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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-WHITE 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	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
AGE
18-24	231	85	35.2	26.7-44.6	123	56.2	46.6-65.5	17	5.3	2.5-10.9	6	3.3	1.1-10.0
25-34	589	248	39.2	33.9-44.9	274	48.8	43.1-54.6	46	7.5	4.9-11.2	21	4.4	2.4- 8.1
35-44	763	314	43.3	38.4-48.4	382	48.9	43.9-54.0	38	4.8	3.3- 7.0	29	2.9	1.6- 5.1
45-54	839	318	39.7	34.9-44.7	454	52.6	47.6-57.6	35	4.2	2.6- 6.5	32	3.5	2.2- 5.6
55-64	725	234	33.0	28.0-38.5	412	56.7	51.2-62.0	56	7.9	5.4-11.3	23	2.4	1.4- 4.1
65-74	626	146	21.6	17.4-26.5	408	67.4	61.9-72.5	43	6.3	4.1- 9.5	29	4.7	2.7- 7.9
75+	526	91	21.8	16.7-27.9	377	68.4	62.0-74.1	32	5.5	3.2- 9.1	26	4.3	2.6- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	572	224	44.4	38.2-50.8	304	49.2	43.1-55.5	28	4.2	2.5- 7.1	16	2.1	1.1- 4.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,282	497	41.0	36.9-45.3	694	53.3	49.1-57.5	56	3.2	2.1- 4.8	35	2.4	1.4- 4.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,155	404	33.7	29.7-37.9	648	56.6	52.1-60.9	67	7.0	5.0- 9.8	36	2.7	1.6- 4.5
College Graduate	1,312	323	27.3	23.8-31.0	790	58.6	54.6-62.4	119	8.2	6.4-10.4	80	6.0	4.3- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	456	166	39.7	32.8-47.0	246	52.0	44.9-58.9	27	5.2	3.1- 8.6	17	3.1	1.5- 6.4
$15,000- 24,999	730	266	40.6	35.2-46.3	401	52.5	46.9-58.1	43	5.2	3.0- 8.7	20	1.7	0.9- 3.2
$25,000- 34,999	476	182	36.5	29.9-43.6	259	53.5	46.3-60.6	22	6.3	3.6-10.9	13	3.7	1.4- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999	574	195	33.9	28.3-40.0	320	54.4	48.1-60.5	32	5.6	3.4- 9.1	27	6.1	3.6-10.2
$50,000-74,999	487	170	35.8	30.1-42.0	275	57.9	51.7-63.9	28	4.4	2.6- 7.2	14	1.9	1.0- 3.5
$75,000+	581	169	31.3	26.3-36.9	337	55.8	50.2-61.3	47	9.0	6.3-12.7	28	3.9	2.2- 6.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	245	72	30.7	24.2-38.1	146	58.1	50.8-65.1	19	7.9	4.9-12.5	8	3.3	1.6- 6.7
Guilford	201	68	37.3	29.6-45.7	111	52.6	44.4-60.5	17	7.8	4.7-12.5	5	2.4	0.8- 6.7
Mecklenburg	182	51	29.0	22.3-36.9	112	59.6	51.4-67.3	11	6.1	3.2-11.3	8	5.3	2.4-11.4
Orange	235	41	19.5	12.2-29.6	155	65.5	53.5-75.8	22	5.4	3.3- 8.7	17	9.5	3.2-25.2
Wake	197	53	26.4	20.2-33.7	122	62.1	54.4-69.3	18	9.4	5.7-15.2	4	2.0	0.8- 5.3
Chatham/Lee	172	55	33.1	25.8-41.3	101	59.5	51.2-67.3	12	5.5	3.0- 9.9	4	2.0	0.7- 5.3
Nash/Wilson	149	50	38.2	29.8-47.5	82	52.4	43.4-61.2	7	3.7	1.7- 7.9	10	5.7	3.0-10.7
Craven/Pamlico	219	72	31.4	25.0-38.6	122	57.2	49.7-64.3	16	7.3	4.2-12.2	9	4.2	2.1- 8.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	257	96	37.8	31.2-44.9	139	53.2	46.1-60.2	14	6.1	3.2-11.2	8	2.9	1.4- 6.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	273	94	34.2	27.0-42.1	154	57.5	49.0-65.6	14	4.8	2.6- 8.7	11	3.5	1.9- 6.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	62	30.8	22.9-40.0	107	61.8	52.4-70.4	6	2.8	1.1- 7.1	10	4.6	2.4- 8.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	228	75	34.5	27.6-42.2	128	54.7	47.0-62.2	18	7.8	4.6-12.8	7	3.0	1.2- 7.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	117	52	44.3	34.7-54.4	55	43.8	34.3-53.7	5	6.6	2.6-15.6	5	5.3	2.1-12.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	177	74	41.3	33.4-49.6	86	48.3	40.0-56.6	9	4.0	2.0- 7.8	8	6.5	2.8-14.1
Northeast NC I	138	50	36.8	28.5-45.9	70	50.6	41.5-59.6	10	7.2	3.8-13.3	8	5.5	2.6-11.3
Northeast NC II	219	77	36.3	29.3-43.9	123	53.2	45.6-60.6	12	6.4	3.2-12.5	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0
Northeastern Partnership	357	127	36.4	30.8-42.4	193	52.4	46.4-58.4	22	6.7	3.9-11.0	15	4.5	2.5- 8.0
Mountain AHEC	736	227	29.4	25.3-33.9	427	59.8	55.0-64.4	54	7.3	5.2-10.2	28	3.5	2.3- 5.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,313	478	36.6	32.6-40.9	711	53.6	49.3-57.9	71	5.2	3.7- 7.4	53	4.5	2.9- 6.9
Piedmont	1,825	584	35.6	32.5-38.8	1,052	55.3	52.0-58.5	122	6.0	4.7- 7.6	67	3.2	2.2- 4.5
Western NC	1,192	387	31.9	28.3-35.7	681	58.3	54.2-62.2	77	6.5	4.7- 9.0	47	3.3	2.4- 4.6

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

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

AGE

18-24

231

35.2

26.7-44.6

123

56.2

46.6-65.5

5.3

2.5-10.9

3.3

1.1-10.0

25-34

589

248

39.2

33.9-44.9

274

48.8

43.1-54.6

7.5

4.9-11.2

4.4

2.4- 8.1

35-44

763

314

43.3

38.4-48.4

382

48.9

43.9-54.0

4.8

3.3- 7.0

2.9

1.6- 5.1

45-54

839

318

39.7

34.9-44.7

454

52.6

47.6-57.6

4.2

2.6- 6.5

3.5

2.2- 5.6

55-64

725

234

33.0

28.0-38.5

412

56.7

51.2-62.0

7.9

5.4-11.3

2.4

1.4- 4.1

65-74

626

146

21.6

17.4-26.5

408

67.4

61.9-72.5

6.3

4.1- 9.5

4.7

2.7- 7.9

75+

526

21.8

16.7-27.9

377

68.4

62.0-74.1

5.5

3.2- 9.1

4.3

2.6- 7.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

572

224

44.4

38.2-50.8

304

49.2

43.1-55.5

4.2

2.5- 7.1

2.1

1.1- 4.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,282

497

41.0

36.9-45.3

694

53.3

49.1-57.5

3.2

2.1- 4.8

2.4

1.4- 4.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,155

404

33.7

29.7-37.9

648

56.6

52.1-60.9

7.0

5.0- 9.8

2.7

1.6- 4.5

College Graduate

1,312

323

27.3

23.8-31.0

790

58.6

54.6-62.4

119

8.2

6.4-10.4

6.0

4.3- 8.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

456

166

39.7

32.8-47.0

246

52.0

44.9-58.9

5.2

3.1- 8.6

3.1

1.5- 6.4

$15,000- 24,999

730

266

40.6

35.2-46.3

401

52.5

46.9-58.1

5.2

3.0- 8.7

1.7

0.9- 3.2

$25,000- 34,999

476

182

36.5

29.9-43.6

259

53.5

46.3-60.6

6.3

3.6-10.9

3.7

1.4- 9.3

$35,000- 49,999

574

195

33.9

28.3-40.0

320

54.4

48.1-60.5

5.6

3.4- 9.1

6.1

3.6-10.2

$50,000-74,999

487

170

35.8

30.1-42.0

275

57.9

51.7-63.9

4.4

2.6- 7.2

1.9

1.0- 3.5

$75,000+

581

169

31.3

26.3-36.9

337

55.8

50.2-61.3

9.0

6.3-12.7

3.9

2.2- 6.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

245

30.7

24.2-38.1

146

58.1

50.8-65.1

7.9

4.9-12.5

3.3

1.6- 6.7

Guilford

201

37.3

29.6-45.7

111

52.6

44.4-60.5

7.8

4.7-12.5

2.4

0.8- 6.7

Mecklenburg

182

29.0

22.3-36.9

112

59.6

51.4-67.3

6.1

3.2-11.3

5.3

2.4-11.4

Orange

235

19.5

12.2-29.6

155

65.5

53.5-75.8

5.4

3.3- 8.7

9.5

3.2-25.2

Wake

197

26.4

20.2-33.7

122

62.1

54.4-69.3

9.4

5.7-15.2

2.0

0.8- 5.3

Chatham/Lee

172

33.1

25.8-41.3

101

59.5

51.2-67.3

5.5

3.0- 9.9

2.0

0.7- 5.3

Nash/Wilson

149

38.2

29.8-47.5

52.4

43.4-61.2

3.7

1.7- 7.9

5.7

3.0-10.7

Craven/Pamlico

219

31.4

25.0-38.6

122

57.2

49.7-64.3

7.3

4.2-12.2

4.2

2.1- 8.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

257

37.8

31.2-44.9

139

53.2

46.1-60.2

6.1

3.2-11.2

2.9

1.4- 6.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

273

34.2

27.0-42.1

154

57.5

49.0-65.6

4.8

2.6- 8.7

3.5

1.9- 6.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

30.8

22.9-40.0

107

61.8

52.4-70.4

2.8

1.1- 7.1

4.6

2.4- 8.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

228

34.5

27.6-42.2

128

54.7

47.0-62.2

7.8

4.6-12.8

3.0

1.2- 7.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

117

44.3

34.7-54.4

43.8

34.3-53.7

6.6

2.6-15.6

5.3

2.1-12.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

177

41.3

33.4-49.6

48.3

40.0-56.6

4.0

2.0- 7.8

6.5

2.8-14.1

Northeast NC I

138

36.8

28.5-45.9

50.6

41.5-59.6

7.2

3.8-13.3

5.5

2.6-11.3

Northeast NC II

219

36.3

29.3-43.9

123

53.2

45.6-60.6

6.4

3.2-12.5

4.1

1.8- 9.0

Northeastern Partnership

357

127

36.4

30.8-42.4

193

52.4

46.4-58.4

6.7

3.9-11.0

4.5

2.5- 8.0

Mountain AHEC

736

227

29.4

25.3-33.9

427

59.8

55.0-64.4

7.3

5.2-10.2

3.5

2.3- 5.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,313

478

36.6

32.6-40.9

711

53.6

49.3-57.9

5.2

3.7- 7.4

4.5

2.9- 6.9

Piedmont

1,825

584

35.6

32.5-38.8

1,052

55.3

52.0-58.5

122

6.0

4.7- 7.6

3.2

2.2- 4.5

Western NC

1,192

387

31.9

28.3-35.7

681

58.3

54.2-62.2

6.5

4.7- 9.0

3.3

2.4- 4.6

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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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