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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

How often do you eat potatoes not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 16,689 716 4.4 4.0- 4.9 11,157 67.5 66.5-68.4 3,491 20.5 19.7-21.4 172 1.0 0.8- 1.2 1,153 6.6 6.1- 7.1
GENDER
Male 5,995 298 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,146 69.2 67.6-70.8 1,128 19.2 17.9-20.6 51 0.9 0.7- 1.3 372 5.8 5.1- 6.7
Female 10,694 418 4.1 3.6- 4.6 7,011 65.8 64.6-67.0 2,363 21.8 20.8-22.8 121 1.1 0.9- 1.4 781 7.3 6.7- 7.9
RACE
White 12,671 576 4.6 4.1- 5.1 8,801 70.2 69.1-71.2 2,410 18.9 18.0-19.9 117 0.9 0.7- 1.1 767 5.4 4.9- 5.9
African American 2,858 89 3.9 3.0- 5.2 1,576 54.6 52.0-57.1 877 30.0 27.7-32.4 46 1.7 1.2- 2.6 270 9.8 8.4-11.4
Asian 113 3 5.0 1.6-14.4 70 64.6 53.8-74.0 26 21.6 14.2-31.4 0 0.0 . - . 14 8.8 4.9-15.4
Native American 287 19 9.2 5.1-16.0 186 66.8 59.4-73.4 61 18.4 13.7-24.4 4 1.3 0.4- 4.4 17 4.2 2.3- 7.6
Other Minorities 708 28 3.3 2.1- 5.1 488 70.8 66.0-75.2 108 14.6 11.5-18.4 4 0.4 0.1- 1.3 80 10.9 8.0-14.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 866 39 4.7 3.0- 7.2 582 67.7 63.2-71.8 146 17.0 13.8-20.7 5 0.5 0.2- 1.3 94 10.2 7.7-13.4
-English Speaking 260 8 5.1 2.2-11.6 167 65.8 58.3-72.6 60 21.7 16.3-28.2 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 24 7.3 4.7-11.4
-Spanish Speaking 606 31 4.5 2.7- 7.5 415 68.2 62.9-73.1 86 15.7 12.0-20.2 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7 70 11.0 8.0-15.0
Non-Hispanic 15,812 677 4.4 4.0- 4.8 10,569 67.4 66.5-68.4 3,342 20.9 20.0-21.8 167 1.1 0.9- 1.3 1,057 6.2 5.8- 6.7
AGE
18-24 785 40 4.9 3.3- 7.1 493 64.7 60.4-68.9 187 23.1 19.6-27.1 7 1.0 0.4- 2.3 58 6.3 4.5- 8.7
25-34 2,354 93 3.7 2.9- 4.8 1,536 65.9 63.5-68.3 538 22.4 20.4-24.6 25 1.0 0.6- 1.6 162 6.9 5.7- 8.3
35-44 3,123 119 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,051 66.7 64.6-68.7 734 22.2 20.5-24.0 31 1.1 0.7- 1.7 188 5.8 4.9- 6.8
45-54 3,253 120 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,126 67.1 65.1-69.0 747 20.8 19.2-22.6 44 1.3 0.9- 1.9 216 6.6 5.6- 7.7
55-64 3,057 111 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,019 68.2 66.2-70.2 625 18.4 16.9-20.2 28 0.7 0.5- 1.2 274 8.5 7.4- 9.8
65-74 2,276 107 4.8 3.8- 5.9 1,603 71.4 69.1-73.6 393 17.0 15.2-19.0 32 1.2 0.8- 1.9 141 5.6 4.6- 6.8
75+ 1,764 123 6.9 5.6- 8.6 1,278 72.9 70.3-75.4 252 14.0 12.2-16.1 5 0.2 0.1- 0.5 106 5.9 4.7- 7.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,585 178 7.3 5.9- 8.9 1,742 67.8 65.0-70.5 427 15.7 13.7-17.9 23 0.6 0.3- 1.0 215 8.6 7.0-10.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 5,037 246 4.9 4.2- 5.7 3,349 65.8 63.9-67.6 1,050 21.7 20.1-23.4 58 1.1 0.8- 1.6 334 6.5 5.7- 7.5
Some Post-H.S. 4,076 142 3.7 3.0- 4.6 2,807 70.5 68.6-72.3 858 19.8 18.2-21.5 25 0.7 0.4- 1.1 244 5.3 4.5- 6.1
College Graduate 4,963 148 2.9 2.4- 3.5 3,244 66.4 64.8-68.0 1,147 22.7 21.3-24.2 66 1.4 1.0- 1.9 358 6.5 5.8- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,971 113 5.4 4.3- 6.9 1,246 64.1 61.0-67.1 399 19.5 17.0-22.1 24 1.2 0.7- 2.1 189 9.8 8.1-11.7
$15,000- 24,999 2,998 160 5.8 4.7- 7.2 2,008 67.5 65.0-69.9 610 19.1 17.2-21.2 37 1.4 0.9- 2.2 183 6.2 5.1- 7.6
$25,000- 34,999 2,074 92 4.3 3.3- 5.5 1,365 66.1 63.0-69.0 461 22.3 19.7-25.1 20 0.8 0.4- 1.7 136 6.6 5.0- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999 2,297 79 3.7 2.8- 4.8 1,541 68.1 65.7-70.4 525 21.9 19.8-24.0 22 0.8 0.5- 1.4 130 5.5 4.5- 6.8
$50,000-74,999 2,205 78 4.0 3.1- 5.2 1,516 69.7 67.1-72.1 468 20.8 18.7-23.1 18 0.7 0.4- 1.3 125 4.7 3.9- 5.8
$75,000+ 2,741 75 2.4 1.8- 3.1 1,841 68.7 66.5-70.7 601 21.0 19.2-22.9 30 1.2 0.8- 1.9 194 6.7 5.7- 7.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,193 267 5.3 4.6- 6.2 3,423 66.9 65.2-68.7 1,035 19.0 17.6-20.4 67 1.4 1.0- 2.0 401 7.4 6.5- 8.4
No 11,152 422 3.9 3.5- 4.4 7,513 67.8 66.6-69.0 2,387 21.1 20.1-22.2 104 0.9 0.7- 1.1 726 6.2 5.7- 6.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,255 110 4.9 3.9- 6.2 1,595 71.2 68.7-73.6 386 17.4 15.3-19.7 16 0.6 0.3- 1.1 148 5.9 4.9- 7.1
Non-Veteran 14,425 605 4.3 3.9- 4.8 9,557 66.9 65.8-67.9 3,104 21.0 20.1-22.0 156 1.1 0.9- 1.3 1,003 6.7 6.1- 7.2

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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.

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