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	6,889	2,533	39.8	38.0-41.7	3,746	52.2	50.4-54.1	363	4.9	4.1- 5.9	247	3.0	2.5- 3.6
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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	363	148	40.8	33.0-49.1	179	48.8	40.7-57.0	28	8.5	4.5-15.3	8	1.9	0.7- 5.0
25-34	945	431	44.9	40.1-49.8	419	45.7	40.8-50.6	59	5.7	3.9- 8.3	36	3.7	2.2- 5.9
35-44	1,268	568	47.3	43.3-51.3	612	47.9	43.9-51.8	48	2.8	2.0- 3.9	40	2.1	1.3- 3.3
45-54	1,322	542	43.5	39.4-47.7	689	50.8	46.6-55.0	47	2.9	1.9- 4.3	44	2.8	1.8- 4.4
55-64	1,178	414	37.1	33.1-41.4	656	54.0	49.7-58.2	70	5.9	4.1- 8.3	38	3.0	1.9- 4.7
65-74	1,012	274	26.7	22.9-30.9	634	63.8	59.3-68.0	57	5.2	3.6- 7.3	47	4.4	2.9- 6.6
75+	758	140	22.6	18.3-27.6	535	67.4	62.2-72.2	51	6.1	4.0- 9.1	32	3.9	2.4- 6.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	904	382	46.6	41.3-51.9	459	47.6	42.3-52.9	40	3.7	2.3- 6.0	23	2.1	1.0- 4.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,999	854	47.2	43.7-50.8	1,010	46.8	43.3-50.3	82	3.6	2.3- 5.4	53	2.4	1.6- 3.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,787	673	39.1	35.3-42.9	971	53.0	49.1-56.9	91	5.7	4.0- 8.0	52	2.3	1.5- 3.5
College Graduate	2,183	620	31.3	28.5-34.3	1,295	58.1	55.1-61.1	149	6.0	4.7- 7.7	119	4.5	3.5- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	639	267	47.2	41.0-53.6	320	46.6	40.5-52.7	29	3.3	2.0- 5.5	23	2.9	1.6- 5.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,089	426	45.5	40.5-50.5	582	48.7	43.8-53.7	56	4.5	2.8- 7.0	25	1.4	0.7- 2.5
$25,000- 34,999	748	310	41.5	36.0-47.3	378	49.0	43.2-54.7	34	5.2	3.3- 8.3	26	4.3	2.3- 7.7
$35,000- 49,999	994	384	39.9	35.4-44.5	528	51.9	47.2-56.5	41	3.6	2.3- 5.5	41	4.6	3.1- 7.0
$50,000-74,999	845	332	40.2	35.3-45.3	451	53.7	48.5-58.7	40	4.7	2.5- 8.7	22	1.4	0.9- 2.3
$75,000+	1,026	328	37.2	32.8-41.9	597	54.6	50.1-59.2	63	5.6	4.0- 7.8	38	2.6	1.6- 4.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	400	133	36.2	30.7-42.2	224	53.5	47.6-59.3	27	6.3	4.2- 9.4	16	3.9	2.3- 6.6
Guilford	312	109	35.6	29.7-42.1	174	57.0	50.5-63.3	21	5.3	3.4- 8.2	8	2.1	0.9- 4.5
Mecklenburg	291	88	30.5	24.0-37.8	172	55.7	47.9-63.3	19	9.7	5.0-18.1	12	4.1	2.2- 7.6
Orange	370	84	24.5	18.7-31.5	232	62.4	54.3-69.9	28	4.6	3.0- 6.8	26	8.5	3.9-17.6
Wake	325	110	35.6	29.8-41.8	188	57.4	51.1-63.4	23	6.0	3.8- 9.3	4	1.0	0.4- 2.8
Chatham/Lee	288	113	42.9	36.0-50.2	153	49.8	42.7-56.9	16	4.8	2.5- 9.1	6	2.5	1.0- 6.2
Nash/Wilson	234	87	42.6	35.0-50.5	121	47.2	39.8-54.8	10	3.6	1.8- 7.2	16	6.6	3.7-11.4
Craven/Pamlico	350	130	40.1	34.0-46.5	191	53.2	46.9-59.4	19	4.4	2.6- 7.1	10	2.3	1.2- 4.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	404	167	42.6	36.8-48.7	208	48.1	42.0-54.1	17	4.3	2.4- 7.5	12	5.0	1.7-14.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	434	156	37.8	31.4-44.7	243	55.0	48.2-61.7	18	3.9	2.3- 6.5	17	3.3	2.0- 5.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	289	106	39.1	31.1-47.7	156	51.3	43.0-59.5	12	5.2	2.3-11.3	15	4.5	2.6- 7.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	364	131	38.8	32.7-45.2	196	50.8	44.5-57.1	25	7.3	4.3-12.0	12	3.1	1.6- 5.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	88	41.1	33.7-49.1	97	49.6	41.6-57.6	7	4.1	1.8- 8.9	8	5.2	2.2-11.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	118	48.1	41.1-55.2	122	44.4	37.6-51.4	10	2.8	1.4- 5.4	11	4.7	2.3- 9.2
Northeast NC I	210	74	36.9	29.7-44.9	115	54.6	46.7-62.2	12	4.9	2.7- 8.7	9	3.6	1.8- 7.2
Northeast NC II	346	140	45.5	39.3-51.9	183	47.7	41.6-54.0	14	4.2	2.2- 7.7	9	2.6	1.2- 5.2
Northeastern Partnership	556	214	43.3	38.2-48.5	298	49.5	44.5-54.6	26	4.4	2.7- 6.9	18	2.8	1.6- 4.8
Mountain AHEC	1,158	385	32.0	28.2-36.0	651	58.6	54.3-62.7	76	5.7	4.3- 7.6	46	3.7	2.6- 5.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,055	809	40.7	37.2-44.3	1,081	51.1	47.4-54.7	91	4.8	3.2- 7.1	74	3.4	2.4- 4.9
Piedmont	2,955	1,069	40.8	38.1-43.5	1,619	51.5	48.8-54.1	167	5.0	4.0- 6.4	100	2.7	2.0- 3.6
Western NC	1,879	655	35.5	32.2-39.0	1,046	56.5	52.9-60.0	105	4.9	3.7- 6.4	73	3.1	2.3- 4.2

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

6,889

2,533

39.8

38.0-41.7

3,746

52.2

50.4-54.1

363

4.9

4.1- 5.9

247

3.0

2.5- 3.6

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

363

148

40.8

33.0-49.1

179

48.8

40.7-57.0

8.5

4.5-15.3

1.9

0.7- 5.0

25-34

945

431

44.9

40.1-49.8

419

45.7

40.8-50.6

5.7

3.9- 8.3

3.7

2.2- 5.9

35-44

1,268

568

47.3

43.3-51.3

612

47.9

43.9-51.8

2.8

2.0- 3.9

2.1

1.3- 3.3

45-54

1,322

542

43.5

39.4-47.7

689

50.8

46.6-55.0

2.9

1.9- 4.3

2.8

1.8- 4.4

55-64

1,178

414

37.1

33.1-41.4

656

54.0

49.7-58.2

5.9

4.1- 8.3

3.0

1.9- 4.7

65-74

1,012

274

26.7

22.9-30.9

634

63.8

59.3-68.0

5.2

3.6- 7.3

4.4

2.9- 6.6

75+

758

140

22.6

18.3-27.6

535

67.4

62.2-72.2

6.1

4.0- 9.1

3.9

2.4- 6.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

904

382

46.6

41.3-51.9

459

47.6

42.3-52.9

3.7

2.3- 6.0

2.1

1.0- 4.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,999

854

47.2

43.7-50.8

1,010

46.8

43.3-50.3

3.6

2.3- 5.4

2.4

1.6- 3.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,787

673

39.1

35.3-42.9

971

53.0

49.1-56.9

5.7

4.0- 8.0

2.3

1.5- 3.5

College Graduate

2,183

620

31.3

28.5-34.3

1,295

58.1

55.1-61.1

149

6.0

4.7- 7.7

119

4.5

3.5- 5.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

639

267

47.2

41.0-53.6

320

46.6

40.5-52.7

3.3

2.0- 5.5

2.9

1.6- 5.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,089

426

45.5

40.5-50.5

582

48.7

43.8-53.7

4.5

2.8- 7.0

1.4

0.7- 2.5

$25,000- 34,999

748

310

41.5

36.0-47.3

378

49.0

43.2-54.7

5.2

3.3- 8.3

4.3

2.3- 7.7

$35,000- 49,999

994

384

39.9

35.4-44.5

528

51.9

47.2-56.5

3.6

2.3- 5.5

4.6

3.1- 7.0

$50,000-74,999

845

332

40.2

35.3-45.3

451

53.7

48.5-58.7

4.7

2.5- 8.7

1.4

0.9- 2.3

$75,000+

1,026

328

37.2

32.8-41.9

597

54.6

50.1-59.2

5.6

4.0- 7.8

2.6

1.6- 4.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

400

133

36.2

30.7-42.2

224

53.5

47.6-59.3

6.3

4.2- 9.4

3.9

2.3- 6.6

Guilford

312

109

35.6

29.7-42.1

174

57.0

50.5-63.3

5.3

3.4- 8.2

2.1

0.9- 4.5

Mecklenburg

291

30.5

24.0-37.8

172

55.7

47.9-63.3

9.7

5.0-18.1

4.1

2.2- 7.6

Orange

370

24.5

18.7-31.5

232

62.4

54.3-69.9

4.6

3.0- 6.8

8.5

3.9-17.6

Wake

325

110

35.6

29.8-41.8

188

57.4

51.1-63.4

6.0

3.8- 9.3

1.0

0.4- 2.8

Chatham/Lee

288

113

42.9

36.0-50.2

153

49.8

42.7-56.9

4.8

2.5- 9.1

2.5

1.0- 6.2

Nash/Wilson

234

42.6

35.0-50.5

121

47.2

39.8-54.8

3.6

1.8- 7.2

6.6

3.7-11.4

Craven/Pamlico

350

130

40.1

34.0-46.5

191

53.2

46.9-59.4

4.4

2.6- 7.1

2.3

1.2- 4.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

404

167

42.6

36.8-48.7

208

48.1

42.0-54.1

4.3

2.4- 7.5

5.0

1.7-14.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

434

156

37.8

31.4-44.7

243

55.0

48.2-61.7

3.9

2.3- 6.5

3.3

2.0- 5.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

289

106

39.1

31.1-47.7

156

51.3

43.0-59.5

5.2

2.3-11.3

4.5

2.6- 7.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

364

131

38.8

32.7-45.2

196

50.8

44.5-57.1

7.3

4.3-12.0

3.1

1.6- 5.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

41.1

33.7-49.1

49.6

41.6-57.6

4.1

1.8- 8.9

5.2

2.2-11.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

118

48.1

41.1-55.2

122

44.4

37.6-51.4

2.8

1.4- 5.4

4.7

2.3- 9.2

Northeast NC I

210

36.9

29.7-44.9

115

54.6

46.7-62.2

4.9

2.7- 8.7

3.6

1.8- 7.2

Northeast NC II

346

140

45.5

39.3-51.9

183

47.7

41.6-54.0

4.2

2.2- 7.7

2.6

1.2- 5.2

Northeastern Partnership

556

214

43.3

38.2-48.5

298

49.5

44.5-54.6

4.4

2.7- 6.9

2.8

1.6- 4.8

Mountain AHEC

1,158

385

32.0

28.2-36.0

651

58.6

54.3-62.7

5.7

4.3- 7.6

3.7

2.6- 5.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,055

809

40.7

37.2-44.3

1,081

51.1

47.4-54.7

4.8

3.2- 7.1

3.4

2.4- 4.9

Piedmont

2,955

1,069

40.8

38.1-43.5

1,619

51.5

48.8-54.1

167

5.0

4.0- 6.4

100

2.7

2.0- 3.6

Western NC

1,879

655

35.5

32.2-39.0

1,046

56.5

52.9-60.0

105

4.9

3.7- 6.4

3.1

2.3- 4.2

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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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