BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Consumed five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Consume < 5 times per day	Consume 5 or more times per day
North Carolina	17,127	13,025	77.5	76.6-78.3	4,102	22.5	21.7-23.4
-Eastern NC	5,513	4,341	79.6	78.1-81.0	1,172	20.4	19.0-21.9
GENDER
Male	1,916	1,573	82.0	79.3-84.3	343	18.0	15.7-20.7
Female	3,597	2,768	77.4	75.6-79.0	829	22.6	21.0-24.4
RACE
White	3,688	2,824	78.4	76.6-80.0	864	21.6	20.0-23.4
African American	1,346	1,117	84.1	81.5-86.4	229	15.9	13.6-18.5
Other Minorities	463	387	76.6	68.2-83.4	76	23.4	16.6-31.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	200	81.8	74.5-87.4	44	18.2	12.6-25.5
Non-Hispanic	5,263	4,135	79.4	77.8-80.9	1,128	20.6	19.1-22.2
AGE
18-24	276	216	78.5	70.8-84.7	60	21.5	15.3-29.2
25-34	767	610	80.6	77.1-83.7	157	19.4	16.3-22.9
35-44	978	788	81.2	78.2-83.9	190	18.8	16.1-21.8
45-54	1,134	886	78.3	75.0-81.3	248	21.7	18.7-25.0
55-64	1,035	823	80.5	77.5-83.2	212	19.5	16.8-22.5
65-74	763	592	77.6	73.9-80.9	171	22.4	19.1-26.1
75+	530	400	78.3	74.0-82.1	130	21.7	17.9-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	861	739	84.8	80.8-88.1	122	15.2	11.9-19.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,823	1,524	83.4	80.4-86.1	299	16.6	13.9-19.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,404	1,088	78.1	75.2-80.8	316	21.9	19.2-24.8
College Graduate	1,417	982	71.6	68.8-74.2	435	28.4	25.8-31.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	749	628	85.7	82.5-88.5	121	14.3	11.5-17.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,028	841	82.4	78.8-85.4	187	17.6	14.6-21.2
$25,000- 34,999	708	563	80.4	74.3-85.3	145	19.6	14.7-25.7
$35,000- 49,999	781	610	78.9	75.2-82.2	171	21.1	17.8-24.8
$50,000-74,999	711	536	78.2	74.4-81.6	175	21.8	18.4-25.6
$75,000+	751	548	73.8	69.9-77.4	203	26.2	22.6-30.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,880	1,507	78.9	75.6-81.8	373	21.1	18.2-24.4
No	3,514	2,741	80.1	78.5-81.7	773	19.9	18.3-21.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	895	718	80.4	77.2-83.3	177	19.6	16.7-22.8
Non-Veteran	4,612	3,618	79.4	77.7-81.0	994	20.6	19.0-22.3

Total
Respond.^

Consume < 5 times per day

Consume 5 or more times per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,127

13,025

77.5

76.6-78.3

4,102

22.5

21.7-23.4

-Eastern NC

5,513

4,341

79.6

78.1-81.0

1,172

20.4

19.0-21.9

GENDER

Male

1,916

1,573

82.0

79.3-84.3

343

18.0

15.7-20.7

Female

3,597

2,768

77.4

75.6-79.0

829

22.6

21.0-24.4

RACE

White

3,688

2,824

78.4

76.6-80.0

864

21.6

20.0-23.4

African American

1,346

1,117

84.1

81.5-86.4

229

15.9

13.6-18.5

Other Minorities

463

387

76.6

68.2-83.4

23.4

16.6-31.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

200

81.8

74.5-87.4

18.2

12.6-25.5

Non-Hispanic

5,263

4,135

79.4

77.8-80.9

1,128

20.6

19.1-22.2

AGE

18-24

276

216

78.5

70.8-84.7

21.5

15.3-29.2

25-34

767

610

80.6

77.1-83.7

157

19.4

16.3-22.9

35-44

978

788

81.2

78.2-83.9

190

18.8

16.1-21.8

45-54

1,134

886

78.3

75.0-81.3

248

21.7

18.7-25.0

55-64

1,035

823

80.5

77.5-83.2

212

19.5

16.8-22.5

65-74

763

592

77.6

73.9-80.9

171

22.4

19.1-26.1

75+

530

400

78.3

74.0-82.1

130

21.7

17.9-26.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

861

739

84.8

80.8-88.1

122

15.2

11.9-19.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,823

1,524

83.4

80.4-86.1

299

16.6

13.9-19.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,404

1,088

78.1

75.2-80.8

316

21.9

19.2-24.8

College Graduate

1,417

982

71.6

68.8-74.2

435

28.4

25.8-31.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

749

628

85.7

82.5-88.5

121

14.3

11.5-17.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,028

841

82.4

78.8-85.4

187

17.6

14.6-21.2

$25,000- 34,999

708

563

80.4

74.3-85.3

145

19.6

14.7-25.7

$35,000- 49,999

781

610

78.9

75.2-82.2

171

21.1

17.8-24.8

$50,000-74,999

711

536

78.2

74.4-81.6

175

21.8

18.4-25.6

$75,000+

751

548

73.8

69.9-77.4

203

26.2

22.6-30.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,880

1,507

78.9

75.6-81.8

373

21.1

18.2-24.4

3,514

2,741

80.1

78.5-81.7

773

19.9

18.3-21.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

895

718

80.4

77.2-83.3

177

19.6

16.7-22.8

Non-Veteran

4,612

3,618

79.4

77.7-81.0

994

20.6

19.0-22.3

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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