BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How Often Do You Eat Green Salad?)

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	6,811	1,163	15.4	14.1-16.8	4,623	69.4	67.6-71.2	676	10.4	9.2-11.7	39	0.6	0.4- 0.9	310	4.2	3.5- 5.0
GENDER
Male	2,536	345	12.8	10.8-15.0	1,736	69.6	66.7-72.4	302	12.4	10.3-14.8	21	0.7	0.4- 1.3	132	4.5	3.4- 5.8
Female	4,275	818	17.8	16.2-19.6	2,887	69.2	67.1-71.3	374	8.5	7.3- 9.9	18	0.4	0.2- 0.8	178	4.0	3.1- 5.0
AGE
18-24	363	53	9.9	6.6-14.4	247	71.0	63.0-77.8	40	12.5	7.5-20.2	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	20	6.5	3.5-11.6
25-34	943	126	15.4	11.6-20.1	661	68.5	63.5-73.1	121	12.3	9.5-15.7	3	0.5	0.1- 2.1	32	3.3	2.0- 5.6
35-44	1,268	195	12.7	10.3-15.5	890	72.3	68.6-75.8	132	11.2	8.7-14.2	6	0.7	0.2- 1.8	45	3.2	2.1- 4.7
45-54	1,316	235	17.6	14.6-21.1	927	69.6	65.5-73.4	108	8.8	6.5-11.8	11	0.7	0.3- 1.4	35	3.3	2.1- 5.2
55-64	1,165	217	16.3	13.5-19.6	797	70.7	66.6-74.4	100	9.3	6.9-12.6	7	0.7	0.2- 2.1	44	3.0	2.0- 4.6
65-74	1,003	177	17.4	14.3-21.0	678	69.9	65.8-73.8	86	7.4	5.5- 9.9	4	0.1	0.0- 0.3	58	5.2	3.6- 7.4
75+	711	157	21.6	17.5-26.4	390	58.0	52.6-63.2	84	10.8	7.9-14.5	5	1.1	0.5- 2.8	75	8.5	5.8-12.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	105	14.0	9.8-19.5	490	55.1	49.5-60.6	150	18.4	14.4-23.4	18	2.3	1.3- 4.1	98	10.2	7.5-13.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,976	244	10.7	8.8-13.1	1,352	70.2	66.8-73.4	258	13.6	11.1-16.5	11	0.3	0.1- 0.6	111	5.2	4.0- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,788	309	15.0	12.7-17.6	1,273	71.3	67.7-74.7	146	9.8	7.4-12.7	7	0.6	0.2- 1.6	53	3.3	2.1- 5.2
College Graduate	2,173	505	20.6	18.2-23.2	1,498	72.3	69.4-74.9	120	5.1	3.9- 6.5	3	0.2	0.0- 0.6	47	1.9	1.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	628	86	11.9	8.9-15.7	359	56.4	50.0-62.5	114	18.7	14.0-24.4	11	1.9	0.9- 4.0	58	11.2	7.5-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,073	146	12.4	9.7-15.7	706	62.2	57.1-67.1	147	18.0	13.9-22.9	9	0.7	0.3- 1.6	65	6.8	4.4-10.3
$25,000- 34,999	742	120	14.9	11.2-19.4	498	67.4	61.8-72.5	93	13.6	10.1-17.9	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	28	4.0	2.2- 7.1
$35,000- 49,999	989	160	14.1	11.2-17.5	697	74.0	69.9-77.8	95	7.9	5.9-10.5	5	0.6	0.2- 2.0	32	3.3	2.1- 5.2
$50,000-74,999	845	153	14.1	11.2-17.4	632	80.1	76.3-83.5	44	4.5	3.0- 6.8	3	0.3	0.1- 1.4	13	1.0	0.5- 2.1
$75,000+	1,027	228	19.8	16.4-23.7	748	73.6	69.2-77.5	39	5.3	3.2- 8.6	2	0.6	0.1- 2.2	10	0.8	0.4- 1.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	396	80	18.9	14.8-23.8	254	64.9	59.1-70.3	44	11.1	7.9-15.3	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	16	4.3	2.3- 7.9
Guilford	309	61	19.4	14.7-25.2	215	71.3	65.1-76.8	26	6.9	4.5-10.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	6	1.9	0.8- 4.6
Mecklenburg	292	57	15.7	11.7-20.7	205	74.0	67.0-80.0	20	7.6	3.7-14.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	2.8	1.4- 5.4
Orange	371	100	22.9	17.5-29.4	241	70.2	63.3-76.2	21	5.1	3.1- 8.3	0	0.0	. - .	9	1.8	0.9- 3.7
Wake	324	69	18.5	14.5-23.4	226	72.5	66.8-77.4	18	5.5	3.3- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .	11	3.5	1.7- 6.7
Chatham/Lee	287	50	15.0	11.1-19.9	196	69.1	62.0-75.3	26	10.9	6.5-17.8	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	14	4.9	2.7- 8.7
Nash/Wilson	230	29	9.5	6.4-13.7	169	75.2	68.3-80.9	20	8.7	5.5-13.6	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5	10	6.1	3.1-11.7
Craven/Pamlico	348	67	18.3	13.8-23.9	232	67.3	61.1-73.0	33	10.3	7.0-14.8	3	0.9	0.3- 3.2	13	3.2	1.8- 5.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	397	50	14.2	9.2-21.2	264	65.6	59.1-71.6	61	14.5	11.1-18.8	2	0.6	0.1- 3.0	20	5.1	3.1- 8.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	425	52	11.4	8.2-15.7	311	70.1	62.0-77.2	42	12.2	7.0-20.3	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4	18	5.9	2.2-14.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	286	49	13.8	9.9-18.8	187	63.2	54.8-70.8	31	15.0	9.6-22.8	4	1.4	0.4- 4.5	15	6.6	3.0-14.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	361	69	16.9	13.1-21.5	232	67.2	61.4-72.6	36	9.8	6.9-13.9	3	1.0	0.2- 4.0	21	5.0	3.0- 8.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	198	38	23.4	16.7-31.9	119	56.9	48.7-64.7	26	11.4	7.6-16.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5	14	7.7	4.4-13.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	253	25	7.4	4.8-11.1	172	66.6	59.4-73.1	29	13.3	9.0-19.2	4	3.0	1.0- 9.0	23	9.7	6.1-15.2
Northeast NC I	203	33	14.8	10.4-20.8	123	60.0	52.0-67.6	28	16.3	10.5-24.3	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	17	7.4	4.4-12.0
Northeast NC II	341	70	19.4	15.1-24.5	227	65.4	59.1-71.3	31	9.8	6.6-14.4	0	0.0	. - .	13	5.4	2.5-11.1
Northeastern Partnership	544	103	18.2	14.8-22.3	350	64.0	58.9-68.8	59	11.5	8.5-15.3	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	30	5.9	3.4- 9.9
Mountain AHEC	1,146	216	18.9	14.7-24.0	745	65.9	61.1-70.4	120	9.9	7.8-12.4	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1	59	4.9	3.4- 7.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,021	328	15.2	12.8-18.0	1,364	68.5	65.0-71.8	207	11.5	9.2-14.3	14	0.5	0.3- 0.9	108	4.3	3.2- 5.7
Piedmont	2,931	531	15.1	13.4-17.0	2,010	70.6	68.1-73.0	266	9.7	8.0-11.6	16	0.7	0.4- 1.2	108	3.9	3.0- 5.2
Western NC	1,859	304	16.4	13.4-20.1	1,249	67.1	63.3-70.7	203	11.1	9.0-13.7	9	0.3	0.2- 0.7	94	5.0	3.6- 6.9

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,811

1,163

15.4

14.1-16.8

4,623

69.4

67.6-71.2

676

10.4

9.2-11.7

0.6

0.4- 0.9

310

4.2

3.5- 5.0

GENDER

Male

2,536

345

12.8

10.8-15.0

1,736

69.6

66.7-72.4

302

12.4

10.3-14.8

0.7

0.4- 1.3

132

4.5

3.4- 5.8

Female

4,275

818

17.8

16.2-19.6

2,887

69.2

67.1-71.3

374

8.5

7.3- 9.9

0.4

0.2- 0.8

178

4.0

3.1- 5.0

AGE

18-24

363

9.9

6.6-14.4

247

71.0

63.0-77.8

12.5

7.5-20.2

0.2

0.1- 0.6

6.5

3.5-11.6

25-34

943

126

15.4

11.6-20.1

661

68.5

63.5-73.1

121

12.3

9.5-15.7

0.5

0.1- 2.1

3.3

2.0- 5.6

35-44

1,268

195

12.7

10.3-15.5

890

72.3

68.6-75.8

132

11.2

8.7-14.2

0.7

0.2- 1.8

3.2

2.1- 4.7

45-54

1,316

235

17.6

14.6-21.1

927

69.6

65.5-73.4

108

8.8

6.5-11.8

0.7

0.3- 1.4

3.3

2.1- 5.2

55-64

1,165

217

16.3

13.5-19.6

797

70.7

66.6-74.4

100

9.3

6.9-12.6

0.7

0.2- 2.1

3.0

2.0- 4.6

65-74

1,003

177

17.4

14.3-21.0

678

69.9

65.8-73.8

7.4

5.5- 9.9

0.1

0.0- 0.3

5.2

3.6- 7.4

75+

711

157

21.6

17.5-26.4

390

58.0

52.6-63.2

10.8

7.9-14.5

1.1

0.5- 2.8

8.5

5.8-12.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

105

14.0

9.8-19.5

490

55.1

49.5-60.6

150

18.4

14.4-23.4

2.3

1.3- 4.1

10.2

7.5-13.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,976

244

10.7

8.8-13.1

1,352

70.2

66.8-73.4

258

13.6

11.1-16.5

0.3

0.1- 0.6

111

5.2

4.0- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,788

309

15.0

12.7-17.6

1,273

71.3

67.7-74.7

146

9.8

7.4-12.7

0.6

0.2- 1.6

3.3

2.1- 5.2

College Graduate

2,173

505

20.6

18.2-23.2

1,498

72.3

69.4-74.9

120

5.1

3.9- 6.5

0.2

0.0- 0.6

1.9

1.2- 3.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

628

11.9

8.9-15.7

359

56.4

50.0-62.5

114

18.7

14.0-24.4

1.9

0.9- 4.0

11.2

7.5-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,073

146

12.4

9.7-15.7

706

62.2

57.1-67.1

147

18.0

13.9-22.9

0.7

0.3- 1.6

6.8

4.4-10.3

$25,000- 34,999

742

120

14.9

11.2-19.4

498

67.4

61.8-72.5

13.6

10.1-17.9

0.2

0.1- 0.6

4.0

2.2- 7.1

$35,000- 49,999

989

160

14.1

11.2-17.5

697

74.0

69.9-77.8

7.9

5.9-10.5

0.6

0.2- 2.0

3.3

2.1- 5.2

$50,000-74,999

845

153

14.1

11.2-17.4

632

80.1

76.3-83.5

4.5

3.0- 6.8

0.3

0.1- 1.4

1.0

0.5- 2.1

$75,000+

1,027

228

19.8

16.4-23.7

748

73.6

69.2-77.5

5.3

3.2- 8.6

0.6

0.1- 2.2

0.8

0.4- 1.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

396

18.9

14.8-23.8

254

64.9

59.1-70.3

11.1

7.9-15.3

0.8

0.2- 3.2

4.3

2.3- 7.9

Guilford

309

19.4

14.7-25.2

215

71.3

65.1-76.8

6.9

4.5-10.5

0.4

0.1- 2.7

1.9

0.8- 4.6

Mecklenburg

292

15.7

11.7-20.7

205

74.0

67.0-80.0

7.6

3.7-14.8

0.0

. - .

2.8

1.4- 5.4

Orange

371

100

22.9

17.5-29.4

241

70.2

63.3-76.2

5.1

3.1- 8.3

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.9- 3.7

Wake

324

18.5

14.5-23.4

226

72.5

66.8-77.4

5.5

3.3- 9.2

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.7- 6.7

Chatham/Lee

287

15.0

11.1-19.9

196

69.1

62.0-75.3

10.9

6.5-17.8

0.1

0.0- 1.0

4.9

2.7- 8.7

Nash/Wilson

230

9.5

6.4-13.7

169

75.2

68.3-80.9

8.7

5.5-13.6

0.6

0.1- 2.5

6.1

3.1-11.7

Craven/Pamlico

348

18.3

13.8-23.9

232

67.3

61.1-73.0

10.3

7.0-14.8

0.9

0.3- 3.2

3.2

1.8- 5.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

397

14.2

9.2-21.2

264

65.6

59.1-71.6

14.5

11.1-18.8

0.6

0.1- 3.0

5.1

3.1- 8.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

425

11.4

8.2-15.7

311

70.1

62.0-77.2

12.2

7.0-20.3

0.4

0.1- 1.4

5.9

2.2-14.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

286

13.8

9.9-18.8

187

63.2

54.8-70.8

15.0

9.6-22.8

1.4

0.4- 4.5

6.6

3.0-14.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

361

16.9

13.1-21.5

232

67.2

61.4-72.6

9.8

6.9-13.9

1.0

0.2- 4.0

5.0

3.0- 8.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

198

23.4

16.7-31.9

119

56.9

48.7-64.7

11.4

7.6-16.7

0.7

0.1- 4.5

7.7

4.4-13.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

253

7.4

4.8-11.1

172

66.6

59.4-73.1

13.3

9.0-19.2

3.0

1.0- 9.0

9.7

6.1-15.2

Northeast NC I

203

14.8

10.4-20.8

123

60.0

52.0-67.6

16.3

10.5-24.3

1.5

0.4- 5.9

7.4

4.4-12.0

Northeast NC II

341

19.4

15.1-24.5

227

65.4

59.1-71.3

9.8

6.6-14.4

0.0

. - .

5.4

2.5-11.1

Northeastern Partnership

544

103

18.2

14.8-22.3

350

64.0

58.9-68.8

11.5

8.5-15.3

0.4

0.1- 1.6

5.9

3.4- 9.9

Mountain AHEC

1,146

216

18.9

14.7-24.0

745

65.9

61.1-70.4

120

9.9

7.8-12.4

0.4

0.2- 1.1

4.9

3.4- 7.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,021

328

15.2

12.8-18.0

1,364

68.5

65.0-71.8

207

11.5

9.2-14.3

0.5

0.3- 0.9

108

4.3

3.2- 5.7

Piedmont

2,931

531

15.1

13.4-17.0

2,010

70.6

68.1-73.0

266

9.7

8.0-11.6

0.7

0.4- 1.2

108

3.9

3.0- 5.2

Western NC

1,859

304

16.4

13.4-20.1

1,249

67.1

63.3-70.7

203

11.1

9.0-13.7

0.3

0.2- 0.7

5.0

3.6- 6.9

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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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