BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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	16,326	1,128	6.5	6.0- 7.0	7,858	47.7	46.7-48.8	4,172	25.4	24.5-26.4	369	2.1	1.8- 2.4	2,799	18.2	17.4-19.1
-Mountain AHEC	1,142	82	6.7	5.1- 8.9	605	48.8	44.9-52.7	266	24.7	21.4-28.4	22	1.6	1.0- 2.7	167	18.1	14.7-22.0
GENDER
Male	402	23	5.4	3.3- 8.7	204	45.5	39.3-51.9	98	26.2	20.9-32.2	6	1.2	0.5- 3.2	71	21.7	15.9-28.8
Female	740	59	7.9	5.6-11.2	401	51.6	46.9-56.4	168	23.5	19.5-28.0	16	2.0	1.2- 3.5	96	15.0	11.7-18.9
RACE
White	997	73	6.7	5.0- 9.0	541	50.4	46.3-54.4	234	25.0	21.6-28.8	17	1.5	0.9- 2.7	132	16.4	13.0-20.4
African American	62	4	4.8	1.4-15.1	27	40.3	23.8-59.3	9	12.3	5.4-25.5	3	2.0	0.6- 6.4	19	40.6	23.1-60.9
Other Minorities	83	5	8.4	2.6-24.3	37	38.9	24.6-55.5	23	31.2	17.3-49.4	2	2.6	0.6- 9.9	16	18.9	8.9-35.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	3	7.7	1.9-26.3	18	38.4	21.3-59.0	13	28.9	13.8-50.8	2	2.5	0.5-10.6	9	22.5	10.3-42.5
Non-Hispanic	1,096	79	6.7	5.0- 8.8	587	49.6	45.6-53.5	253	24.4	21.2-28.0	20	1.6	0.9- 2.7	157	17.7	14.3-21.8
AGE
18-24	56	4	6.0	1.5-20.9	20	29.6	17.3-45.8	15	26.0	14.0-43.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	16	37.6	22.2-56.0
25-34	167	11	4.4	2.3- 8.2	68	38.8	30.3-48.0	51	30.7	23.0-39.6	5	2.5	1.0- 6.3	32	23.6	15.9-33.5
35-44	176	13	10.3	5.5-18.7	86	45.8	37.0-54.8	41	26.8	18.9-36.4	7	3.7	1.5- 8.5	29	13.5	8.7-20.3
45-54	198	16	5.9	3.4-10.2	101	56.0	47.5-64.1	47	21.8	15.7-29.4	4	1.4	0.5- 4.2	30	14.9	9.9-21.8
55-64	207	14	6.3	3.4-11.3	119	58.1	49.8-65.9	48	24.2	17.7-32.2	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0	23	10.5	6.5-16.6
65-74	175	12	7.9	4.4-13.8	106	59.4	50.8-67.6	39	22.0	15.8-29.7	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	17	10.4	6.1-17.4
75+	159	12	7.3	3.9-13.2	102	65.3	56.3-73.4	25	16.2	10.5-24.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	19	10.9	6.4-18.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	166	8	6.3	2.6-14.6	68	34.0	24.4-45.0	44	25.5	17.1-36.2	0	0.0	. - .	46	34.2	22.6-48.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	328	17	6.0	3.1-11.6	162	40.8	34.1-47.9	85	27.3	21.2-34.3	6	1.3	0.5- 3.4	58	24.5	18.0-32.5
Some Post-H.S.	301	25	6.2	3.9- 9.8	174	57.7	50.2-64.8	61	23.1	16.9-30.7	6	1.5	0.7- 3.6	35	11.6	7.8-16.8
College Graduate	344	32	8.3	5.6-12.3	199	57.7	51.2-63.9	75	23.1	17.9-29.1	10	3.1	1.5- 6.4	28	7.8	5.0-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	140	4	6.3	1.7-20.8	66	40.7	30.2-52.1	36	20.7	13.8-29.9	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	32	31.1	20.4-44.4
$15,000- 24,999	227	14	5.2	2.6-10.3	120	47.5	38.7-56.4	47	21.8	15.1-30.4	5	1.4	0.5- 4.0	41	24.0	16.7-33.2
$25,000- 34,999	163	13	6.6	3.6-11.9	78	43.0	34.0-52.4	42	34.2	25.0-44.8	3	0.9	0.3- 3.3	27	15.3	9.9-22.8
$35,000- 49,999	164	14	6.8	3.8-12.0	85	47.5	38.4-56.8	42	28.4	20.6-37.7	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	19	15.2	9.0-24.4
$50,000-74,999	141	9	5.3	2.6-10.6	92	57.1	44.5-68.9	27	21.1	13.6-31.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.6	10	14.4	5.2-34.0
$75,000+	134	12	12.4	5.6-25.4	75	57.7	47.1-67.7	30	19.8	13.4-28.2	3	2.8	0.8- 9.6	14	7.2	3.8-13.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	21	6.8	3.7-12.3	207	50.9	43.9-57.8	91	29.9	23.3-37.5	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	55	11.2	8.1-15.2
No	741	61	6.9	5.0- 9.3	388	47.7	43.0-52.6	168	22.6	18.9-26.7	18	1.9	1.1- 3.2	106	21.0	16.5-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	7	4.5	2.1- 9.4	93	58.8	49.3-67.7	31	23.4	16.0-32.8	4	2.5	0.8- 7.6	18	10.8	6.4-17.9
Non-Veteran	989	75	7.1	5.2- 9.5	512	47.2	43.0-51.5	235	24.9	21.3-28.9	18	1.5	0.9- 2.6	149	19.2	15.5-23.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,326

1,128

6.5

6.0- 7.0

7,858

47.7

46.7-48.8

4,172

25.4

24.5-26.4

369

2.1

1.8- 2.4

2,799

18.2

17.4-19.1

-Mountain AHEC

1,142

6.7

5.1- 8.9

605

48.8

44.9-52.7

266

24.7

21.4-28.4

1.6

1.0- 2.7

167

18.1

14.7-22.0

GENDER

Male

402

5.4

3.3- 8.7

204

45.5

39.3-51.9

26.2

20.9-32.2

1.2

0.5- 3.2

21.7

15.9-28.8

Female

740

7.9

5.6-11.2

401

51.6

46.9-56.4

168

23.5

19.5-28.0

2.0

1.2- 3.5

15.0

11.7-18.9

RACE

White

997

6.7

5.0- 9.0

541

50.4

46.3-54.4

234

25.0

21.6-28.8

1.5

0.9- 2.7

132

16.4

13.0-20.4

African American

4.8

1.4-15.1

40.3

23.8-59.3

12.3

5.4-25.5

2.0

0.6- 6.4

40.6

23.1-60.9

Other Minorities

8.4

2.6-24.3

38.9

24.6-55.5

31.2

17.3-49.4

2.6

0.6- 9.9

18.9

8.9-35.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.7

1.9-26.3

38.4

21.3-59.0

28.9

13.8-50.8

2.5

0.5-10.6

22.5

10.3-42.5

Non-Hispanic

1,096

6.7

5.0- 8.8

587

49.6

45.6-53.5

253

24.4

21.2-28.0

1.6

0.9- 2.7

157

17.7

14.3-21.8

AGE

18-24

6.0

1.5-20.9

29.6

17.3-45.8

26.0

14.0-43.1

0.8

0.1- 5.4

37.6

22.2-56.0

25-34

167

4.4

2.3- 8.2

38.8

30.3-48.0

30.7

23.0-39.6

2.5

1.0- 6.3

23.6

15.9-33.5

35-44

176

10.3

5.5-18.7

45.8

37.0-54.8

26.8

18.9-36.4

3.7

1.5- 8.5

13.5

8.7-20.3

45-54

198

5.9

3.4-10.2

101

56.0

47.5-64.1

21.8

15.7-29.4

1.4

0.5- 4.2

14.9

9.9-21.8

55-64

207

6.3

3.4-11.3

119

58.1

49.8-65.9

24.2

17.7-32.2

0.9

0.3- 3.0

10.5

6.5-16.6

65-74

175

7.9

4.4-13.8

106

59.4

50.8-67.6

22.0

15.8-29.7

0.3

0.0- 1.9

10.4

6.1-17.4

75+

159

7.3

3.9-13.2

102

65.3

56.3-73.4

16.2

10.5-24.0

0.3

0.0- 2.4

10.9

6.4-18.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

166

6.3

2.6-14.6

34.0

24.4-45.0

25.5

17.1-36.2

0.0

. - .

34.2

22.6-48.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

328

6.0

3.1-11.6

162

40.8

34.1-47.9

27.3

21.2-34.3

1.3

0.5- 3.4

24.5

18.0-32.5

Some Post-H.S.

301

6.2

3.9- 9.8

174

57.7

50.2-64.8

23.1

16.9-30.7

1.5

0.7- 3.6

11.6

7.8-16.8

College Graduate

344

8.3

5.6-12.3

199

57.7

51.2-63.9

23.1

17.9-29.1

3.1

1.5- 6.4

7.8

5.0-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

140

6.3

1.7-20.8

40.7

30.2-52.1

20.7

13.8-29.9

1.2

0.3- 4.8

31.1

20.4-44.4

$15,000- 24,999

227

5.2

2.6-10.3

120

47.5

38.7-56.4

21.8

15.1-30.4

1.4

0.5- 4.0

24.0

16.7-33.2

$25,000- 34,999

163

6.6

3.6-11.9

43.0

34.0-52.4

34.2

25.0-44.8

0.9

0.3- 3.3

15.3

9.9-22.8

$35,000- 49,999

164

6.8

3.8-12.0

47.5

38.4-56.8

28.4

20.6-37.7

2.1

0.7- 6.0

15.2

9.0-24.4

$50,000-74,999

141

5.3

2.6-10.6

57.1

44.5-68.9

21.1

13.6-31.2

2.0

0.6- 6.6

14.4

5.2-34.0

$75,000+

134

12.4

5.6-25.4

57.7

47.1-67.7

19.8

13.4-28.2

2.8

0.8- 9.6

7.2

3.8-13.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

6.8

3.7-12.3

207

50.9

43.9-57.8

29.9

23.3-37.5

1.2

0.4- 3.7

11.2

8.1-15.2

741

6.9

5.0- 9.3

388

47.7

43.0-52.6

168

22.6

18.9-26.7

1.9

1.1- 3.2

106

21.0

16.5-26.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

4.5

2.1- 9.4

58.8

49.3-67.7

23.4

16.0-32.8

2.5

0.8- 7.6

10.8

6.4-17.9

Non-Veteran

989

7.1

5.2- 9.5

512

47.2

43.0-51.5

235

24.9

21.3-28.9

1.5

0.9- 2.6

149

19.2

15.5-23.6

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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: 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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