BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than once or never	1 to less than 3 times	3 to less than 5 times	5 or more times
TOTAL	2,575	103	4.2	3.1- 5.6	909	35.2	32.4-38.2	996	40.3	37.3-43.3	567	20.3	18.0-22.8
AGE
18-24	134	12	6.9	2.8-16.1	39	28.4	18.4-41.0	56	52.2	39.6-64.6	27	12.5	7.3-20.6
25-34	358	20	5.8	3.3- 9.7	147	36.6	29.6-44.2	120	36.2	29.2-43.9	71	21.4	14.8-29.8
35-44	507	23	4.2	2.4- 7.3	207	43.2	37.1-49.4	191	38.6	32.8-44.7	86	14.1	10.6-18.5
45-54	486	17	2.3	1.0- 5.2	193	41.9	35.4-48.8	180	33.6	27.8-40.0	96	22.1	16.8-28.6
55-64	455	13	3.5	1.6- 7.6	144	30.3	24.8-36.5	187	41.2	35.0-47.8	111	24.9	19.7-31.0
65-74	388	12	3.2	1.4- 7.0	122	27.9	22.2-34.4	149	40.5	33.6-47.8	105	28.4	22.4-35.2
75+	235	6	2.8	0.7-11.0	54	21.0	14.5-29.4	107	51.1	42.2-60.0	68	25.1	18.3-33.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	24	6.4	3.5-11.5	138	37.0	29.2-45.6	123	38.4	30.2-47.3	53	18.2	10.7-29.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	724	40	5.0	3.3- 7.6	313	43.9	38.3-49.8	242	35.4	30.1-41.2	129	15.6	12.1-19.9
Some Post-H.S.	635	22	4.5	2.3- 8.7	219	32.7	27.1-38.9	260	44.0	37.5-50.6	134	18.8	14.8-23.5
College Graduate	871	16	2.3	1.2- 4.6	238	29.5	25.4-33.9	366	41.4	36.9-46.1	251	26.8	22.7-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	13	5.2	2.4-10.7	84	41.9	31.1-53.5	65	44.5	33.1-56.6	24	8.4	4.9-14.1
$15,000- 24,999	364	23	5.6	3.1-10.0	148	38.2	30.3-46.8	140	40.4	32.1-49.2	53	15.8	10.8-22.5
$25,000- 34,999	273	8	3.2	1.2- 8.3	112	35.5	27.6-44.3	88	32.1	24.3-41.0	65	29.2	21.2-38.7
$35,000- 49,999	420	17	5.1	2.7- 9.4	160	44.0	37.0-51.1	163	32.8	27.0-39.2	80	18.1	13.6-23.7
$50,000-74,999	358	9	3.1	1.3- 7.6	132	31.3	25.0-38.4	141	48.4	40.6-56.3	76	17.1	12.6-22.8
$75,000+	447	10	3.4	1.1- 9.8	136	36.3	29.8-43.3	178	37.6	31.4-44.2	123	22.8	17.5-29.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	7	4.7	1.9-11.5	50	30.5	23.0-39.1	53	35.3	27.0-44.7	47	29.5	21.9-38.3
Guilford	111	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3	28	26.9	18.1-38.1	47	41.0	31.1-51.7	33	30.1	21.2-40.6
Mecklenburg	109	5	8.4	2.4-25.0	37	25.0	17.1-35.0	47	48.4	35.6-61.3	20	18.2	10.6-29.6
Orange	135	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	37	25.6	18.4-34.5	56	38.1	29.4-47.7	40	35.1	25.9-45.5
Wake	128	3	2.4	0.7- 8.2	46	40.0	30.7-50.1	57	45.7	36.1-55.6	22	11.9	7.6-18.1
Chatham/Lee	117	9	8.4	4.1-16.5	43	36.5	26.4-48.1	41	35.0	25.0-46.5	24	20.1	12.6-30.4
Nash/Wilson	85	4	6.3	2.2-16.8	34	33.5	23.3-45.5	29	39.5	27.3-53.2	18	20.7	12.7-31.9
Craven/Pamlico	131	4	3.9	1.1-12.2	59	46.1	36.1-56.4	52	39.5	29.9-50.1	16	10.5	6.1-17.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	5	2.7	1.1- 6.6	58	38.4	29.3-48.5	52	32.5	24.4-41.9	34	26.3	16.7-38.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	55	37.9	27.4-49.7	62	37.2	28.1-47.4	39	21.4	15.0-29.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	0	0.0	. - .	36	32.6	21.8-45.6	46	40.5	28.5-53.6	23	27.0	15.4-42.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	10	10.8	4.7-22.8	39	25.4	18.2-34.2	51	36.6	27.6-46.5	38	27.3	19.3-37.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	4	4.0	1.4-10.4	30	33.3	22.8-45.8	30	38.1	26.7-50.9	19	24.7	15.2-37.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	7	8.7	3.5-20.0	39	45.5	34.0-57.5	24	28.9	19.2-41.0	15	16.9	9.9-27.2
Northeast NC I	73	2	1.7	0.4- 7.0	28	43.7	30.9-57.3	30	41.0	28.6-54.6	13	13.6	7.6-23.2
Northeast NC II	128	3	1.9	0.5- 7.3	45	34.8	25.8-45.1	57	46.8	36.8-57.0	23	16.5	10.8-24.4
Northeastern Partnership	201	5	1.9	0.6- 5.6	73	37.0	29.2-45.4	87	45.4	37.1-53.9	36	15.8	11.1-22.1
Mountain AHEC	429	22	5.0	2.8- 8.7	137	33.0	26.7-39.9	150	32.9	26.6-39.9	120	29.1	21.4-38.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	746	31	3.7	2.2- 6.1	288	35.2	29.8-41.0	290	42.1	36.1-48.3	137	19.0	14.8-24.0
Piedmont	1,133	42	4.2	2.7- 6.5	387	35.0	31.0-39.1	457	41.3	37.1-45.5	247	19.6	16.6-22.9
Western NC	696	30	4.8	2.9- 7.9	234	36.2	30.7-42.1	249	34.2	29.0-39.9	183	24.8	19.2-31.3

Total
Respond.^

Less than once or never

1 to less than 3 times

3 to less than 5 times

5 or more times

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,575

103

4.2

3.1- 5.6

909

35.2

32.4-38.2

996

40.3

37.3-43.3

567

20.3

18.0-22.8

AGE

18-24

134

6.9

2.8-16.1

28.4

18.4-41.0

52.2

39.6-64.6

12.5

7.3-20.6

25-34

358

5.8

3.3- 9.7

147

36.6

29.6-44.2

120

36.2

29.2-43.9

21.4

14.8-29.8

35-44

507

4.2

2.4- 7.3

207

43.2

37.1-49.4

191

38.6

32.8-44.7

14.1

10.6-18.5

45-54

486

2.3

1.0- 5.2

193

41.9

35.4-48.8

180

33.6

27.8-40.0

22.1

16.8-28.6

55-64

455

3.5

1.6- 7.6

144

30.3

24.8-36.5

187

41.2

35.0-47.8

111

24.9

19.7-31.0

65-74

388

3.2

1.4- 7.0

122

27.9

22.2-34.4

149

40.5

33.6-47.8

105

28.4

22.4-35.2

75+

235

2.8

0.7-11.0

21.0

14.5-29.4

107

51.1

42.2-60.0

25.1

18.3-33.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

6.4

3.5-11.5

138

37.0

29.2-45.6

123

38.4

30.2-47.3

18.2

10.7-29.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

724

5.0

3.3- 7.6

313

43.9

38.3-49.8

242

35.4

30.1-41.2

129

15.6

12.1-19.9

Some Post-H.S.

635

4.5

2.3- 8.7

219

32.7

27.1-38.9

260

44.0

37.5-50.6

134

18.8

14.8-23.5

College Graduate

871

2.3

1.2- 4.6

238

29.5

25.4-33.9

366

41.4

36.9-46.1

251

26.8

22.7-31.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

5.2

2.4-10.7

41.9

31.1-53.5

44.5

33.1-56.6

8.4

4.9-14.1

$15,000- 24,999

364

5.6

3.1-10.0

148

38.2

30.3-46.8

140

40.4

32.1-49.2

15.8

10.8-22.5

$25,000- 34,999

273

3.2

1.2- 8.3

112

35.5

27.6-44.3

32.1

24.3-41.0

29.2

21.2-38.7

$35,000- 49,999

420

5.1

2.7- 9.4

160

44.0

37.0-51.1

163

32.8

27.0-39.2

18.1

13.6-23.7

$50,000-74,999

358

3.1

1.3- 7.6

132

31.3

25.0-38.4

141

48.4

40.6-56.3

17.1

12.6-22.8

$75,000+

447

3.4

1.1- 9.8

136

36.3

29.8-43.3

178

37.6

31.4-44.2

123

22.8

17.5-29.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

4.7

1.9-11.5

30.5

23.0-39.1

35.3

27.0-44.7

29.5

21.9-38.3

Guilford

111

2.0

0.6- 6.3

26.9

18.1-38.1

41.0

31.1-51.7

30.1

21.2-40.6

Mecklenburg

109

8.4

2.4-25.0

25.0

17.1-35.0

48.4

35.6-61.3

18.2

10.6-29.6

Orange

135

1.2

0.3- 4.8

25.6

18.4-34.5

38.1

29.4-47.7

35.1

25.9-45.5

Wake

128

2.4

0.7- 8.2

40.0

30.7-50.1

45.7

36.1-55.6

11.9

7.6-18.1

Chatham/Lee

117

8.4

4.1-16.5

36.5

26.4-48.1

35.0

25.0-46.5

20.1

12.6-30.4

Nash/Wilson

6.3

2.2-16.8

33.5

23.3-45.5

39.5

27.3-53.2

20.7

12.7-31.9

Craven/Pamlico

131

3.9

1.1-12.2

46.1

36.1-56.4

39.5

29.9-50.1

10.5

6.1-17.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

2.7

1.1- 6.6

38.4

29.3-48.5

32.5

24.4-41.9

26.3

16.7-38.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

3.5

1.4- 8.6

37.9

27.4-49.7

37.2

28.1-47.4

21.4

15.0-29.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

0.0

. - .

32.6

21.8-45.6

40.5

28.5-53.6

27.0

15.4-42.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

10.8

4.7-22.8

25.4

18.2-34.2

36.6

27.6-46.5

27.3

19.3-37.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

4.0

1.4-10.4

33.3

22.8-45.8

38.1

26.7-50.9

24.7

15.2-37.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

8.7

3.5-20.0

45.5

34.0-57.5

28.9

19.2-41.0

16.9

9.9-27.2

Northeast NC I

1.7

0.4- 7.0

43.7

30.9-57.3

41.0

28.6-54.6

13.6

7.6-23.2

Northeast NC II

128

1.9

0.5- 7.3

34.8

25.8-45.1

46.8

36.8-57.0

16.5

10.8-24.4

Northeastern Partnership

201

1.9

0.6- 5.6

37.0

29.2-45.4

45.4

37.1-53.9

15.8

11.1-22.1

Mountain AHEC

429

5.0

2.8- 8.7

137

33.0

26.7-39.9

150

32.9

26.6-39.9

120

29.1

21.4-38.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

746

3.7

2.2- 6.1

288

35.2

29.8-41.0

290

42.1

36.1-48.3

137

19.0

14.8-24.0

Piedmont

1,133

4.2

2.7- 6.5

387

35.0

31.0-39.1

457

41.3

37.1-45.5

247

19.6

16.6-22.9

Western NC

696

4.8

2.9- 7.9

234

36.2

30.7-42.1

249

34.2

29.0-39.9

183

24.8

19.2-31.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.

^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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