BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?)

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	9,238	7,058	74.7	73.2-76.1	1,980	22.9	21.5-24.4	118	1.4	1.0- 1.8	25	0.3	0.2- 0.6	57	0.7	0.5- 1.0
-Western NC	2,018	1,551	74.1	70.8-77.2	428	22.4	19.6-25.5	25	2.3	1.2- 4.5	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1	8	0.7	0.3- 1.7
GENDER
Male	756	548	69.3	63.6-74.5	191	25.1	20.5-30.3	10	3.8	1.6- 8.6	2	0.5	0.1- 1.8	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4
Female	1,262	1,003	78.7	75.1-81.8	237	19.9	16.8-23.4	15	0.9	0.5- 1.6	4	0.4	0.1- 1.6	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6
RACE
White	1,838	1,424	76.3	73.2-79.1	383	21.4	18.7-24.4	19	1.1	0.5- 2.1	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	7	0.8	0.3- 1.9
African American	71	55	65.5	39.3-84.7	13	19.2	6.5-44.8	2	15.1	2.7-53.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	100	63	40.8	24.7-59.2	32	43.5	25.2-63.7	4	14.9	4.2-41.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
AGE
18-24	131	91	73.3	62.0-82.2	34	21.7	13.7-32.7	4	2.5	0.7- 8.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.5	0.6-10.0
25-34	280	217	76.9	67.7-84.0	52	17.5	11.5-25.7	5	3.3	1.0- 9.9	3	1.2	0.3- 5.0	3	1.2	0.3- 4.8
35-44	334	247	65.0	55.6-73.4	79	30.8	22.9-40.0	6	3.6	0.8-15.2	2	0.6	0.1- 3.2	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	377	284	77.1	69.4-83.4	86	18.5	13.8-24.4	6	3.6	0.8-15.1	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	347	271	75.7	67.8-82.2	72	22.1	15.9-29.8	3	1.1	0.3- 3.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5
65-74	328	255	73.9	66.5-80.1	71	25.7	19.5-33.1	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
75+	205	175	80.1	70.6-87.0	29	19.5	12.6-29.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	329	240	64.4	53.3-74.1	80	27.8	19.4-38.2	7	5.7	1.8-16.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.1	0.5- 7.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	622	467	72.2	66.4-77.3	145	25.5	20.6-31.2	5	0.9	0.3- 2.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.5
Some Post-H.S.	538	414	78.3	72.2-83.3	111	17.3	13.2-22.3	10	3.4	1.1- 9.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4
College Graduate	522	425	79.6	74.1-84.2	90	19.8	15.3-25.3	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	261	203	75.7	67.7-82.2	49	19.0	13.5-26.2	7	2.6	1.1- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.7	0.6-10.4
$15,000- 24,999	396	287	64.8	55.5-73.0	102	30.6	22.9-39.6	5	3.1	0.7-13.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5	1	0.9	0.1- 5.8
$25,000- 34,999	252	191	79.0	71.0-85.3	57	20.4	14.1-28.4	3	0.5	0.1- 1.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	264	200	78.2	68.7-85.4	56	16.3	11.0-23.4	4	4.1	0.8-19.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	2	1.1	0.2- 5.8
$50,000-74,999	203	165	77.2	67.9-84.5	34	19.4	12.7-28.4	2	1.4	0.3- 7.1	2	1.9	0.5- 7.6	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	204	158	75.2	65.8-82.8	44	22.7	15.5-31.9	1	1.7	0.2-10.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	439	331	74.1	68.7-78.9	100	23.5	19.0-28.8	5	1.8	0.6- 5.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
Guilford	436	339	77.8	72.6-82.3	84	19.5	15.2-24.7	9	1.7	0.8- 3.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	3	0.8	0.2- 3.1
Mecklenburg	440	328	70.2	63.9-75.8	104	28.4	22.8-34.6	3	0.5	0.2- 1.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.9	0.4- 2.3
Orange	446	346	73.1	65.4-79.7	90	23.9	17.6-31.7	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7
Wake	449	330	70.1	64.4-75.2	106	26.8	21.8-32.4	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5	6	1.6	0.7- 3.9
Chatham/Lee	395	286	65.9	59.0-72.3	99	30.2	24.0-37.2	5	2.0	0.8- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	1.9	0.6- 5.4
Nash/Wilson	371	278	73.1	67.5-78.1	85	23.9	19.2-29.3	6	2.1	0.9- 4.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4
Craven/Pamlico	447	349	77.5	72.3-82.0	89	20.6	16.2-25.8	3	0.6	0.2- 1.7	2	0.5	0.1- 2.6	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	326	77.5	72.7-81.7	91	20.7	16.7-25.4	7	1.3	0.6- 2.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	443	338	76.2	70.8-80.9	97	21.6	17.2-26.7	6	1.4	0.5- 3.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	377	80.0	73.8-85.0	82	17.0	12.6-22.6	5	2.2	0.6- 7.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	5	0.8	0.3- 2.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	413	320	63.5	49.3-75.7	89	27.7	18.2-39.6	4	8.8	1.6-37.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	467	340	70.9	65.6-75.7	114	25.7	21.2-30.8	10	3.0	1.4- 6.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	408	303	69.5	62.6-75.6	90	25.0	19.3-31.8	8	2.3	1.1- 4.8	2	1.2	0.2- 5.5	5	2.0	0.7- 6.2
Northeast NC I	457	351	76.2	71.0-80.7	94	21.6	17.2-26.6	8	1.3	0.6- 2.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
Northeast NC II	499	389	78.2	73.5-82.3	105	20.9	16.9-25.5	4	0.9	0.3- 2.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	0	0.0	. - .
Northeastern Partnership	956	740	77.5	74.0-80.6	199	21.1	18.0-24.5	12	1.0	0.5- 1.9	4	0.3	0.1- 1.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
Mountain AHEC	1,268	978	75.7	71.9-79.1	269	21.1	18.1-24.5	13	1.8	0.7- 4.7	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	5	0.9	0.3- 2.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,248	2,468	74.1	71.4-76.7	704	23.5	21.0-26.2	48	1.6	1.0- 2.5	10	0.3	0.1- 0.7	18	0.5	0.3- 1.0
Piedmont	3,972	3,039	75.1	73.0-77.1	848	22.8	20.9-24.8	45	1.0	0.7- 1.6	9	0.3	0.1- 0.9	31	0.7	0.4- 1.3

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,238

7,058

74.7

73.2-76.1

1,980

22.9

21.5-24.4

118

1.4

1.0- 1.8

0.3

0.2- 0.6

0.7

0.5- 1.0

-Western NC

2,018

1,551

74.1

70.8-77.2

428

22.4

19.6-25.5

2.3

1.2- 4.5

0.4

0.2- 1.1

0.7

0.3- 1.7

GENDER

Male

756

548

69.3

63.6-74.5

191

25.1

20.5-30.3

3.8

1.6- 8.6

0.5

0.1- 1.8

1.3

0.5- 3.4

Female

1,262

1,003

78.7

75.1-81.8

237

19.9

16.8-23.4

0.9

0.5- 1.6

0.4

0.1- 1.6

0.2

0.1- 0.6

RACE

White

1,838

1,424

76.3

73.2-79.1

383

21.4

18.7-24.4

1.1

0.5- 2.1

0.5

0.2- 1.3

0.8

0.3- 1.9

African American

65.5

39.3-84.7

19.2

6.5-44.8

15.1

2.7-53.2

0.3

0.0- 2.3

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

100

40.8

24.7-59.2

43.5

25.2-63.7

14.9

4.2-41.2

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.1- 5.8

AGE

18-24

131

73.3

62.0-82.2

21.7

13.7-32.7

2.5

0.7- 8.5

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.6-10.0

25-34

280

217

76.9

67.7-84.0

17.5

11.5-25.7

3.3

1.0- 9.9

1.2

0.3- 5.0

1.2

0.3- 4.8

35-44

334

247

65.0

55.6-73.4

30.8

22.9-40.0

3.6

0.8-15.2

0.6

0.1- 3.2

0.0

. - .

45-54

377

284

77.1

69.4-83.4

18.5

13.8-24.4

3.6

0.8-15.1

0.7

0.1- 5.0

0.0

. - .

55-64

347

271

75.7

67.8-82.2

22.1

15.9-29.8

1.1

0.3- 3.5

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.2- 7.5

65-74

328

255

73.9

66.5-80.1

25.7

19.5-33.1

0.0

0.0- 0.3

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.6

75+

205

175

80.1

70.6-87.0

19.5

12.6-29.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

329

240

64.4

53.3-74.1

27.8

19.4-38.2

5.7

1.8-16.3

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.5- 7.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

622

467

72.2

66.4-77.3

145

25.5

20.6-31.2

0.9

0.3- 2.6

0.7

0.2- 2.9

0.6

0.2- 2.5

Some Post-H.S.

538

414

78.3

72.2-83.3

111

17.3

13.2-22.3

3.4

1.1- 9.8

0.5

0.1- 3.2

0.5

0.1- 2.4

College Graduate

522

425

79.6

74.1-84.2

19.8

15.3-25.3

0.2

0.1- 0.7

0.3

0.1- 1.1

0.1

0.0- 0.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

261

203

75.7

67.7-82.2

19.0

13.5-26.2

2.6

1.1- 6.1

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.6-10.4

$15,000- 24,999

396

287

64.8

55.5-73.0

102

30.6

22.9-39.6

3.1

0.7-13.0

0.7

0.1- 4.5

0.9

0.1- 5.8

$25,000- 34,999

252

191

79.0

71.0-85.3

20.4

14.1-28.4

0.5

0.1- 1.9

0.1

0.0- 0.7

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

264

200

78.2

68.7-85.4

16.3

11.0-23.4

4.1

0.8-19.0

0.4

0.1- 1.7

1.1

0.2- 5.8

$50,000-74,999

203

165

77.2

67.9-84.5

19.4

12.7-28.4

1.4

0.3- 7.1

1.9

0.5- 7.6

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

204

158

75.2

65.8-82.8

22.7

15.5-31.9

1.7

0.2-10.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 3.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

439

331

74.1

68.7-78.9

100

23.5

19.0-28.8

1.8

0.6- 5.4

0.2

0.0- 1.5

0.3

0.1- 1.4

Guilford

436

339

77.8

72.6-82.3

19.5

15.2-24.7

1.7

0.8- 3.5

0.2

0.0- 1.3

0.8

0.2- 3.1

Mecklenburg

440

328

70.2

63.9-75.8

104

28.4

22.8-34.6

0.5

0.2- 1.8

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.4- 2.3

Orange

446

346

73.1

65.4-79.7

23.9

17.6-31.7

1.9

0.7- 4.9

0.2

0.0- 1.3

0.9

0.3- 2.7

Wake

449

330

70.1

64.4-75.2

106

26.8

21.8-32.4

0.8

0.3- 2.3

0.7

0.2- 2.5

1.6

0.7- 3.9

Chatham/Lee

395

286

65.9

59.0-72.3

30.2

24.0-37.2

2.0

0.8- 4.9

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.6- 5.4

Nash/Wilson

371

278

73.1

67.5-78.1

23.9

19.2-29.3

2.1

0.9- 4.7

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.2- 4.4

Craven/Pamlico

447

349

77.5

72.3-82.0

20.6

16.2-25.8

0.6

0.2- 1.7

0.5

0.1- 2.6

0.8

0.3- 2.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

326

77.5

72.7-81.7

20.7

16.7-25.4

1.3

0.6- 2.8

0.1

0.0- 0.7

0.4

0.1- 1.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

443

338

76.2

70.8-80.9

21.6

17.2-26.7

1.4

0.5- 3.4

0.1

0.0- 0.6

0.8

0.1- 5.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

377

80.0

73.8-85.0

17.0

12.6-22.6

2.2

0.6- 7.4

0.1

0.0- 0.5

0.8

0.3- 2.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

413

320

63.5

49.3-75.7

27.7

18.2-39.6

8.8

1.6-37.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

467

340

70.9

65.6-75.7

114

25.7

21.2-30.8

3.0

1.4- 6.2

0.2

0.0- 1.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

408

303

69.5

62.6-75.6

25.0

19.3-31.8

2.3

1.1- 4.8

1.2

0.2- 5.5

2.0

0.7- 6.2

Northeast NC I

457

351

76.2

71.0-80.7

21.6

17.2-26.6

1.3

0.6- 2.7

0.8

0.2- 2.9

0.2

0.0- 1.4

Northeast NC II

499

389

78.2

73.5-82.3

105

20.9

16.9-25.5

0.9

0.3- 2.3

0.1

0.0- 0.6

0.0

. - .

Northeastern Partnership

956

740

77.5

74.0-80.6

199

21.1

18.0-24.5

1.0

0.5- 1.9

0.3

0.1- 1.0

0.1

0.0- 0.5

Mountain AHEC

1,268

978

75.7

71.9-79.1

269

21.1

18.1-24.5

1.8

0.7- 4.7

0.4

0.1- 1.5

0.9

0.3- 2.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,248

2,468

74.1

71.4-76.7

704

23.5

21.0-26.2

1.6

1.0- 2.5

0.3

0.1- 0.7

0.5

0.3- 1.0

Piedmont

3,972

3,039

75.1

73.0-77.1

848

22.8

20.9-24.8

1.0

0.7- 1.6

0.3

0.1- 0.9

0.7

0.4- 1.3

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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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