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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Fruits and Vegetables

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 262071 12,613 5.2 5.0- 5.3 90,187 35.3 35.0-35.7 96,927 36.0 35.7-36.4 62,344 23.5 23.2-23.8
Alabama 3,339 187 6.1 5.1- 7.2 1,222 37.0 35.0-39.0 1,179 34.4 32.5-36.3 751 22.5 20.8-24.3
Alaska 2,665 134 4.5 3.6- 5.7 959 37.3 34.7-40.0 968 35.6 33.1-38.2 604 22.6 20.4-24.8
Arizona 3,235 168 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,080 36.3 33.8-39.0 1,176 35.0 32.6-37.6 811 22.9 20.9-25.1
Arkansas 4,205 262 7.2 6.3- 8.3 1,530 38.3 36.6-40.1 1,455 33.7 32.1-35.4 958 20.8 19.4-22.2
California 4,475 173 4.7 3.9- 5.6 1,445 33.4 31.7-35.1 1,582 35.1 33.4-36.8 1,275 26.9 25.3-28.5
Colorado 4,066 170 4.7 4.0- 5.6 1,378 34.9 33.2-36.6 1,504 36.2 34.5-37.9 1,014 24.2 22.7-25.7
Connecticut 5,317 160 3.0 2.5- 3.6 1,498 29.2 27.8-30.7 2,035 38.0 36.5-39.5 1,624 29.8 28.5-31.3
Delaware 4,042 158 4.1 3.3- 5.2 1,374 35.4 33.5-37.5 1,627 38.4 36.4-40.4 883 22.0 20.4-23.8
District of Columbia 2,042 77 4.2 3.2- 5.5 601 33.0 30.3-35.8 704 33.3 30.7-35.9 660 29.6 27.2-32.1
Florida 5,038 214 4.1 3.3- 5.0 1,635 33.5 31.5-35.6 1,931 38.8 36.8-41.0 1,258 23.6 21.8-25.5
Georgia 7,651 437 5.6 4.9- 6.3 2,712 35.2 33.6-36.7 2,814 36.3 34.8-37.9 1,688 23.0 21.6-24.4
Hawaii 4,339 121 3.4 2.7- 4.2 1,197 29.0 27.3-30.8 1,782 40.1 38.2-41.9 1,239 27.6 25.9-29.3
Idaho 4,999 216 4.9 4.1- 5.8 1,886 38.4 36.7-40.1 1,825 36.4 34.8-38.0 1,072 20.4 19.0-21.8
Illinois 2,654 114 4.2 3.3- 5.3 906 35.7 33.3-38.3 1,001 37.8 35.3-40.3 633 22.3 20.2-24.5
Indiana 5,481 324 6.2 5.5- 7.0 2,053 38.6 37.2-40.1 1,860 33.1 31.8-34.6 1,244 22.0 20.8-23.3
Iowa 5,003 258 5.9 5.1- 6.9 1,942 40.4 38.7-42.1 1,895 36.5 35.0-38.2 908 17.1 15.9-18.4
Kansas 4,617 210 5.0 4.2- 5.9 1,706 38.0 36.4-39.7 1,811 38.2 36.5-39.8 890 18.8 17.5-20.1
Kentucky 7,633 449 5.2 4.5- 6.0 2,649 35.4 33.8-37.1 3,139 41.2 39.5-42.9 1,396 18.2 16.9-19.6
Louisiana 5,082 337 7.5 6.6- 8.5 2,037 41.6 40.0-43.2 1,812 34.5 33.0-36.1 896 16.4 15.3-17.6
Maine 2,392 79 3.1 2.4- 3.9 734 31.8 29.7-34.0 909 38.2 36.0-40.4 670 27.0 25.0-29.0
Maryland 4,435 140 3.6 2.9- 4.5 1,276 30.5 28.7-32.3 1,728 37.0 35.2-38.8 1,291 28.9 27.3-30.6
Massachusetts 7,580 290 3.6 3.0- 4.2 2,321 29.7 28.4-31.0 2,824 37.7 36.4-39.2 2,145 29.0 27.7-30.4
Michigan 3,551 174 5.9 4.9- 7.0 1,282 38.2 36.3-40.1 1,309 35.9 34.1-37.7 786 20.1 18.6-21.6
Minnesota 3,883 179 5.2 4.4- 6.1 1,327 34.9 33.2-36.6 1,414 35.7 34.0-37.4 963 24.2 22.7-25.8
Mississippi 4,422 318 7.7 6.8- 8.8 1,844 42.2 40.4-43.9 1,464 32.3 30.6-33.9 796 17.8 16.5-19.2
Missouri 4,252 218 5.2 4.4- 6.3 1,627 40.6 38.5-42.7 1,508 33.9 32.0-35.9 899 20.2 18.6-21.9
Montana 4,024 160 4.7 3.8- 5.9 1,431 36.4 34.3-38.4 1,501 37.0 35.0-39.0 932 21.9 20.2-23.7
Nebraska 4,979 223 5.0 4.3- 5.9 1,882 39.6 38.0-41.2 1,919 37.5 36.0-39.1 955 17.8 16.7-19.0
Nevada 2,973 154 6.6 5.3- 8.1 1,100 37.2 34.7-39.8 1,086 35.9 33.4-38.4 633 20.3 18.4-22.5
New Hampshire 5,042 171 4.0 3.4- 4.8 1,480 30.9 29.4-32.5 1,882 36.5 35.0-38.1 1,509 28.5 27.1-29.9
New Jersey 11,305 406 4.1 3.6- 4.6 3,569 32.8 31.7-33.8 4,247 36.5 35.5-37.6 3,083 26.6 25.6-27.6
New Mexico 5,494 311 6.2 5.4- 7.0 2,003 38.2 36.6-39.8 1,877 33.3 31.8-34.8 1,303 22.4 21.1-23.7
New York 5,544 232 4.6 3.9- 5.3 1,751 33.4 31.9-35.0 2,060 36.2 34.7-37.8 1,501 25.8 24.4-27.2
North Carolina 9,455 380 4.5 3.9- 5.3 3,058 33.7 32.1-35.2 3,690 38.7 37.1-40.3 2,327 23.1 21.8-24.5
North Dakota 3,026 170 6.6 5.5- 7.8 1,157 38.8 36.8-40.8 1,020 33.2 31.3-35.1 679 21.5 19.9-23.2
Ohio 3,824 194 5.2 4.4- 6.2 1,355 36.6 34.7-38.5 1,375 35.6 33.7-37.5 900 22.6 21.0-24.3
Oklahoma 7,633 330 4.7 4.1- 5.4 2,950 40.1 38.8-41.4 3,107 39.7 38.4-41.0 1,246 15.4 14.5-16.4
Oregon 4,016 173 4.8 4.1- 5.7 1,294 34.6 32.9-36.4 1,490 36.5 34.9-38.3 1,059 24.0 22.6-25.5
Pennsylvania 3,671 159 4.3 3.6- 5.2 1,273 35.9 34.1-37.7 1,315 35.1 33.3-36.8 924 24.7 23.2-26.4
Rhode Island 4,053 182 4.3 3.6- 5.2 1,270 32.0 30.3-33.9 1,501 36.5 34.7-38.3 1,100 27.1 25.5-28.8
South Carolina 5,926 321 6.2 5.4- 7.0 2,073 36.6 35.2-38.1 2,140 35.0 33.5-36.4 1,392 22.2 21.0-23.5
South Dakota 5,262 210 4.5 3.7- 5.5 1,778 35.9 34.3-37.5 2,209 40.6 39.0-42.2 1,065 19.0 17.8-20.3
Tennessee 2,589 86 3.0 2.3- 3.8 795 31.7 29.6-33.9 1,107 43.2 40.9-45.5 601 22.1 20.3-24.1
Texas 6,035 396 7.0 6.2- 7.8 2,147 37.5 36.0-39.0 2,040 33.0 31.6-34.4 1,452 22.5 21.3-23.8
Utah 4,054 232 6.5 5.4- 7.8 1,594 41.5 39.4-43.6 1,365 32.5 30.6-34.5 863 19.4 17.9-21.1
Vermont 4,250 113 2.9 2.3- 3.6 1,183 29.0 27.4-30.7 1,536 35.6 34.0-37.3 1,418 32.5 30.8-34.1
Virginia 5,442 230 4.1 3.5- 4.8 1,799 33.8 32.0-35.6 1,980 36.3 34.6-38.1 1,433 25.8 24.2-27.4
Washington 18,644 834 4.7 4.3- 5.1 6,329 35.2 34.4-36.1 6,934 36.8 35.9-37.7 4,547 23.3 22.5-24.0
West Virginia 3,349 199 6.6 5.6- 7.7 1,242 37.7 35.8-39.6 1,251 37.0 35.2-38.9 657 18.7 17.3-20.2
Wisconsin 4,054 262 6.2 5.3- 7.2 1,477 36.7 34.8-38.5 1,405 35.6 33.8-37.5 910 21.5 20.0-23.1
Wyoming 4,004 180 5.0 4.2- 5.9 1,501 39.3 37.5-41.0 1,379 33.7 32.0-35.3 944 22.0 20.7-23.5
Guam 807 52 6.7 4.9- 9.2 267 34.6 30.9-38.4 247 29.2 25.8-32.9 241 29.5 26.1-33.2
Puerto Rico 4,166 607 14.7 13.3-16.2 1,633 40.3 38.4-42.3 1,319 30.2 28.4-32.1 607 14.8 13.4-16.2
Virgin Islands 2,052 79 4.4 3.3- 5.9 575 27.8 25.3-30.4 689 33.9 31.2-36.7 709 33.9 31.2-36.7

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

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

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = 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.

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