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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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	3,467	427	11.9	10.3-13.7	2,088	61.1	58.5-63.6	760	22.1	20.0-24.4	192	4.9	3.8- 6.2
RACE
White	2,574	262	9.7	8.0-11.7	1,516	60.7	57.7-63.7	626	23.9	21.5-26.6	170	5.6	4.3- 7.3
African American	604	107	16.9	12.9-21.8	390	61.9	55.8-67.6	93	17.2	13.0-22.2	14	4.1	2.0- 8.1
Asian	26	5	8.5	2.4-26.1	16	59.2	30.2-83.0	5	32.3	10.8-65.3	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	82	16	12.0	6.1-22.2	49	62.3	40.2-80.3	12	23.6	8.0-52.4	5	2.1	0.8- 5.7
Other Minorities	163	34	23.1	14.9-34.0	105	61.3	49.7-71.8	21	14.5	7.9-25.1	3	1.1	0.2- 5.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	32	22.6	14.5-33.4	107	60.5	49.0-71.0	26	16.4	9.6-26.8	4	0.4	0.2- 1.2
-English Speaking	53	9	16.9	6.5-37.2	29	68.0	47.1-83.5	12	13.7	5.4-30.7	3	1.5	0.4- 4.9
-Spanish Speaking	116	23	24.1	14.7-37.0	78	58.5	45.2-70.7	14	17.2	9.1-30.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
Non-Hispanic	3,295	395	11.0	9.5-12.8	1,979	61.1	58.4-63.7	734	22.6	20.4-25.0	187	5.3	4.1- 6.7
AGE
18-24	218	35	13.6	8.3-21.5	133	66.5	57.0-74.9	44	17.5	11.4-25.9	6	2.4	0.8- 6.6
25-34	532	66	13.1	9.6-17.8	335	59.4	52.8-65.7	103	21.8	16.8-27.9	28	5.7	2.7-11.4
35-44	686	95	14.2	10.7-18.6	425	61.7	56.3-66.8	141	20.9	16.9-25.6	25	3.2	1.8- 5.6
45-54	686	88	10.0	7.3-13.5	401	59.8	54.0-65.3	153	23.9	19.2-29.3	44	6.3	4.1- 9.6
55-64	585	46	7.8	5.2-11.4	373	63.1	57.3-68.5	127	23.5	18.8-28.9	39	5.6	3.6- 8.5
65-74	463	63	12.6	8.8-17.8	245	52.3	45.7-58.9	121	28.2	22.5-34.7	34	6.8	4.3-10.7
75+	276	31	9.8	5.7-16.4	161	61.6	53.3-69.2	69	22.6	16.8-29.7	15	6.0	2.8-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	605	125	18.9	14.5-24.3	365	60.6	53.8-67.0	95	15.0	11.0-20.2	20	5.4	2.3-12.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,026	154	15.1	12.0-18.9	626	61.8	57.0-66.4	195	18.6	15.2-22.5	51	4.5	2.9- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	809	85	10.4	7.4-14.4	498	63.8	58.3-68.9	182	21.4	17.2-26.2	44	4.4	2.9- 6.8
College Graduate	1,016	60	5.7	4.0- 8.2	593	58.3	53.8-62.6	286	30.6	26.4-35.1	77	5.4	4.0- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	299	63	20.1	13.5-28.7	180	61.2	51.5-70.2	47	17.2	11.1-25.8	9	1.5	0.7- 3.1
$15,000- 24,999	615	104	14.3	10.7-18.8	382	64.2	58.1-69.9	111	18.0	13.8-23.2	18	3.5	1.7- 6.8
$25,000- 34,999	367	47	10.9	6.9-16.7	216	55.2	47.0-63.0	83	25.5	18.9-33.5	21	8.5	4.7-14.7
$35,000- 49,999	526	59	13.8	9.5-19.6	335	61.1	54.8-67.1	104	20.8	16.2-26.4	28	4.2	2.5- 7.1
$50,000-74,999	435	42	9.2	6.0-13.7	256	56.9	49.5-63.9	109	29.5	22.8-37.1	28	4.5	2.7- 7.4
$75,000+	504	30	6.9	3.9-11.8	295	60.3	53.8-66.5	141	28.2	22.6-34.6	38	4.6	3.0- 7.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	22	11.1	6.8-17.5	94	54.2	45.5-62.6	46	26.4	19.4-34.8	17	8.4	5.0-13.6
Guilford	164	10	5.2	2.5-10.5	93	55.5	46.5-64.1	49	31.9	24.2-40.8	12	7.4	3.7-14.0
Mecklenburg	168	19	14.9	7.9-26.2	110	62.2	51.9-71.6	33	20.3	13.6-29.1	6	2.7	1.1- 6.1
Orange	170	21	19.5	9.3-36.5	97	49.1	38.3-59.9	41	25.8	18.1-35.2	11	5.7	2.9-10.7
Wake	176	22	11.9	7.3-18.7	116	69.1	60.4-76.7	30	14.5	9.3-21.9	8	4.5	1.8-10.5
Chatham/Lee	152	20	20.3	11.6-33.0	92	58.1	47.2-68.2	34	18.9	12.8-26.9	6	2.8	1.0- 7.1
Nash/Wilson	140	24	15.3	10.0-22.7	81	58.9	49.0-68.2	27	20.4	13.0-30.6	8	5.4	2.5-11.2
Craven/Pamlico	170	22	11.5	7.1-18.1	108	63.4	54.2-71.7	36	22.3	15.3-31.3	4	2.8	1.0- 7.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	161	14	6.8	3.9-11.6	96	59.3	48.9-68.9	37	20.4	14.5-28.0	14	13.5	5.9-27.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	19	11.8	7.0-19.0	96	59.7	49.8-68.8	43	23.0	16.1-31.6	11	5.6	3.0-10.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	177	13	8.6	4.0-17.6	117	67.7	55.2-78.2	38	19.6	11.9-30.6	9	4.1	2.0- 8.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	17	24.2	8.6-51.8	91	54.6	35.8-72.2	39	15.1	9.2-23.7	15	6.1	3.2-11.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	176	35	20.1	14.1-27.9	100	57.1	48.5-65.3	33	16.9	11.7-23.8	8	5.9	2.7-12.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	24	18.3	11.3-28.2	74	58.0	46.6-68.6	20	16.7	9.5-27.5	9	7.1	3.5-13.7
Northeast NC I	143	25	13.7	8.7-21.1	94	73.8	64.5-81.4	19	9.9	5.9-16.1	5	2.5	1.0- 6.2
Northeast NC II	186	20	10.8	6.4-17.5	118	65.5	57.2-73.0	38	19.3	13.7-26.6	10	4.3	2.3- 8.2
Northeastern Partnership	329	45	11.7	8.2-16.6	212	68.2	61.7-74.0	57	16.3	12.1-21.6	15	3.8	2.2- 6.5
Mountain AHEC	492	52	10.8	7.1-16.0	278	56.9	49.3-64.2	124	23.2	18.3-28.8	38	9.1	3.8-20.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,165	176	12.6	10.0-15.9	719	65.5	61.0-69.8	215	18.0	14.8-21.8	55	3.8	2.7- 5.4
Piedmont	1,524	169	11.7	9.5-14.4	933	59.8	56.1-63.4	342	23.5	20.5-26.9	80	4.9	3.6- 6.6
Western NC	778	82	11.3	8.2-15.3	436	56.9	50.9-62.7	203	24.9	20.4-29.9	57	7.0	3.3-13.9

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

3,467

427

11.9

10.3-13.7

2,088

61.1

58.5-63.6

760

22.1

20.0-24.4

192

4.9

3.8- 6.2

RACE

White

2,574

262

9.7

8.0-11.7

1,516

60.7

57.7-63.7

626

23.9

21.5-26.6

170

5.6

4.3- 7.3

African American

604

107

16.9

12.9-21.8

390

61.9

55.8-67.6

17.2

13.0-22.2

4.1

2.0- 8.1

Asian

8.5

2.4-26.1

59.2

30.2-83.0

32.3

10.8-65.3

0.0

. - .

Native American

12.0

6.1-22.2

62.3

40.2-80.3

23.6

8.0-52.4

2.1

0.8- 5.7

Other Minorities

163

23.1

14.9-34.0

105

61.3

49.7-71.8

14.5

7.9-25.1

1.1

0.2- 5.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

22.6

14.5-33.4

107

60.5

49.0-71.0

16.4

9.6-26.8

0.4

0.2- 1.2

-English Speaking

16.9

6.5-37.2

68.0

47.1-83.5

13.7

5.4-30.7

1.5

0.4- 4.9

-Spanish Speaking

116

24.1

14.7-37.0

58.5

45.2-70.7

17.2

9.1-30.0

0.2

0.0- 1.2

Non-Hispanic

3,295

395

11.0

9.5-12.8

1,979

61.1

58.4-63.7

734

22.6

20.4-25.0

187

5.3

4.1- 6.7

AGE

18-24

218

13.6

8.3-21.5

133

66.5

57.0-74.9

17.5

11.4-25.9

2.4

0.8- 6.6

25-34

532

13.1

9.6-17.8

335

59.4

52.8-65.7

103

21.8

16.8-27.9

5.7

2.7-11.4

35-44

686

14.2

10.7-18.6

425

61.7

56.3-66.8

141

20.9

16.9-25.6

3.2

1.8- 5.6

45-54

686

10.0

7.3-13.5

401

59.8

54.0-65.3

153

23.9

19.2-29.3

6.3

4.1- 9.6

55-64

585

7.8

5.2-11.4

373

63.1

57.3-68.5

127

23.5

18.8-28.9

5.6

3.6- 8.5

65-74

463

12.6

8.8-17.8

245

52.3

45.7-58.9

121

28.2

22.5-34.7

6.8

4.3-10.7

75+

276

9.8

5.7-16.4

161

61.6

53.3-69.2

22.6

16.8-29.7

6.0

2.8-12.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

605

125

18.9

14.5-24.3

365

60.6

53.8-67.0

15.0

11.0-20.2

5.4

2.3-12.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,026

154

15.1

12.0-18.9

626

61.8

57.0-66.4

195

18.6

15.2-22.5

4.5

2.9- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

809

10.4

7.4-14.4

498

63.8

58.3-68.9

182

21.4

17.2-26.2

4.4

2.9- 6.8

College Graduate

1,016

5.7

4.0- 8.2

593

58.3

53.8-62.6

286

30.6

26.4-35.1

5.4

4.0- 7.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

299

20.1

13.5-28.7

180

61.2

51.5-70.2

17.2

11.1-25.8

1.5

0.7- 3.1

$15,000- 24,999

615

104

14.3

10.7-18.8

382

64.2

58.1-69.9

111

18.0

13.8-23.2

3.5

1.7- 6.8

$25,000- 34,999

367

10.9

6.9-16.7

216

55.2

47.0-63.0

25.5

18.9-33.5

8.5

4.7-14.7

$35,000- 49,999

526

13.8

9.5-19.6

335

61.1

54.8-67.1

104

20.8

16.2-26.4

4.2

2.5- 7.1

$50,000-74,999

435

9.2

6.0-13.7

256

56.9

49.5-63.9

109

29.5

22.8-37.1

4.5

2.7- 7.4

$75,000+

504

6.9

3.9-11.8

295

60.3

53.8-66.5

141

28.2

22.6-34.6

4.6

3.0- 7.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

11.1

6.8-17.5

54.2

45.5-62.6

26.4

19.4-34.8

8.4

5.0-13.6

Guilford

164

5.2

2.5-10.5

55.5

46.5-64.1

31.9

24.2-40.8

7.4

3.7-14.0

Mecklenburg

168

14.9

7.9-26.2

110

62.2

51.9-71.6

20.3

13.6-29.1

2.7

1.1- 6.1

Orange

170

19.5

9.3-36.5

49.1

38.3-59.9

25.8

18.1-35.2

5.7

2.9-10.7

Wake

176

11.9

7.3-18.7

116

69.1

60.4-76.7

14.5

9.3-21.9

4.5

1.8-10.5

Chatham/Lee

152

20.3

11.6-33.0

58.1

47.2-68.2

18.9

12.8-26.9

2.8

1.0- 7.1

Nash/Wilson

140

15.3

10.0-22.7

58.9

49.0-68.2

20.4

13.0-30.6

5.4

2.5-11.2

Craven/Pamlico

170

11.5

7.1-18.1

108

63.4

54.2-71.7

22.3

15.3-31.3

2.8

1.0- 7.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

161

6.8

3.9-11.6

59.3

48.9-68.9

20.4

14.5-28.0

13.5

5.9-27.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

11.8

7.0-19.0

59.7

49.8-68.8

23.0

16.1-31.6

5.6

3.0-10.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

177

8.6

4.0-17.6

117

67.7

55.2-78.2

19.6

11.9-30.6

4.1

2.0- 8.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

24.2

8.6-51.8

54.6

35.8-72.2

15.1

9.2-23.7

6.1

3.2-11.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

176

20.1

14.1-27.9

100

57.1

48.5-65.3

16.9

11.7-23.8

5.9

2.7-12.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

18.3

11.3-28.2

58.0

46.6-68.6

16.7

9.5-27.5

7.1

3.5-13.7

Northeast NC I

143

13.7

8.7-21.1

73.8

64.5-81.4

9.9

5.9-16.1

2.5

1.0- 6.2

Northeast NC II

186

10.8

6.4-17.5

118

65.5

57.2-73.0

19.3

13.7-26.6

4.3

2.3- 8.2

Northeastern Partnership

329

11.7

8.2-16.6

212

68.2

61.7-74.0

16.3

12.1-21.6

3.8

2.2- 6.5

Mountain AHEC

492

10.8

7.1-16.0

278

56.9

49.3-64.2

124

23.2

18.3-28.8

9.1

3.8-20.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,165

176

12.6

10.0-15.9

719

65.5

61.0-69.8

215

18.0

14.8-21.8

3.8

2.7- 5.4

Piedmont

1,524

169

11.7

9.5-14.4

933

59.8

56.1-63.4

342

23.5

20.5-26.9

4.9

3.6- 6.6

Western NC

778

11.3

8.2-15.3

436

56.9

50.9-62.7

203

24.9

20.4-29.9

7.0

3.3-13.9

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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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