BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
TOTAL	6,594	476	6.7	5.8- 7.8	3,301	48.9	46.9-50.8	1,653	26.3	24.6-28.1	139	2.2	1.7- 2.8	1,025	15.9	14.5-17.4
GENDER
Male	2,439	138	5.3	3.9- 7.1	1,168	46.4	43.3-49.5	662	28.6	25.8-31.7	58	2.2	1.5- 3.2	413	17.4	15.1-19.9
Female	4,155	338	8.0	6.9- 9.3	2,133	51.1	48.8-53.4	991	24.2	22.3-26.2	81	2.1	1.4- 3.1	612	14.5	13.0-16.2
AGE
18-24	351	19	5.5	2.4-12.5	147	45.3	37.2-53.7	99	27.5	20.8-35.4	3	1.7	0.4- 6.2	83	20.0	14.5-27.0
25-34	913	64	6.8	4.6-10.0	394	43.8	39.0-48.8	252	28.3	23.8-33.3	21	1.5	0.8- 2.6	182	19.6	16.1-23.6
35-44	1,240	73	5.3	3.9- 7.2	592	47.8	43.8-51.8	354	31.2	27.4-35.2	30	1.9	1.2- 3.1	191	13.8	11.3-16.6
45-54	1,283	104	7.0	5.3- 9.1	692	52.2	47.9-56.4	296	23.5	20.0-27.4	33	3.2	1.9- 5.5	158	14.1	11.0-17.9
55-64	1,122	81	7.8	5.7-10.5	589	50.1	45.8-54.5	279	25.4	21.8-29.4	28	3.2	1.7- 6.0	145	13.5	10.8-16.9
65-74	963	70	7.2	5.2- 9.9	513	53.8	49.2-58.4	230	25.0	21.2-29.3	15	1.8	0.9- 3.5	135	12.1	9.5-15.3
75+	680	64	9.1	6.3-12.9	351	50.8	45.3-56.2	130	18.7	14.7-23.5	9	1.4	0.5- 3.5	126	20.1	16.0-25.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	826	53	6.9	4.7-10.0	318	34.7	29.7-39.9	195	27.4	22.1-33.4	19	2.6	1.1- 6.0	241	28.5	24.0-33.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,907	104	5.1	3.8- 6.9	853	42.0	38.5-45.6	542	28.7	25.5-32.2	50	3.0	1.9- 4.7	358	21.1	18.2-24.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,715	128	7.7	5.7-10.5	888	49.9	45.9-53.8	440	27.4	23.9-31.1	32	1.5	0.9- 2.7	227	13.5	11.1-16.3
College Graduate	2,131	189	7.2	5.8- 8.8	1,234	59.3	56.2-62.3	475	23.0	20.5-25.7	38	1.8	1.2- 2.7	195	8.7	6.9-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	588	43	7.1	4.8-10.4	249	40.4	34.1-47.0	134	21.9	17.4-27.3	20	4.6	2.0-10.4	142	26.0	20.6-32.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,045	71	7.2	5.1-10.2	487	44.2	39.2-49.3	269	26.6	22.3-31.4	24	2.2	1.1- 4.3	194	19.8	16.0-24.3
$25,000- 34,999	721	63	11.0	7.5-15.8	329	44.5	38.7-50.4	201	28.5	23.4-34.1	20	2.1	1.2- 3.7	108	13.9	10.4-18.4
$35,000- 49,999	956	54	4.5	3.0- 6.7	482	49.0	44.3-53.8	248	26.8	22.8-31.3	22	3.1	1.6- 6.0	150	16.5	13.2-20.4
$50,000-74,999	817	58	5.9	4.2- 8.3	403	51.1	45.9-56.2	248	29.5	24.9-34.5	11	0.7	0.3- 1.6	97	12.8	9.7-16.7
$75,000+	1,007	76	6.3	4.6- 8.6	581	55.5	50.9-60.0	244	27.9	23.8-32.4	21	1.9	1.1- 3.3	85	8.4	6.0-11.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	383	26	6.9	4.4-10.6	231	56.1	50.0-62.0	73	23.2	18.1-29.2	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	47	12.9	9.3-17.6
Guilford	303	23	7.1	4.5-11.2	162	50.7	44.1-57.3	75	25.6	20.1-32.1	5	1.9	0.7- 5.0	38	14.6	10.2-20.5
Mecklenburg	282	20	5.8	3.6- 9.3	150	56.8	49.3-64.0	73	25.6	19.4-32.8	6	1.8	0.8- 4.2	33	10.0	6.8-14.5
Orange	360	38	8.2	5.4-12.2	210	60.5	52.9-67.6	69	20.1	14.6-27.1	5	1.2	0.5- 3.3	38	10.0	6.7-14.5
Wake	317	21	6.9	4.2-11.1	170	52.8	46.4-59.1	82	25.5	20.2-31.5	6	1.6	0.7- 3.6	38	13.2	9.3-18.5
Chatham/Lee	280	21	6.1	3.8- 9.5	143	50.0	42.8-57.2	70	26.2	20.5-33.0	7	2.4	1.1- 5.2	39	15.2	10.1-22.4
Nash/Wilson	220	14	5.8	3.3-10.1	93	39.9	32.6-47.7	67	32.5	25.0-40.9	6	1.9	0.8- 4.3	40	20.0	14.4-27.0
Craven/Pamlico	339	24	6.5	4.3- 9.8	185	56.9	50.6-63.1	80	22.0	17.3-27.5	5	1.1	0.4- 2.9	45	13.5	9.4-19.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	391	27	6.6	4.4- 9.8	162	39.2	33.1-45.6	109	28.4	23.3-34.2	10	2.6	1.3- 5.2	83	23.1	18.4-28.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	409	27	6.9	4.4-10.5	194	45.2	38.2-52.4	119	29.3	23.8-35.5	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	64	17.6	12.1-25.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	280	23	6.6	4.1-10.3	127	38.9	31.4-46.8	81	34.2	26.1-43.3	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9	45	19.0	12.8-27.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	348	23	5.7	3.6- 8.8	198	56.6	50.4-62.7	66	19.6	14.9-25.3	7	2.2	1.0- 5.1	54	15.8	11.9-20.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	190	13	6.9	3.9-11.9	74	38.2	30.6-46.3	59	31.7	24.6-39.7	3	1.4	0.4- 4.7	41	21.8	16.0-29.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	242	9	2.7	1.2- 6.0	96	40.9	33.9-48.4	62	27.3	21.3-34.4	14	5.2	3.0- 8.9	61	23.8	18.1-30.6
Northeast NC I	199	9	4.2	2.1- 8.3	91	47.3	39.4-55.3	60	29.2	22.5-36.9	4	1.4	0.5- 3.8	35	17.9	12.5-25.0
Northeast NC II	328	35	9.3	6.5-13.1	156	47.2	40.8-53.7	70	20.8	16.2-26.3	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7	61	20.7	16.0-26.4
Northeastern Partnership	527	44	8.0	5.8-10.9	247	47.2	42.0-52.5	130	23.0	19.0-27.4	10	1.8	0.9- 3.8	96	20.0	16.1-24.5
Mountain AHEC	1,108	79	8.2	6.1-10.9	627	52.6	47.9-57.2	230	24.5	19.9-29.8	21	1.8	1.0- 3.3	151	12.8	10.4-15.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,955	137	6.8	4.9- 9.4	920	47.8	44.1-51.6	507	25.9	22.7-29.4	50	3.1	1.8- 5.1	341	16.4	13.9-19.2
Piedmont	2,844	209	6.2	5.1- 7.6	1,440	49.2	46.5-51.9	725	26.9	24.6-29.4	60	2.0	1.4- 2.8	410	15.7	13.8-17.9
Western NC	1,795	130	8.3	6.4-10.6	941	49.4	45.7-53.1	421	25.1	21.6-28.9	29	1.5	0.9- 2.4	274	15.8	13.4-18.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,594

476

6.7

5.8- 7.8

3,301

48.9

46.9-50.8

1,653

26.3

24.6-28.1

139

2.2

1.7- 2.8

1,025

15.9

14.5-17.4

GENDER

Male

2,439

138

5.3

3.9- 7.1

1,168

46.4

43.3-49.5

662

28.6

25.8-31.7

2.2

1.5- 3.2

413

17.4

15.1-19.9

Female

4,155

338

8.0

6.9- 9.3

2,133

51.1

48.8-53.4

991

24.2

22.3-26.2

2.1

1.4- 3.1

612

14.5

13.0-16.2

AGE

18-24

351

5.5

2.4-12.5

147

45.3

37.2-53.7

27.5

20.8-35.4

1.7

0.4- 6.2

20.0

14.5-27.0

25-34

913

6.8

4.6-10.0

394

43.8

39.0-48.8

252

28.3

23.8-33.3

1.5

0.8- 2.6

182

19.6

16.1-23.6

35-44

1,240

5.3

3.9- 7.2

592

47.8

43.8-51.8

354

31.2

27.4-35.2

1.9

1.2- 3.1

191

13.8

11.3-16.6

45-54

1,283

104

7.0

5.3- 9.1

692

52.2

47.9-56.4

296

23.5

20.0-27.4

3.2

1.9- 5.5

158

14.1

11.0-17.9

55-64

1,122

7.8

5.7-10.5

589

50.1

45.8-54.5

279

25.4

21.8-29.4

3.2

1.7- 6.0

145

13.5

10.8-16.9

65-74

963

7.2

5.2- 9.9

513

53.8

49.2-58.4

230

25.0

21.2-29.3

1.8

0.9- 3.5

135

12.1

9.5-15.3

75+

680

9.1

6.3-12.9

351

50.8

45.3-56.2

130

18.7

14.7-23.5

1.4

0.5- 3.5

126

20.1

16.0-25.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

826

6.9

4.7-10.0

318

34.7

29.7-39.9

195

27.4

22.1-33.4

2.6

1.1- 6.0

241

28.5

24.0-33.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,907

104

5.1

3.8- 6.9

853

42.0

38.5-45.6

542

28.7

25.5-32.2

3.0

1.9- 4.7

358

21.1

18.2-24.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,715

128

7.7

5.7-10.5

888

49.9

45.9-53.8

440

27.4

23.9-31.1

1.5

0.9- 2.7

227

13.5

11.1-16.3

College Graduate

2,131

189

7.2

5.8- 8.8

1,234

59.3

56.2-62.3

475

23.0

20.5-25.7

1.8

1.2- 2.7

195

8.7

6.9-10.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

588

7.1

4.8-10.4

249

40.4

34.1-47.0

134

21.9

17.4-27.3

4.6

2.0-10.4

142

26.0

20.6-32.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,045

7.2

5.1-10.2

487

44.2

39.2-49.3

269

26.6

22.3-31.4

2.2

1.1- 4.3

194

19.8

16.0-24.3

$25,000- 34,999

721

11.0

7.5-15.8

329

44.5

38.7-50.4

201

28.5

23.4-34.1

2.1

1.2- 3.7

108

13.9

10.4-18.4

$35,000- 49,999

956

4.5

3.0- 6.7

482

49.0

44.3-53.8

248

26.8

22.8-31.3

3.1

1.6- 6.0

150

16.5

13.2-20.4

$50,000-74,999

817

5.9

4.2- 8.3

403

51.1

45.9-56.2

248

29.5

24.9-34.5

0.7

0.3- 1.6

12.8

9.7-16.7

$75,000+

1,007

6.3

4.6- 8.6

581

55.5

50.9-60.0

244

27.9

23.8-32.4

1.9

1.1- 3.3

8.4

6.0-11.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

383

6.9

4.4-10.6

231

56.1

50.0-62.0

23.2

18.1-29.2

0.9

0.4- 2.1

12.9

9.3-17.6

Guilford

303

7.1

4.5-11.2

162

50.7

44.1-57.3

25.6

20.1-32.1

1.9

0.7- 5.0

14.6

10.2-20.5

Mecklenburg

282

5.8

3.6- 9.3

150

56.8

49.3-64.0

25.6

19.4-32.8

1.8

0.8- 4.2

10.0

6.8-14.5

Orange

360

8.2

5.4-12.2

210

60.5

52.9-67.6

20.1

14.6-27.1

1.2

0.5- 3.3

10.0

6.7-14.5

Wake

317

6.9

4.2-11.1

170

52.8

46.4-59.1

25.5

20.2-31.5

1.6

0.7- 3.6

13.2

9.3-18.5

Chatham/Lee

280

6.1

3.8- 9.5

143

50.0

42.8-57.2

26.2

20.5-33.0

2.4

1.1- 5.2

15.2

10.1-22.4

Nash/Wilson

220

5.8

3.3-10.1

39.9

32.6-47.7

32.5

25.0-40.9

1.9

0.8- 4.3

20.0

14.4-27.0

Craven/Pamlico

339

6.5

4.3- 9.8

185

56.9

50.6-63.1

22.0

17.3-27.5

1.1

0.4- 2.9

13.5

9.4-19.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

391

6.6

4.4- 9.8

162

39.2

33.1-45.6

109

28.4

23.3-34.2

2.6

1.3- 5.2

23.1

18.4-28.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

409

6.9

4.4-10.5

194

45.2

38.2-52.4

119

29.3

23.8-35.5

1.0

0.4- 2.5

17.6

12.1-25.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

280

6.6

4.1-10.3

127

38.9

31.4-46.8

34.2

26.1-43.3

1.4

0.5- 3.9

19.0

12.8-27.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

348

5.7

3.6- 8.8

198

56.6

50.4-62.7

19.6

14.9-25.3

2.2

1.0- 5.1

15.8

11.9-20.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

190

6.9

3.9-11.9

38.2

30.6-46.3

31.7

24.6-39.7

1.4

0.4- 4.7

21.8

16.0-29.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

242

2.7

1.2- 6.0

40.9

33.9-48.4

27.3

21.3-34.4

5.2

3.0- 8.9

23.8

18.1-30.6

Northeast NC I

199

4.2

2.1- 8.3

47.3

39.4-55.3

29.2

22.5-36.9

1.4

0.5- 3.8

17.9

12.5-25.0

Northeast NC II

328

9.3

6.5-13.1

156

47.2

40.8-53.7

20.8

16.2-26.3

2.0

0.8- 4.7

20.7

16.0-26.4

Northeastern Partnership

527

8.0

5.8-10.9

247

47.2

42.0-52.5

130

23.0

19.0-27.4

1.8

0.9- 3.8

20.0

16.1-24.5

Mountain AHEC

1,108

8.2

6.1-10.9

627

52.6

47.9-57.2

230

24.5

19.9-29.8

1.8

1.0- 3.3

151

12.8

10.4-15.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,955

137

6.8

4.9- 9.4

920

47.8

44.1-51.6

507

25.9

22.7-29.4

3.1

1.8- 5.1

341

16.4

13.9-19.2

Piedmont

2,844

209

6.2

5.1- 7.6

1,440

49.2

46.5-51.9

725

26.9

24.6-29.4

2.0

1.4- 2.8

410

15.7

13.8-17.9

Western NC

1,795

130

8.3

6.4-10.6

941

49.4

45.7-53.1

421

25.1

21.6-28.9

1.5

0.9- 2.4

274

15.8

13.4-18.6

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^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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