BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
North Carolina	9,229	3,656	36.9	35.4-38.5	4,265	47.8	46.2-49.5	953	11.5	10.5-12.7	74	0.6	0.4- 0.8	281	3.1	2.6- 3.7
-Northeast NC II	493	168	30.2	25.8-35.0	257	53.5	48.1-58.7	51	12.2	8.9-16.6	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6	14	3.3	1.8- 6.2
GENDER
Male	181	46	21.4	15.7-28.4	97	57.1	48.5-65.4	28	15.7	10.2-23.4	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	8	4.5	1.9-10.2
Female	312	122	39.0	33.0-45.3	160	49.8	43.5-56.1	23	8.8	5.6-13.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	6	2.2	1.0- 5.0
RACE
White	336	130	36.1	30.4-42.2	162	48.4	42.2-54.8	32	12.1	8.1-17.6	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	11	2.8	1.5- 5.2
Other	155	37	17.5	12.2-24.6	94	64.0	54.3-72.7	19	12.8	7.6-20.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	3	4.5	1.3-14.0
AGE
18-44	171	56	25.5	19.2-33.1	92	58.3	49.4-66.7	17	12.2	7.0-20.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.6	3	2.3	0.7- 7.6
45+	317	110	33.9	28.1-40.1	163	49.7	43.2-56.1	33	12.2	8.5-17.2	0	0.0	. - .	11	4.3	2.0- 8.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	252	81	27.7	21.8-34.5	131	52.9	45.2-60.5	30	14.8	9.7-22.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	9	4.1	1.8- 8.8
Some College +	239	87	33.1	26.8-40.1	125	54.2	46.8-61.4	20	9.1	5.6-14.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.9	5	2.6	0.9- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	268	85	28.1	22.3-34.7	143	52.4	45.1-59.6	30	14.2	9.3-21.0	2	1.2	0.3- 4.7	8	4.1	1.7- 9.4
$50,000+	96	40	40.1	29.9-51.1	46	49.1	38.1-60.2	8	9.3	4.4-18.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	211	43.9	38.5-49.4	180	42.9	37.4-48.6	40	10.2	7.1-14.3	4	0.8	0.3- 2.1	11	2.3	1.2- 4.3
Guilford	442	180	38.1	32.9-43.6	202	47.3	41.8-52.9	42	10.6	7.6-14.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	17	3.9	2.2- 6.7
Mecklenburg	441	189	39.4	33.9-45.3	198	47.3	41.3-53.4	37	9.4	6.0-14.3	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	12	3.0	1.6- 5.5
Orange	445	233	48.6	41.3-56.0	184	41.9	35.1-49.0	22	4.8	2.9- 7.9	4	4.2	0.8-18.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1
Wake	448	174	37.8	32.5-43.4	212	48.7	43.0-54.3	42	10.2	7.4-14.0	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0	18	3.1	1.9- 5.2
Chatham/Lee	395	157	35.2	29.7-41.1	190	50.9	44.6-57.3	33	8.1	5.5-11.7	0	0.0	. - .	15	5.8	2.9-11.1
Nash/Wilson	370	141	33.5	28.2-39.2	161	46.7	40.7-52.9	53	15.7	11.8-20.7	6	1.7	0.7- 4.0	9	2.3	1.1- 4.9
Craven/Pamlico	445	176	35.8	30.9-41.1	209	51.4	45.8-57.1	43	9.4	6.8-12.8	5	1.0	0.3- 2.8	12	2.4	1.3- 4.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	161	36.9	31.1-43.1	199	45.2	39.5-51.1	57	14.9	11.1-19.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	13	2.8	1.5- 5.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	446	185	39.9	33.3-46.8	218	50.9	44.1-57.6	33	7.6	5.2-11.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	8	1.3	0.6- 2.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	468	165	31.5	25.4-38.4	212	48.2	39.9-56.7	61	14.2	9.9-19.9	8	2.0	0.9- 4.4	22	4.0	2.2- 7.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	415	176	34.2	26.4-43.0	193	55.7	45.5-65.4	28	5.6	3.6- 8.7	4	1.5	0.4- 4.9	14	3.0	1.6- 5.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	457	161	36.2	31.1-41.7	209	45.3	40.0-50.7	67	13.7	10.6-17.6	7	2.3	0.9- 5.7	13	2.4	1.2- 4.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	407	128	31.2	25.2-37.9	215	53.9	47.5-60.2	43	10.4	7.5-14.3	4	1.5	0.5- 4.5	17	2.9	1.7- 5.0
Northeast NC I	447	155	32.5	27.2-38.2	211	48.3	41.8-54.7	58	15.3	11.4-20.2	8	1.6	0.8- 3.4	15	2.4	1.3- 4.2
Northeastern Partnership	940	323	31.0	27.6-34.7	468	51.6	47.5-55.7	109	13.3	10.7-16.5	11	1.1	0.5- 2.1	29	3.0	1.8- 4.8
Mountain AHEC	1,279	574	45.2	40.8-49.6	561	44.2	40.0-48.4	101	8.0	6.2-10.3	9	0.6	0.2- 1.3	34	2.1	1.3- 3.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,216	1,182	36.4	33.6-39.3	1,520	47.8	44.9-50.8	382	12.3	10.5-14.3	34	0.8	0.5- 1.3	98	2.7	2.0- 3.7
Piedmont	3,981	1,589	35.8	33.7-38.0	1,834	48.6	46.3-50.9	401	11.8	10.3-13.5	28	0.5	0.3- 0.9	129	3.3	2.6- 4.2
Western NC	2,032	885	42.7	39.1-46.3	911	44.9	41.4-48.4	170	9.1	7.3-11.3	12	0.5	0.3- 1.1	54	2.8	1.8- 4.2

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,229

3,656

36.9

35.4-38.5

4,265

47.8

46.2-49.5

953

11.5

10.5-12.7

0.6

0.4- 0.8

281

3.1

2.6- 3.7

-Northeast NC II

493

168

30.2

25.8-35.0

257

53.5

48.1-58.7

12.2

8.9-16.6

0.8

0.2- 2.6

3.3

1.8- 6.2

GENDER

Male

181

21.4

15.7-28.4

57.1

48.5-65.4

15.7

10.2-23.4

1.3

0.3- 5.1

4.5

1.9-10.2

Female

312

122

39.0

33.0-45.3

160

49.8

43.5-56.1

8.8

5.6-13.5

0.2

0.0- 1.6

2.2

1.0- 5.0

RACE

White

336

130

36.1

30.4-42.2

162

48.4

42.2-54.8

12.1

8.1-17.6

0.6

0.1- 3.9

2.8

1.5- 5.2

Other

155

17.5

12.2-24.6

64.0

54.3-72.7

12.8

7.6-20.7

1.2

0.3- 5.2

4.5

1.3-14.0

AGE

18-44

171

25.5

19.2-33.1

58.3

49.4-66.7

12.2

7.0-20.5

1.7

0.5- 5.6

2.3

0.7- 7.6

45+

317

110

33.9

28.1-40.1

163

49.7

43.2-56.1

12.2

8.5-17.2

0.0

. - .

4.3

2.0- 8.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

252

27.7

21.8-34.5

131

52.9

45.2-60.5

14.8

9.7-22.0

0.5

0.1- 3.6

4.1

1.8- 8.8

Some College +

239

33.1

26.8-40.1

125

54.2

46.8-61.4

9.1

5.6-14.2

1.0

0.2- 4.9

2.6

0.9- 7.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

268

28.1

22.3-34.7

143

52.4

45.1-59.6

14.2

9.3-21.0

1.2

0.3- 4.7

4.1

1.7- 9.4

$50,000+

40.1

29.9-51.1

49.1

38.1-60.2

9.3

4.4-18.4

0.5

0.1- 3.8

1.1

0.1- 7.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

211

43.9

38.5-49.4

180

42.9

37.4-48.6

10.2

7.1-14.3

0.8

0.3- 2.1

2.3

1.2- 4.3

Guilford

442

180

38.1

32.9-43.6

202

47.3

41.8-52.9

10.6

7.6-14.6

0.1

0.0- 0.7

3.9

2.2- 6.7

Mecklenburg

441

189

39.4

33.9-45.3

198

47.3

41.3-53.4

9.4

6.0-14.3

1.0

0.4- 2.4

3.0

1.6- 5.5

Orange

445

233

48.6

41.3-56.0

184

41.9

35.1-49.0

4.8

2.9- 7.9

4.2

0.8-18.9

0.5

0.1- 2.1

Wake

448

174

37.8

32.5-43.4

212

48.7

43.0-54.3

10.2

7.4-14.0

0.2

0.0- 1.0

3.1

1.9- 5.2

Chatham/Lee

395

157

35.2

29.7-41.1

190

50.9

44.6-57.3

8.1

5.5-11.7

0.0

. - .

5.8

2.9-11.1

Nash/Wilson

370

141

33.5

28.2-39.2

161

46.7

40.7-52.9

15.7

11.8-20.7

1.7

0.7- 4.0

2.3

1.1- 4.9

Craven/Pamlico

445

176

35.8

30.9-41.1

209

51.4

45.8-57.1

9.4

6.8-12.8

1.0

0.3- 2.8

2.4

1.3- 4.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

161

36.9

31.1-43.1

199

45.2

39.5-51.1

14.9

11.1-19.7

0.2

0.0- 1.2

2.8

1.5- 5.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

446

185

39.9

33.3-46.8

218

50.9

44.1-57.6

7.6

5.2-11.0

0.4

0.1- 1.7

1.3

0.6- 2.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

468

165

31.5

25.4-38.4

212

48.2

39.9-56.7

14.2

9.9-19.9

2.0

0.9- 4.4

4.0

2.2- 7.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

415

176

34.2

26.4-43.0

193

55.7

45.5-65.4

5.6

3.6- 8.7

1.5

0.4- 4.9

3.0

1.6- 5.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

457

161

36.2

31.1-41.7

209

45.3

40.0-50.7

13.7

10.6-17.6

2.3

0.9- 5.7

2.4

1.2- 4.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

407

128

31.2

25.2-37.9

215

53.9

47.5-60.2

10.4

7.5-14.3

1.5

0.5- 4.5

2.9

1.7- 5.0

Northeast NC I

447

155

32.5

27.2-38.2

211

48.3

41.8-54.7

15.3

11.4-20.2

1.6

0.8- 3.4

2.4

1.3- 4.2

Northeastern Partnership

940

323

31.0

27.6-34.7

468

51.6

47.5-55.7

109

13.3

10.7-16.5

1.1

0.5- 2.1

3.0

1.8- 4.8

Mountain AHEC

1,279

574

45.2

40.8-49.6

561

44.2

40.0-48.4

101

8.0

6.2-10.3

0.6

0.2- 1.3

2.1

1.3- 3.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,216

1,182

36.4

33.6-39.3

1,520

47.8

44.9-50.8

382

12.3

10.5-14.3

0.8

0.5- 1.3

2.7

2.0- 3.7

Piedmont

3,981

1,589

35.8

33.7-38.0

1,834

48.6

46.3-50.9

401

11.8

10.3-13.5

0.5

0.3- 0.9

129

3.3

2.6- 4.2

Western NC

2,032

885

42.7

39.1-46.3

911

44.9

41.4-48.4

170

9.1

7.3-11.3

0.5

0.3- 1.1

2.8

1.8- 4.2

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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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