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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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	3,450	1,453	43.0	40.4-45.7	1,751	49.5	46.9-52.1	131	4.8	3.6- 6.4	115	2.6	2.0- 3.4
RACE
White	2,559	1,084	44.8	41.8-47.9	1,302	48.9	45.8-51.9	93	3.9	2.7- 5.6	80	2.4	1.7- 3.3
African American	602	263	41.0	35.1-47.1	292	49.1	43.0-55.2	25	5.8	3.4- 9.9	22	4.1	2.3- 7.2
Asian	26	5	24.5	8.3-53.8	20	58.7	29.6-82.8	1	16.8	2.6-60.8	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	82	43	36.9	22.2-54.6	28	42.9	25.1-62.7	3	14.0	2.7-48.9	8	6.2	2.5-14.6
Other Minorities	163	54	36.5	26.0-48.4	97	54.9	43.2-66.0	9	7.5	3.2-16.9	3	1.1	0.2- 5.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	55	39.9	29.2-51.7	102	52.7	41.2-63.8	8	6.5	2.5-15.9	4	0.9	0.3- 2.9
-English Speaking	53	19	43.8	23.9-65.8	29	46.1	25.3-68.3	2	6.8	1.1-31.5	3	3.4	0.8-13.2
-Spanish Speaking	116	36	38.9	26.7-52.6	73	54.4	41.1-67.1	6	6.5	2.1-18.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
Non-Hispanic	3,278	1,397	43.3	40.6-46.0	1,648	49.3	46.6-52.0	123	4.7	3.5- 6.3	110	2.7	2.1- 3.6
AGE
18-24	216	93	41.4	32.2-51.3	96	43.2	33.9-53.0	21	13.4	7.8-22.2	6	2.0	0.8- 4.9
25-34	528	241	43.4	37.2-49.8	242	47.6	41.2-54.1	22	6.2	3.4-11.1	23	2.8	1.5- 5.0
35-44	685	342	50.2	44.9-55.6	312	46.7	41.4-52.1	14	0.9	0.5- 1.9	17	2.1	1.1- 4.2
45-54	683	317	45.7	40.0-51.5	337	51.0	45.2-56.7	16	1.6	0.8- 3.0	13	1.7	0.7- 4.0
55-64	584	235	42.1	36.5-47.9	307	50.4	44.6-56.2	18	3.4	1.7- 6.8	24	4.1	2.3- 7.0
65-74	460	162	35.4	29.3-42.1	257	55.7	49.0-62.2	19	5.1	2.9- 8.9	22	3.8	2.0- 7.0
75+	273	57	23.5	16.9-31.7	187	67.1	58.6-74.6	21	6.7	3.6-12.2	8	2.7	1.0- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	597	269	47.0	40.3-53.7	291	47.3	40.7-54.1	21	3.7	2.0- 6.9	16	2.0	0.8- 4.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,021	492	50.2	45.4-55.1	462	42.8	38.1-47.7	40	4.5	2.6- 7.6	27	2.5	1.5- 4.0
Some Post-H.S.	805	339	42.0	36.5-47.6	413	50.1	44.4-55.7	30	5.5	3.1- 9.8	23	2.4	1.3- 4.5
College Graduate	1,016	348	34.0	30.0-38.2	581	57.4	53.0-61.7	38	5.3	3.1- 8.7	49	3.4	2.3- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	295	158	55.2	45.3-64.7	125	41.9	32.6-51.9	3	1.3	0.2- 6.7	9	1.6	0.6- 4.4
$15,000- 24,999	610	267	47.2	40.8-53.8	309	48.0	41.6-54.4	22	3.4	1.8- 6.3	12	1.4	0.6- 3.3
$25,000- 34,999	366	170	42.1	34.6-50.0	163	47.0	39.1-55.1	19	7.2	3.6-13.8	14	3.7	1.7- 7.7
$35,000- 49,999	526	242	44.6	38.5-50.8	252	49.1	42.9-55.3	12	2.2	1.0- 4.5	20	4.1	2.3- 7.5
$50,000-74,999	435	183	40.9	34.0-48.3	222	50.7	43.4-57.9	13	6.1	2.4-14.5	17	2.3	1.2- 4.4
$75,000+	501	174	40.2	33.9-46.8	297	54.5	47.9-60.9	18	3.7	1.6- 8.2	12	1.6	0.7- 3.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	177	69	40.5	32.3-49.2	92	51.6	42.9-60.2	8	4.0	1.9- 8.2	8	3.9	1.9- 8.0
Guilford	164	53	29.8	22.7-38.0	96	58.2	49.2-66.7	8	5.8	2.5-12.6	7	6.3	2.6-14.1
Mecklenburg	167	61	35.4	26.6-45.2	89	51.3	41.4-61.1	10	10.0	4.4-21.1	7	3.3	1.6- 7.0
Orange	170	56	39.0	27.8-51.5	97	53.5	42.1-64.6	6	2.2	0.9- 5.1	11	5.2	2.5-10.6
Wake	176	76	43.1	34.6-52.1	93	52.8	43.8-61.5	6	3.8	1.1-12.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
Chatham/Lee	151	64	41.0	31.5-51.3	79	52.7	42.3-62.8	5	3.7	1.2-10.5	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1
Nash/Wilson	140	66	46.5	37.1-56.2	62	43.5	34.4-53.1	4	4.0	1.3-12.0	8	5.9	2.7-12.5
Craven/Pamlico	169	75	46.8	37.9-55.9	89	51.2	42.2-60.2	3	1.0	0.3- 3.6	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	160	76	47.1	37.5-56.8	76	43.4	34.3-52.9	3	2.0	0.6- 6.2	5	7.6	1.8-27.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	66	43.3	33.0-54.1	92	50.5	40.3-60.7	5	3.4	1.4- 8.1	6	2.8	1.2- 6.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	174	77	52.9	38.9-66.4	82	39.2	27.6-52.2	9	5.2	2.0-12.7	6	2.7	1.1- 6.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	160	70	60.2	44.2-74.3	77	33.3	21.5-47.6	7	4.2	1.5-11.6	6	2.3	0.9- 5.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	176	89	46.1	37.8-54.5	70	43.1	34.8-51.8	7	4.6	2.0-10.0	10	6.2	2.9-12.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	63	48.7	37.5-60.0	54	43.5	32.3-55.3	3	5.1	1.2-19.1	6	2.7	1.1- 6.4
Northeast NC I	143	51	44.7	32.5-57.6	83	50.3	38.3-62.2	7	4.3	1.9- 9.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
Northeast NC II	185	90	52.2	43.6-60.6	86	43.9	35.7-52.5	5	2.3	1.0- 5.6	4	1.6	0.6- 4.4
Northeastern Partnership	328	141	49.8	42.8-56.8	169	45.9	39.1-52.9	12	3.0	1.6- 5.4	6	1.3	0.5- 3.2
Mountain AHEC	485	186	36.8	30.5-43.7	258	56.4	49.3-63.2	22	3.4	2.0- 5.6	19	3.4	1.9- 6.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,161	523	42.8	38.2-47.5	560	50.0	45.2-54.8	40	4.9	2.8- 8.2	38	2.3	1.5- 3.6
Piedmont	1,520	627	43.8	40.1-47.5	783	48.1	44.5-51.8	62	5.4	3.7- 7.8	48	2.7	1.9- 4.0
Western NC	769	303	40.6	35.0-46.4	408	54.0	48.2-59.7	29	2.6	1.7- 4.1	29	2.8	1.7- 4.5

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

3,450

1,453

43.0

40.4-45.7

1,751

49.5

46.9-52.1

131

4.8

3.6- 6.4

115

2.6

2.0- 3.4

RACE

White

2,559

1,084

44.8

41.8-47.9

1,302

48.9

45.8-51.9

3.9

2.7- 5.6

2.4

1.7- 3.3

African American

602

263

41.0

35.1-47.1

292

49.1

43.0-55.2

5.8

3.4- 9.9

4.1

2.3- 7.2

Asian

24.5

8.3-53.8

58.7

29.6-82.8

16.8

2.6-60.8

0.0

. - .

Native American

36.9

22.2-54.6

42.9

25.1-62.7

14.0

2.7-48.9

6.2

2.5-14.6

Other Minorities

163

36.5

26.0-48.4

54.9

43.2-66.0

7.5

3.2-16.9

1.1

0.2- 5.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

39.9

29.2-51.7

102

52.7

41.2-63.8

6.5

2.5-15.9

0.9

0.3- 2.9

-English Speaking

43.8

23.9-65.8

46.1

25.3-68.3

6.8

1.1-31.5

3.4

0.8-13.2

-Spanish Speaking

116

38.9

26.7-52.6

54.4

41.1-67.1

6.5

2.1-18.1

0.2

0.0- 1.5

Non-Hispanic

3,278

1,397

43.3

40.6-46.0

1,648

49.3

46.6-52.0

123

4.7

3.5- 6.3

110

2.7

2.1- 3.6

AGE

18-24

216

41.4

32.2-51.3

43.2

33.9-53.0

13.4

7.8-22.2

2.0

0.8- 4.9

25-34

528

241

43.4

37.2-49.8

242

47.6

41.2-54.1

6.2

3.4-11.1

2.8

1.5- 5.0

35-44

685

342

50.2

44.9-55.6

312

46.7

41.4-52.1

0.9

0.5- 1.9

2.1

1.1- 4.2

45-54

683

317

45.7

40.0-51.5

337

51.0

45.2-56.7

1.6

0.8- 3.0

1.7

0.7- 4.0

55-64

584

235

42.1

36.5-47.9

307

50.4

44.6-56.2

3.4

1.7- 6.8

4.1

2.3- 7.0

65-74

460

162

35.4

29.3-42.1

257

55.7

49.0-62.2

5.1

2.9- 8.9

3.8

2.0- 7.0

75+

273

23.5

16.9-31.7

187

67.1

58.6-74.6

6.7

3.6-12.2

2.7

1.0- 7.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

597

269

47.0

40.3-53.7

291

47.3

40.7-54.1

3.7

2.0- 6.9

2.0

0.8- 4.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,021

492

50.2

45.4-55.1

462

42.8

38.1-47.7

4.5

2.6- 7.6

2.5

1.5- 4.0

Some Post-H.S.

805

339

42.0

36.5-47.6

413

50.1

44.4-55.7

5.5

3.1- 9.8

2.4

1.3- 4.5

College Graduate

1,016

348

34.0

30.0-38.2

581

57.4

53.0-61.7

5.3

3.1- 8.7

3.4

2.3- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

295

158

55.2

45.3-64.7

125

41.9

32.6-51.9

1.3

0.2- 6.7

1.6

0.6- 4.4

$15,000- 24,999

610

267

47.2

40.8-53.8

309

48.0

41.6-54.4

3.4

1.8- 6.3

1.4

0.6- 3.3

$25,000- 34,999

366

170

42.1

34.6-50.0

163

47.0

39.1-55.1

7.2

3.6-13.8

3.7

1.7- 7.7

$35,000- 49,999

526

242

44.6

38.5-50.8

252

49.1

42.9-55.3

2.2

1.0- 4.5

4.1

2.3- 7.5

$50,000-74,999

435

183

40.9

34.0-48.3

222

50.7

43.4-57.9

6.1

2.4-14.5

2.3

1.2- 4.4

$75,000+

501

174

40.2

33.9-46.8

297

54.5

47.9-60.9

3.7

1.6- 8.2

1.6

0.7- 3.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

177

40.5

32.3-49.2

51.6

42.9-60.2

4.0

1.9- 8.2

3.9

1.9- 8.0

Guilford

164

29.8

22.7-38.0

58.2

49.2-66.7

5.8

2.5-12.6

6.3

2.6-14.1

Mecklenburg

167

35.4

26.6-45.2

51.3

41.4-61.1

10.0

4.4-21.1

3.3

1.6- 7.0

Orange

170

39.0

27.8-51.5

53.5

42.1-64.6

2.2

0.9- 5.1

5.2

2.5-10.6

Wake

176

43.1

34.6-52.1

52.8

43.8-61.5

3.8

1.1-12.2

0.3

0.0- 2.1

Chatham/Lee

151

41.0

31.5-51.3

52.7

42.3-62.8

3.7

1.2-10.5

2.6

0.8- 8.1

Nash/Wilson

140

46.5

37.1-56.2

43.5

34.4-53.1

4.0

1.3-12.0

5.9

2.7-12.5

Craven/Pamlico

169

46.8

37.9-55.9

51.2

42.2-60.2

1.0

0.3- 3.6

1.0

0.2- 4.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

160

47.1

37.5-56.8

43.4

34.3-52.9

2.0

0.6- 6.2

7.6

1.8-27.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

43.3

33.0-54.1

50.5

40.3-60.7

3.4

1.4- 8.1

2.8

1.2- 6.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

174

52.9

38.9-66.4

39.2

27.6-52.2

5.2

2.0-12.7

2.7

1.1- 6.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

160

60.2

44.2-74.3

33.3

21.5-47.6

4.2

1.5-11.6

2.3

0.9- 5.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

176

46.1

37.8-54.5

43.1

34.8-51.8

4.6

2.0-10.0

6.2

2.9-12.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

48.7

37.5-60.0

43.5

32.3-55.3

5.1

1.2-19.1

2.7

1.1- 6.4

Northeast NC I

143

44.7

32.5-57.6

50.3

38.3-62.2

4.3

1.9- 9.5

0.7

0.2- 3.1

Northeast NC II

185

52.2

43.6-60.6

43.9

35.7-52.5

2.3

1.0- 5.6

1.6

0.6- 4.4

Northeastern Partnership

328

141

49.8

42.8-56.8

169

45.9

39.1-52.9

3.0

1.6- 5.4

1.3

0.5- 3.2

Mountain AHEC

485

186

36.8

30.5-43.7

258

56.4

49.3-63.2

3.4

2.0- 5.6

3.4

1.9- 6.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,161

523

42.8

38.2-47.5

560

50.0

45.2-54.8

4.9

2.8- 8.2

2.3

1.5- 3.6

Piedmont

1,520

627

43.8

40.1-47.5

783

48.1

44.5-51.8

5.4

3.7- 7.8

2.7

1.9- 4.0

Western NC

769

303

40.6

35.0-46.4

408

54.0

48.2-59.7

2.6

1.7- 4.1

2.8

1.7- 4.5

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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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