BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Vegetable (including potato) Consumption per day*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	778	82	11.3	8.2-15.3	436	56.9	50.9-62.7	203	24.9	20.4-29.9	57	7.0	3.3-13.9
Female	1,298	110	9.2	7.1-11.8	679	51.4	47.4-55.5	408	31.3	27.7-35.2	101	8.1	6.3-10.4
RACE
White	1,889	170	9.9	8.0-12.1	1,006	53.7	50.0-57.3	565	28.6	25.6-31.8	148	7.9	5.4-11.3
African American	74	10	10.0	3.1-27.8	40	49.9	30.7-69.2	21	35.8	18.3-58.2	3	4.3	1.3-13.7
Other Minorities	104	12	16.4	5.5-39.8	62	61.8	42.0-78.3	23	16.8	7.3-34.2	7	5.1	1.9-12.7
AGE
18-24	135	23	10.0	6.0-16.4	77	59.2	47.2-70.1	31	27.3	17.7-39.5	4	3.6	1.1-11.2
25-34	282	25	9.3	5.2-16.0	154	50.8	39.6-62.0	81	26.2	18.3-36.0	22	13.7	4.8-33.5
35-44	343	32	12.6	7.3-20.9	201	58.0	49.8-65.8	94	26.3	20.3-33.3	16	3.1	1.6- 5.8
45-54	383	30	8.6	5.0-14.3	213	54.9	46.7-62.9	112	28.7	21.9-36.7	28	7.8	5.0-12.0
55-64	355	26	9.5	5.7-15.5	193	55.2	47.5-62.7	97	26.7	20.3-34.2	39	8.6	5.7-12.7
65-74	344	34	10.6	6.6-16.7	158	46.3	39.1-53.7	119	34.7	28.0-42.0	33	8.3	5.5-12.4
75+	217	18	10.9	5.7-19.9	109	50.3	41.7-59.0	74	31.3	24.2-39.4	16	7.5	4.2-13.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	349	55	18.3	12.0-26.9	198	53.6	42.7-64.1	82	18.6	13.1-25.8	14	9.5	2.3-31.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	71	11.9	8.7-16.2	364	60.5	54.7-66.0	174	23.5	19.2-28.6	36	4.0	2.7- 6.0
Some Post-H.S.	546	37	6.8	4.3-10.7	301	53.3	46.6-60.0	169	34.0	27.6-40.9	39	5.9	3.8- 9.0
College Graduate	529	29	5.3	3.0- 9.4	247	45.4	39.8-51.2	184	35.9	30.5-41.7	69	13.3	10.1-17.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	271	35	13.3	9.0-19.2	149	60.0	51.7-67.8	69	22.2	16.3-29.5	18	4.5	2.6- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999	408	44	15.4	9.8-23.4	229	56.6	48.0-64.9	113	23.7	17.4-31.4	22	4.2	2.2- 8.0
$25,000- 34,999	254	23	5.7	3.5- 9.4	135	51.9	42.6-61.1	74	32.3	23.7-42.3	22	10.1	5.9-16.6
$35,000- 49,999	270	22	5.4	3.0- 9.6	139	47.7	38.7-56.8	88	41.6	32.5-51.4	21	5.3	3.1- 8.9
$50,000-74,999	206	14	9.5	4.5-18.7	107	53.9	44.3-63.2	67	29.2	21.6-38.2	18	7.5	4.2-13.0
$75,000+	206	8	4.6	1.8-11.5	112	57.7	48.3-66.5	64	28.7	21.2-37.5	22	9.0	5.4-14.8
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

778

11.3

8.2-15.3

436

56.9

50.9-62.7

203

24.9

20.4-29.9

7.0

3.3-13.9

Female

1,298

110

9.2

7.1-11.8

679

51.4

47.4-55.5

408

31.3

27.7-35.2

101

8.1

6.3-10.4

RACE

White

1,889

170

9.9

8.0-12.1

1,006

53.7

50.0-57.3

565

28.6

25.6-31.8

148

7.9

5.4-11.3

African American

10.0

3.1-27.8

49.9

30.7-69.2

35.8

18.3-58.2

4.3

1.3-13.7

Other Minorities

104

16.4

5.5-39.8

61.8

42.0-78.3

16.8

7.3-34.2

5.1

1.9-12.7

AGE

18-24

135

10.0

6.0-16.4

59.2

47.2-70.1

27.3

17.7-39.5

3.6

1.1-11.2

25-34

282

9.3

5.2-16.0

154

50.8

39.6-62.0

26.2

18.3-36.0

13.7

4.8-33.5

35-44

343

12.6

7.3-20.9

201

58.0

49.8-65.8

26.3

20.3-33.3

3.1

1.6- 5.8

45-54

383

8.6

5.0-14.3

213

54.9

46.7-62.9

112

28.7

21.9-36.7

7.8

5.0-12.0

55-64

355

9.5

5.7-15.5

193

55.2

47.5-62.7

26.7

20.3-34.2

8.6

5.7-12.7

65-74

344

10.6

6.6-16.7

158

46.3

39.1-53.7

119

34.7

28.0-42.0

8.3

5.5-12.4

75+

217

10.9

5.7-19.9

109

50.3

41.7-59.0

31.3

24.2-39.4

7.5

4.2-13.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

349

18.3

12.0-26.9

198

53.6

42.7-64.1

18.6

13.1-25.8

9.5

2.3-31.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

11.9

8.7-16.2

364

60.5

54.7-66.0

174

23.5

19.2-28.6

4.0

2.7- 6.0

Some Post-H.S.

546

6.8

4.3-10.7

301

53.3

46.6-60.0

169

34.0

27.6-40.9

5.9

3.8- 9.0

College Graduate

529

5.3

3.0- 9.4

247

45.4

39.8-51.2

184

35.9

30.5-41.7

13.3

10.1-17.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

271

13.3

9.0-19.2

149

60.0

51.7-67.8

22.2

16.3-29.5

4.5

2.6- 7.5

$15,000- 24,999

408

15.4

9.8-23.4

229

56.6

48.0-64.9

113

23.7

17.4-31.4

4.2

2.2- 8.0

$25,000- 34,999

254

5.7

3.5- 9.4

135

51.9

42.6-61.1

32.3

23.7-42.3

10.1

5.9-16.6

$35,000- 49,999

270

5.4

3.0- 9.6

139

47.7

38.7-56.8

41.6

32.5-51.4

5.3

3.1- 8.9

$50,000-74,999

206

9.5

4.5-18.7

107

53.9

44.3-63.2

29.2

21.6-38.2

7.5

4.2-13.0

$75,000+

206

4.6

1.8-11.5

112

57.7

48.3-66.5

28.7

21.2-37.5

9.0

5.4-14.8

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

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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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