BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How often do you eat potatoes not including French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?)

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	9,225	433	4.9	4.2- 5.7	6,366	69.1	67.5-70.6	1,784	19.0	17.8-20.3	99	0.9	0.7- 1.3	543	6.1	5.3- 7.0
-Western NC	2,036	134	7.0	5.5- 9.0	1,484	74.1	71.0-77.0	300	13.7	11.6-16.1	19	0.7	0.3- 1.4	99	4.5	3.2- 6.3
GENDER
Male	762	52	8.5	5.8-12.3	572	73.5	68.0-78.3	89	11.9	8.7-16.1	6	0.6	0.2- 1.7	43	5.6	3.2- 9.4
Female	1,274	82	5.6	4.2- 7.4	912	74.7	71.3-77.8	211	15.4	12.9-18.3	13	0.8	0.3- 1.9	56	3.5	2.5- 4.8
RACE
White	1,853	122	6.8	5.3- 8.8	1,369	75.4	72.3-78.2	265	13.5	11.4-15.9	14	0.6	0.3- 1.4	83	3.7	2.7- 4.9
African American	72	6	5.8	2.1-15.0	44	76.9	62.5-86.9	15	12.6	6.2-23.7	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	5	4.1	1.3-11.7
Other Minorities	102	6	11.9	3.7-32.2	66	52.8	33.2-71.6	18	16.6	5.7-39.9	2	1.0	0.2- 5.6	10	17.8	5.2-45.9
AGE
18-24	133	10	11.8	5.8-22.5	90	74.9	64.1-83.3	25	10.5	6.0-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	8	2.9	1.3- 6.3
25-34	277	20	9.6	5.2-17.0	205	78.0	69.7-84.5	39	8.8	5.7-13.4	3	1.0	0.2- 5.0	10	2.7	1.2- 6.0
35-44	340	17	4.4	2.5- 7.8	249	73.9	64.7-81.3	50	13.4	8.3-21.0	6	1.4	0.5- 4.5	18	6.9	2.5-17.4
45-54	381	27	6.3	3.9-10.2	271	70.4	62.6-77.2	61	19.4	13.5-27.1	4	0.2	0.1- 0.7	18	3.6	1.9- 6.6
55-64	350	23	6.8	3.3-13.5	243	69.4	61.6-76.2	60	16.9	12.0-23.3	2	0.8	0.1- 4.6	22	6.1	3.3-11.0
65-74	331	20	5.1	2.7- 9.5	252	75.0	67.7-81.1	41	14.5	9.7-21.2	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5	15	4.7	2.4- 9.1
75+	208	17	6.4	3.5-11.5	161	80.2	72.5-86.1	21	8.8	4.9-15.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	8	4.3	1.9- 9.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	35	12.1	7.1-19.9	227	65.2	54.5-74.6	49	13.1	7.9-20.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	23	9.4	4.2-19.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	635	55	8.3	5.5-12.3	474	75.7	70.3-80.4	83	13.2	9.7-17.8	2	0.1	0.0- 0.3	21	2.7	1.5- 4.8
Some Post-H.S.	538	31	5.9	3.7- 9.1	396	77.1	71.8-81.7	80	12.7	9.3-17.2	7	1.4	0.5- 3.8	24	2.9	1.6- 5.0
College Graduate	522	12	2.5	1.2- 5.4	383	75.0	69.5-79.8	88	16.2	12.1-21.4	8	1.0	0.3- 2.9	31	5.2	3.5- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	260	24	11.4	6.7-18.6	169	64.9	56.5-72.5	50	18.0	12.8-24.6	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4	15	5.4	3.0- 9.7
$15,000- 24,999	401	32	8.6	4.7-15.3	295	72.7	63.5-80.2	46	10.0	5.7-16.8	5	1.2	0.4- 3.9	23	7.6	3.3-16.5
$25,000- 34,999	250	15	8.3	4.5-14.7	183	76.4	68.8-82.6	37	11.1	7.5-16.2	3	0.7	0.2- 2.9	12	3.5	1.5- 7.9
$35,000- 49,999	266	9	3.5	1.5- 7.9	196	76.8	68.6-83.4	45	14.8	9.5-22.3	4	1.0	0.2- 4.8	12	3.9	1.7- 8.4
$50,000-74,999	205	6	2.3	0.8- 6.6	164	81.3	73.1-87.4	23	11.5	6.7-19.2	3	1.4	0.3- 6.9	9	3.5	1.6- 7.3
$75,000+	203	2	1.6	0.3- 8.7	157	72.4	62.1-80.7	35	23.1	15.1-33.5	0	0.0	. - .	9	3.0	1.4- 6.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	445	26	5.9	3.7- 9.4	314	71.5	66.2-76.3	77	17.1	13.2-21.8	4	0.4	0.2- 1.2	24	5.0	3.2- 7.6
Guilford	436	16	3.9	2.2- 6.8	280	66.5	61.0-71.6	109	22.3	18.2-27.1	8	2.5	1.0- 6.2	23	4.7	2.9- 7.7
Mecklenburg	435	12	2.5	1.3- 4.6	273	62.9	56.8-68.7	99	25.3	20.0-31.4	7	1.1	0.5- 2.6	44	8.2	5.8-11.4
Orange	446	11	2.1	1.0- 4.3	280	60.4	52.9-67.4	110	24.3	19.4-30.1	11	5.2	1.4-17.6	34	7.9	5.3-11.7
Wake	445	13	2.8	1.5- 5.2	285	63.7	58.0-69.0	108	24.7	20.1-29.9	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	33	7.9	5.1-11.9
Chatham/Lee	389	13	5.0	2.4-10.2	269	68.5	62.2-74.1	71	17.7	13.5-22.9	6	1.1	0.5- 2.7	30	7.7	4.9-11.9
Nash/Wilson	373	15	4.1	2.3- 7.0	249	66.7	60.8-72.1	85	24.1	19.2-29.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.9	20	4.5	2.8- 7.3
Craven/Pamlico	448	15	3.6	2.0- 6.3	329	74.2	68.8-78.9	77	17.2	13.1-22.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	25	4.7	2.9- 7.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	434	34	6.9	4.7-10.1	326	76.8	71.9-81.1	55	12.4	9.2-16.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	18	3.8	2.1- 6.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	445	28	7.4	4.7-11.6	326	76.3	71.1-80.9	65	12.0	9.1-15.7	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	21	3.5	2.2- 5.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	467	19	3.5	2.1- 5.9	323	70.1	63.2-76.3	101	21.6	16.5-27.8	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	22	4.5	2.3- 8.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	417	24	4.9	3.0- 8.0	308	68.9	55.6-79.7	62	21.0	10.8-36.9	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	18	4.5	2.5- 8.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	462	20	4.4	2.7- 7.1	293	63.9	58.6-68.9	120	26.2	21.7-31.3	6	1.3	0.5- 2.9	23	4.2	2.7- 6.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	401	19	4.8	2.9- 7.9	269	71.9	66.6-76.7	82	16.9	13.3-21.3	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	27	5.8	3.8- 8.9
Northeast NC I	450	16	2.6	1.5- 4.5	304	65.2	58.1-71.7	103	25.9	19.6-33.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	23	5.4	3.2- 9.0
Northeast NC II	494	28	6.0	4.0- 8.9	346	69.5	64.3-74.2	86	17.8	14.0-22.4	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	29	5.8	3.7- 8.8
Northeastern Partnership	944	44	4.8	3.4- 6.8	650	68.0	63.8-71.9	189	20.7	17.2-24.7	9	0.9	0.4- 1.8	52	5.6	4.0- 7.8
Mountain AHEC	1,279	80	7.1	5.2- 9.6	935	73.9	70.1-77.3	195	14.7	12.0-17.9	12	0.7	0.3- 1.7	57	3.6	2.6- 4.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,226	141	4.8	3.5- 6.5	2,214	68.7	65.8-71.4	661	20.1	17.8-22.6	29	0.7	0.4- 1.2	181	5.7	4.3- 7.6
Piedmont	3,963	158	4.5	3.6- 5.6	2,668	68.0	65.8-70.1	823	19.8	18.0-21.6	51	1.1	0.7- 1.7	263	6.6	5.6- 7.9

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,225

433

4.9

4.2- 5.7

6,366

69.1

67.5-70.6

1,784

19.0

17.8-20.3

0.9

0.7- 1.3

543

6.1

5.3- 7.0

-Western NC

2,036

134

7.0

5.5- 9.0

1,484

74.1

71.0-77.0

300

13.7

11.6-16.1

0.7

0.3- 1.4

4.5

3.2- 6.3

GENDER

Male

762

8.5

5.8-12.3

572

73.5

68.0-78.3

11.9

8.7-16.1

0.6

0.2- 1.7

5.6

3.2- 9.4

Female

1,274

5.6

4.2- 7.4

912

74.7

71.3-77.8

211

15.4

12.9-18.3

0.8

0.3- 1.9

3.5

2.5- 4.8

RACE

White

1,853

122

6.8

5.3- 8.8

1,369

75.4

72.3-78.2

265

13.5

11.4-15.9

0.6

0.3- 1.4

3.7

2.7- 4.9

African American

5.8

2.1-15.0

76.9

62.5-86.9

12.6

6.2-23.7

0.7

0.2- 2.8

4.1

1.3-11.7

Other Minorities

102

11.9

3.7-32.2

52.8

33.2-71.6

16.6

5.7-39.9

1.0

0.2- 5.6

17.8

5.2-45.9

AGE

18-24

133

11.8

5.8-22.5

74.9

64.1-83.3

10.5

6.0-17.7

0.0

. - .

2.9

1.3- 6.3

25-34

277

9.6

5.2-17.0

205

78.0

69.7-84.5

8.8

5.7-13.4

1.0

0.2- 5.0

2.7

1.2- 6.0

35-44

340

4.4

2.5- 7.8

249

73.9

64.7-81.3

13.4

8.3-21.0

1.4

0.5- 4.5

6.9

2.5-17.4

45-54

381

6.3

3.9-10.2

271

70.4

62.6-77.2

19.4

13.5-27.1

0.2

0.1- 0.7

3.6

1.9- 6.6

55-64

350

6.8

3.3-13.5

243

69.4

61.6-76.2

16.9

12.0-23.3

0.8

0.1- 4.6

6.1

3.3-11.0

65-74

331

5.1

2.7- 9.5

252

75.0

67.7-81.1

14.5

9.7-21.2

0.7

0.2- 2.5

4.7

2.4- 9.1

75+

208

6.4

3.5-11.5

161

80.2

72.5-86.1

8.8

4.9-15.2

0.3

0.0- 2.2

4.3

1.9- 9.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

12.1

7.1-19.9

227

65.2

54.5-74.6

13.1

7.9-20.9

0.1

0.0- 0.9

9.4

4.2-19.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

635

8.3

5.5-12.3

474

75.7

70.3-80.4

13.2

9.7-17.8

0.1

0.0- 0.3

2.7

1.5- 4.8

Some Post-H.S.

538

5.9

3.7- 9.1

396

77.1

71.8-81.7

12.7

9.3-17.2

1.4

0.5- 3.8

2.9

1.6- 5.0

College Graduate

522

2.5

1.2- 5.4

383

75.0

69.5-79.8

16.2

12.1-21.4

1.0

0.3- 2.9

5.2

3.5- 7.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

260

11.4

6.7-18.6

169

64.9

56.5-72.5

18.0

12.8-24.6

0.4

0.1- 1.4

5.4

3.0- 9.7

$15,000- 24,999

401

8.6

4.7-15.3

295

72.7

63.5-80.2

10.0

5.7-16.8

1.2

0.4- 3.9

7.6

3.3-16.5

$25,000- 34,999

250

8.3

4.5-14.7

183

76.4

68.8-82.6

11.1

7.5-16.2

0.7

0.2- 2.9

3.5

1.5- 7.9

$35,000- 49,999

266

3.5

1.5- 7.9

196

76.8

68.6-83.4

14.8

9.5-22.3

1.0

0.2- 4.8

3.9

1.7- 8.4

$50,000-74,999

205

2.3

0.8- 6.6

164

81.3

73.1-87.4

11.5

6.7-19.2

1.4

0.3- 6.9

3.5

1.6- 7.3

$75,000+

203

1.6

0.3- 8.7

157

72.4

62.1-80.7

23.1

15.1-33.5

0.0

. - .

3.0

1.4- 6.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

445

5.9

3.7- 9.4

314

71.5

66.2-76.3

17.1

13.2-21.8

0.4

0.2- 1.2

5.0

3.2- 7.6

Guilford

436

3.9

2.2- 6.8

280

66.5

61.0-71.6

109

22.3

18.2-27.1

2.5

1.0- 6.2

4.7

2.9- 7.7

Mecklenburg

435

2.5

1.3- 4.6

273

62.9

56.8-68.7

25.3

20.0-31.4

1.1

0.5- 2.6

8.2

5.8-11.4

Orange

446

2.1

1.0- 4.3

280

60.4

52.9-67.4

110

24.3

19.4-30.1

5.2

1.4-17.6

7.9

5.3-11.7

Wake

445

2.8

1.5- 5.2

285

63.7

58.0-69.0

108

24.7

20.1-29.9

0.9

0.4- 2.1

7.9

5.1-11.9

Chatham/Lee

389

5.0

2.4-10.2

269

68.5

62.2-74.1

17.7

13.5-22.9

1.1

0.5- 2.7

7.7

4.9-11.9

Nash/Wilson

373

4.1

2.3- 7.0

249

66.7

60.8-72.1

24.1

19.2-29.7

0.6

0.2- 1.9

4.5

2.8- 7.3

Craven/Pamlico

448

3.6

2.0- 6.3

329

74.2

68.8-78.9

17.2

13.1-22.2

0.4

0.1- 1.6

4.7

2.9- 7.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

434

6.9

4.7-10.1

326

76.8

71.9-81.1

12.4

9.2-16.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

3.8

2.1- 6.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

445

7.4

4.7-11.6

326

76.3

71.1-80.9

12.0

9.1-15.7

0.8

0.3- 2.1

3.5

2.2- 5.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

467

3.5

2.1- 5.9

323

70.1

63.2-76.3

101

21.6

16.5-27.8

0.2

0.0- 0.9

4.5

2.3- 8.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

417

4.9

3.0- 8.0

308

68.9

55.6-79.7

21.0

10.8-36.9

0.7

0.3- 1.8

4.5

2.5- 8.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

462

4.4

2.7- 7.1

293

63.9

58.6-68.9

120

26.2

21.7-31.3

1.3

0.5- 2.9

4.2

2.7- 6.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

401

4.8

2.9- 7.9

269

71.9

66.6-76.7

16.9

13.3-21.3

0.6

0.2- 1.7

5.8

3.8- 8.9

Northeast NC I

450

2.6

1.5- 4.5

304

65.2

58.1-71.7

103

25.9

19.6-33.5

0.8

0.3- 2.3

5.4

3.2- 9.0

Northeast NC II

494

6.0

4.0- 8.9

346

69.5

64.3-74.2

17.8

14.0-22.4

1.0

0.4- 2.4

5.8

3.7- 8.8

Northeastern Partnership

944

4.8

3.4- 6.8

650

68.0

63.8-71.9

189

20.7

17.2-24.7

0.9

0.4- 1.8

5.6

4.0- 7.8

Mountain AHEC

1,279

7.1

5.2- 9.6

935

73.9

70.1-77.3

195

14.7

12.0-17.9

0.7

0.3- 1.7

3.6

2.6- 4.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,226

141

4.8

3.5- 6.5

2,214

68.7

65.8-71.4

661

20.1

17.8-22.6

0.7

0.4- 1.2

181

5.7

4.3- 7.6

Piedmont

3,963

158

4.5

3.6- 5.6

2,668

68.0

65.8-70.1

823

19.8

18.0-21.6

1.1

0.7- 1.7

263

6.6

5.6- 7.9

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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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