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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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	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
RACE
White	2,575	103	4.2	3.1- 5.6	909	35.2	32.4-38.2	996	40.3	37.3-43.3	567	20.3	18.0-22.8
African American	607	43	7.5	4.8-11.5	268	40.9	35.2-46.9	215	34.5	28.9-40.6	81	17.1	12.9-22.4
Asian	26	0	0.0	. - .	10	28.4	10.9-56.2	14	43.7	20.3-70.3	2	27.9	7.8-64.1
Native American	83	8	5.8	2.4-13.4	35	34.0	20.2-51.1	22	30.6	15.5-51.4	18	29.6	13.0-54.2
Other Minorities	163	9	9.5	4.3-19.6	69	43.9	32.9-55.6	62	32.5	23.0-43.6	23	14.1	8.0-23.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	8	9.0	4.0-19.1	69	44.5	33.5-56.1	65	31.7	22.3-42.7	27	14.8	8.6-24.2
-English Speaking	53	1	6.4	0.9-33.8	21	45.7	24.8-68.1	17	26.1	12.0-47.9	14	21.8	9.6-42.4
-Spanish Speaking	116	7	9.7	4.0-21.9	48	44.2	31.8-57.4	48	33.1	22.3-46.1	13	12.9	6.4-24.3
Non-Hispanic	3,300	156	4.8	3.7- 6.1	1,227	36.0	33.5-38.6	1,251	39.3	36.7-42.0	666	19.9	17.8-22.2
AGE
18-24	218	15	5.5	2.5-11.5	79	34.0	25.6-43.6	77	41.6	32.2-51.7	47	18.8	13.0-26.6
25-34	532	27	6.6	4.0-10.7	213	34.7	29.1-40.6	198	38.7	32.7-45.1	94	20.1	14.8-26.6
35-44	688	40	6.7	4.3-10.3	295	42.2	36.9-47.6	246	37.0	32.0-42.3	107	14.1	10.9-18.1
45-54	686	28	2.7	1.5- 4.9	287	44.3	38.6-50.1	251	33.5	28.5-39.0	120	19.5	15.2-24.6
55-64	586	21	4.3	2.4- 7.6	194	32.5	27.3-38.1	240	40.2	34.7-46.0	131	23.0	18.5-28.3
65-74	463	21	4.1	2.2- 7.3	151	30.7	25.0-37.1	171	38.8	32.5-45.5	120	26.4	21.1-32.6
75+	278	12	4.2	1.7- 9.9	70	23.4	17.0-31.2	124	50.5	42.3-58.7	72	21.9	16.1-29.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	59	10.7	7.2-15.6	246	37.7	31.6-44.2	219	36.4	30.3-43.0	83	15.2	10.5-21.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,029	59	5.7	4.0- 8.2	462	45.3	40.5-50.2	335	33.2	28.8-37.9	173	15.8	12.7-19.5
Some Post-H.S.	809	26	4.0	2.1- 7.2	304	35.1	30.1-40.5	324	42.6	37.0-48.4	155	18.4	14.7-22.7
College Graduate	1,016	18	2.1	1.1- 4.0	283	28.5	24.8-32.6	432	41.8	37.6-46.2	283	27.5	23.5-31.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	28	9.5	5.0-17.4	139	46.1	36.5-55.9	98	36.6	27.7-46.6	35	7.8	4.8-12.4
$15,000- 24,999	616	44	7.1	4.5-10.8	263	39.8	33.7-46.3	222	38.0	31.9-44.6	87	15.1	11.2-20.0
$25,000- 34,999	367	17	4.0	2.0- 7.8	153	36.5	29.4-44.2	121	33.0	25.9-40.9	76	26.5	19.6-34.8
$35,000- 49,999	526	21	5.9	3.3-10.3	215	44.0	37.8-50.3	194	31.5	26.3-37.2	96	18.6	14.3-23.9
$50,000-74,999	435	10	2.8	1.2- 6.6	165	31.9	26.1-38.4	171	47.1	39.9-54.5	89	18.1	13.3-24.2
$75,000+	504	11	3.1	1.1- 8.6	150	34.7	28.7-41.1	208	38.1	32.3-44.3	135	24.1	18.9-30.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	7	4.0	1.6- 9.9	59	30.7	23.7-38.8	66	40.1	31.7-49.1	47	25.1	18.5-33.1
Guilford	164	6	2.9	1.2- 6.9	44	27.6	20.2-36.5	68	37.6	29.6-46.3	46	31.8	23.9-41.0
Mecklenburg	168	9	7.8	3.0-18.4	59	29.3	21.9-37.9	70	45.0	35.3-55.1	30	18.0	11.7-26.5
Orange	170	6	11.5	3.2-34.3	48	25.0	18.0-33.6	71	36.1	27.4-45.9	45	27.3	19.5-37.0
Wake	176	8	4.5	2.0- 9.9	66	40.8	32.4-49.9	75	40.8	32.5-49.7	27	13.8	8.5-21.7
Chatham/Lee	152	10	7.2	3.6-14.1	60	42.8	32.6-53.7	57	35.7	26.8-45.8	25	14.2	8.9-21.9
Nash/Wilson	140	6	4.3	1.7-10.3	61	39.3	30.5-48.7	48	38.0	28.8-48.2	25	18.4	12.1-27.0
Craven/Pamlico	170	8	4.8	2.0-11.0	72	41.8	33.2-50.8	69	41.8	33.1-51.0	21	11.7	7.3-18.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	5	2.5	1.0- 6.1	66	39.5	30.7-49.1	55	32.9	25.0-41.9	36	25.1	16.1-36.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	6	3.8	1.6- 8.7	57	38.0	27.8-49.4	66	37.0	28.1-46.8	40	21.2	15.0-29.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	177	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	71	38.1	26.7-51.0	75	45.2	31.1-60.2	29	16.1	9.0-27.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	10	6.8	2.7-16.0	49	47.7	29.6-66.4	60	26.7	17.0-39.3	43	18.8	11.5-29.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	15	8.6	5.0-14.5	73	39.4	31.5-48.0	56	32.6	25.1-41.2	33	19.3	13.3-27.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	10	7.7	3.6-15.8	62	51.2	40.0-62.4	34	24.5	16.8-34.2	21	16.6	9.6-27.0
Northeast NC I	144	5	2.8	1.1- 7.1	68	53.6	41.9-64.9	50	32.9	23.5-43.9	21	10.7	6.6-17.0
Northeast NC II	186	7	4.3	1.8-10.1	74	40.9	32.7-49.6	74	40.2	32.0-48.9	31	14.6	10.1-20.6
Northeastern Partnership	330	12	3.8	1.9- 7.7	142	44.9	38.0-52.1	124	37.8	31.4-44.8	52	13.4	9.9-17.8
Mountain AHEC	492	22	4.2	2.4- 7.5	163	35.1	28.8-41.9	179	33.8	27.8-40.3	128	26.9	19.8-35.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,167	63	5.0	3.4- 7.3	488	39.5	34.9-44.2	423	39.2	34.5-44.1	193	16.4	13.2-20.0
Piedmont	1,527	70	5.4	3.8- 7.5	542	35.0	31.6-38.5	608	39.4	35.8-43.0	307	20.3	17.5-23.4
Western NC	778	31	4.2	2.6- 7.0	267	37.9	32.4-43.7	285	34.7	29.7-40.2	195	23.1	18.0-29.1

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

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

RACE

White

2,575

103

4.2

3.1- 5.6

909

35.2

32.4-38.2

996

40.3

37.3-43.3

567

20.3

18.0-22.8

African American

607

7.5

4.8-11.5

268

40.9

35.2-46.9

215

34.5

28.9-40.6

17.1

12.9-22.4

Asian

0.0

. - .

28.4

10.9-56.2

43.7

20.3-70.3

27.9

7.8-64.1

Native American

5.8

2.4-13.4

34.0

20.2-51.1

30.6

15.5-51.4

29.6

13.0-54.2

Other Minorities

163

9.5

4.3-19.6

43.9

32.9-55.6

32.5

23.0-43.6

14.1

8.0-23.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

9.0

4.0-19.1

44.5

33.5-56.1

31.7

22.3-42.7

14.8

8.6-24.2

-English Speaking

6.4

0.9-33.8

45.7

24.8-68.1

26.1

12.0-47.9

21.8

9.6-42.4

-Spanish Speaking

116

9.7

4.0-21.9

44.2

31.8-57.4

33.1

22.3-46.1

12.9

6.4-24.3

Non-Hispanic

3,300

156

4.8

3.7- 6.1

1,227

36.0

33.5-38.6

1,251

39.3

36.7-42.0

666

19.9

17.8-22.2

AGE

18-24

218

5.5

2.5-11.5

34.0

25.6-43.6

41.6

32.2-51.7

18.8

13.0-26.6

25-34

532

6.6

4.0-10.7

213

34.7

29.1-40.6

198

38.7

32.7-45.1

20.1

14.8-26.6

35-44

688

6.7

4.3-10.3

295

42.2

36.9-47.6

246

37.0

32.0-42.3

107

14.1

10.9-18.1

45-54

686

2.7

1.5- 4.9

287

44.3

38.6-50.1

251

33.5

28.5-39.0

120

19.5

15.2-24.6

55-64

586

4.3

2.4- 7.6

194

32.5

27.3-38.1

240

40.2

34.7-46.0

131

23.0

18.5-28.3

65-74

463

4.1

2.2- 7.3

151

30.7

25.0-37.1

171

38.8

32.5-45.5

120

26.4

21.1-32.6

75+

278

4.2

1.7- 9.9

23.4

17.0-31.2

124

50.5

42.3-58.7

21.9

16.1-29.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

10.7

7.2-15.6

246

37.7

31.6-44.2

219

36.4

30.3-43.0

15.2

10.5-21.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,029

5.7

4.0- 8.2

462

45.3

40.5-50.2

335

33.2

28.8-37.9

173

15.8

12.7-19.5

Some Post-H.S.

809

4.0

2.1- 7.2

304

35.1

30.1-40.5

324

42.6

37.0-48.4

155

18.4

14.7-22.7

College Graduate

1,016

2.1

1.1- 4.0

283

28.5

24.8-32.6

432

41.8

37.6-46.2

283

27.5

23.5-31.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

9.5

5.0-17.4

139

46.1

36.5-55.9

36.6

27.7-46.6

7.8

4.8-12.4

$15,000- 24,999

616

7.1

4.5-10.8

263

39.8

33.7-46.3

222

38.0

31.9-44.6

15.1

11.2-20.0

$25,000- 34,999

367

4.0

2.0- 7.8

153

36.5

29.4-44.2

121

33.0

25.9-40.9

26.5

19.6-34.8

$35,000- 49,999

526

5.9

3.3-10.3

215

44.0

37.8-50.3

194

31.5

26.3-37.2

18.6

14.3-23.9

$50,000-74,999

435

2.8

1.2- 6.6

165

31.9

26.1-38.4

171

47.1

39.9-54.5

18.1

13.3-24.2

$75,000+

504

3.1

1.1- 8.6

150

34.7

28.7-41.1

208

38.1

32.3-44.3

135

24.1

18.9-30.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

4.0

1.6- 9.9

30.7

23.7-38.8

40.1

31.7-49.1

25.1

18.5-33.1

Guilford

164

2.9

1.2- 6.9

27.6

20.2-36.5

37.6

29.6-46.3

31.8

23.9-41.0

Mecklenburg

168

7.8

3.0-18.4

29.3

21.9-37.9

45.0

35.3-55.1

18.0

11.7-26.5

Orange

170

11.5

3.2-34.3

25.0

18.0-33.6

36.1

27.4-45.9

27.3

19.5-37.0

Wake

176

4.5

2.0- 9.9

40.8

32.4-49.9

40.8

32.5-49.7

13.8

8.5-21.7

Chatham/Lee

152

7.2

3.6-14.1

42.8

32.6-53.7

35.7

26.8-45.8

14.2

8.9-21.9

Nash/Wilson

140

4.3

1.7-10.3

39.3

30.5-48.7

38.0

28.8-48.2

18.4

12.1-27.0

Craven/Pamlico

170

4.8

2.0-11.0

41.8

33.2-50.8

41.8

33.1-51.0

11.7

7.3-18.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

2.5

1.0- 6.1

39.5

30.7-49.1

32.9

25.0-41.9

25.1

16.1-36.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

3.8

1.6- 8.7

38.0

27.8-49.4

37.0

28.1-46.8

21.2

15.0-29.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

177

0.5

0.1- 2.2

38.1

26.7-51.0

45.2

31.1-60.2

16.1

9.0-27.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

6.8

2.7-16.0

47.7

29.6-66.4

26.7

17.0-39.3

18.8

11.5-29.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

8.6

5.0-14.5

39.4

31.5-48.0

32.6

25.1-41.2

19.3

13.3-27.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

7.7

3.6-15.8

51.2

40.0-62.4

24.5

16.8-34.2

16.6

9.6-27.0

Northeast NC I

144

2.8

1.1- 7.1

53.6

41.9-64.9

32.9

23.5-43.9

10.7

6.6-17.0

Northeast NC II

186

4.3

1.8-10.1

40.9

32.7-49.6

40.2

32.0-48.9

14.6

10.1-20.6

Northeastern Partnership

330

3.8

1.9- 7.7

142

44.9

38.0-52.1

124

37.8

31.4-44.8

13.4

9.9-17.8

Mountain AHEC

492

4.2

2.4- 7.5

163

35.1

28.8-41.9

179

33.8

27.8-40.3

128

26.9

19.8-35.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,167

5.0

3.4- 7.3

488

39.5

34.9-44.2

423

39.2

34.5-44.1

193

16.4

13.2-20.0

Piedmont

1,527

5.4

3.8- 7.5

542

35.0

31.6-38.5

608

39.4

35.8-43.0

307

20.3

17.5-23.4

Western NC

778

4.2

2.6- 7.0

267

37.9

32.4-43.7

285

34.7

29.7-40.2

195

23.1

18.0-29.1

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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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