BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Vegetable (including potato) Consumption per day*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE MALES

Vegetable (including potato) 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	2,574	262	9.7	8.0-11.7	1,516	60.7	57.7-63.7	626	23.9	21.5-26.6	170	5.6	4.3- 7.3
AGE
18-24	134	21	14.4	7.4-26.1	78	67.2	54.5-77.7	32	17.7	10.3-28.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.7
25-34	358	40	10.4	6.9-15.2	218	60.0	51.9-67.6	74	21.1	15.3-28.3	26	8.6	4.1-16.9
35-44	507	56	10.0	6.9-14.1	313	64.3	58.2-69.9	118	23.1	18.3-28.8	20	2.6	1.5- 4.6
45-54	486	53	9.6	6.5-14.0	280	56.7	49.9-63.2	114	25.8	20.2-32.4	39	7.9	5.0-12.3
55-64	455	30	6.5	3.9-10.6	282	61.8	55.3-67.9	109	26.3	20.8-32.5	34	5.4	3.4- 8.4
65-74	388	44	9.1	5.9-13.7	202	52.2	45.0-59.2	110	30.8	24.5-38.0	32	7.9	4.9-12.5
75+	234	17	6.2	2.8-13.2	135	60.7	51.7-69.1	67	25.9	19.2-33.9	15	7.2	3.3-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	337	56	13.0	8.8-18.8	198	60.0	50.4-68.9	65	16.6	11.4-23.6	18	10.4	4.2-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	724	92	11.9	8.7-16.1	441	63.4	57.8-68.6	152	20.3	16.3-25.1	39	4.4	2.7- 7.1
Some Post-H.S.	635	62	10.3	6.8-15.1	378	61.4	55.0-67.4	157	23.8	18.9-29.5	38	4.6	2.9- 7.1
College Graduate	871	50	6.1	4.1- 8.9	496	58.5	53.7-63.1	250	29.4	25.1-34.1	75	6.1	4.5- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	35	16.8	10.4-25.9	111	63.3	52.2-73.2	32	17.8	10.9-27.7	8	2.1	0.9- 4.7
$15,000- 24,999	364	50	10.1	6.5-15.2	232	67.3	59.3-74.4	67	18.0	12.7-24.9	15	4.7	2.3- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999	273	25	6.8	3.8-12.0	157	54.2	45.1-63.1	72	28.8	21.1-38.0	19	10.1	5.5-17.9
$35,000- 49,999	420	44	13.7	8.9-20.4	262	60.4	53.3-67.0	89	21.5	16.5-27.6	25	4.4	2.6- 7.3
$50,000-74,999	358	34	9.3	5.9-14.5	205	56.6	48.7-64.3	96	29.9	22.9-38.1	23	4.1	2.4- 7.1
$75,000+	447	27	7.2	4.0-12.8	257	61.5	54.6-68.0	126	26.1	20.4-32.7	37	5.2	3.3- 8.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	21	12.7	7.8-20.1	78	50.0	40.9-59.0	41	27.5	19.9-36.6	17	9.8	5.9-15.9
Guilford	111	5	2.7	1.0- 6.8	58	51.9	41.3-62.4	37	36.9	27.0-47.9	11	8.5	4.4-15.7
Mecklenburg	109	10	15.2	6.3-32.6	73	62.4	48.5-74.6	22	19.3	11.4-30.6	4	3.0	1.1- 8.1
Orange	135	14	9.9	5.6-16.8	74	49.9	40.3-59.6	36	32.1	23.2-42.5	11	8.1	4.3-14.9
Wake	128	12	8.9	4.8-15.8	85	72.7	63.9-80.0	24	14.3	9.3-21.4	7	4.1	1.9- 8.8
Chatham/Lee	117	14	11.8	6.6-20.2	65	57.5	46.4-67.9	32	26.6	18.2-37.1	6	4.1	1.6-10.3
Nash/Wilson	85	15	17.0	9.9-27.8	43	47.1	34.9-59.6	21	29.3	17.9-44.0	6	6.6	2.8-14.7
Craven/Pamlico	131	15	10.9	6.2-18.7	82	61.9	51.3-71.5	31	24.9	16.5-35.6	3	2.3	0.7- 7.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	148	11	6.1	3.3-11.0	88	58.2	47.2-68.3	35	21.1	14.8-29.1	14	14.7	6.5-30.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	17	10.5	6.1-17.6	92	60.4	50.3-69.7	41	23.2	16.2-32.2	11	5.8	3.1-10.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	4	7.3	2.0-23.3	64	54.9	41.1-68.0	28	30.2	18.5-45.1	9	7.6	3.8-14.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	15	15.5	8.4-27.1	79	56.3	46.0-66.0	31	19.7	13.4-27.9	13	8.5	4.7-14.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	11	14.3	7.2-26.3	46	53.1	40.5-65.3	20	21.7	13.5-32.9	6	11.0	4.6-23.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	14	14.3	7.7-25.1	49	58.9	46.7-70.1	15	17.6	10.1-29.1	7	9.1	4.2-18.8
Northeast NC I	73	8	10.5	4.9-21.0	46	68.0	55.3-78.5	15	16.8	9.6-27.8	4	4.7	1.7-12.4
Northeast NC II	128	8	4.9	2.2-10.2	81	64.4	54.4-73.3	30	24.7	17.0-34.5	9	6.0	3.0-11.7
Northeastern Partnership	201	16	6.2	3.6-10.6	127	65.3	57.1-72.6	45	22.8	16.5-30.6	13	5.7	3.2-10.1
Mountain AHEC	429	48	10.4	7.2-14.9	238	55.7	47.6-63.5	107	23.3	18.3-29.3	36	10.6	4.4-23.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	746	84	9.1	6.3-13.1	450	63.0	57.1-68.4	169	23.3	18.7-28.6	43	4.6	3.1- 6.8
Piedmont	1,132	105	9.6	7.3-12.6	679	61.0	56.8-65.0	275	23.9	20.5-27.7	73	5.5	4.0- 7.5
Western NC	696	73	10.7	7.8-14.6	387	56.5	50.2-62.6	182	25.0	20.4-30.2	54	7.8	3.7-15.7

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

2,574

262

9.7

8.0-11.7

1,516

60.7

57.7-63.7

626

23.9

21.5-26.6

170

5.6

4.3- 7.3

AGE

18-24

134

14.4

7.4-26.1

67.2

54.5-77.7

17.7

10.3-28.7

0.8

0.2- 2.7

25-34

358

10.4

6.9-15.2

218

60.0

51.9-67.6

21.1

15.3-28.3

8.6

4.1-16.9

35-44

507

10.0

6.9-14.1

313

64.3

58.2-69.9

118

23.1

18.3-28.8

2.6

1.5- 4.6

45-54

486

9.6

6.5-14.0

280

56.7

49.9-63.2

114

25.8

20.2-32.4

7.9

5.0-12.3

55-64

455

6.5

3.9-10.6

282

61.8

55.3-67.9

109

26.3

20.8-32.5

5.4

3.4- 8.4

65-74

388

9.1

5.9-13.7

202

52.2

45.0-59.2

110

30.8

24.5-38.0

7.9

4.9-12.5

75+

234

6.2

2.8-13.2

135

60.7

51.7-69.1

25.9

19.2-33.9

7.2

3.3-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

337

13.0

8.8-18.8

198

60.0

50.4-68.9

16.6

11.4-23.6

10.4

4.2-23.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

724

11.9

8.7-16.1

441

63.4

57.8-68.6

152

20.3

16.3-25.1

4.4

2.7- 7.1

Some Post-H.S.

635

10.3

6.8-15.1

378

61.4

55.0-67.4

157

23.8

18.9-29.5

4.6

2.9- 7.1

College Graduate

871

6.1

4.1- 8.9

496

58.5

53.7-63.1

250

29.4

25.1-34.1

6.1

4.5- 8.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

16.8

10.4-25.9

111

63.3

52.2-73.2

17.8

10.9-27.7

2.1

0.9- 4.7

$15,000- 24,999

364

10.1

6.5-15.2

232

67.3

59.3-74.4

18.0

12.7-24.9

4.7

2.3- 9.3

$25,000- 34,999

273

6.8

3.8-12.0

157

54.2

45.1-63.1

28.8

21.1-38.0

10.1

5.5-17.9

$35,000- 49,999

420

13.7

8.9-20.4

262

60.4

53.3-67.0

21.5

16.5-27.6

4.4

2.6- 7.3

$50,000-74,999

358

9.3

5.9-14.5

205

56.6

48.7-64.3

29.9

22.9-38.1

4.1

2.4- 7.1

$75,000+

447

7.2

4.0-12.8

257

61.5

54.6-68.0

126

26.1

20.4-32.7

5.2

3.3- 8.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

12.7

7.8-20.1

50.0

40.9-59.0

27.5

19.9-36.6

9.8

5.9-15.9

Guilford

111

2.7

1.0- 6.8

51.9

41.3-62.4

36.9

27.0-47.9

8.5

4.4-15.7

Mecklenburg

109

15.2

6.3-32.6

62.4

48.5-74.6

19.3

11.4-30.6

3.0

1.1- 8.1

Orange

135

9.9

5.6-16.8

49.9

40.3-59.6

32.1

23.2-42.5

8.1

4.3-14.9

Wake

128

8.9

4.8-15.8

72.7

63.9-80.0

14.3

9.3-21.4

4.1

1.9- 8.8

Chatham/Lee

117

11.8

6.6-20.2

57.5

46.4-67.9

26.6

18.2-37.1

4.1

1.6-10.3

Nash/Wilson

17.0

9.9-27.8

47.1

34.9-59.6

29.3

17.9-44.0

6.6

2.8-14.7

Craven/Pamlico

131

10.9

6.2-18.7

61.9

51.3-71.5

24.9

16.5-35.6

2.3

0.7- 7.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

148

6.1

3.3-11.0

58.2

47.2-68.3

21.1

14.8-29.1

14.7

6.5-30.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

10.5

6.1-17.6

60.4

50.3-69.7

23.2

16.2-32.2

5.8

3.1-10.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

7.3

2.0-23.3

54.9

41.1-68.0

30.2

18.5-45.1

7.6

3.8-14.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

15.5

8.4-27.1

56.3

46.0-66.0

19.7

13.4-27.9

8.5

4.7-14.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

14.3

7.2-26.3

53.1

40.5-65.3

21.7

13.5-32.9

11.0

4.6-23.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

14.3

7.7-25.1

58.9

46.7-70.1

17.6

10.1-29.1

9.1

4.2-18.8

Northeast NC I

10.5

4.9-21.0

68.0

55.3-78.5

16.8

9.6-27.8

4.7

1.7-12.4

Northeast NC II

128

4.9

2.2-10.2

64.4

54.4-73.3

24.7

17.0-34.5

6.0

3.0-11.7

Northeastern Partnership

201

6.2

3.6-10.6

127

65.3

57.1-72.6

22.8

16.5-30.6

5.7

3.2-10.1

Mountain AHEC

429

10.4

7.2-14.9

238

55.7

47.6-63.5

107

23.3

18.3-29.3

10.6

4.4-23.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

746

9.1

6.3-13.1

450

63.0

57.1-68.4

169

23.3

18.7-28.6

4.6

3.1- 6.8

Piedmont

1,132

105

9.6

7.3-12.6

679

61.0

56.8-65.0

275

23.9

20.5-27.7

5.5

4.0- 7.5

Western NC

696

10.7

7.8-14.6

387

56.5

50.2-62.6

182

25.0

20.4-30.2

7.8

3.7-15.7

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* Data in this table were derived from 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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