BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

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	6,780	2,817	38.5	36.7-40.4	3,068	46.8	44.9-48.7	646	11.2	10.0-12.5	46	0.4	0.3- 0.6	203	3.1	2.5- 3.7
GENDER
Male	2,514	838	31.9	29.1-34.9	1,265	51.1	48.0-54.2	311	13.7	11.7-16.0	19	0.4	0.2- 0.7	81	3.0	2.1- 4.0
Female	4,266	1,979	44.7	42.5-47.0	1,803	42.7	40.4-45.0	335	8.9	7.7-10.3	27	0.5	0.3- 0.8	122	3.2	2.4- 4.1
AGE
18-24	358	125	34.2	26.7-42.5	182	52.1	43.8-60.2	39	11.4	7.2-17.6	3	0.2	0.0- 0.6	9	2.2	0.9- 5.4
25-34	934	334	37.6	32.9-42.7	436	43.6	38.8-48.4	131	14.8	11.5-19.0	7	0.6	0.2- 1.4	26	3.4	2.1- 5.3
35-44	1,251	421	31.6	28.1-35.4	637	50.9	46.9-54.8	151	13.8	11.2-17.0	11	0.5	0.2- 1.1	31	3.2	2.0- 5.0
45-54	1,308	511	34.5	30.8-38.3	586	48.5	44.3-52.8	144	12.7	10.1-15.8	13	0.6	0.3- 1.0	54	3.8	2.4- 5.9
55-64	1,161	509	42.1	38.0-46.3	510	46.1	41.8-50.4	106	9.6	7.3-12.4	5	0.4	0.1- 1.2	31	2.0	1.2- 3.2
65-74	999	488	49.0	44.5-53.6	428	41.6	37.2-46.1	48	5.7	3.7- 8.7	5	0.4	0.1- 1.5	30	3.2	1.9- 5.2
75+	727	412	53.5	48.2-58.7	267	38.9	33.8-44.1	25	4.1	2.4- 7.1	2	0.3	0.1- 1.7	21	3.2	1.8- 5.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	866	307	34.2	28.9-39.8	399	43.5	38.2-48.9	101	15.9	12.2-20.4	10	0.6	0.3- 1.4	49	5.9	3.9- 8.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,965	713	31.6	28.6-34.8	936	50.9	47.3-54.5	234	13.6	11.2-16.5	15	0.6	0.3- 1.1	67	3.3	2.3- 4.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,763	721	39.2	35.4-43.1	810	46.3	42.4-50.2	171	11.2	8.9-14.0	14	0.4	0.2- 0.7	47	3.0	2.0- 4.5
College Graduate	2,170	1,066	45.7	42.7-48.8	919	44.6	41.6-47.7	138	7.4	6.0- 9.2	7	0.3	0.1- 0.7	40	1.9	1.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	624	255	37.7	31.9-43.8	264	45.3	39.0-51.9	56	8.9	6.0-12.9	11	1.6	0.7- 3.4	38	6.5	4.1-10.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,070	382	29.5	25.4-33.9	508	48.6	43.6-53.6	132	16.9	13.1-21.5	10	0.7	0.3- 1.4	38	4.4	2.9- 6.6
$25,000- 34,999	741	281	39.9	34.4-45.8	351	44.9	39.3-50.7	81	12.3	9.0-16.7	4	0.4	0.1- 1.5	24	2.3	1.3- 4.0
$35,000- 49,999	986	390	35.8	31.4-40.4	461	48.9	44.3-53.6	106	11.7	9.0-15.2	4	0.2	0.1- 0.8	25	3.3	1.9- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	834	342	42.2	37.2-47.3	389	45.4	40.4-50.6	80	9.4	6.9-12.5	6	0.3	0.1- 0.6	17	2.7	1.4- 5.3
$75,000+	1,019	459	38.8	34.6-43.1	456	46.6	42.1-51.2	82	12.4	9.1-16.7	2	0.2	0.0- 1.1	20	2.0	1.1- 3.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	395	188	44.7	39.0-50.5	157	41.7	35.9-47.7	35	10.2	6.9-14.7	4	0.9	0.3- 2.4	11	2.6	1.3- 5.0
Guilford	310	130	38.6	32.6-45.1	139	48.3	41.8-54.9	27	9.2	6.1-13.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	13	3.7	2.0- 6.8
Mecklenburg	287	136	45.4	37.9-53.1	119	42.0	34.5-49.8	21	8.9	4.7-16.1	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0	8	2.9	1.3- 6.3
Orange	366	202	54.1	46.3-61.6	147	42.0	34.7-49.6	16	3.8	2.2- 6.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	323	130	36.7	31.0-42.8	154	50.3	44.0-56.6	26	9.8	6.5-14.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	11	2.9	1.6- 5.3
Chatham/Lee	287	115	35.0	28.8-41.7	133	47.3	40.2-54.4	27	11.0	7.3-16.1	0	0.0	. - .	12	6.8	3.1-14.2
Nash/Wilson	231	97	36.6	29.9-43.9	93	44.4	36.7-52.4	31	15.0	10.3-21.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.4	6	2.4	0.9- 6.3
Craven/Pamlico	344	140	36.3	30.7-42.3	164	52.5	46.1-58.7	28	8.2	5.5-12.1	4	0.9	0.3- 3.1	8	2.2	1.1- 4.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	400	150	37.4	31.3-43.9	184	44.0	38.1-50.0	55	15.7	11.6-20.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	10	2.7	1.4- 5.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	425	179	40.6	33.8-47.8	206	50.2	43.2-57.1	31	7.6	5.1-11.1	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	7	1.2	0.5- 2.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	110	35.7	28.5-43.6	130	45.1	37.0-53.5	29	12.9	7.8-20.5	6	2.2	0.9- 5.4	12	4.1	1.7- 9.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	357	155	41.6	35.4-48.0	161	46.8	40.5-53.2	26	7.1	4.7-10.7	3	1.0	0.2- 4.2	12	3.5	1.8- 6.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	194	76	42.0	33.9-50.4	86	43.6	35.8-51.7	25	11.0	7.3-16.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	3.5	1.4- 8.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	253	76	26.6	21.1-32.9	140	60.1	53.1-66.7	22	9.0	5.7-13.8	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	13	3.7	2.0- 6.6
Northeast NC I	207	74	34.7	27.7-42.4	97	45.6	37.9-53.5	25	15.0	9.6-22.7	5	2.7	1.1- 6.7	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7
Northeast NC II	336	130	36.1	30.4-42.2	162	48.4	42.2-54.8	32	12.1	8.1-17.6	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	11	2.8	1.5- 5.2
Northeastern Partnership	543	204	35.8	31.1-40.7	259	47.7	42.6-52.8	57	12.8	9.4-17.2	6	1.1	0.4- 2.8	17	2.6	1.5- 4.4
Mountain AHEC	1,140	518	46.2	41.6-50.8	493	43.2	38.9-47.6	90	8.0	6.1-10.4	8	0.5	0.2- 1.3	31	2.1	1.3- 3.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,013	787	39.2	35.7-42.9	935	46.7	43.0-50.4	211	10.7	8.8-13.0	16	0.4	0.2- 0.7	64	3.0	2.0- 4.4
Piedmont	2,920	1,218	36.6	34.2-39.1	1,312	47.7	45.0-50.4	279	12.0	10.3-14.1	19	0.4	0.3- 0.8	92	3.2	2.4- 4.2
Western NC	1,847	812	43.5	39.8-47.2	821	43.8	40.3-47.4	156	9.4	7.4-11.8	11	0.5	0.2- 1.2	47	2.8	1.8- 4.4

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,780

2,817

38.5

36.7-40.4

3,068

46.8

44.9-48.7

646

11.2

10.0-12.5

0.4

0.3- 0.6

203

3.1

2.5- 3.7

GENDER

Male

2,514

838

31.9

29.1-34.9

1,265

51.1

48.0-54.2

311

13.7

11.7-16.0

0.4

0.2- 0.7

3.0

2.1- 4.0

Female

4,266

1,979

44.7

42.5-47.0

1,803

42.7

40.4-45.0

335

8.9

7.7-10.3

0.5

0.3- 0.8

122

3.2

2.4- 4.1

AGE

18-24

358

125

34.2

26.7-42.5

182

52.1

43.8-60.2

11.4

7.2-17.6

0.2

0.0- 0.6

2.2

0.9- 5.4

25-34

934

334

37.6

32.9-42.7

436

43.6

38.8-48.4

131

14.8

11.5-19.0

0.6

0.2- 1.4

3.4

2.1- 5.3

35-44

1,251

421

31.6

28.1-35.4

637

50.9

46.9-54.8

151

13.8

11.2-17.0

0.5

0.2- 1.1

3.2

2.0- 5.0

45-54

1,308

511

34.5

30.8-38.3

586

48.5

44.3-52.8

144

12.7

10.1-15.8

0.6

0.3- 1.0

3.8

2.4- 5.9

55-64

1,161

509

42.1

38.0-46.3

510

46.1

41.8-50.4

106

9.6

7.3-12.4

0.4

0.1- 1.2

2.0

1.2- 3.2

65-74

999

488

49.0

44.5-53.6

428

41.6

37.2-46.1

5.7

3.7- 8.7

0.4

0.1- 1.5

3.2

1.9- 5.2

75+

727

412

53.5

48.2-58.7

267

38.9

33.8-44.1

4.1

2.4- 7.1

0.3

0.1- 1.7

3.2

1.8- 5.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

866

307

34.2

28.9-39.8

399

43.5

38.2-48.9

101

15.9

12.2-20.4

0.6

0.3- 1.4

5.9

3.9- 8.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,965

713

31.6

28.6-34.8

936

50.9

47.3-54.5

234

13.6

11.2-16.5

0.6

0.3- 1.1

3.3

2.3- 4.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,763

721

39.2

35.4-43.1

810

46.3

42.4-50.2

171

11.2

8.9-14.0

0.4

0.2- 0.7

3.0

2.0- 4.5

College Graduate

2,170

1,066

45.7

42.7-48.8

919

44.6

41.6-47.7

138

7.4

6.0- 9.2

0.3

0.1- 0.7

1.9

1.2- 3.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

624

255

37.7

31.9-43.8

264

45.3

39.0-51.9

8.9

6.0-12.9

1.6

0.7- 3.4

6.5

4.1-10.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,070

382

29.5

25.4-33.9

508

48.6

43.6-53.6

132

16.9

13.1-21.5

0.7

0.3- 1.4

4.4

2.9- 6.6

$25,000- 34,999

741

281

39.9

34.4-45.8

351

44.9

39.3-50.7

12.3

9.0-16.7

0.4

0.1- 1.5

2.3

1.3- 4.0

$35,000- 49,999

986

390

35.8

31.4-40.4

461

48.9

44.3-53.6

106

11.7

9.0-15.2

0.2

0.1- 0.8

3.3

1.9- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

834

342

42.2

37.2-47.3

389

45.4

40.4-50.6

9.4

6.9-12.5

0.3

0.1- 0.6

2.7

1.4- 5.3

$75,000+

1,019

459

38.8

34.6-43.1

456

46.6

42.1-51.2

12.4

9.1-16.7

0.2

0.0- 1.1

2.0

1.1- 3.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

395

188

44.7

39.0-50.5

157

41.7

35.9-47.7

10.2

6.9-14.7

0.9

0.3- 2.4

2.6

1.3- 5.0

Guilford

310

130

38.6

32.6-45.1

139

48.3

41.8-54.9

9.2

6.1-13.4

0.2

0.0- 1.1

3.7

2.0- 6.8

Mecklenburg

287

136

45.4

37.9-53.1

119

42.0

34.5-49.8

8.9

4.7-16.1

0.9

0.3- 3.0

2.9

1.3- 6.3

Orange

366

202

54.1

46.3-61.6

147

42.0

34.7-49.6

3.8

2.2- 6.5

0.2

0.0- 1.6

0.0

. - .

Wake

323

130

36.7

31.0-42.8

154

50.3

44.0-56.6

9.8

6.5-14.5

0.3

0.1- 1.4

2.9

1.6- 5.3

Chatham/Lee

287

115

35.0

28.8-41.7

133

47.3

40.2-54.4

11.0

7.3-16.1

0.0

. - .

6.8

3.1-14.2

Nash/Wilson

231

36.6

29.9-43.9

44.4

36.7-52.4

15.0

10.3-21.1

1.6

0.6- 4.4

2.4

0.9- 6.3

Craven/Pamlico

344

140

36.3

30.7-42.3

164

52.5

46.1-58.7

8.2

5.5-12.1

0.9

0.3- 3.1

2.2

1.1- 4.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

400

150

37.4

31.3-43.9

184

44.0

38.1-50.0

15.7

11.6-20.8

0.2

0.0- 1.4

2.7

1.4- 5.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

425

179

40.6

33.8-47.8

206

50.2

43.2-57.1

7.6

5.1-11.1

0.4

0.1- 1.8

1.2

0.5- 2.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

110

35.7

28.5-43.6

130

45.1

37.0-53.5

12.9

7.8-20.5

2.2

0.9- 5.4

4.1

1.7- 9.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

357

155

41.6

35.4-48.0

161

46.8

40.5-53.2

7.1

4.7-10.7

1.0

0.2- 4.2

3.5

1.8- 6.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

194

42.0

33.9-50.4

43.6

35.8-51.7

11.0

7.3-16.2

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.4- 8.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

253

26.6

21.1-32.9

140

60.1

53.1-66.7

9.0

5.7-13.8

0.7

0.2- 2.8

3.7

2.0- 6.6

Northeast NC I

207

34.7

27.7-42.4

45.6

37.9-53.5

15.0

9.6-22.7

2.7

1.1- 6.7

2.0

0.8- 4.7

Northeast NC II

336

130

36.1

30.4-42.2

162

48.4

42.2-54.8

12.1

8.1-17.6

0.6

0.1- 3.9

2.8

1.5- 5.2

Northeastern Partnership

543

204

35.8

31.1-40.7

259

47.7

42.6-52.8

12.8

9.4-17.2

1.1

0.4- 2.8

2.6

1.5- 4.4

Mountain AHEC

1,140

518

46.2

41.6-50.8

493

43.2

38.9-47.6

8.0

6.1-10.4

0.5

0.2- 1.3

2.1

1.3- 3.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,013

787

39.2

35.7-42.9

935

46.7

43.0-50.4

211

10.7

8.8-13.0

0.4

0.2- 0.7

3.0

2.0- 4.4

Piedmont

2,920

1,218

36.6

34.2-39.1

1,312

47.7

45.0-50.4

279

12.0

10.3-14.1

0.4

0.3- 0.8

3.2

2.4- 4.2

Western NC

1,847

812

43.5

39.8-47.2

821

43.8

40.3-47.4

156

9.4

7.4-11.8

0.5

0.2- 1.2

2.8

1.8- 4.4

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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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