BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

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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	8,966	616	6.2	5.4- 7.0	4,144	46.0	44.4-47.7	2,241	25.7	24.2-27.2	245	2.7	2.2- 3.3	1,720	19.4	18.1-20.8
-Northeastern Partnership	919	60	5.9	4.5- 7.8	357	38.4	34.4-42.6	244	25.8	22.2-29.8	35	5.0	3.2- 7.9	223	24.8	21.5-28.5
GENDER
Male	309	11	3.3	1.7- 6.2	121	39.8	32.9-47.0	83	26.5	20.3-33.7	16	6.4	3.3-12.0	78	24.1	18.8-30.2
Female	610	49	8.2	6.1-11.0	236	37.2	33.0-41.7	161	25.1	21.3-29.4	19	3.9	2.1- 6.9	145	25.5	21.6-29.9
RACE
White	527	44	8.0	5.8-10.9	247	47.2	42.0-52.5	130	23.0	19.0-27.4	10	1.8	0.9- 3.8	96	20.0	16.1-24.5
Other	389	16	3.1	1.8- 5.2	108	25.5	20.1-31.7	113	29.8	23.3-37.2	25	9.7	5.6-16.1	127	32.0	26.2-38.4
AGE
18-44	337	21	5.4	3.3- 8.7	106	33.9	27.5-41.1	100	28.2	22.0-35.5	14	5.0	2.7- 9.4	96	27.4	21.9-33.6
45+	577	39	6.4	4.6- 8.9	248	42.1	37.4-47.0	142	23.4	19.7-27.6	21	5.1	2.6- 9.6	127	22.9	19.0-27.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	497	30	5.2	3.4- 7.6	173	34.1	28.8-39.9	127	25.7	20.4-31.7	23	6.2	3.4-11.1	144	28.8	24.0-34.2
Some College +	419	30	6.9	4.7-10.1	181	43.5	37.8-49.3	117	26.0	21.5-31.2	12	3.6	1.8- 6.9	79	20.0	15.7-25.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	552	36	5.6	3.9- 8.0	194	37.4	32.3-42.8	148	24.4	20.4-28.9	25	5.0	3.0- 8.3	149	27.6	23.3-32.5
$50,000+	161	11	8.3	4.5-15.0	72	45.6	36.9-54.5	46	26.8	20.0-35.0	4	2.5	0.9- 6.8	28	16.8	11.4-24.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	432	30	6.6	4.4-10.0	251	53.7	47.9-59.3	89	25.4	20.3-31.3	9	1.3	0.7- 2.5	53	13.0	9.6-17.3
Guilford	429	31	6.9	4.5-10.4	216	47.4	41.8-53.0	103	25.8	21.0-31.2	10	2.2	1.1- 4.4	69	17.8	13.8-22.8
Mecklenburg	428	23	4.5	2.9- 7.0	217	52.5	46.5-58.4	109	25.4	20.5-31.1	9	1.7	0.8- 3.4	70	15.9	12.2-20.5
Orange	434	44	8.0	5.5-11.5	243	55.3	47.7-62.7	89	20.9	15.9-27.0	11	2.2	1.1- 4.2	47	13.5	7.9-22.2
Wake	441	30	6.6	4.3-10.2	221	50.7	45.0-56.3	110	23.5	19.2-28.6	9	1.6	0.8- 3.2	71	17.5	13.5-22.5
Chatham/Lee	384	27	6.1	4.0- 9.2	182	47.0	40.6-53.4	94	22.7	18.1-28.1	10	2.3	1.1- 4.4	71	22.0	16.1-29.2
Nash/Wilson	357	23	5.5	3.5- 8.7	128	34.9	29.4-41.0	101	29.3	23.7-35.5	17	3.8	2.2- 6.3	88	26.5	21.4-32.3
Craven/Pamlico	435	30	6.4	4.4- 9.4	223	52.3	46.6-58.0	97	20.7	16.6-25.4	9	1.9	0.9- 4.0	76	18.6	14.1-24.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	421	27	6.1	4.1- 9.0	177	39.8	33.9-45.9	115	27.9	22.9-33.4	11	2.6	1.3- 5.0	91	23.7	19.0-29.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	429	29	7.1	4.6-10.7	203	44.9	38.1-51.9	121	28.4	23.1-34.4	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	70	18.5	13.1-25.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	460	28	4.3	2.8- 6.7	179	34.5	28.0-41.7	123	28.2	21.9-35.4	13	2.2	1.1- 4.1	117	30.8	21.9-41.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	403	31	5.5	3.6- 8.5	224	60.7	50.9-69.7	81	18.6	13.4-25.2	9	2.3	1.0- 5.1	58	12.9	9.0-18.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	444	29	6.1	4.1- 9.0	150	34.2	29.2-39.5	127	28.1	23.5-33.2	15	3.4	1.7- 6.6	123	28.2	23.7-33.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	388	21	4.2	2.6- 6.8	143	40.0	33.5-46.9	94	23.3	18.7-28.7	17	4.4	2.6- 7.2	113	28.0	22.8-33.9
Northeast NC I	432	17	3.2	1.9- 5.2	149	33.7	28.2-39.6	137	34.6	27.9-42.0	16	2.4	1.4- 4.2	113	26.1	21.3-31.5
Northeast NC II	487	43	7.4	5.3-10.1	208	41.0	35.7-46.4	107	21.1	17.2-25.5	19	6.4	3.8-10.8	110	24.2	19.9-29.0
Mountain AHEC	1,241	97	8.8	6.6-11.5	687	52.1	47.7-56.5	264	24.3	20.0-29.1	26	1.9	1.1- 3.2	167	13.0	10.6-15.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,126	204	6.0	4.6- 7.9	1,280	42.3	39.4-45.3	813	26.0	23.4-28.8	112	4.4	3.2- 6.1	717	21.2	18.9-23.6
Piedmont	3,867	260	5.7	4.8- 6.8	1,842	47.1	44.8-49.4	965	25.8	23.8-28.0	98	2.1	1.5- 2.8	702	19.3	17.5-21.3
Western NC	1,973	152	8.6	6.7-10.8	1,022	49.7	46.0-53.3	463	24.4	21.1-28.0	35	1.5	0.9- 2.3	301	15.9	13.6-18.7

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,966

616

6.2

5.4- 7.0

4,144

46.0

44.4-47.7

2,241

25.7

24.2-27.2

245

2.7

2.2- 3.3

1,720

19.4

18.1-20.8

-Northeastern Partnership

919

5.9

4.5- 7.8

357

38.4

34.4-42.6

244

25.8

22.2-29.8

5.0

3.2- 7.9

223

24.8

21.5-28.5

GENDER

Male

309

3.3

1.7- 6.2

121

39.8

32.9-47.0

26.5

20.3-33.7

6.4

3.3-12.0

24.1

18.8-30.2

Female

610

8.2

6.1-11.0

236

37.2

33.0-41.7

161

25.1

21.3-29.4

3.9

2.1- 6.9

145

25.5

21.6-29.9

RACE

White

527

8.0

5.8-10.9

247

47.2

42.0-52.5

130

23.0

19.0-27.4

1.8

0.9- 3.8

20.0

16.1-24.5

Other

389

3.1

1.8- 5.2

108

25.5

20.1-31.7

113

29.8

23.3-37.2

9.7

5.6-16.1

127

32.0

26.2-38.4

AGE

18-44

337

5.4

3.3- 8.7

106

33.9

27.5-41.1

100

28.2

22.0-35.5

5.0

2.7- 9.4

27.4

21.9-33.6

45+

577

6.4

4.6- 8.9

248

42.1

37.4-47.0

142

23.4

19.7-27.6

5.1

2.6- 9.6

127

22.9

19.0-27.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

497

5.2

3.4- 7.6

173

34.1

28.8-39.9

127

25.7

20.4-31.7

6.2

3.4-11.1

144

28.8

24.0-34.2

Some College +

419

6.9

4.7-10.1

181

43.5

37.8-49.3

117

26.0

21.5-31.2

3.6

1.8- 6.9

20.0

15.7-25.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

552

5.6

3.9- 8.0

194

37.4

32.3-42.8

148

24.4

20.4-28.9

5.0

3.0- 8.3

149

27.6

23.3-32.5

$50,000+

161

8.3

4.5-15.0

45.6

36.9-54.5

26.8

20.0-35.0

2.5

0.9- 6.8

16.8

11.4-24.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

432

6.6

4.4-10.0

251

53.7

47.9-59.3

25.4

20.3-31.3

1.3

0.7- 2.5

13.0

9.6-17.3

Guilford

429

6.9

4.5-10.4

216

47.4

41.8-53.0

103

25.8

21.0-31.2

2.2

1.1- 4.4

17.8

13.8-22.8

Mecklenburg

428

4.5

2.9- 7.0

217

52.5

46.5-58.4

109

25.4

20.5-31.1

1.7

0.8- 3.4

15.9

12.2-20.5

Orange

434

8.0

5.5-11.5

243

55.3

47.7-62.7

20.9

15.9-27.0

2.2

1.1- 4.2

13.5

7.9-22.2

Wake

441

6.6

4.3-10.2

221

50.7

45.0-56.3

110

23.5

19.2-28.6

1.6

0.8- 3.2

17.5

13.5-22.5

Chatham/Lee

384

6.1

4.0- 9.2

182

47.0

40.6-53.4

22.7

18.1-28.1

2.3

1.1- 4.4

22.0

16.1-29.2

Nash/Wilson

357

5.5

3.5- 8.7

128

34.9

29.4-41.0

101

29.3

23.7-35.5

3.8

2.2- 6.3

26.5

21.4-32.3

Craven/Pamlico

435

6.4

4.4- 9.4

223

52.3

46.6-58.0

20.7

16.6-25.4

1.9

0.9- 4.0

18.6

14.1-24.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

421

6.1

4.1- 9.0

177

39.8

33.9-45.9

115

27.9

22.9-33.4

2.6

1.3- 5.0

23.7

19.0-29.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

429

7.1

4.6-10.7

203

44.9

38.1-51.9

121

28.4

23.1-34.4

1.0

0.4- 2.4

18.5

13.1-25.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

460

4.3

2.8- 6.7

179

34.5

28.0-41.7

123

28.2

21.9-35.4

2.2

1.1- 4.1

117

30.8

21.9-41.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

403

5.5

3.6- 8.5

224

60.7

50.9-69.7

18.6

13.4-25.2

2.3

1.0- 5.1

12.9

9.0-18.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

444

6.1

4.1- 9.0

150

34.2

29.2-39.5

127

28.1

23.5-33.2

3.4

1.7- 6.6

123

28.2

23.7-33.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

388

4.2

2.6- 6.8

143

40.0

33.5-46.9

23.3

18.7-28.7

4.4

2.6- 7.2

113

28.0

22.8-33.9

Northeast NC I

432

3.2

1.9- 5.2

149

33.7

28.2-39.6

137

34.6

27.9-42.0

2.4

1.4- 4.2

113

26.1

21.3-31.5

Northeast NC II

487

7.4

5.3-10.1

208

41.0

35.7-46.4

107

21.1

17.2-25.5

6.4

3.8-10.8

110

24.2

19.9-29.0

Mountain AHEC

1,241

8.8

6.6-11.5

687

52.1

47.7-56.5

264

24.3

20.0-29.1

1.9

1.1- 3.2

167

13.0

10.6-15.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,126

204

6.0

4.6- 7.9

1,280

42.3

39.4-45.3

813

26.0

23.4-28.8

112

4.4

3.2- 6.1

717

21.2

18.9-23.6

Piedmont

3,867

260

5.7

4.8- 6.8

1,842

47.1

44.8-49.4

965

25.8

23.8-28.0

2.1

1.5- 2.8

702

19.3

17.5-21.3

Western NC

1,973

152

8.6

6.7-10.8

1,022

49.7

46.0-53.3

463

24.4

21.1-28.0

1.5

0.9- 2.3

301

15.9

13.6-18.7

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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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