BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (Vegetable (including potato) Consumption per day*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Wake County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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
North Carolina	9,434	923	10.3	9.4-11.4	5,461	58.7	57.1-60.3	2,413	25.1	23.7-26.5	637	5.9	5.2- 6.7
-Wake County	453	38	9.2	6.4-13.0	273	64.7	59.3-69.8	114	20.7	16.7-25.2	28	5.4	3.4- 8.4
GENDER
Male	176	22	11.9	7.3-18.7	116	69.1	60.4-76.7	30	14.5	9.3-21.9	8	4.5	1.8-10.5
Female	277	16	6.7	4.0-11.1	157	60.7	53.9-67.1	84	26.4	21.0-32.5	20	6.3	3.9- 9.9
RACE
White	325	23	7.5	4.8-11.5	193	64.0	58.0-69.6	86	22.4	17.9-27.6	23	6.1	4.0- 9.4
Other	125	14	11.9	6.4-20.9	80	67.2	55.9-76.8	26	16.9	10.1-26.9	5	4.0	1.1-13.5
AGE
18-44	250	26	11.5	7.5-17.2	153	64.7	57.4-71.5	53	18.1	13.2-24.5	18	5.6	3.1-10.0
45+	199	12	5.4	2.9- 9.8	117	64.4	56.6-71.5	60	25.1	19.2-32.1	10	5.1	2.6- 9.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	16	12.2	6.5-21.7	73	69.0	56.9-78.9	22	15.1	8.3-25.6	3	3.8	0.8-15.3
Some College +	338	22	8.0	5.2-12.2	199	62.6	56.6-68.1	92	23.2	18.7-28.5	25	6.2	4.1- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	184	17	11.6	6.8-19.1	116	66.8	58.0-74.6	40	15.9	11.1-22.3	11	5.7	2.5-12.2
$50,000+	190	11	5.3	2.7- 9.9	109	61.6	53.4-69.2	57	27.3	20.5-35.4	13	5.8	3.3-10.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	41	8.6	6.0-12.1	223	50.7	45.2-56.2	142	31.6	26.6-37.0	48	9.2	6.7-12.4
Guilford	445	30	6.1	4.0- 9.2	240	56.0	50.5-61.4	129	28.7	24.0-34.0	46	9.1	6.5-12.7
Mecklenburg	448	41	11.9	7.8-17.9	270	59.3	53.2-65.1	113	25.1	20.4-30.4	24	3.7	2.4- 5.8
Orange	452	33	11.2	6.0-19.9	229	46.2	39.1-53.4	136	31.7	25.1-39.1	54	11.0	6.6-17.6
Wake	453	38	9.2	6.4-13.0	273	64.7	59.3-69.8	114	20.7	16.7-25.2	28	5.4	3.4- 8.4
Chatham/Lee	400	38	13.4	8.5-20.5	238	59.4	52.8-65.6	102	23.2	18.7-28.4	22	4.0	2.5- 6.4
Nash/Wilson	379	45	11.9	8.7-16.1	234	63.1	57.0-68.7	79	20.2	15.5-25.9	21	4.8	2.9- 7.8
Craven/Pamlico	456	38	9.7	6.5-14.3	274	60.5	54.9-65.9	125	26.1	21.5-31.3	19	3.7	2.2- 6.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	260	58.8	52.7-64.6	113	24.4	20.0-29.3	32	10.1	5.8-17.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	454	45	10.2	7.2-14.2	256	58.8	52.4-64.9	130	25.7	20.8-31.2	23	5.3	3.3- 8.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	40	8.9	5.7-13.7	303	66.5	59.4-73.0	102	19.3	14.4-25.2	33	5.3	3.5- 7.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	39	17.7	7.9-35.1	228	53.6	42.5-64.3	124	22.3	17.0-28.7	34	6.4	4.2- 9.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	475	76	15.8	12.3-20.0	281	59.1	53.9-64.2	88	18.3	14.7-22.6	30	6.8	4.5-10.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	54	13.5	9.8-18.3	255	59.6	53.4-65.6	85	20.3	15.7-25.9	25	6.5	4.2- 9.9
Northeast NC I	460	52	11.1	8.2-14.9	298	68.0	62.5-73.0	85	17.0	13.4-21.4	25	3.9	2.6- 6.0
Northeast NC II	511	48	9.1	6.4-12.7	302	61.1	55.9-66.0	129	23.8	19.8-28.4	32	5.9	4.1- 8.5
Northeastern Partnership	971	100	9.8	7.7-12.4	600	63.5	59.6-67.2	214	21.4	18.5-24.8	57	5.2	3.9- 7.0
Mountain AHEC	1,306	119	9.7	7.4-12.6	679	52.4	48.1-56.7	391	27.9	24.6-31.5	117	9.9	6.5-14.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,312	376	11.1	9.4-13.1	1,999	61.3	58.4-64.0	742	22.0	19.7-24.4	195	5.7	4.6- 7.1
Piedmont	4,046	355	10.0	8.6-11.5	2,347	58.5	56.2-60.7	1,060	25.9	24.0-28.0	284	5.6	4.7- 6.7
Western NC	2,076	192	10.2	8.3-12.5	1,115	54.1	50.5-57.6	611	28.2	25.2-31.3	158	7.5	5.3-10.6

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%)

North Carolina

9,434

923

10.3

9.4-11.4

5,461

58.7

57.1-60.3

2,413

25.1

23.7-26.5

637

5.9

5.2- 6.7

-Wake County

453

9.2

6.4-13.0

273

64.7

59.3-69.8

114

20.7

16.7-25.2

5.4

3.4- 8.4

GENDER

Male

176

11.9

7.3-18.7

116

69.1

60.4-76.7

14.5

9.3-21.9

4.5

1.8-10.5

Female

277

6.7

4.0-11.1

157

60.7

53.9-67.1

26.4

21.0-32.5

6.3

3.9- 9.9

RACE

White

325

7.5

4.8-11.5

193

64.0

58.0-69.6

22.4

17.9-27.6

6.1

4.0- 9.4

Other

125

11.9

6.4-20.9

67.2

55.9-76.8

16.9

10.1-26.9

4.0

1.1-13.5

AGE

18-44

250

11.5

7.5-17.2

153

64.7

57.4-71.5

18.1

13.2-24.5

5.6

3.1-10.0

45+

199

5.4

2.9- 9.8

117

64.4

56.6-71.5

25.1

19.2-32.1

5.1

2.6- 9.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

114

12.2

6.5-21.7

69.0

56.9-78.9

15.1

8.3-25.6

3.8

0.8-15.3

Some College +

338

8.0

5.2-12.2

199

62.6

56.6-68.1

23.2

18.7-28.5

6.2

4.1- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

184

11.6

6.8-19.1

116

66.8

58.0-74.6

15.9

11.1-22.3

5.7

2.5-12.2

$50,000+

190

5.3

2.7- 9.9

109

61.6

53.4-69.2

27.3

20.5-35.4

5.8

3.3-10.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

8.6

6.0-12.1

223

50.7

45.2-56.2

142

31.6

26.6-37.0

9.2

6.7-12.4

Guilford

445

6.1

4.0- 9.2

240

56.0

50.5-61.4

129

28.7

24.0-34.0

9.1

6.5-12.7

Mecklenburg

448

11.9

7.8-17.9

270

59.3

53.2-65.1

113

25.1

20.4-30.4

3.7

2.4- 5.8

Orange

452

11.2

6.0-19.9

229

46.2

39.1-53.4

136

31.7

25.1-39.1

11.0

6.6-17.6

Wake

453

9.2

6.4-13.0

273

64.7

59.3-69.8

114

20.7

16.7-25.2

5.4

3.4- 8.4

Chatham/Lee

400

13.4

8.5-20.5

238

59.4

52.8-65.6

102

23.2

18.7-28.4

4.0

2.5- 6.4

Nash/Wilson

379

11.9

8.7-16.1

234

63.1

57.0-68.7

20.2

15.5-25.9

4.8

2.9- 7.8

Craven/Pamlico

456

9.7

6.5-14.3

274

60.5

54.9-65.9

125

26.1

21.5-31.3

3.7

2.2- 6.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

6.7

4.6- 9.7

260

58.8

52.7-64.6

113

24.4

20.0-29.3

10.1

5.8-17.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

454

10.2

7.2-14.2

256

58.8

52.4-64.9

130

25.7

20.8-31.2

5.3

3.3- 8.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

8.9

5.7-13.7

303

66.5

59.4-73.0

102

19.3

14.4-25.2

5.3

3.5- 7.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

17.7

7.9-35.1

228

53.6

42.5-64.3

124

22.3

17.0-28.7

6.4

4.2- 9.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

475

15.8

12.3-20.0

281

59.1

53.9-64.2

18.3

14.7-22.6

6.8

4.5-10.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

13.5

9.8-18.3

255

59.6

53.4-65.6

20.3

15.7-25.9

6.5

4.2- 9.9

Northeast NC I

460

11.1

8.2-14.9

298

68.0

62.5-73.0

17.0

13.4-21.4

3.9

2.6- 6.0

Northeast NC II

511

9.1

6.4-12.7

302

61.1

55.9-66.0

129

23.8

19.8-28.4

5.9

4.1- 8.5

Northeastern Partnership

971

100

9.8

7.7-12.4

600

63.5

59.6-67.2

214

21.4

18.5-24.8

5.2

3.9- 7.0

Mountain AHEC

1,306

119

9.7

7.4-12.6

679

52.4

48.1-56.7

391

27.9

24.6-31.5

117

9.9

6.5-14.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,312

376

11.1

9.4-13.1

1,999

61.3

58.4-64.0

742

22.0

19.7-24.4

195

5.7

4.6- 7.1

Piedmont

4,046

355

10.0

8.6-11.5

2,347

58.5

56.2-60.7

1,060

25.9

24.0-28.0

284

5.6

4.7- 6.7

Western NC

2,076

192

10.2

8.3-12.5

1,115

54.1

50.5-57.6

611

28.2

25.2-31.3

158

7.5

5.3-10.6

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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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