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	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
AGE
18-24	124	5	6.1	1.5-21.8	54	49.1	36.1-62.2	43	29.0	18.8-41.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	21	15.6	8.1-28.0
25-34	342	21	6.6	3.4-12.4	133	37.6	30.3-45.5	105	33.3	25.8-41.8	8	1.2	0.5- 2.7	75	21.3	16.0-27.9
35-44	492	18	3.2	1.7- 6.1	219	43.1	37.1-49.2	160	35.5	29.6-41.9	15	2.9	1.6- 5.2	80	15.4	11.5-20.2
45-54	464	27	5.3	3.2- 8.6	243	50.3	43.4-57.2	117	22.8	17.5-29.1	17	4.9	2.5- 9.5	60	16.7	11.5-23.6
55-64	433	27	5.9	3.4-10.1	218	47.8	41.2-54.5	112	26.8	21.2-33.3	10	1.9	0.8- 4.6	66	17.6	12.8-23.6
65-74	365	23	5.6	3.2- 9.6	188	51.8	44.5-58.9	83	26.1	19.9-33.3	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	69	16.4	11.9-22.3
75+	208	17	5.7	2.4-12.6	107	55.3	45.7-64.4	40	17.9	11.7-26.4	5	2.7	0.8- 8.7	39	18.5	12.1-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	308	9	3.8	1.5- 9.2	103	31.2	23.5-40.2	80	32.2	23.0-43.0	5	1.3	0.4- 4.3	111	31.5	24.0-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	677	33	4.8	2.7- 8.2	289	39.2	33.6-45.0	190	28.7	23.4-34.7	18	2.8	1.3- 5.8	147	24.6	19.7-30.3
Some Post-H.S.	599	41	7.5	4.2-13.1	285	44.1	37.6-50.7	183	34.0	28.0-40.4	13	1.5	0.7- 3.0	77	13.0	9.3-17.8
College Graduate	849	55	4.4	3.0- 6.5	489	59.8	55.0-64.4	208	23.0	19.3-27.1	22	2.7	1.6- 4.5	75	10.1	7.3-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	10	5.5	2.6-11.4	63	36.6	25.1-49.9	37	24.0	15.6-35.1	4	2.0	0.6- 6.6	53	31.8	21.4-44.5
$15,000- 24,999	340	21	7.1	3.9-12.7	141	39.3	30.9-48.4	93	29.7	22.2-38.4	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	80	23.4	16.8-31.6
$25,000- 34,999	257	15	10.4	5.1-20.1	106	40.2	31.5-49.5	88	33.5	25.4-42.6	9	2.1	1.0- 4.5	39	13.8	8.7-21.1
$35,000- 49,999	404	11	1.4	0.6- 2.9	190	42.6	35.9-49.6	117	29.2	23.0-36.4	19	6.2	3.2-11.7	67	20.6	15.5-27.0
$50,000-74,999	340	15	2.3	1.2- 4.3	175	53.9	45.8-61.8	100	28.0	21.2-35.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.4	47	15.2	10.3-21.9
$75,000+	437	33	6.1	3.8- 9.7	240	52.9	46.0-59.7	120	30.8	24.5-37.9	11	2.2	1.0- 4.6	33	8.0	4.6-13.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	144	10	7.3	3.5-14.6	81	48.8	39.4-58.3	29	26.9	18.5-37.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	23	16.6	10.6-25.1
Guilford	108	9	7.2	3.6-13.8	53	45.7	35.3-56.5	33	32.1	22.7-43.3	2	2.6	0.7-10.0	11	12.3	6.4-22.4
Mecklenburg	106	7	4.2	1.9- 9.2	52	56.6	44.0-68.4	29	26.8	16.9-39.8	4	2.8	1.0- 7.6	14	9.7	5.2-17.1
Orange	131	10	6.4	3.3-11.9	76	59.6	49.6-68.8	31	22.9	15.6-32.3	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	13	9.8	5.2-17.7
Wake	124	6	4.4	1.7-11.3	62	50.5	40.6-60.5	34	28.1	19.9-38.2	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5	19	15.2	9.2-24.0
Chatham/Lee	112	5	2.9	1.1- 7.4	53	45.5	34.5-57.0	32	29.6	20.5-40.8	3	2.4	0.8- 7.4	19	19.5	10.9-32.4
Nash/Wilson	81	5	5.3	2.0-13.3	33	40.6	28.9-53.5	27	35.1	22.9-49.5	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	15	18.1	10.6-29.1
Craven/Pamlico	124	6	4.1	1.8- 9.0	74	62.1	51.5-71.7	26	18.5	11.9-27.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3	16	14.0	7.7-24.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	144	11	7.4	4.0-13.3	53	39.0	28.7-50.4	43	28.5	20.4-38.3	5	4.0	1.6- 9.7	32	21.1	14.7-29.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	149	7	5.0	2.3-10.8	65	37.6	28.3-47.9	51	35.9	26.4-46.6	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	24	20.6	10.8-35.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	100	10	7.6	3.8-14.6	36	27.1	18.4-38.1	32	37.1	24.0-52.4	2	1.8	0.4- 7.4	20	26.4	15.4-41.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	127	6	3.9	1.6- 9.3	75	60.2	50.3-69.4	24	17.0	11.2-24.9	4	3.7	1.3-10.1	18	15.2	9.2-24.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	77	4	5.3	2.0-13.5	31	40.7	28.9-53.7	23	31.6	20.8-44.8	0	0.0	. - .	19	22.4	14.0-33.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	78	2	2.4	0.5-10.7	29	41.2	29.4-54.0	21	27.6	17.9-40.1	5	5.0	2.0-11.9	21	23.9	14.9-36.0
Northeast NC I	68	3	4.3	1.4-12.7	33	49.7	36.3-63.2	18	26.6	16.1-40.5	2	1.8	0.4- 7.2	12	17.6	9.2-30.9
Northeast NC II	119	6	4.6	1.9-10.6	56	50.0	39.5-60.4	31	24.0	16.7-33.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.3	23	18.7	12.1-27.8
Northeastern Partnership	187	9	4.5	2.2- 9.1	89	49.9	41.3-58.5	49	24.6	18.4-32.2	5	2.5	0.9- 6.5	35	18.5	12.8-25.8
Mountain AHEC	398	23	6.8	3.9-11.6	220	48.2	40.4-56.2	84	27.6	19.3-37.7	7	1.5	0.5- 4.6	64	15.9	11.6-21.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	705	36	5.5	2.6-11.3	331	46.0	40.0-52.1	193	28.2	22.8-34.3	18	2.6	1.1- 5.7	127	17.7	13.5-22.9
Piedmont	1,084	64	4.6	3.2- 6.7	513	47.0	42.7-51.4	304	29.1	25.3-33.2	29	2.3	1.5- 3.6	174	16.9	13.9-20.5
Western NC	650	38	7.2	4.4-11.6	324	45.1	39.1-51.2	165	27.9	21.8-34.9	11	1.3	0.5- 3.0	112	18.5	14.3-23.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

124

6.1

1.5-21.8

49.1

36.1-62.2

29.0

18.8-41.9

0.1

0.0- 0.8

15.6

8.1-28.0

25-34

342

6.6

3.4-12.4

133

37.6

30.3-45.5

105

33.3

25.8-41.8

1.2

0.5- 2.7

21.3

16.0-27.9

35-44

492

3.2

1.7- 6.1

219

43.1

37.1-49.2

160

35.5

29.6-41.9

2.9

1.6- 5.2

15.4

11.5-20.2

45-54

464

5.3

3.2- 8.6

243

50.3

43.4-57.2

117

22.8

17.5-29.1

4.9

2.5- 9.5

16.7

11.5-23.6

55-64

433

5.9

3.4-10.1

218

47.8

41.2-54.5

112

26.8

21.2-33.3

1.9

0.8- 4.6

17.6

12.8-23.6

65-74

365

5.6

3.2- 9.6

188

51.8

44.5-58.9

26.1

19.9-33.3

0.2

0.0- 0.8

16.4

11.9-22.3

75+

208

5.7

2.4-12.6

107

55.3

45.7-64.4

17.9

11.7-26.4

2.7

0.8- 8.7

18.5

12.1-27.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

308

3.8

1.5- 9.2

103

31.2

23.5-40.2

32.2

23.0-43.0

1.3

0.4- 4.3

111

31.5

24.0-40.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

677

4.8

2.7- 8.2

289

39.2

33.6-45.0

190

28.7

23.4-34.7

2.8

1.3- 5.8

147

24.6

19.7-30.3

Some Post-H.S.

599

7.5

4.2-13.1

285

44.1

37.6-50.7

183

34.0

28.0-40.4

1.5

0.7- 3.0

13.0

9.3-17.8

College Graduate

849

4.4

3.0- 6.5

489

59.8

55.0-64.4

208

23.0

19.3-27.1

2.7

1.6- 4.5

10.1

7.3-13.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

5.5

2.6-11.4

36.6

25.1-49.9

24.0

15.6-35.1

2.0

0.6- 6.6

31.8

21.4-44.5

$15,000- 24,999

340

7.1

3.9-12.7

141

39.3

30.9-48.4

29.7

22.2-38.4

0.5

0.2- 1.4

23.4

16.8-31.6

$25,000- 34,999

257

10.4

5.1-20.1

106

40.2

31.5-49.5

33.5

25.4-42.6

2.1

1.0- 4.5

13.8

8.7-21.1

$35,000- 49,999

404

1.4

0.6- 2.9

190

42.6

35.9-49.6

117

29.2

23.0-36.4

6.2

3.2-11.7

20.6

15.5-27.0

$50,000-74,999

340

2.3

1.2- 4.3

175

53.9

45.8-61.8

100

28.0

21.2-35.9

0.6

0.2- 2.4

15.2

10.3-21.9

$75,000+

437

6.1

3.8- 9.7

240

52.9

46.0-59.7

120

30.8

24.5-37.9

2.2

1.0- 4.6

8.0

4.6-13.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

144

7.3

3.5-14.6

48.8

39.4-58.3

26.9

18.5-37.3

0.4

0.1- 2.6

16.6

10.6-25.1

Guilford

108

7.2

3.6-13.8

45.7

35.3-56.5

32.1

22.7-43.3

2.6

0.7-10.0

12.3

6.4-22.4

Mecklenburg

106

4.2

1.9- 9.2

56.6

44.0-68.4

26.8

16.9-39.8

2.8

1.0- 7.6

9.7

5.2-17.1

Orange

131

6.4

3.3-11.9

59.6

49.6-68.8

22.9

15.6-32.3

1.3

0.2- 8.5

9.8

5.2-17.7

Wake

124

4.4

1.7-11.3

50.5

40.6-60.5

28.1

19.9-38.2

1.7

0.5- 5.5

15.2

9.2-24.0

Chatham/Lee

112

2.9

1.1- 7.4

45.5

34.5-57.0

29.6

20.5-40.8

2.4

0.8- 7.4

19.5

10.9-32.4

Nash/Wilson

5.3

2.0-13.3

40.6

28.9-53.5

35.1

22.9-49.5

1.0

0.1- 6.7

18.1

10.6-29.1

Craven/Pamlico

124

4.1

1.8- 9.0

62.1

51.5-71.7

18.5

11.9-27.7

1.2

0.3- 5.3

14.0

7.7-24.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

144

7.4

4.0-13.3

39.0

28.7-50.4

28.5

20.4-38.3

4.0

1.6- 9.7

21.1

14.7-29.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

149

5.0

2.3-10.8

37.6

28.3-47.9

35.9

26.4-46.6

0.9

0.2- 3.9

20.6

10.8-35.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

100

7.6

3.8-14.6

27.1

18.4-38.1

37.1

24.0-52.4

1.8

0.4- 7.4

26.4

15.4-41.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

127

3.9

1.6- 9.3

60.2

50.3-69.4

17.0

11.2-24.9

3.7

1.3-10.1

15.2

9.2-24.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

5.3

2.0-13.5

40.7

28.9-53.7

31.6

20.8-44.8

0.0

. - .

22.4

14.0-33.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

2.4

0.5-10.7

41.2

29.4-54.0

27.6

17.9-40.1

5.0

2.0-11.9

23.9

14.9-36.0

Northeast NC I

4.3

1.4-12.7

49.7

36.3-63.2

26.6

16.1-40.5

1.8

0.4- 7.2

17.6

9.2-30.9

Northeast NC II

119

4.6

1.9-10.6

50.0

39.5-60.4

24.0

16.7-33.2

2.7

0.8- 8.3

18.7

12.1-27.8

Northeastern Partnership

187

4.5

2.2- 9.1

49.9

41.3-58.5

24.6

18.4-32.2

2.5

0.9- 6.5

18.5

12.8-25.8

Mountain AHEC

398

6.8

3.9-11.6

220

48.2

40.4-56.2

27.6

19.3-37.7

1.5

0.5- 4.6

15.9

11.6-21.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

705

5.5

2.6-11.3

331

46.0

40.0-52.1

193

28.2

22.8-34.3

2.6

1.1- 5.7

127

17.7

13.5-22.9

Piedmont

1,084

4.6

3.2- 6.7

513

47.0

42.7-51.4

304

29.1

25.3-33.2

2.3

1.5- 3.6

174

16.9

13.9-20.5

Western NC

650

7.2

4.4-11.6

324

45.1

39.1-51.2

165

27.9

21.8-34.9

1.3

0.5- 3.0

112

18.5

14.3-23.6

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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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