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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-WHITE MALES

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
TOTAL	2,514	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
AGE
18-24	131	32	29.2	18.4-42.9	79	55.0	41.9-67.4	18	14.7	7.9-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.1	0.2- 6.1
25-34	352	101	33.1	25.6-41.5	168	43.3	35.8-51.1	69	19.7	14.0-27.0	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	10	3.0	1.4- 6.1
35-44	496	130	26.9	21.8-32.8	271	54.1	47.9-60.1	78	16.0	12.0-21.1	5	0.4	0.1- 1.2	12	2.6	1.3- 5.3
45-54	472	143	26.1	21.1-31.9	243	56.6	49.9-63.1	54	11.5	7.8-16.6	5	0.5	0.2- 1.2	27	5.4	2.9- 9.7
55-64	446	161	33.8	28.0-40.2	215	51.3	44.7-57.8	55	12.4	8.8-17.1	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	13	2.3	1.1- 4.9
65-74	382	148	40.2	33.4-47.4	191	47.2	40.1-54.4	28	8.5	4.9-14.3	2	0.1	0.0- 0.3	13	4.1	2.0- 8.2
75+	223	117	50.0	40.9-59.0	92	44.4	35.6-53.6	9	5.0	1.9-12.3	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	4	0.5	0.2- 1.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	316	91	32.5	23.5-43.0	153	45.1	36.1-54.5	52	18.2	12.4-26.0	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	17	3.8	1.8- 7.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	701	208	25.4	20.9-30.4	353	53.2	47.3-58.9	107	17.2	12.9-22.5	6	0.6	0.2- 1.6	27	3.7	2.2- 6.3
Some Post-H.S.	625	196	31.7	25.8-38.3	328	51.4	44.9-57.9	77	13.6	9.7-18.7	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8	19	3.0	1.6- 5.6
College Graduate	865	340	37.5	33.0-42.1	428	50.8	46.1-55.6	74	9.4	7.0-12.4	5	0.3	0.1- 0.9	18	2.0	1.0- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	178	49	26.6	17.6-38.2	83	52.0	40.1-63.6	28	13.3	7.5-22.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	17	7.5	3.7-14.6
$15,000- 24,999	350	95	20.9	15.1-28.1	182	52.7	43.9-61.2	55	22.0	15.3-30.5	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1	14	4.1	2.0- 8.3
$25,000- 34,999	269	87	34.3	26.0-43.6	130	46.2	37.3-55.3	43	17.3	11.5-25.1	2	0.7	0.1- 3.3	7	1.6	0.5- 4.4
$35,000- 49,999	416	121	26.9	21.1-33.5	223	54.6	47.7-61.4	55	13.1	9.0-18.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6	14	5.0	2.6- 9.5
$50,000-74,999	350	124	38.8	31.4-46.8	174	48.0	40.2-56.0	42	10.1	6.6-15.1	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	7	2.9	1.1- 7.5
$75,000+	441	158	29.1	23.6-35.4	226	52.9	46.0-59.8	44	15.0	9.8-22.2	2	0.4	0.1- 2.1	11	2.5	1.1- 5.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	152	65	39.9	31.3-49.1	67	46.0	36.9-55.4	15	11.1	6.3-19.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	4	2.7	0.9- 7.5
Guilford	111	43	35.4	26.1-45.9	51	49.8	39.2-60.4	13	11.9	6.8-20.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.9	1.1- 7.8
Mecklenburg	109	43	37.6	26.3-50.5	47	44.6	32.2-57.7	11	11.7	4.8-25.8	3	1.8	0.5- 5.9	5	4.3	1.6-11.1
Orange	132	53	38.7	29.6-48.7	69	54.2	44.3-63.8	9	6.5	3.2-12.9	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	127	37	25.6	18.0-34.9	67	57.3	47.4-66.7	18	14.7	9.0-23.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	4	2.3	0.8- 6.6
Chatham/Lee	116	33	27.7	19.2-38.2	57	45.5	34.6-56.9	16	14.7	8.7-23.9	0	0.0	. - .	10	12.0	5.2-25.3
Nash/Wilson	85	26	27.6	18.4-39.3	40	51.2	38.7-63.6	16	18.8	11.3-29.7	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
Craven/Pamlico	127	36	23.3	16.3-32.0	73	64.7	55.0-73.3	12	8.2	4.6-14.3	3	1.6	0.4- 6.5	3	2.2	0.7- 6.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	144	47	35.7	25.4-47.6	65	41.4	32.0-51.5	29	21.5	14.2-31.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.4	0.4- 4.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	49	29.2	21.2-38.8	97	64.0	54.0-72.9	12	6.8	3.7-12.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	30	29.7	19.2-42.9	54	51.0	37.5-64.3	11	14.5	6.8-28.4	3	1.9	0.6- 6.4	5	2.9	1.1- 7.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	131	43	33.5	24.5-44.0	69	53.7	43.4-63.7	12	6.3	3.5-11.3	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	6	4.9	2.1-11.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	78	31	46.1	33.5-59.3	33	40.8	29.1-53.7	11	10.4	5.6-18.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.6	0.7- 8.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	79	20	18.9	11.9-28.6	45	64.9	53.2-75.1	10	12.4	6.6-22.2	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	3	2.8	0.8- 9.0
Northeast NC I	71	24	31.1	20.2-44.7	33	43.5	30.9-56.9	11	21.9	11.7-37.2	1	1.5	0.2-10.2	2	2.0	0.4- 8.7
Northeast NC II	125	38	27.8	20.0-37.2	62	51.0	40.8-61.1	18	17.0	10.0-27.4	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8	6	3.1	1.3- 7.2
Northeastern Partnership	196	62	28.6	21.9-36.4	95	49.2	40.8-57.6	29	18.1	12.0-26.6	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4	8	2.8	1.3- 6.0
Mountain AHEC	412	160	42.1	34.0-50.6	197	46.2	38.6-54.0	39	9.0	5.9-13.3	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	14	2.5	1.3- 4.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	720	234	35.1	29.2-41.5	358	49.0	42.9-55.1	97	12.6	9.5-16.4	8	0.5	0.2- 1.1	23	2.9	1.5- 5.5
Piedmont	1,122	361	28.9	25.4-32.8	568	52.8	48.6-57.0	145	15.0	12.1-18.6	9	0.4	0.2- 0.9	39	2.8	1.8- 4.3
Western NC	672	243	37.1	31.0-43.7	339	48.4	42.2-54.5	69	10.8	7.5-15.4	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	19	3.6	1.8- 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

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

AGE

18-24

131

29.2

18.4-42.9

55.0

41.9-67.4

14.7

7.9-25.8

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.2- 6.1

25-34

352

101

33.1

25.6-41.5

168

43.3

35.8-51.1

19.7

14.0-27.0

0.9

0.3- 2.7

3.0

1.4- 6.1

35-44

496

130

26.9

21.8-32.8

271

54.1

47.9-60.1

16.0

12.0-21.1

0.4

0.1- 1.2

2.6

1.3- 5.3

45-54

472

143

26.1

21.1-31.9

243

56.6

49.9-63.1

11.5

7.8-16.6

0.5

0.2- 1.2

5.4

2.9- 9.7

55-64

446

161

33.8

28.0-40.2

215

51.3

44.7-57.8

12.4

8.8-17.1

0.2

0.0- 0.7

2.3

1.1- 4.9

65-74

382

148

40.2

33.4-47.4

191

47.2

40.1-54.4

8.5

4.9-14.3

0.1

0.0- 0.3

4.1

2.0- 8.2

75+

223

117

50.0

40.9-59.0

44.4

35.6-53.6

5.0

1.9-12.3

0.1

0.0- 1.0

0.5

0.2- 1.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

316

32.5

23.5-43.0

153

45.1

36.1-54.5

18.2

12.4-26.0

0.3

0.1- 1.0

3.8

1.8- 7.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

701

208

25.4

20.9-30.4

353

53.2

47.3-58.9

107

17.2

12.9-22.5

0.6

0.2- 1.6

3.7

2.2- 6.3

Some Post-H.S.

625

196

31.7

25.8-38.3

328

51.4

44.9-57.9

13.6

9.7-18.7

0.3

0.1- 0.8

3.0

1.6- 5.6

College Graduate

865

340

37.5

33.0-42.1

428

50.8

46.1-55.6

9.4

7.0-12.4

0.3

0.1- 0.9

2.0

1.0- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

178

26.6

17.6-38.2

52.0

40.1-63.6

13.3

7.5-22.7

0.6

0.1- 4.1

7.5

3.7-14.6

$15,000- 24,999

350

20.9

15.1-28.1

182

52.7

43.9-61.2

22.0

15.3-30.5

0.4

0.1- 1.1

4.1

2.0- 8.3

$25,000- 34,999

269

34.3

26.0-43.6

130

46.2

37.3-55.3

17.3

11.5-25.1

0.7

0.1- 3.3

1.6

0.5- 4.4

$35,000- 49,999

416

121

26.9

21.1-33.5

223

54.6

47.7-61.4

13.1

9.0-18.6

0.4

0.1- 1.6

5.0

2.6- 9.5

$50,000-74,999

350

124

38.8

31.4-46.8

174

48.0

40.2-56.0

10.1

6.6-15.1

0.2

0.1- 0.6

2.9

1.1- 7.5

$75,000+

441

158

29.1

23.6-35.4

226

52.9

46.0-59.8

15.0

9.8-22.2

0.4

0.1- 2.1

2.5

1.1- 5.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

152

39.9

31.3-49.1

46.0

36.9-55.4

11.1

6.3-19.0

0.3

0.0- 2.1

2.7

0.9- 7.5

Guilford

111

35.4

26.1-45.9

49.8

39.2-60.4

11.9

6.8-20.0

0.0

. - .

2.9

1.1- 7.8

Mecklenburg

109

37.6

26.3-50.5

44.6

32.2-57.7

11.7

4.8-25.8

1.8

0.5- 5.9

4.3

1.6-11.1

Orange

132

38.7

29.6-48.7

54.2

44.3-63.8

6.5

3.2-12.9

0.6

0.1- 3.9

0.0

. - .

Wake

127

25.6

18.0-34.9

57.3

47.4-66.7

14.7

9.0-23.1

0.2

0.0- 1.4

2.3

0.8- 6.6

Chatham/Lee

116

27.7

19.2-38.2

45.5

34.6-56.9

14.7

8.7-23.9

0.0

. - .

12.0

5.2-25.3

Nash/Wilson

27.6

18.4-39.3

51.2

38.7-63.6

18.8

11.3-29.7

1.7

0.4- 6.8

0.6

0.1- 4.2

Craven/Pamlico

127

23.3

16.3-32.0

64.7

55.0-73.3

8.2

4.6-14.3

1.6

0.4- 6.5

2.2

0.7- 6.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

144

35.7

25.4-47.6

41.4

32.0-51.5

21.5

14.2-31.3

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.4- 4.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

29.2

21.2-38.8

64.0

54.0-72.9

6.8

3.7-12.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

29.7

19.2-42.9

51.0

37.5-64.3

14.5

6.8-28.4

1.9

0.6- 6.4

2.9

1.1- 7.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

131

33.5

24.5-44.0

53.7

43.4-63.7

6.3

3.5-11.3

1.5

0.2- 9.9

4.9

2.1-11.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

46.1

33.5-59.3

40.8

29.1-53.7

10.4

5.6-18.7

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.7- 8.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

18.9

11.9-28.6

64.9

53.2-75.1

12.4

6.6-22.2

1.0

0.1- 6.7

2.8

0.8- 9.0

Northeast NC I

31.1

20.2-44.7

43.5

30.9-56.9

21.9

11.7-37.2

1.5

0.2-10.2

2.0

0.4- 8.7

Northeast NC II

125

27.8

20.0-37.2

51.0

40.8-61.1

17.0

10.0-27.4

1.2

0.2- 7.8

3.1

1.3- 7.2

Northeastern Partnership

196

28.6

21.9-36.4

49.2

40.8-57.6

18.1

12.0-26.6

1.3

0.3- 5.4

2.8

1.3- 6.0

Mountain AHEC

412

160

42.1

34.0-50.6

197

46.2

38.6-54.0

9.0

5.9-13.3

0.2

0.1- 0.9

2.5

1.3- 4.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

720

234

35.1

29.2-41.5

358

49.0

42.9-55.1

12.6

9.5-16.4

0.5

0.2- 1.1

2.9

1.5- 5.5

Piedmont

1,122

361

28.9

25.4-32.8

568

52.8

48.6-57.0

145

15.0

12.1-18.6

0.4

0.2- 0.9

2.8

1.8- 4.3

Western NC

672

243

37.1

31.0-43.7

339

48.4

42.2-54.5

10.8

7.5-15.4

0.1

0.0- 0.5

3.6

1.8- 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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