BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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
North Carolina	9,446	368	4.3	3.7- 5.1	3,037	33.5	32.0-35.1	3,713	39.0	37.4-40.6	2,328	23.2	21.9-24.6
-Western NC	2,078	68	3.7	2.6- 5.2	606	31.6	28.3-35.0	820	37.8	34.5-41.1	584	27.0	23.8-30.4
GENDER
Male	778	31	4.2	2.6- 7.0	267	37.9	32.4-43.7	285	34.7	29.7-40.2	195	23.1	18.0-29.1
Female	1,300	37	3.2	2.1- 4.9	339	25.5	22.2-29.2	535	40.7	36.8-44.7	389	30.6	27.0-34.5
RACE
White	1,891	62	4.0	2.8- 5.6	536	30.1	26.9-33.4	748	38.2	34.8-41.7	545	27.8	24.4-31.4
African American	74	3	1.3	0.3- 5.2	26	37.7	20.6-58.4	29	43.7	25.1-64.3	16	17.3	8.8-31.1
Other Minorities	104	3	1.5	0.4- 5.7	39	49.6	30.9-68.4	41	29.0	16.8-45.3	21	19.9	9.5-37.1
AGE
18-24	135	9	4.3	1.8- 9.8	48	28.2	19.4-39.0	44	42.1	30.5-54.5	34	25.5	16.3-37.5
25-34	282	9	5.3	2.2-12.2	86	27.8	20.1-37.0	115	34.0	25.4-43.7	72	33.0	21.5-46.9
35-44	343	10	3.0	1.3- 6.8	128	44.9	36.7-53.4	134	34.0	27.4-41.3	71	18.1	13.3-24.1
45-54	383	13	2.5	1.3- 4.5	117	37.0	28.9-45.9	157	36.1	28.6-44.3	96	24.5	18.9-31.0
55-64	355	11	5.8	2.7-12.0	100	27.6	21.2-35.1	128	36.4	29.2-44.1	116	30.3	24.0-37.4
65-74	344	10	3.1	1.4- 6.5	76	22.3	16.7-29.1	139	43.5	36.2-51.0	119	31.1	25.2-37.8
75+	219	5	0.9	0.3- 2.6	48	25.5	18.1-34.7	93	42.6	34.4-51.3	73	30.9	23.9-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	22	7.5	4.2-13.1	125	39.9	30.3-50.3	135	31.1	23.5-40.0	69	21.5	11.9-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	27	3.8	2.3- 6.5	223	42.7	36.7-48.8	246	34.7	29.4-40.4	149	18.8	15.1-23.2
Some Post-H.S.	546	9	2.8	1.2- 6.8	153	21.3	17.1-26.3	229	44.2	37.7-51.0	155	31.6	25.6-38.4
College Graduate	529	10	1.5	0.6- 3.6	103	21.1	16.6-26.5	208	39.6	34.0-45.4	208	37.8	32.5-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	12	4.2	2.2- 8.1	93	37.4	29.0-46.6	99	38.2	30.1-47.1	68	20.1	14.5-27.2
$15,000- 24,999	408	18	5.7	3.0-10.7	126	39.8	31.2-49.0	167	32.4	25.5-40.2	97	22.1	16.1-29.5
$25,000- 34,999	255	11	2.7	1.4- 5.2	82	29.0	22.0-37.2	98	38.5	29.8-47.9	64	29.8	21.5-39.7
$35,000- 49,999	270	8	1.8	0.6- 5.2	84	31.2	23.4-40.2	97	34.0	25.9-43.3	81	33.0	24.8-42.3
$50,000-74,999	206	2	2.9	0.6-13.5	60	33.4	25.1-42.9	84	41.7	32.4-51.6	60	22.1	16.0-29.8
$75,000+	206	3	1.8	0.4- 7.6	43	17.8	11.9-25.8	83	45.2	35.9-54.8	77	35.2	27.1-44.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	12	2.9	1.4- 5.8	124	26.7	22.3-31.6	173	40.8	35.3-46.4	145	29.7	25.0-34.7
Guilford	445	18	3.8	2.2- 6.3	115	27.8	22.9-33.3	178	39.3	34.0-44.8	134	29.1	24.3-34.4
Mecklenburg	448	15	5.2	2.5-10.5	140	29.7	24.9-35.0	186	42.9	37.0-49.0	107	22.3	17.9-27.4
Orange	452	10	5.9	1.9-17.2	99	23.7	18.4-29.9	175	34.2	28.3-40.8	168	36.2	29.2-43.8
Wake	453	11	2.9	1.5- 5.6	137	33.4	28.3-39.0	195	43.0	37.6-48.7	110	20.7	16.6-25.4
Chatham/Lee	400	16	5.1	2.8- 9.2	136	36.0	29.8-42.7	165	40.9	34.9-47.1	83	18.0	14.0-22.7
Nash/Wilson	380	14	3.7	2.0- 6.6	146	39.4	33.7-45.3	147	39.8	33.9-45.9	73	17.2	13.3-22.0
Craven/Pamlico	456	17	3.5	1.9- 6.4	144	33.8	28.6-39.5	182	40.9	35.4-46.5	113	21.9	18.0-26.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	9	2.0	1.0- 4.1	153	34.6	29.5-40.2	169	37.7	32.4-43.3	107	25.6	20.2-31.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	17	4.2	2.4- 7.1	135	31.4	25.4-38.1	193	41.4	34.9-48.2	111	23.1	18.5-28.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	478	13	1.8	0.9- 3.5	167	35.5	28.8-42.8	197	43.9	35.5-52.6	101	18.9	14.0-24.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	19	4.8	2.4- 9.6	119	39.3	27.7-52.4	169	33.2	25.7-41.7	118	22.6	17.1-29.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	174	36.8	31.8-42.0	172	35.6	30.7-40.8	93	20.3	16.4-24.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	24	6.0	3.7- 9.7	169	40.7	34.6-47.0	140	32.4	27.2-38.1	87	20.9	16.3-26.4
Northeast NC I	461	18	3.5	2.1- 5.8	170	41.6	35.2-48.3	183	37.8	32.2-43.7	90	17.1	13.5-21.4
Northeast NC II	514	20	3.6	2.0- 6.3	172	35.0	30.1-40.3	209	40.6	35.5-45.9	113	20.8	17.1-25.0
Northeastern Partnership	975	38	3.6	2.3- 5.4	342	37.4	33.4-41.5	392	39.6	35.7-43.6	203	19.5	16.7-22.5
Mountain AHEC	1,306	44	3.3	2.2- 5.0	362	29.0	25.3-32.9	507	37.4	33.6-41.4	393	30.3	26.1-34.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,319	159	4.9	3.7- 6.4	1,171	35.6	32.9-38.5	1,271	38.1	35.3-41.0	718	21.4	19.2-23.8
Piedmont	4,049	141	4.2	3.3- 5.3	1,260	32.9	30.8-35.1	1,622	39.7	37.5-42.0	1,026	23.2	21.4-25.1

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

9,446

368

4.3

3.7- 5.1

3,037

33.5

32.0-35.1

3,713

39.0

37.4-40.6

2,328

23.2

21.9-24.6

-Western NC

2,078

3.7

2.6- 5.2

606

31.6

28.3-35.0

820

37.8

34.5-41.1

584

27.0

23.8-30.4

GENDER

Male

778

4.2

2.6- 7.0

267

37.9

32.4-43.7

285

34.7

29.7-40.2

195

23.1

18.0-29.1

Female

1,300

3.2

2.1- 4.9

339

25.5

22.2-29.2

535

40.7

36.8-44.7

389

30.6

27.0-34.5

RACE

White

1,891

4.0

2.8- 5.6

536

30.1

26.9-33.4

748

38.2

34.8-41.7

545

27.8

24.4-31.4

African American

1.3

0.3- 5.2

37.7

20.6-58.4

43.7

25.1-64.3

17.3

8.8-31.1

Other Minorities

104

1.5

0.4- 5.7

49.6

30.9-68.4

29.0

16.8-45.3

19.9

9.5-37.1

AGE

18-24

135

4.3

1.8- 9.8

28.2

19.4-39.0

42.1

30.5-54.5

25.5

16.3-37.5

25-34

282

5.3

2.2-12.2

27.8

20.1-37.0

115

34.0

25.4-43.7

33.0

21.5-46.9

35-44

343

3.0

1.3- 6.8

128

44.9

36.7-53.4

134

34.0

27.4-41.3

18.1

13.3-24.1

45-54

383

2.5

1.3- 4.5

117

37.0

28.9-45.9

157

36.1

28.6-44.3

24.5

18.9-31.0

55-64

355

5.8

2.7-12.0

100

27.6

21.2-35.1

128

36.4

29.2-44.1

116

30.3

24.0-37.4

65-74

344

3.1

1.4- 6.5

22.3

16.7-29.1

139

43.5

36.2-51.0

119

31.1

25.2-37.8

75+

219

0.9

0.3- 2.6

25.5

18.1-34.7

42.6

34.4-51.3

30.9

23.9-39.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

7.5

4.2-13.1

125

39.9

30.3-50.3

135

31.1

23.5-40.0

21.5

11.9-35.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

3.8

2.3- 6.5

223

42.7

36.7-48.8

246

34.7

29.4-40.4

149

18.8

15.1-23.2

Some Post-H.S.

546

2.8

1.2- 6.8

153

21.3

17.1-26.3

229

44.2

37.7-51.0

155

31.6

25.6-38.4

College Graduate

529

1.5

0.6- 3.6

103

21.1

16.6-26.5

208

39.6

34.0-45.4

208

37.8

32.5-43.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

4.2

2.2- 8.1

37.4

29.0-46.6

38.2

30.1-47.1

20.1

14.5-27.2

$15,000- 24,999

408

5.7

3.0-10.7

126

39.8

31.2-49.0

167

32.4

25.5-40.2

22.1

16.1-29.5

$25,000- 34,999

255

2.7

1.4- 5.2

29.0

22.0-37.2

38.5

29.8-47.9

29.8

21.5-39.7

$35,000- 49,999

270

1.8

0.6- 5.2

31.2

23.4-40.2

34.0

25.9-43.3

33.0

24.8-42.3

$50,000-74,999

206

2.9

0.6-13.5

33.4

25.1-42.9

41.7

32.4-51.6

22.1

16.0-29.8

$75,000+

206

1.8

0.4- 7.6

17.8

11.9-25.8

45.2

35.9-54.8

35.2

27.1-44.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

2.9

1.4- 5.8

124

26.7

22.3-31.6

173

40.8

35.3-46.4

145

29.7

25.0-34.7

Guilford

445

3.8

2.2- 6.3

115

27.8

22.9-33.3

178

39.3

34.0-44.8

134

29.1

24.3-34.4

Mecklenburg

448

5.2

2.5-10.5

140

29.7

24.9-35.0

186

42.9

37.0-49.0

107

22.3

17.9-27.4

Orange

452

5.9

1.9-17.2

23.7

18.4-29.9

175

34.2

28.3-40.8

168

36.2

29.2-43.8

Wake

453

2.9

1.5- 5.6

137

33.4

28.3-39.0

195

43.0

37.6-48.7

110

20.7

16.6-25.4

Chatham/Lee

400

5.1

2.8- 9.2

136

36.0

29.8-42.7

165

40.9

34.9-47.1

18.0

14.0-22.7

Nash/Wilson

380

3.7

2.0- 6.6

146

39.4

33.7-45.3

147

39.8

33.9-45.9

17.2

13.3-22.0

Craven/Pamlico

456

3.5

1.9- 6.4

144

33.8

28.6-39.5

182

40.9

35.4-46.5

113

21.9

18.0-26.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

2.0

1.0- 4.1

153

34.6

29.5-40.2

169

37.7

32.4-43.3

107

25.6

20.2-31.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

4.2

2.4- 7.1

135

31.4

25.4-38.1

193

41.4

34.9-48.2

111

23.1

18.5-28.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

478

1.8

0.9- 3.5

167

35.5

28.8-42.8

197

43.9

35.5-52.6

101

18.9

14.0-24.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

4.8

2.4- 9.6

119

39.3

27.7-52.4

169

33.2

25.7-41.7

118

22.6

17.1-29.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

7.4

5.1-10.5

174

36.8

31.8-42.0

172

35.6

30.7-40.8

20.3

16.4-24.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

6.0

3.7- 9.7

169

40.7

34.6-47.0

140

32.4

27.2-38.1

20.9

16.3-26.4

Northeast NC I

461

3.5

2.1- 5.8

170

41.6

35.2-48.3

183

37.8

32.2-43.7

17.1

13.5-21.4

Northeast NC II

514

3.6

2.0- 6.3

172

35.0

30.1-40.3

209

40.6

35.5-45.9

113

20.8

17.1-25.0

Northeastern Partnership

975

3.6

2.3- 5.4

342

37.4

33.4-41.5

392

39.6

35.7-43.6

203

19.5

16.7-22.5

Mountain AHEC

1,306

3.3

2.2- 5.0

362

29.0

25.3-32.9

507

37.4

33.6-41.4

393

30.3

26.1-34.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,319

159

4.9

3.7- 6.4

1,171

35.6

32.9-38.5

1,271

38.1

35.3-41.0

718

21.4

19.2-23.8

Piedmont

4,049

141

4.2

3.3- 5.3

1,260

32.9

30.8-35.1

1,622

39.7

37.5-42.0

1,026

23.2

21.4-25.1

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* Data in this table were derived from the fruits and 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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