BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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	17,127	701	4.7	4.3- 5.2	5,460	33.2	32.2-34.2	6,864	39.5	38.5-40.6	4,102	22.5	21.7-23.4
-Mountain AHEC	1,190	51	4.7	3.3- 6.6	319	30.2	26.5-34.1	483	38.6	35.0-42.3	337	26.5	23.3-30.0
GENDER
Male	419	29	6.8	4.4-10.2	134	37.8	31.5-44.5	162	36.3	30.6-42.4	94	19.2	14.9-24.3
Female	771	22	2.9	1.5- 5.4	185	23.5	19.8-27.6	321	40.7	36.3-45.2	243	33.0	28.6-37.7
RACE
White	1,037	37	3.9	2.6- 5.8	271	29.3	25.5-33.4	429	39.1	35.4-43.0	300	27.7	24.3-31.4
African American	65	7	11.8	4.8-26.3	20	30.9	17.2-49.0	24	37.5	21.1-57.3	14	19.8	8.6-39.2
Other Minorities	88	7	7.3	2.1-22.7	28	38.4	23.7-55.6	30	34.6	22.0-49.9	23	19.7	9.6-36.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	5	4.1	1.3-11.6	18	48.2	29.1-67.8	10	20.8	10.0-38.3	12	27.0	12.4-49.2
Non-Hispanic	1,143	45	4.7	3.2- 6.8	300	28.8	25.1-32.7	473	40.0	36.3-43.8	325	26.5	23.3-30.1
AGE
18-24	59	2	4.4	1.0-16.8	19	38.4	23.6-55.6	21	28.3	16.6-44.0	17	28.9	16.3-45.8
25-34	172	15	10.0	5.6-17.2	55	37.9	29.2-47.5	62	31.3	24.0-39.7	40	20.8	14.3-29.1
35-44	181	10	4.4	2.2- 8.4	49	29.7	21.7-39.2	72	40.3	31.8-49.4	50	25.6	18.8-33.9
45-54	201	11	4.7	2.4- 9.2	57	29.3	21.9-37.9	84	44.1	35.9-52.7	49	21.9	16.0-29.2
55-64	217	8	3.4	1.5- 7.9	56	19.7	14.5-26.2	91	46.4	38.6-54.4	62	30.4	23.6-38.3
65-74	185	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4	46	27.1	20.2-35.3	80	42.0	34.0-50.5	57	30.0	23.0-38.2
75+	171	3	1.1	0.4- 3.6	37	24.8	17.7-33.5	70	41.8	33.5-50.7	61	32.2	24.9-40.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	17	7.7	3.8-15.2	69	44.7	33.5-56.5	64	29.7	20.8-40.3	31	17.9	11.1-27.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	14	5.3	2.8- 9.7	111	36.2	29.3-43.7	137	36.6	30.3-43.3	89	22.0	16.7-28.4
Some Post-H.S.	304	13	4.3	2.2- 8.0	69	21.5	16.3-27.7	125	39.2	32.5-46.3	97	35.1	28.1-42.8
College Graduate	351	7	2.5	1.0- 5.9	69	22.2	17.2-28.3	156	46.3	40.0-52.7	119	29.0	23.8-34.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	11	8.9	3.5-21.2	54	38.4	28.0-50.1	55	34.2	24.2-45.7	33	18.5	12.2-26.9
$15,000- 24,999	243	14	6.9	3.6-12.8	79	37.6	29.3-46.8	97	33.3	26.2-41.2	53	22.2	15.5-30.8
$25,000- 34,999	165	7	5.0	2.2-11.3	46	33.9	24.8-44.3	66	34.1	26.1-43.2	46	27.0	19.6-35.8
$35,000- 49,999	167	9	6.2	3.0-12.6	38	23.9	16.9-32.7	79	50.0	40.8-59.2	41	19.9	13.7-27.9
$50,000-74,999	142	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	26	26.4	15.2-41.9	58	41.9	31.2-53.4	56	30.4	22.0-40.3
$75,000+	135	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	23	15.6	9.8-23.9	60	43.4	33.9-53.4	51	40.7	30.8-51.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	14	2.7	1.3- 5.3	115	30.8	24.8-37.5	164	37.7	31.6-44.2	106	28.9	22.9-35.8
No	765	36	5.6	3.7- 8.3	194	29.7	25.1-34.7	309	38.8	34.4-43.4	226	25.9	22.0-30.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	4	2.7	0.9- 7.7	42	27.4	20.1-36.2	71	46.2	37.3-55.3	45	23.8	17.1-32.0
Non-Veteran	1,028	47	5.0	3.5- 7.2	277	30.6	26.5-35.0	412	37.5	33.6-41.5	292	26.9	23.4-30.8

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

17,127

701

4.7

4.3- 5.2

5,460

33.2

32.2-34.2

6,864

39.5

38.5-40.6

4,102

22.5

21.7-23.4

-Mountain AHEC

1,190

4.7

3.3- 6.6

319

30.2

26.5-34.1

483

38.6

35.0-42.3

337

26.5

23.3-30.0

GENDER

Male

419

6.8

4.4-10.2

134

37.8

31.5-44.5

162

36.3

30.6-42.4

19.2

14.9-24.3

Female

771

2.9

1.5- 5.4

185

23.5

19.8-27.6

321

40.7

36.3-45.2

243

33.0

28.6-37.7

RACE

White

1,037

3.9

2.6- 5.8

271

29.3

25.5-33.4

429

39.1

35.4-43.0

300

27.7

24.3-31.4

African American

11.8

4.8-26.3

30.9

17.2-49.0

37.5

21.1-57.3

19.8

8.6-39.2

Other Minorities

7.3

2.1-22.7

38.4

23.7-55.6

34.6

22.0-49.9

19.7

9.6-36.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.1

1.3-11.6

48.2

29.1-67.8

20.8

10.0-38.3

27.0

12.4-49.2

Non-Hispanic

1,143

4.7

3.2- 6.8

300

28.8

25.1-32.7

473

40.0

36.3-43.8

325

26.5

23.3-30.1

AGE

18-24

4.4

1.0-16.8

38.4

23.6-55.6

28.3

16.6-44.0

28.9

16.3-45.8

25-34

172

10.0

5.6-17.2

37.9

29.2-47.5

31.3

24.0-39.7

20.8

14.3-29.1

35-44

181

4.4

2.2- 8.4

29.7

21.7-39.2

40.3

31.8-49.4

25.6

18.8-33.9

45-54

201

4.7

2.4- 9.2

29.3

21.9-37.9

44.1

35.9-52.7

21.9

16.0-29.2

55-64

217

3.4

1.5- 7.9

19.7

14.5-26.2

46.4

38.6-54.4

30.4

23.6-38.3

65-74

185

0.9

0.2- 3.4

27.1

20.2-35.3

42.0

34.0-50.5

30.0

23.0-38.2

75+

171

1.1

0.4- 3.6

24.8

17.7-33.5

41.8

33.5-50.7

32.2

24.9-40.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

7.7

3.8-15.2

44.7

33.5-56.5

29.7

20.8-40.3

17.9

11.1-27.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

5.3

2.8- 9.7

111

36.2

29.3-43.7

137

36.6

30.3-43.3

22.0

16.7-28.4

Some Post-H.S.

304

4.3

2.2- 8.0

21.5

16.3-27.7

125

39.2

32.5-46.3

35.1

28.1-42.8

College Graduate

351

2.5

1.0- 5.9

22.2

17.2-28.3

156

46.3

40.0-52.7

119

29.0

23.8-34.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

8.9

3.5-21.2

38.4

28.0-50.1

34.2

24.2-45.7

18.5

12.2-26.9

$15,000- 24,999

243

6.9

3.6-12.8

37.6

29.3-46.8

33.3

26.2-41.2

22.2

15.5-30.8

$25,000- 34,999

165

5.0

2.2-11.3

33.9

24.8-44.3

34.1

26.1-43.2

27.0

19.6-35.8

$35,000- 49,999

167

6.2

3.0-12.6

23.9

16.9-32.7

50.0

40.8-59.2

19.9

13.7-27.9

$50,000-74,999

142

1.3

0.3- 5.7

26.4

15.2-41.9

41.9

31.2-53.4

30.4

22.0-40.3

$75,000+

135

0.3

0.0- 1.8

15.6

9.8-23.9

43.4

33.9-53.4

40.7

30.8-51.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

2.7

1.3- 5.3

115

30.8

24.8-37.5

164

37.7

31.6-44.2

106

28.9

22.9-35.8

765

5.6

3.7- 8.3

194

29.7

25.1-34.7

309

38.8

34.4-43.4

226

25.9

22.0-30.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

2.7

0.9- 7.7

27.4

20.1-36.2

46.2

37.3-55.3

23.8

17.1-32.0

Non-Veteran

1,028

5.0

3.5- 7.2

277

30.6

26.5-35.0

412

37.5

33.6-41.5

292

26.9

23.4-30.8

Back to Fruits and Vegetables.

*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.

This page was generated on 16AUG06.