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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-FEMALES

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	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	4,349	284	6.8	5.7- 8.0	2,369	54.6	52.4-56.9	1,344	31.4	29.3-33.5	352	7.3	6.2- 8.5
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
Asian	25	1	0.6	0.1- 4.8	14	65.8	37.1-86.2	10	33.6	13.3-62.4	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	147	14	6.5	3.5-11.6	90	61.8	47.8-74.1	34	19.3	12.2-29.2	9	12.4	4.1-32.1
Other Minorities	162	23	12.9	7.1-22.1	96	60.8	48.4-71.8	32	19.6	11.1-32.2	11	6.8	2.8-15.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	25	14.2	7.9-24.1	104	65.6	52.8-76.4	33	18.7	10.1-31.8	6	1.6	0.5- 5.2
-English Speaking	83	7	5.2	1.6-15.7	48	69.4	53.5-81.7	23	23.2	12.7-38.5	5	2.2	0.8- 5.9
-Spanish Speaking	85	18	18.2	9.5-32.0	56	63.9	46.9-77.9	10	16.6	6.5-36.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9
Non-Hispanic	5,792	469	8.5	7.4- 9.8	3,265	56.0	54.1-58.0	1,619	28.3	26.6-30.1	439	7.1	6.2- 8.2
AGE
18-24	364	52	14.4	9.6-21.2	220	61.0	53.2-68.3	78	20.1	14.8-26.6	14	4.5	2.0-10.0
25-34	882	77	8.6	6.2-11.7	513	58.8	54.1-63.4	229	25.8	21.9-30.2	63	6.8	4.9- 9.4
35-44	1,099	81	7.8	5.7-10.5	636	56.6	52.1-61.0	302	28.8	24.7-33.2	80	6.8	4.9- 9.6
45-54	1,160	101	10.0	7.5-13.3	627	51.4	47.1-55.6	330	31.2	27.4-35.3	102	7.4	5.7- 9.5
55-64	950	68	6.3	4.5- 8.8	526	56.6	51.9-61.2	267	28.1	24.2-32.5	89	8.9	6.5-12.0
65-74	809	57	5.8	3.9- 8.6	446	55.4	50.3-60.3	254	32.1	27.6-36.9	52	6.7	4.6- 9.8
75+	654	54	9.3	6.4-13.5	376	54.8	49.0-60.4	182	29.4	24.3-35.0	42	6.5	4.1-10.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	989	155	16.5	13.2-20.4	588	57.9	52.8-62.9	210	22.0	17.9-26.7	36	3.7	2.3- 5.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,803	167	9.8	7.6-12.5	1,102	60.8	57.1-64.3	444	25.5	22.5-28.8	90	3.9	2.9- 5.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,540	97	7.1	5.1- 9.7	894	58.2	54.3-62.0	432	26.7	23.6-30.1	117	8.0	6.0-10.6
College Graduate	1,618	75	5.0	3.7- 6.8	780	48.9	45.4-52.5	562	35.3	32.0-38.7	201	10.8	8.9-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	804	99	12.2	9.4-15.6	489	65.0	60.1-69.7	173	17.9	14.5-21.8	43	5.0	3.3- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,117	123	12.9	10.0-16.4	657	57.4	52.7-61.9	273	24.5	20.7-28.7	64	5.2	3.6- 7.6
$25,000- 34,999	672	58	10.6	6.8-16.0	392	59.0	52.9-64.8	175	22.6	18.3-27.5	47	7.9	5.2-11.8
$35,000- 49,999	716	41	4.6	3.0- 7.2	410	60.2	54.6-65.6	209	29.8	24.7-35.4	56	5.3	3.6- 7.9
$50,000-74,999	575	24	4.3	2.5- 7.1	310	54.3	48.6-60.0	187	33.5	28.3-39.1	54	7.9	5.4-11.4
$75,000+	654	23	3.1	1.8- 5.2	322	51.1	45.9-56.3	245	38.1	33.2-43.3	64	7.7	5.6-10.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	19	6.0	3.6- 9.6	129	47.1	40.5-53.8	96	37.0	30.5-43.9	31	10.0	6.9-14.4
Guilford	281	20	6.9	4.2-11.2	147	56.5	49.7-63.1	80	25.8	20.6-31.9	34	10.8	7.5-15.2
Mecklenburg	280	22	8.9	5.7-13.8	160	56.2	49.6-62.7	80	30.0	24.2-36.5	18	4.8	2.9- 7.9
Orange	282	12	4.6	2.4- 8.9	132	43.9	34.6-53.6	95	36.3	26.9-46.9	43	15.2	8.3-26.2
Wake	277	16	6.7	4.0-11.1	157	60.7	53.9-67.1	84	26.4	21.0-32.5	20	6.3	3.9- 9.9
Chatham/Lee	248	18	6.7	3.6-12.1	146	60.6	53.3-67.5	68	27.4	21.5-34.3	16	5.3	3.1- 8.7
Nash/Wilson	239	21	8.6	5.3-13.5	153	67.1	60.3-73.3	52	20.0	15.1-26.0	13	4.3	2.4- 7.5
Craven/Pamlico	286	16	8.1	4.0-15.7	166	58.0	51.0-64.7	89	29.5	23.9-35.7	15	4.5	2.6- 7.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	276	18	6.7	4.0-11.0	164	58.3	51.2-65.1	76	27.7	21.9-34.3	18	7.4	4.0-13.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	285	26	9.0	5.7-14.0	160	58.1	49.7-66.0	87	27.8	21.4-35.3	12	5.1	2.5-10.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	27	9.3	5.8-14.6	186	65.3	58.4-71.6	64	18.9	14.3-24.6	24	6.5	4.2-10.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	263	22	9.5	5.9-14.9	137	52.3	45.2-59.4	85	31.5	25.4-38.3	19	6.7	4.2-10.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	41	12.0	8.6-16.3	181	60.9	54.6-66.9	55	19.6	14.9-25.3	22	7.5	4.9-11.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	292	30	9.7	6.7-14.0	181	60.9	54.3-67.1	65	23.2	18.0-29.4	16	6.1	3.5-10.4
Northeast NC I	317	27	9.2	6.0-13.8	204	63.6	57.3-69.5	66	22.2	17.3-28.1	20	4.9	3.1- 7.8
Northeast NC II	325	28	7.5	4.9-11.1	184	56.8	50.5-62.8	91	28.3	23.0-34.2	22	7.5	4.8-11.5
Northeastern Partnership	642	55	8.1	6.0-10.9	388	59.4	54.9-63.8	157	26.0	22.1-30.2	42	6.5	4.6- 9.1
Mountain AHEC	814	67	8.7	6.3-11.9	401	48.1	43.5-52.7	267	32.5	28.3-37.0	79	10.7	8.1-14.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,147	200	9.7	7.6-12.2	1,280	57.4	53.9-60.9	527	25.5	22.6-28.8	140	7.4	5.6- 9.7
Piedmont	2,522	186	8.4	6.9-10.2	1,414	57.2	54.4-59.9	718	28.2	25.8-30.7	204	6.3	5.1- 7.7
Western NC	1,298	110	9.2	7.1-11.8	679	51.4	47.4-55.5	408	31.3	27.7-35.2	101	8.1	6.3-10.4

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

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

4,349

284

6.8

5.7- 8.0

2,369

54.6

52.4-56.9

1,344

31.4

29.3-33.5

352

7.3

6.2- 8.5

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

Asian

0.6

0.1- 4.8

65.8

37.1-86.2

33.6

13.3-62.4

0.0

. - .

Native American

147

6.5

3.5-11.6

61.8

47.8-74.1

19.3

12.2-29.2

12.4

4.1-32.1

Other Minorities

162

12.9

7.1-22.1

60.8

48.4-71.8

19.6

11.1-32.2

6.8

2.8-15.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

14.2

7.9-24.1

104

65.6

52.8-76.4

18.7

10.1-31.8

1.6

0.5- 5.2

-English Speaking

5.2

1.6-15.7

69.4

53.5-81.7

23.2

12.7-38.5

2.2

0.8- 5.9

-Spanish Speaking

18.2

9.5-32.0

63.9

46.9-77.9

16.6

6.5-36.4

1.3

0.2- 8.9

Non-Hispanic

5,792

469

8.5

7.4- 9.8

3,265

56.0

54.1-58.0

1,619

28.3

26.6-30.1

439

7.1

6.2- 8.2

AGE

18-24

364

14.4

9.6-21.2

220

61.0

53.2-68.3

20.1

14.8-26.6

4.5

2.0-10.0

25-34

882

8.6

6.2-11.7

513

58.8

54.1-63.4

229

25.8

21.9-30.2

6.8

4.9- 9.4

35-44

1,099

7.8

5.7-10.5

636

56.6

52.1-61.0

302

28.8

24.7-33.2

6.8

4.9- 9.6

45-54

1,160

101

10.0

7.5-13.3

627

51.4

47.1-55.6

330

31.2

27.4-35.3

102

7.4

5.7- 9.5

55-64

950

6.3

4.5- 8.8

526

56.6

51.9-61.2

267

28.1

24.2-32.5

8.9

6.5-12.0

65-74

809

5.8

3.9- 8.6

446

55.4

50.3-60.3

254

32.1

27.6-36.9

6.7

4.6- 9.8

75+

654

9.3

6.4-13.5

376

54.8

49.0-60.4

182

29.4

24.3-35.0

6.5

4.1-10.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

989

155

16.5

13.2-20.4

588

57.9

52.8-62.9

210

22.0

17.9-26.7

3.7

2.3- 5.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,803

167

9.8

7.6-12.5

1,102

60.8

57.1-64.3

444

25.5

22.5-28.8

3.9

2.9- 5.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,540

7.1

5.1- 9.7

894

58.2

54.3-62.0

432

26.7

23.6-30.1

117

8.0

6.0-10.6

College Graduate

1,618

5.0

3.7- 6.8

780

48.9

45.4-52.5

562

35.3

32.0-38.7

201

10.8

8.9-13.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

804

12.2

9.4-15.6

489

65.0

60.1-69.7

173

17.9

14.5-21.8

5.0

3.3- 7.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,117

123

12.9

10.0-16.4

657

57.4

52.7-61.9

273

24.5

20.7-28.7

5.2

3.6- 7.6

$25,000- 34,999

672

10.6

6.8-16.0

392

59.0

52.9-64.8

175

22.6

18.3-27.5

7.9

5.2-11.8

$35,000- 49,999

716

4.6

3.0- 7.2

410

60.2

54.6-65.6

209

29.8

24.7-35.4

5.3

3.6- 7.9

$50,000-74,999

575

4.3

2.5- 7.1

310

54.3

48.6-60.0

187

33.5

28.3-39.1

7.9

5.4-11.4

$75,000+

654

3.1

1.8- 5.2

322

51.1

45.9-56.3

245

38.1

33.2-43.3

7.7

5.6-10.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

6.0

3.6- 9.6

129

47.1

40.5-53.8

37.0

30.5-43.9

10.0

6.9-14.4

Guilford

281

6.9

4.2-11.2

147

56.5

49.7-63.1

25.8

20.6-31.9

10.8

7.5-15.2

Mecklenburg

280

8.9

5.7-13.8

160

56.2

49.6-62.7

30.0

24.2-36.5

4.8

2.9- 7.9

Orange

282

4.6

2.4- 8.9

132

43.9

34.6-53.6

36.3

26.9-46.9

15.2

8.3-26.2

Wake

277

6.7

4.0-11.1

157

60.7

53.9-67.1

26.4

21.0-32.5

6.3

3.9- 9.9

Chatham/Lee

248

6.7

3.6-12.1

146

60.6

53.3-67.5

27.4

21.5-34.3

5.3

3.1- 8.7

Nash/Wilson

239

8.6

5.3-13.5

153

67.1

60.3-73.3

20.0

15.1-26.0

4.3

2.4- 7.5

Craven/Pamlico

286

8.1

4.0-15.7

166

58.0

51.0-64.7

29.5

23.9-35.7

4.5

2.6- 7.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

276

6.7

4.0-11.0

164

58.3

51.2-65.1

27.7

21.9-34.3

7.4

4.0-13.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

285

9.0

5.7-14.0

160

58.1

49.7-66.0

27.8

21.4-35.3

5.1

2.5-10.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

9.3

5.8-14.6

186

65.3

58.4-71.6

18.9

14.3-24.6

6.5

4.2-10.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

263

9.5

5.9-14.9

137

52.3

45.2-59.4

31.5

25.4-38.3

6.7

4.2-10.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

12.0

8.6-16.3

181

60.9

54.6-66.9

19.6

14.9-25.3

7.5

4.9-11.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

292

9.7

6.7-14.0

181

60.9

54.3-67.1

23.2

18.0-29.4

6.1

3.5-10.4

Northeast NC I

317

9.2

6.0-13.8

204

63.6

57.3-69.5

22.2

17.3-28.1

4.9

3.1- 7.8

Northeast NC II

325

7.5

4.9-11.1

184

56.8

50.5-62.8

28.3

23.0-34.2

7.5

4.8-11.5

Northeastern Partnership

642

8.1

6.0-10.9

388

59.4

54.9-63.8

157

26.0

22.1-30.2

6.5

4.6- 9.1

Mountain AHEC

814

8.7

6.3-11.9

401

48.1

43.5-52.7

267

32.5

28.3-37.0

10.7

8.1-14.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,147

200

9.7

7.6-12.2

1,280

57.4

53.9-60.9

527

25.5

22.6-28.8

140

7.4

5.6- 9.7

Piedmont

2,522

186

8.4

6.9-10.2

1,414

57.2

54.4-59.9

718

28.2

25.8-30.7

204

6.3

5.1- 7.7

Western NC

1,298

110

9.2

7.1-11.8

679

51.4

47.4-55.5

408

31.3

27.7-35.2

101

8.1

6.3-10.4

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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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