BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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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	9,144	3,318	34.9	33.4-36.5	3,328	38.4	36.8-40.0	1,217	13.5	12.4-14.6	205	2.4	1.9- 3.0	1,076	10.8	9.9-11.8
-Western NC	2,018	744	36.3	32.9-39.7	718	37.9	34.3-41.6	256	12.6	10.5-15.1	48	2.2	1.5- 3.4	252	11.1	9.2-13.2
GENDER
Male	756	291	35.1	30.0-40.6	289	41.3	35.3-47.5	89	12.5	9.2-16.9	12	1.4	0.6- 3.3	75	9.6	6.9-13.3
Female	1,262	453	37.4	33.3-41.6	429	34.6	30.8-38.5	167	12.7	10.3-15.5	36	3.0	1.8- 4.7	177	12.4	10.3-15.0
RACE
White	1,832	682	36.6	33.2-40.2	641	36.4	32.8-40.1	237	13.3	11.0-16.0	46	2.4	1.6- 3.7	226	11.3	9.3-13.6
African American	74	28	42.4	24.3-62.7	30	41.8	23.5-62.6	7	6.6	2.7-15.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	8	8.9	3.6-20.3
Other Minorities	103	31	27.4	14.8-45.1	45	60.2	42.1-75.9	11	5.2	2.4-11.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	15	7.0	3.3-14.5
AGE
18-24	133	53	49.1	37.2-61.2	52	34.9	25.1-46.2	21	12.4	7.2-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	3.5	1.5- 8.0
25-34	277	96	33.2	24.2-43.6	121	44.3	32.9-56.3	38	15.4	9.9-23.1	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	17	6.3	2.9-13.3
35-44	339	93	28.0	21.8-35.2	141	46.1	37.9-54.5	61	13.5	9.7-18.4	11	2.7	1.2- 5.8	33	9.6	6.3-14.4
45-54	377	109	25.1	19.0-32.3	136	39.3	31.5-47.7	55	15.4	9.4-24.1	9	2.6	1.0- 6.9	68	17.6	12.2-24.7
55-64	340	133	39.3	31.8-47.4	102	28.7	22.2-36.2	38	11.8	7.3-18.6	14	5.7	2.7-11.4	53	14.5	9.9-20.7
65-74	330	141	40.1	33.0-47.5	112	35.9	29.1-43.4	28	9.5	5.5-15.9	9	1.9	0.7- 5.0	40	12.6	8.2-18.8
75+	205	110	52.8	43.8-61.6	50	30.2	22.0-39.8	11	4.3	2.0- 9.1	0	0.0	. - .	34	12.7	8.4-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	331	122	27.6	20.5-36.0	99	40.8	29.3-53.4	39	11.9	7.2-18.8	11	3.7	1.6- 8.2	60	16.1	11.0-23.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	630	210	32.0	26.7-37.8	231	36.1	30.6-42.0	84	15.4	11.0-21.1	14	2.5	1.2- 5.2	91	14.0	10.3-18.8
Some Post-H.S.	530	205	44.1	37.3-51.1	191	36.5	30.4-43.1	73	11.8	8.7-15.9	13	1.2	0.5- 2.7	48	6.4	4.2- 9.5
College Graduate	522	205	39.3	33.7-45.1	194	39.9	34.3-45.8	60	10.3	7.3-14.2	10	1.9	0.8- 4.7	53	8.7	6.2-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	261	104	31.3	24.3-39.3	73	32.7	24.8-41.6	31	13.2	7.9-21.1	10	3.0	1.3- 7.0	43	19.8	12.5-29.9
$15,000- 24,999	397	131	34.7	26.9-43.4	150	39.0	30.7-47.9	54	15.6	9.7-24.0	10	2.7	1.1- 6.4	52	8.1	5.4-11.9
$25,000- 34,999	245	77	43.7	34.2-53.8	101	35.5	27.5-44.5	27	9.9	5.9-16.0	7	1.2	0.5- 2.7	33	9.7	6.4-14.6
$35,000- 49,999	265	88	30.2	22.5-39.2	102	42.1	33.1-51.7	37	10.5	6.8-15.9	5	2.8	0.9- 8.9	33	14.4	8.9-22.5
$50,000-74,999	204	81	39.1	29.9-49.1	76	38.5	29.7-48.1	28	14.0	8.8-21.7	5	1.4	0.4- 4.7	14	7.0	3.9-12.3
$75,000+	202	87	42.0	32.9-51.7	69	37.2	28.4-47.0	26	12.4	7.4-19.9	5	2.7	0.8- 8.8	15	5.7	2.9-11.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	441	170	37.0	31.8-42.5	138	34.7	29.3-40.5	59	14.2	10.7-18.6	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6	65	12.9	9.9-16.6
Guilford	437	164	39.3	33.8-45.1	165	36.5	31.4-42.0	48	11.0	8.0-14.9	10	2.8	1.4- 5.5	50	10.4	7.6-14.1
Mecklenburg	441	151	35.4	29.8-41.5	160	34.9	29.6-40.6	65	16.2	11.9-21.7	10	1.8	0.8- 3.8	55	11.6	8.3-16.1
Orange	446	170	35.1	28.3-42.6	180	45.7	38.3-53.3	45	10.5	6.8-16.0	6	0.8	0.3- 2.0	45	7.9	5.5-11.2
Wake	438	154	34.8	29.5-40.5	176	42.3	36.7-48.1	52	12.3	9.1-16.3	8	1.2	0.6- 2.4	48	9.5	7.1-12.7
Chatham/Lee	385	146	36.7	30.5-43.4	139	38.8	32.8-45.3	46	13.0	9.1-18.3	9	1.8	0.9- 3.7	45	9.6	6.8-13.4
Nash/Wilson	369	123	30.6	25.5-36.2	130	38.0	32.0-44.3	53	15.6	11.7-20.5	8	2.0	1.0- 4.3	55	13.8	10.1-18.5
Craven/Pamlico	444	173	40.0	34.6-45.7	156	36.9	31.5-42.6	54	11.4	8.2-15.7	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	48	9.0	6.6-12.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	162	37.5	31.6-43.7	138	31.4	26.5-36.8	69	16.7	12.7-21.6	8	1.8	0.8- 4.0	48	12.6	9.1-17.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	158	37.6	31.0-44.6	169	36.8	31.0-43.0	60	12.7	9.5-16.8	13	2.0	1.1- 3.6	51	11.0	6.5-17.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	461	166	32.1	25.9-39.0	167	42.3	33.6-51.6	63	12.7	9.0-17.7	10	2.3	1.1- 4.6	55	10.5	7.3-15.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	412	143	28.0	21.4-35.7	159	51.7	41.0-62.3	46	9.3	6.4-13.4	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6	55	9.6	6.7-13.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	456	148	32.8	27.9-38.1	168	38.8	33.6-44.2	76	15.3	12.0-19.4	6	0.8	0.4- 1.9	58	12.2	9.2-16.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	401	140	32.9	27.4-39.1	139	39.4	33.1-46.0	65	15.3	11.7-19.7	8	2.3	1.1- 5.0	49	10.0	7.3-13.6
Northeast NC I	445	186	38.9	33.2-44.9	155	39.0	32.4-46.0	63	13.9	10.5-18.3	9	1.6	0.7- 3.7	32	6.5	4.4- 9.6
Northeast NC II	490	189	36.0	31.1-41.1	184	40.1	34.8-45.6	56	12.1	9.0-16.1	11	1.7	0.9- 3.5	50	10.1	7.3-13.8
Northeastern Partnership	935	375	37.0	33.2-40.9	339	39.7	35.5-44.0	119	12.8	10.4-15.6	20	1.7	1.0- 2.9	82	8.8	6.8-11.4
Mountain AHEC	1,261	474	36.9	33.0-40.9	440	38.3	33.9-43.0	153	11.8	9.5-14.6	26	2.2	1.2- 3.9	168	10.8	8.8-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,200	1,154	34.1	31.4-37.0	1,158	39.5	36.5-42.5	455	14.8	12.8-17.2	71	2.0	1.4- 2.8	362	9.6	8.2-11.2
Piedmont	3,926	1,420	35.0	32.8-37.3	1,452	38.0	35.7-40.3	506	13.0	11.5-14.6	86	2.7	1.9- 3.7	462	11.4	10.0-12.9

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,144

3,318

34.9

33.4-36.5

3,328

38.4

36.8-40.0

1,217

13.5

12.4-14.6

205

2.4

1.9- 3.0

1,076

10.8

9.9-11.8

-Western NC

2,018

744

36.3

32.9-39.7

718

37.9

34.3-41.6

256

12.6

10.5-15.1

2.2

1.5- 3.4

252

11.1

9.2-13.2

GENDER

Male

756

291

35.1

30.0-40.6

289

41.3

35.3-47.5

12.5

9.2-16.9

1.4

0.6- 3.3

9.6

6.9-13.3

Female

1,262

453

37.4

33.3-41.6

429

34.6

30.8-38.5

167

12.7

10.3-15.5

3.0

1.8- 4.7

177

12.4

10.3-15.0

RACE

White

1,832

682

36.6

33.2-40.2

641

36.4

32.8-40.1

237

13.3

11.0-16.0

2.4

1.6- 3.7

226

11.3

9.3-13.6

African American

42.4

24.3-62.7

41.8

23.5-62.6

6.6

2.7-15.5

0.3

0.0- 2.1

8.9

3.6-20.3

Other Minorities

103

27.4

14.8-45.1

60.2

42.1-75.9

5.2

2.4-11.0

0.2

0.0- 1.3

7.0

3.3-14.5

AGE

18-24

133

49.1

37.2-61.2

34.9

25.1-46.2

12.4

7.2-20.7

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.5- 8.0

25-34

277

33.2

24.2-43.6

121

44.3

32.9-56.3

15.4

9.9-23.1

0.8

0.3- 2.1

6.3

2.9-13.3

35-44

339

28.0

21.8-35.2

141

46.1

37.9-54.5

13.5

9.7-18.4

2.7

1.2- 5.8

9.6

6.3-14.4

45-54

377

109

25.1

19.0-32.3

136

39.3

31.5-47.7

15.4

9.4-24.1

2.6

1.0- 6.9

17.6

12.2-24.7

55-64

340

133

39.3

31.8-47.4

102

28.7

22.2-36.2

11.8

7.3-18.6

5.7

2.7-11.4

14.5

9.9-20.7

65-74

330

141

40.1

33.0-47.5

112

35.9

29.1-43.4

9.5

5.5-15.9

1.9

0.7- 5.0

12.6

8.2-18.8

75+

205

110

52.8

43.8-61.6

30.2

22.0-39.8

4.3

2.0- 9.1

0.0

. - .

12.7

8.4-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

331

122

27.6

20.5-36.0

40.8

29.3-53.4

11.9

7.2-18.8

3.7

1.6- 8.2

16.1

11.0-23.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

630

210

32.0

26.7-37.8

231

36.1

30.6-42.0

15.4

11.0-21.1

2.5

1.2- 5.2

14.0

10.3-18.8

Some Post-H.S.

530

205

44.1

37.3-51.1

191

36.5

30.4-43.1

11.8

8.7-15.9

1.2

0.5- 2.7

6.4

4.2- 9.5

College Graduate

522

205

39.3

33.7-45.1

194

39.9

34.3-45.8

10.3

7.3-14.2

1.9

0.8- 4.7

8.7

6.2-12.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

261

104

31.3

24.3-39.3

32.7

24.8-41.6

13.2

7.9-21.1

3.0

1.3- 7.0

19.8

12.5-29.9

$15,000- 24,999

397

131

34.7

26.9-43.4

150

39.0

30.7-47.9

15.6

9.7-24.0

2.7

1.1- 6.4

8.1

5.4-11.9

$25,000- 34,999

245

43.7

34.2-53.8

101

35.5

27.5-44.5

9.9

5.9-16.0

1.2

0.5- 2.7

9.7

6.4-14.6

$35,000- 49,999

265

30.2

22.5-39.2

102

42.1

33.1-51.7

10.5

6.8-15.9

2.8

0.9- 8.9

14.4

8.9-22.5

$50,000-74,999

204

39.1

29.9-49.1

38.5

29.7-48.1

14.0

8.8-21.7

1.4

0.4- 4.7

7.0

3.9-12.3

$75,000+

202

42.0

32.9-51.7

37.2

28.4-47.0

12.4

7.4-19.9

2.7

0.8- 8.8

5.7

2.9-11.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

441

170

37.0

31.8-42.5

138

34.7

29.3-40.5

14.2

10.7-18.6

1.3

0.6- 2.6

12.9

9.9-16.6

Guilford

437

164

39.3

33.8-45.1

165

36.5

31.4-42.0

11.0

8.0-14.9

2.8

1.4- 5.5

10.4

7.6-14.1

Mecklenburg

441

151

35.4

29.8-41.5

160

34.9

29.6-40.6

16.2

11.9-21.7

1.8

0.8- 3.8

11.6

8.3-16.1

Orange

446

170

35.1

28.3-42.6

180

45.7

38.3-53.3

10.5

6.8-16.0

0.8

0.3- 2.0

7.9

5.5-11.2

Wake

438

154

34.8

29.5-40.5

176

42.3

36.7-48.1

12.3

9.1-16.3

1.2

0.6- 2.4

9.5

7.1-12.7

Chatham/Lee

385

146

36.7

30.5-43.4

139

38.8

32.8-45.3

13.0

9.1-18.3

1.8

0.9- 3.7

9.6

6.8-13.4

Nash/Wilson

369

123

30.6

25.5-36.2

130

38.0

32.0-44.3

15.6

11.7-20.5

2.0

1.0- 4.3

13.8

10.1-18.5

Craven/Pamlico

444

173

40.0

34.6-45.7

156

36.9

31.5-42.6

11.4

8.2-15.7

2.6

1.4- 4.8

9.0

6.6-12.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

162

37.5

31.6-43.7

138

31.4

26.5-36.8

16.7

12.7-21.6

1.8

0.8- 4.0

12.6

9.1-17.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

158

37.6

31.0-44.6

169

36.8

31.0-43.0

12.7

9.5-16.8

2.0

1.1- 3.6

11.0

6.5-17.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

461

166

32.1

25.9-39.0

167

42.3

33.6-51.6

12.7

9.0-17.7

2.3

1.1- 4.6

10.5

7.3-15.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

412

143

28.0

21.4-35.7

159

51.7

41.0-62.3

9.3

6.4-13.4

1.3

0.6- 2.6

9.6

6.7-13.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

456

148

32.8

27.9-38.1

168

38.8

33.6-44.2

15.3

12.0-19.4

0.8

0.4- 1.9

12.2

9.2-16.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

401

140

32.9

27.4-39.1

139

39.4

33.1-46.0

15.3

11.7-19.7

2.3

1.1- 5.0

10.0

7.3-13.6

Northeast NC I

445

186

38.9

33.2-44.9

155

39.0

32.4-46.0

13.9

10.5-18.3

1.6

0.7- 3.7

6.5

4.4- 9.6

Northeast NC II

490

189

36.0

31.1-41.1

184

40.1

34.8-45.6

12.1

9.0-16.1

1.7

0.9- 3.5

10.1

7.3-13.8

Northeastern Partnership

935

375

37.0

33.2-40.9

339

39.7

35.5-44.0

119

12.8

10.4-15.6

1.7

1.0- 2.9

8.8

6.8-11.4

Mountain AHEC

1,261

474

36.9

33.0-40.9

440

38.3

33.9-43.0

153

11.8

9.5-14.6

2.2

1.2- 3.9

168

10.8

8.8-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,200

1,154

34.1

31.4-37.0

1,158

39.5

36.5-42.5

455

14.8

12.8-17.2

2.0

1.4- 2.8

362

9.6

8.2-11.2

Piedmont

3,926

1,420

35.0

32.8-37.3

1,452

38.0

35.7-40.3

506

13.0

11.5-14.6

2.7

1.9- 3.7

462

11.4

10.0-12.9

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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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