31.4-40.3	260	23.5	19.8-27.7
$25,000- 34,999	673	26	4.4	2.3- 8.3	202	30.5	25.0-36.5	284	39.6	33.9-45.6	161	25.5	20.6-31.1
$35,000- 49,999	716	13	1.0	0.5- 2.0	213	31.4	26.5-36.7	275	39.0	33.6-44.6	215	28.7	23.9-33.9
$50,000-74,999	575	9	1.8	0.8- 4.0	148	27.6	22.7-33.1	249	44.7	39.0-50.5	169	26.0	21.4-31.1
$75,000+	654	6	0.8	0.3- 2.2	138	21.9	17.9-26.6	276	43.1	37.9-48.3	234	34.2	29.5-39.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	5	1.7	0.7- 4.3	65	22.5	17.5-28.3	107	41.5	34.8-48.4	98	34.4	28.4-40.9
Guilford	281	12	4.5	2.4- 8.5	71	28.0	21.9-35.1	110	40.8	34.1-47.8	88	26.7	21.5-32.6
Mecklenburg	280	6	2.5	1.0- 6.0	81	30.1	24.4-36.5	116	40.8	34.5-47.3	77	26.7	21.2-32.9
Orange	282	4	1.5	0.5- 4.6	51	22.7	15.5-31.9	104	32.8	24.9-41.8	123	43.1	33.2-53.5
Wake	277	3	1.4	0.4- 4.4	71	26.6	20.9-33.2	120	45.0	38.1-52.1	83	27.0	21.5-33.2
Chatham/Lee	248	6	3.1	1.0- 9.4	76	29.3	23.2-36.3	108	45.9	38.6-53.3	58	21.7	16.5-27.9
Nash/Wilson	240	8	3.0	1.5- 6.2	85	39.4	32.6-46.7	99	41.5	34.7-48.6	48	16.0	12.0-21.1
Craven/Pamlico	286	9	2.3	1.2- 4.6	72	26.7	20.6-33.9	113	40.0	33.6-46.8	92	30.9	25.2-37.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	276	4	1.7	0.5- 4.9	87	30.5	24.7-37.0	114	41.7	35.0-48.7	71	26.1	20.2-33.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	11	4.4	2.2- 8.8	78	26.2	20.3-33.0	127	44.9	36.1-54.0	71	24.5	18.4-32.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	11	3.1	1.5- 6.4	96	32.7	26.3-39.8	122	42.4	35.2-50.0	72	21.7	16.8-27.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	263	9	2.3	1.2- 4.5	70	28.8	22.8-35.6	109	41.6	34.6-48.9	75	27.3	21.7-33.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	22	6.3	4.0- 9.7	101	34.4	28.5-40.8	116	38.2	32.1-44.7	60	21.2	16.5-26.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	293	14	4.7	2.7- 8.2	107	32.5	27.0-38.4	106	38.6	32.4-45.2	66	24.3	18.8-30.6
Northeast NC I	317	13	4.0	2.2- 7.3	102	32.8	27.1-39.0	133	41.4	35.3-47.7	69	21.8	16.9-27.5
Northeast NC II	328	13	2.9	1.6- 5.2	98	29.3	24.0-35.3	135	41.1	35.1-47.3	82	26.7	21.5-32.6
Northeastern Partnership	645	26	3.3	2.2- 5.1	200	30.6	26.6-35.0	268	41.2	36.8-45.7	151	24.8	21.1-29.0
Mountain AHEC	814	22	2.4	1.4- 4.3	199	23.0	19.4-27.1	328	40.9	36.5-45.5	265	33.6	29.4-38.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,152	96	4.8	3.2- 7.0	683	32.1	29.0-35.4	848	37.1	33.9-40.4	525	26.0	23.0-29.2
Piedmont	2,522	71	3.1	2.2- 4.2	718	31.0	28.4-33.7	1,014	40.0	37.3-42.8	719	25.9	23.6-28.3
Western NC	1,300	37	3.2	2.1- 4.9	339	25.5	22.2-29.2	535	40.7	36.8-44.7	389	30.6	27.0-34.5

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

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

4,355

116

2.6

2.0- 3.4

1,170

28.9

26.8-31.1

1,783

39.7

37.5-41.9

1,286

28.8

26.8-30.8

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

Asian

0.6

0.1- 4.8

25.7

8.9-54.8

40.9

16.8-70.3

32.8

12.8-61.9

Native American

147

3.6

1.7- 7.3

38.2

25.5-52.8

34.9

24.4-47.0

23.3

12.7-39.0

Other Minorities

162

1.1

0.4- 3.0

27.0

17.9-38.5

47.2

35.4-59.2

24.8

16.0-36.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

0.9

0.3- 3.0

31.4

21.4-43.6

51.5

39.2-63.6

16.2

9.1-27.3

-English Speaking

0.7

0.1- 4.6

26.5

13.6-45.3

46.9

30.2-64.4

25.9

13.7-43.5

-Spanish Speaking

1.0

0.2- 4.2

33.6

20.8-49.4

53.5

37.7-68.7

11.8

4.4-27.9

Non-Hispanic

5,799

201

3.7

3.0- 4.7

1,684

30.4

28.6-32.3

2,313

38.7

36.8-40.6

1,601

27.1

25.4-28.9

AGE

18-24

364

5.7

2.5-12.2

135

37.3

30.1-45.1

124

35.2

28.2-42.9

21.9

16.3-28.7

25-34

882

3.2

2.0- 5.2

276

32.0

27.7-36.6

361

38.6

34.1-43.4

215

26.1

22.1-30.6

35-44

1,099

3.2

1.9- 5.3

352

32.6

28.6-36.7

441

39.5

35.3-43.9

274

24.7

21.0-28.7

45-54

1,160

4.3

2.8- 6.6

352

31.0

27.1-35.3

446

38.2

34.1-42.4

315

26.5

23.0-30.2

55-64

950

3.6

2.2- 5.8

259

26.5

22.3-31.2

372

39.9

35.3-44.6

286

30.0

25.9-34.5

65-74

811

2.0

1.0- 3.8

185

21.1

17.4-25.3

360

47.0

42.0-52.1

245

30.0

25.6-34.8

75+

659

3.0

1.6- 5.7

164

28.3

23.4-33.8

276

38.3

33.1-43.9

198

30.3

25.3-35.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

994

7.1

5.1- 9.7

354

36.6

31.9-41.7

384

37.9

33.0-43.1

183

18.4

14.8-22.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,805

4.5

2.9- 7.0

633

36.4

33.0-40.0

712

38.5

35.1-42.1

388

20.5

17.8-23.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,540

2.2

1.2- 4.1

434

29.5

26.0-33.3

649

40.4

36.7-44.2

426

27.9

24.5-31.5

College Graduate

1,618

1.8

1.1- 2.9

313

21.3

18.5-24.5

647

39.8

36.4-43.3

631

37.1

33.8-40.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

807

5.2

3.5- 7.6

281

39.5

34.2-45.1

298

34.6

29.8-39.8

186

20.7

17.0-25.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,117

5.4

3.7- 7.8

375

35.4

31.0-40.1

428

35.7

31.4-40.3

260

23.5

19.8-27.7

$25,000- 34,999

673

4.4

2.3- 8.3

202

30.5

25.0-36.5

284

39.6

33.9-45.6

161

25.5

20.6-31.1

$35,000- 49,999

716

1.0

0.5- 2.0

213

31.4

26.5-36.7

275

39.0

33.6-44.6

215

28.7

23.9-33.9

$50,000-74,999

575

1.8

0.8- 4.0

148

27.6

22.7-33.1

249

44.7

39.0-50.5

169

26.0

21.4-31.1

$75,000+

654

0.8

0.3- 2.2

138

21.9

17.9-26.6

276

43.1

37.9-48.3

234

34.2

29.5-39.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

1.7

0.7- 4.3

22.5

17.5-28.3

107

41.5

34.8-48.4

34.4

28.4-40.9

Guilford

281

4.5

2.4- 8.5

28.0

21.9-35.1

110

40.8

34.1-47.8

26.7

21.5-32.6

Mecklenburg

280

2.5

1.0- 6.0

30.1

24.4-36.5

116

40.8

34.5-47.3

26.7

21.2-32.9

Orange

282

1.5

0.5- 4.6

22.7

15.5-31.9

104

32.8

24.9-41.8

123

43.1

33.2-53.5

Wake

277

1.4

0.4- 4.4

26.6

20.9-33.2

120

45.0

38.1-52.1

27.0

21.5-33.2

Chatham/Lee

248

3.1

1.0- 9.4

29.3

23.2-36.3

108

45.9

38.6-53.3

21.7

16.5-27.9

Nash/Wilson

240

3.0

1.5- 6.2

39.4

32.6-46.7

41.5

34.7-48.6

16.0

12.0-21.1

Craven/Pamlico

286

2.3

1.2- 4.6

26.7

20.6-33.9

113

40.0

33.6-46.8

30.9

25.2-37.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

276

1.7

0.5- 4.9

30.5

24.7-37.0

114

41.7

35.0-48.7

26.1

20.2-33.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

4.4

2.2- 8.8

26.2

20.3-33.0

127

44.9

36.1-54.0

24.5

18.4-32.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

3.1

1.5- 6.4

32.7

26.3-39.8

122

42.4

35.2-50.0

21.7

16.8-27.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

263

2.3

1.2- 4.5

28.8

22.8-35.6

109

41.6

34.6-48.9

27.3

21.7-33.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

6.3

4.0- 9.7

101

34.4

28.5-40.8

116

38.2

32.1-44.7

21.2

16.5-26.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

293

4.7

2.7- 8.2

107

32.5

27.0-38.4

106

38.6

32.4-45.2

24.3

18.8-30.6

Northeast NC I

317

4.0

2.2- 7.3

102

32.8

27.1-39.0

133

41.4

35.3-47.7

21.8

16.9-27.5

Northeast NC II

328

2.9

1.6- 5.2

29.3

24.0-35.3

135

41.1

35.1-47.3

26.7

21.5-32.6

Northeastern Partnership

645

3.3

2.2- 5.1

200

30.6

26.6-35.0

268

41.2

36.8-45.7

151

24.8

21.1-29.0

Mountain AHEC

814

2.4

1.4- 4.3

199

23.0

19.4-27.1

328

40.9

36.5-45.5

265

33.6

29.4-38.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,152

4.8

3.2- 7.0

683

32.1

29.0-35.4

848

37.1

33.9-40.4

525

26.0

23.0-29.2

Piedmont

2,522

3.1

2.2- 4.2

718

31.0

28.4-33.7

1,014

40.0

37.3-42.8

719

25.9

23.6-28.3

Western NC

1,300

3.2

2.1- 4.9

339

25.5

22.2-29.2

535

40.7

36.8-44.7

389

30.6

27.0-34.5

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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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