BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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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	16,674	6,645	37.2	36.2-38.2	7,756	48.8	47.8-49.9	1,588	9.9	9.3-10.5	146	0.8	0.6- 1.0	539	3.3	2.9- 3.7
-Mountain AHEC	1,156	521	43.7	39.8-47.7	505	44.7	40.8-48.7	87	8.2	6.3-10.5	9	0.7	0.3- 1.5	34	2.7	1.7- 4.2
GENDER
Male	401	153	36.9	30.8-43.5	188	48.4	41.9-54.9	39	9.8	6.8-13.9	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2	17	4.2	2.3- 7.3
Female	755	368	49.6	44.8-54.3	317	41.5	37.0-46.2	48	6.8	4.7- 9.7	5	0.7	0.2- 1.9	17	1.5	0.8- 2.6
RACE
White	1,006	462	45.6	41.6-49.8	436	42.6	38.6-46.6	77	8.7	6.6-11.4	8	0.7	0.3- 1.5	23	2.4	1.4- 4.0
African American	63	28	40.3	24.0-59.1	27	50.5	32.1-68.7	4	3.4	1.2- 9.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.8	1.7-18.2
Other Minorities	87	31	26.7	15.8-41.4	42	62.1	46.7-75.3	6	6.0	2.3-14.5	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	7	3.7	1.3-10.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	16	31.0	15.9-51.6	22	61.9	41.7-78.6	3	3.7	0.9-14.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.5	0.9-12.8
Non-Hispanic	1,111	505	44.7	40.7-48.7	482	43.4	39.5-47.4	84	8.5	6.5-11.0	9	0.8	0.4- 1.6	31	2.7	1.7- 4.2
AGE
18-24	58	28	49.2	33.1-65.4	26	44.2	29.0-60.7	4	6.6	2.3-17.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	168	60	28.2	21.0-36.8	83	54.7	45.5-63.6	10	8.3	4.4-15.3	2	0.7	0.1- 3.8	13	8.1	4.2-14.9
35-44	180	68	39.3	30.7-48.5	88	46.2	37.4-55.3	21	13.2	8.1-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1
45-54	194	83	44.6	36.2-53.3	81	43.4	35.0-52.2	25	10.3	6.3-16.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	4	1.6	0.5- 5.7
55-64	209	87	46.1	38.1-54.3	94	40.5	32.9-48.6	16	8.6	4.7-15.1	4	2.8	1.0- 7.5	8	2.0	0.9- 4.4
65-74	178	98	56.7	48.1-65.0	68	36.0	28.2-44.6	9	5.3	2.3-11.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
75+	165	95	55.7	46.7-64.4	63	40.0	31.5-49.1	2	1.3	0.3- 6.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	3.0	1.2- 7.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	171	64	40.5	29.4-52.8	84	48.2	36.6-59.9	14	7.1	3.7-13.3	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	7	3.2	1.2- 8.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	341	138	36.3	29.6-43.5	155	47.5	40.3-54.8	32	10.7	7.1-15.9	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2	14	4.7	2.4- 9.0
Some Post-H.S.	297	137	49.8	42.4-57.1	125	38.9	32.2-46.1	25	9.0	5.5-14.4	3	0.8	0.2- 3.2	7	1.5	0.6- 3.6
College Graduate	344	179	48.1	41.7-54.6	141	45.1	38.7-51.6	16	5.2	2.8- 9.4	2	0.4	0.1- 2.0	6	1.3	0.4- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	144	65	49.2	37.6-60.9	61	41.4	30.3-53.3	9	4.8	2.2-10.3	0	0.0	. - .	9	4.6	2.3- 9.2
$15,000- 24,999	236	87	35.5	27.8-44.1	113	46.6	37.9-55.5	24	12.3	7.7-19.1	3	1.2	0.4- 4.0	9	4.3	1.8- 9.8
$25,000- 34,999	163	72	37.1	28.7-46.3	67	48.0	38.5-57.7	18	11.6	6.4-20.1	0	0.0	. - .	6	3.3	1.2- 9.1
$35,000- 49,999	164	74	38.2	29.7-47.4	72	48.0	38.8-57.4	11	8.8	4.6-16.3	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9	4	2.8	0.8- 9.2
$50,000-74,999	139	66	46.5	34.6-58.8	66	48.3	36.6-60.2	6	5.1	2.0-12.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	133	73	58.3	48.2-67.7	48	35.6	26.7-45.5	9	4.3	1.9- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.9	0.4- 7.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	385	169	46.0	39.2-53.0	168	41.3	34.8-48.2	29	8.6	5.5-13.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	17	3.2	1.8- 5.5
No	748	345	42.8	38.0-47.7	325	46.3	41.4-51.2	55	7.7	5.6-10.6	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6	16	2.5	1.3- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	70	42.9	34.0-52.3	70	45.7	36.7-55.1	10	8.8	4.3-17.1	2	1.5	0.3- 6.3	3	1.1	0.3- 3.5
Non-Veteran	1,001	451	43.8	39.6-48.2	435	44.5	40.3-48.9	77	8.1	6.1-10.6	7	0.6	0.3- 1.4	31	3.0	1.9- 4.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,674

6,645

37.2

36.2-38.2

7,756

48.8

47.8-49.9

1,588

9.9

9.3-10.5

146

0.8

0.6- 1.0

539

3.3

2.9- 3.7

-Mountain AHEC

1,156

521

43.7

39.8-47.7

505

44.7

40.8-48.7

8.2

6.3-10.5

0.7

0.3- 1.5

2.7

1.7- 4.2

GENDER

Male

401

153

36.9

30.8-43.5

188

48.4

41.9-54.9

9.8

6.8-13.9

0.8

0.3- 2.2

4.2

2.3- 7.3

Female

755

368

49.6

44.8-54.3

317

41.5

37.0-46.2

6.8

4.7- 9.7

0.7

0.2- 1.9

1.5

0.8- 2.6

RACE

White

1,006

462

45.6

41.6-49.8

436

42.6

38.6-46.6

8.7

6.6-11.4

0.7

0.3- 1.5

2.4

1.4- 4.0

African American

40.3

24.0-59.1

50.5

32.1-68.7

3.4

1.2- 9.5

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.7-18.2

Other Minorities

26.7

15.8-41.4

62.1

46.7-75.3

6.0

2.3-14.5

1.6

0.2-10.4

3.7

1.3-10.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

31.0

15.9-51.6

61.9

41.7-78.6

3.7

0.9-14.5

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.9-12.8

Non-Hispanic

1,111

505

44.7

40.7-48.7

482

43.4

39.5-47.4

8.5

6.5-11.0

0.8

0.4- 1.6

2.7

1.7- 4.2

AGE

18-24

49.2

33.1-65.4

44.2

29.0-60.7

6.6

2.3-17.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

168

28.2

21.0-36.8

54.7

45.5-63.6

8.3

4.4-15.3

0.7

0.1- 3.8

8.1

4.2-14.9

35-44

180

39.3

30.7-48.5

46.2

37.4-55.3

13.2

8.1-20.7

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.4- 4.1

45-54

194

44.6

36.2-53.3

43.4

35.0-52.2

10.3

6.3-16.2

0.1

0.0- 0.6

1.6

0.5- 5.7

55-64

209

46.1

38.1-54.3

40.5

32.9-48.6

8.6

4.7-15.1

2.8

1.0- 7.5

2.0

0.9- 4.4

65-74

178

56.7

48.1-65.0

36.0

28.2-44.6

5.3

2.3-11.4

1.6

0.4- 6.5

0.4

0.1- 2.7

75+

165

55.7

46.7-64.4

40.0

31.5-49.1

1.3

0.3- 6.0

0.0

. - .

3.0

1.2- 7.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

171

40.5

29.4-52.8

48.2

36.6-59.9

7.1

3.7-13.3

0.9

0.2- 3.9

3.2

1.2- 8.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

341

138

36.3

29.6-43.5

155

47.5

40.3-54.8

10.7

7.1-15.9

0.8

0.2- 3.2

4.7

2.4- 9.0

Some Post-H.S.

297

137

49.8

42.4-57.1

125

38.9

32.2-46.1

9.0

5.5-14.4

0.8

0.2- 3.2

1.5

0.6- 3.6

College Graduate

344

179

48.1

41.7-54.6

141

45.1

38.7-51.6

5.2

2.8- 9.4

0.4

0.1- 2.0

1.3

0.4- 3.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

144

49.2

37.6-60.9

41.4

30.3-53.3

4.8

2.2-10.3

0.0

. - .

4.6

2.3- 9.2

$15,000- 24,999

236

35.5

27.8-44.1

113

46.6

37.9-55.5

12.3

7.7-19.1

1.2

0.4- 4.0

4.3

1.8- 9.8

$25,000- 34,999

163

37.1

28.7-46.3

48.0

38.5-57.7

11.6

6.4-20.1

0.0

. - .

3.3

1.2- 9.1

$35,000- 49,999

164

38.2

29.7-47.4

48.0

38.8-57.4

8.8

4.6-16.3

2.2

0.7- 6.9

2.8

0.8- 9.2

$50,000-74,999

139

46.5

34.6-58.8

48.3

36.6-60.2

5.1

2.0-12.3

0.1

0.0- 0.7

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

133

58.3

48.2-67.7

35.6

26.7-45.5

4.3

1.9- 9.2

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.4- 7.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

385

169

46.0

39.2-53.0

168

41.3

34.8-48.2

8.6

5.5-13.4

0.8

0.2- 3.3

3.2

1.8- 5.5

748

345

42.8

38.0-47.7

325

46.3

41.4-51.2

7.7

5.6-10.6

0.7

0.3- 1.6

2.5

1.3- 4.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

42.9

34.0-52.3

45.7

36.7-55.1

8.8

4.3-17.1

1.5

0.3- 6.3

1.1

0.3- 3.5

Non-Veteran

1,001

451

43.8

39.6-48.2

435

44.5

40.3-48.9

8.1

6.1-10.6

0.6

0.3- 1.4

3.0

1.9- 4.6

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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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