BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Fruit (including fruit juice) Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Fruit (including fruit juice) 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	5,939	2,015	35.4	33.5-37.3	3,316	54.9	52.9-56.8	351	5.5	4.7- 6.4	257	4.2	3.5- 5.1
RACE
White	4,330	1,449	35.2	33.1-37.4	2,444	55.4	53.1-57.6	270	5.9	5.0- 7.0	167	3.5	2.8- 4.5
African American	1,257	454	39.1	34.9-43.5	669	51.2	46.9-55.4	62	3.9	2.7- 5.6	72	5.8	4.2- 8.1
Asian	25	5	11.5	3.2-33.7	18	85.4	63.9-95.1	2	3.1	0.6-13.5	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	146	62	44.4	31.2-58.3	74	41.8	29.9-54.7	4	2.7	0.9- 7.5	6	11.2	3.2-32.3
Other Minorities	162	42	23.8	15.4-34.9	98	62.6	50.6-73.2	12	7.8	3.4-17.0	10	5.8	2.2-14.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	39	23.9	15.1-35.6	109	66.6	54.4-76.9	10	6.8	2.5-16.8	10	2.8	1.2- 6.5
-English Speaking	83	19	24.5	12.2-43.1	47	55.9	38.3-72.2	7	10.7	3.4-28.8	10	8.9	3.7-20.0
-Spanish Speaking	85	20	23.6	13.0-39.0	62	71.4	55.3-83.4	3	5.0	1.0-21.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	5,764	1,974	36.0	34.1-37.9	3,203	54.3	52.3-56.2	340	5.5	4.7- 6.4	247	4.3	3.5- 5.2
AGE
18-24	363	130	37.5	30.3-45.4	197	54.6	46.7-62.2	25	4.2	2.3- 7.8	11	3.7	1.6- 8.3
25-34	879	353	36.5	32.1-41.0	428	51.3	46.5-56.0	63	7.2	5.1-10.0	35	5.1	3.2- 8.1
35-44	1,095	453	42.9	38.6-47.3	542	48.5	44.1-52.9	50	4.4	2.9- 6.6	50	4.2	2.7- 6.5
45-54	1,156	445	40.0	35.8-44.3	611	51.5	47.2-55.8	45	3.9	2.6- 5.8	55	4.6	3.2- 6.5
55-64	943	305	32.3	27.9-37.0	538	58.2	53.4-62.8	64	6.7	4.7- 9.5	36	2.8	1.8- 4.4
65-74	801	190	22.8	18.9-27.3	515	64.6	59.6-69.3	58	7.6	5.2-11.0	38	5.0	3.2- 7.7
75+	653	121	22.5	17.9-27.9	460	67.7	62.1-72.9	41	5.5	3.4- 8.6	31	4.3	2.7- 6.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	983	361	38.9	34.1-44.0	545	54.4	49.3-59.4	49	4.5	2.8- 7.2	28	2.2	1.3- 3.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,794	692	40.3	36.8-44.0	962	53.0	49.4-56.6	79	3.6	2.5- 5.0	61	3.1	2.0- 4.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,528	536	35.1	31.5-38.9	840	54.0	50.1-57.9	85	6.3	4.6- 8.5	67	4.6	3.1- 6.6
College Graduate	1,617	419	27.9	24.8-31.3	960	58.1	54.5-61.5	137	7.6	6.0- 9.4	101	6.4	4.8- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	797	267	35.8	30.7-41.3	448	55.6	50.2-61.0	46	4.6	3.1- 6.7	36	4.0	2.4- 6.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,109	416	40.4	35.9-45.1	592	50.5	45.9-55.2	61	5.9	3.8- 9.1	40	3.1	2.0- 4.9
$25,000- 34,999	671	253	36.5	30.9-42.5	362	53.4	47.3-59.4	33	5.8	3.7- 9.1	23	4.3	2.1- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999	714	253	36.2	31.0-41.7	386	52.8	47.2-58.3	43	5.4	3.5- 8.2	32	5.7	3.5- 9.1
$50,000-74,999	574	199	36.6	31.3-42.3	322	56.4	50.6-62.0	31	4.4	2.7- 7.2	22	2.5	1.5- 4.3
$75,000+	654	189	30.8	26.1-35.9	380	56.4	51.2-61.6	50	8.4	5.9-11.7	35	4.4	2.7- 7.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	79	29.6	23.6-36.5	163	57.2	50.3-63.8	24	9.9	6.4-14.9	9	3.3	1.7- 6.4
Guilford	281	98	38.0	31.4-45.1	152	52.7	45.8-59.5	20	6.2	3.9- 9.7	11	3.1	1.6- 6.1
Mecklenburg	279	87	31.9	26.1-38.4	164	58.5	51.9-64.8	14	4.5	2.5- 7.8	14	5.1	2.8- 9.3
Orange	279	53	21.0	14.2-29.8	184	65.4	54.8-74.6	23	4.8	3.0- 7.6	19	8.8	3.2-22.3
Wake	277	79	28.1	22.3-34.6	170	62.3	55.5-68.7	23	7.8	4.9-12.1	5	1.8	0.8- 4.4
Chatham/Lee	245	77	30.1	24.0-37.1	145	62.1	55.0-68.8	17	5.5	3.3- 9.1	6	2.2	0.9- 4.9
Nash/Wilson	235	84	40.2	33.3-47.6	126	50.6	43.4-57.7	9	3.3	1.6- 6.7	16	5.9	3.5- 9.8
Craven/Pamlico	284	92	30.7	24.8-37.1	157	57.3	50.5-63.9	21	7.3	4.5-11.4	14	4.8	2.7- 8.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	275	99	36.2	29.9-43.1	152	55.0	48.1-61.8	15	5.9	3.2-10.6	9	2.9	1.4- 5.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	286	98	34.1	27.2-41.9	163	57.8	49.6-65.7	14	4.6	2.5- 8.4	11	3.4	1.8- 6.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	299	105	33.2	26.9-40.2	167	58.3	51.1-65.1	11	3.4	1.7- 6.6	16	5.1	2.9- 8.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	263	90	35.4	29.0-42.4	144	53.3	46.1-60.3	19	7.0	4.2-11.4	10	4.3	2.1- 8.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	295	120	38.9	32.9-45.3	141	48.6	42.2-55.1	16	6.2	3.7-10.2	18	6.3	3.9-10.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	292	117	39.5	33.4-45.9	146	49.9	43.4-56.4	16	4.6	2.7- 7.7	13	6.0	3.2-11.2
Northeast NC I	316	106	34.2	28.5-40.4	177	54.8	48.4-61.0	18	5.7	3.5- 9.4	15	5.3	2.8- 9.8
Northeast NC II	326	120	36.6	30.8-42.8	178	53.2	47.0-59.4	17	6.0	3.4-10.5	11	4.2	2.2- 7.8
Northeastern Partnership	642	226	35.7	31.4-40.1	355	53.8	49.3-58.3	35	5.9	3.9- 8.8	26	4.6	2.9- 7.2
Mountain AHEC	814	254	29.4	25.5-33.7	465	58.5	54.0-63.0	61	8.0	5.8-10.9	34	4.1	2.7- 6.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,134	772	36.6	33.2-40.0	1,144	52.6	49.1-56.0	114	5.2	3.9- 6.8	104	5.7	4.2- 7.7
Piedmont	2,508	823	35.7	33.1-38.4	1,434	55.3	52.5-58.1	152	5.4	4.3- 6.7	99	3.6	2.7- 4.8
Western NC	1,297	420	31.5	28.0-35.1	738	58.1	54.1-61.9	85	6.9	5.1- 9.3	54	3.6	2.6- 4.9

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

5,939

2,015

35.4

33.5-37.3

3,316

54.9

52.9-56.8

351

5.5

4.7- 6.4

257

4.2

3.5- 5.1

RACE

White

4,330

1,449

35.2

33.1-37.4

2,444

55.4

53.1-57.6

270

5.9

5.0- 7.0

167

3.5

2.8- 4.5

African American

1,257

454

39.1

34.9-43.5

669

51.2

46.9-55.4

3.9

2.7- 5.6

5.8

4.2- 8.1

Asian

11.5

3.2-33.7

85.4

63.9-95.1

3.1

0.6-13.5

0.0

. - .

Native American

146

44.4

31.2-58.3

41.8

29.9-54.7

2.7

0.9- 7.5

11.2

3.2-32.3

Other Minorities

162

23.8

15.4-34.9

62.6

50.6-73.2

7.8

3.4-17.0

5.8

2.2-14.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

23.9

15.1-35.6

109

66.6

54.4-76.9

6.8

2.5-16.8

2.8

1.2- 6.5

-English Speaking

24.5

12.2-43.1

55.9

38.3-72.2

10.7

3.4-28.8

8.9

3.7-20.0

-Spanish Speaking

23.6

13.0-39.0

71.4

55.3-83.4

5.0

1.0-21.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

5,764

1,974

36.0

34.1-37.9

3,203

54.3

52.3-56.2

340

5.5

4.7- 6.4

247

4.3

3.5- 5.2

AGE

18-24

363

130

37.5

30.3-45.4

197

54.6

46.7-62.2

4.2

2.3- 7.8

3.7

1.6- 8.3

25-34

879

353

36.5

32.1-41.0

428

51.3

46.5-56.0

7.2

5.1-10.0

5.1

3.2- 8.1

35-44

1,095

453

42.9

38.6-47.3

542

48.5

44.1-52.9

4.4

2.9- 6.6

4.2

2.7- 6.5

45-54

1,156

445

40.0

35.8-44.3

611

51.5

47.2-55.8

3.9

2.6- 5.8

4.6

3.2- 6.5

55-64

943

305

32.3

27.9-37.0

538

58.2

53.4-62.8

6.7

4.7- 9.5

2.8

1.8- 4.4

65-74

801

190

22.8

18.9-27.3

515

64.6

59.6-69.3

7.6

5.2-11.0

5.0

3.2- 7.7

75+

653

121

22.5

17.9-27.9

460

67.7

62.1-72.9

5.5

3.4- 8.6

4.3

2.7- 6.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

983

361

38.9

34.1-44.0

545

54.4

49.3-59.4

4.5

2.8- 7.2

2.2

1.3- 3.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,794

692

40.3

36.8-44.0

962

53.0

49.4-56.6

3.6

2.5- 5.0

3.1

2.0- 4.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,528

536

35.1

31.5-38.9

840

54.0

50.1-57.9

6.3

4.6- 8.5

4.6

3.1- 6.6

College Graduate

1,617

419

27.9

24.8-31.3

960

58.1

54.5-61.5

137

7.6

6.0- 9.4

101

6.4

4.8- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

797

267

35.8

30.7-41.3

448

55.6

50.2-61.0

4.6

3.1- 6.7

4.0

2.4- 6.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,109

416

40.4

35.9-45.1

592

50.5

45.9-55.2

5.9

3.8- 9.1

3.1

2.0- 4.9

$25,000- 34,999

671

253

36.5

30.9-42.5

362

53.4

47.3-59.4

5.8

3.7- 9.1

4.3

2.1- 8.5

$35,000- 49,999

714

253

36.2

31.0-41.7

386

52.8

47.2-58.3

5.4

3.5- 8.2

5.7

3.5- 9.1

$50,000-74,999

574

199

36.6

31.3-42.3

322

56.4

50.6-62.0

4.4

2.7- 7.2

2.5

1.5- 4.3

$75,000+

654

189

30.8

26.1-35.9

380

56.4

51.2-61.6

8.4

5.9-11.7

4.4

2.7- 7.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

29.6

23.6-36.5

163

57.2

50.3-63.8

9.9

6.4-14.9

3.3

1.7- 6.4

Guilford

281

38.0

31.4-45.1

152

52.7

45.8-59.5

6.2

3.9- 9.7

3.1

1.6- 6.1

Mecklenburg

279

31.9

26.1-38.4

164

58.5

51.9-64.8

4.5

2.5- 7.8

5.1

2.8- 9.3

Orange

279

21.0

14.2-29.8

184

65.4

54.8-74.6

4.8

3.0- 7.6

8.8

3.2-22.3

Wake

277

28.1

22.3-34.6

170

62.3

55.5-68.7

7.8

4.9-12.1

1.8

0.8- 4.4

Chatham/Lee

245

30.1

24.0-37.1

145

62.1

55.0-68.8

5.5

3.3- 9.1

2.2

0.9- 4.9

Nash/Wilson

235

40.2

33.3-47.6

126

50.6

43.4-57.7

3.3

1.6- 6.7

5.9

3.5- 9.8

Craven/Pamlico

284

30.7

24.8-37.1

157

57.3

50.5-63.9

7.3

4.5-11.4

4.8

2.7- 8.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

275

36.2

29.9-43.1

152

55.0

48.1-61.8

5.9

3.2-10.6

2.9

1.4- 5.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

286

34.1

27.2-41.9

163

57.8

49.6-65.7

4.6

2.5- 8.4

3.4

1.8- 6.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

299

105

33.2

26.9-40.2

167

58.3

51.1-65.1

3.4

1.7- 6.6

5.1

2.9- 8.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

263

35.4

29.0-42.4

144

53.3

46.1-60.3

7.0

4.2-11.4

4.3

2.1- 8.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

295

120

38.9

32.9-45.3

141

48.6

42.2-55.1

6.2

3.7-10.2

6.3

3.9-10.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

292

117

39.5

33.4-45.9

146

49.9

43.4-56.4

4.6

2.7- 7.7

6.0

3.2-11.2

Northeast NC I

316

106

34.2

28.5-40.4

177

54.8

48.4-61.0

5.7

3.5- 9.4

5.3

2.8- 9.8

Northeast NC II

326

120

36.6

30.8-42.8

178

53.2

47.0-59.4

6.0

3.4-10.5

4.2

2.2- 7.8

Northeastern Partnership

642

226

35.7

31.4-40.1

355

53.8

49.3-58.3

5.9

3.9- 8.8

4.6

2.9- 7.2

Mountain AHEC

814

254

29.4

25.5-33.7

465

58.5

54.0-63.0

8.0

5.8-10.9

4.1

2.7- 6.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,134

772

36.6

33.2-40.0

1,144

52.6

49.1-56.0

114

5.2

3.9- 6.8

104

5.7

4.2- 7.7

Piedmont

2,508

823

35.7

33.1-38.4

1,434

55.3

52.5-58.1

152

5.4

4.3- 6.7

3.6

2.7- 4.8

Western NC

1,297

420

31.5

28.0-35.1

738

58.1

54.1-61.9

6.9

5.1- 9.3

3.6

2.6- 4.9

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* Data in this table were derived from the fruits 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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