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Less than once or never | 1 to less than 3 times | 3 to less than 5 times | 5 or more times | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 456 | 17 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.7 | 151 | 30.8 | 25.9-36.3 | 178 | 40.2 | 34.3-46.4 | 110 | 24.5 | 19.7-30.1 |
Buncombe | 450 | 17 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.7 | 121 | 28.9 | 23.4-35.0 | 188 | 42.7 | 36.8-48.9 | 124 | 24.5 | 20.0-29.8 |
Cabarrus | 423 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.8 | 145 | 36.1 | 30.3-42.2 | 176 | 42.6 | 36.6-48.8 | 92 | 19.5 | 15.1-25.0 |
Catawba | 444 | 23 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.8 | 136 | 31.8 | 26.6-37.5 | 177 | 39.1 | 33.5-44.9 | 108 | 23.7 | 19.1-28.9 |
Cumberland | 453 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.4 | 146 | 31.5 | 26.6-36.9 | 191 | 43.8 | 38.1-49.8 | 97 | 19.1 | 15.1-23.9 |
Davidson | 458 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.4 | 165 | 37.7 | 32.0-43.9 | 186 | 40.0 | 34.2-46.1 | 89 | 17.3 | 13.1-22.4 |
Durham | 465 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.5-11.3 | 128 | 28.1 | 23.3-33.5 | 178 | 38.0 | 32.4-43.8 | 140 | 27.5 | 22.4-33.3 |
Forsyth | 456 | 26 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.1 | 112 | 26.8 | 21.7-32.6 | 182 | 40.3 | 34.6-46.3 | 136 | 26.9 | 22.4-32.1 |
Gaston | 448 | 29 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.3 | 149 | 32.1 | 26.9-37.7 | 183 | 43.6 | 37.3-50.2 | 87 | 18.1 | 14.4-22.7 |
Guilford | 464 | 16 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.2 | 143 | 34.8 | 29.4-40.8 | 178 | 37.8 | 32.4-43.5 | 127 | 23.7 | 19.4-28.7 |
Iredell | 403 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 | 128 | 33.1 | 27.9-38.7 | 153 | 39.0 | 33.2-45.1 | 102 | 22.8 | 18.3-28.1 |
Johnston | 384 | 17 | 4.7 | 2.0-10.7 | 125 | 32.1 | 26.2-38.7 | 154 | 39.1 | 32.9-45.6 | 88 | 24.1 | 18.9-30.2 |
Mecklenburg | 876 | 33 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.0 | 270 | 33.0 | 29.0-37.1 | 334 | 37.4 | 33.5-41.5 | 239 | 24.4 | 21.2-28.0 |
New Hanover | 443 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.8 | 131 | 32.2 | 26.8-38.0 | 186 | 39.1 | 33.7-44.7 | 118 | 27.4 | 22.4-33.0 |
Onslow | 394 | 15 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.7 | 122 | 29.1 | 23.7-35.0 | 154 | 40.7 | 34.5-47.3 | 103 | 26.6 | 20.7-33.5 |
Orange | 419 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 92 | 23.9 | 18.6-30.3 | 179 | 42.4 | 36.5-48.6 | 140 | 32.3 | 26.5-38.7 |
Pitt | 439 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.0 | 150 | 33.3 | 28.3-38.7 | 173 | 40.6 | 35.1-46.3 | 99 | 20.5 | 16.5-25.2 |
Randolph | 454 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | 150 | 36.8 | 31.4-42.6 | 175 | 35.9 | 30.9-41.2 | 107 | 22.3 | 18.1-27.1 |
Robeson | 446 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.0 | 195 | 42.9 | 37.1-48.9 | 167 | 38.5 | 32.7-44.6 | 59 | 12.4 | 9.0-16.7 |
Rowan | 472 | 16 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.6 | 150 | 31.4 | 26.3-37.0 | 201 | 42.7 | 36.9-48.6 | 105 | 22.3 | 18.0-27.4 |
Union | 378 | 10 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 | 107 | 33.5 | 27.9-39.6 | 160 | 38.8 | 33.3-44.6 | 101 | 25.0 | 20.2-30.5 |
Wake | 854 | 29 | 4.3 | 2.7- 7.0 | 262 | 32.8 | 28.9-37.0 | 343 | 41.4 | 37.1-45.7 | 220 | 21.5 | 18.5-24.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 469 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 | 153 | 35.4 | 29.7-41.5 | 193 | 38.2 | 32.8-43.9 | 111 | 23.9 | 19.3-29.3 |
Northeast Partnership II | 508 | 34 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 186 | 42.2 | 36.9-47.8 | 179 | 32.7 | 28.1-37.7 | 109 | 18.0 | 14.6-22.1 |
Northeast Partnership I | 514 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.3- 7.7 | 188 | 38.7 | 33.2-44.5 | 202 | 38.6 | 33.4-44.1 | 104 | 18.4 | 14.4-23.2 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 420 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.3 | 148 | 35.6 | 30.0-41.7 | 176 | 42.0 | 35.8-48.4 | 78 | 17.7 | 13.3-23.1 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 523 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.9 | 188 | 39.0 | 33.5-44.9 | 207 | 35.6 | 30.7-40.9 | 103 | 19.7 | 15.0-25.4 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 426 | 18 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.2 | 137 | 35.9 | 30.6-41.7 | 182 | 40.5 | 35.1-46.2 | 89 | 18.7 | 14.9-23.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 478 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.2 | 173 | 37.4 | 32.1-43.1 | 178 | 36.1 | 30.9-41.6 | 105 | 21.2 | 17.1-26.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 522 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 | 155 | 30.5 | 25.7-35.8 | 225 | 45.5 | 40.2-51.0 | 128 | 21.4 | 17.5-26.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 642 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 236 | 37.3 | 32.2-42.6 | 252 | 40.9 | 35.4-46.5 | 123 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.2 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 469 | 23 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.8 | 159 | 34.5 | 29.3-40.1 | 183 | 37.7 | 32.6-43.1 | 104 | 21.8 | 17.6-26.8 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 406 | 13 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.8 | 88 | 22.9 | 18.1-28.6 | 170 | 40.0 | 34.3-46.0 | 135 | 33.4 | 27.6-39.9 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 507 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.2-12.3 | 167 | 32.7 | 27.7-38.0 | 218 | 43.6 | 38.1-49.3 | 99 | 16.4 | 13.1-20.4 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 764 | 34 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.6 | 204 | 30.4 | 25.9-35.5 | 303 | 36.6 | 32.3-41.1 | 223 | 28.0 | 23.9-32.6 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,180 | 62 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.7 | 420 | 40.0 | 36.2-43.9 | 439 | 34.5 | 31.2-38.0 | 259 | 19.8 | 17.1-22.9 |
No | 15,947 | 639 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.2 | 5,040 | 32.8 | 31.8-33.9 | 6,425 | 39.8 | 38.8-40.9 | 3,843 | 22.7 | 21.8-23.5 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 5,513 | 237 | 4.8 | 4.0- 5.6 | 1,921 | 36.1 | 34.4-37.9 | 2,183 | 38.7 | 37.0-40.5 | 1,172 | 20.4 | 19.0-21.9 |
Piedmont | 9,621 | 388 | 4.7 | 4.1- 5.4 | 2,985 | 32.5 | 31.2-33.8 | 3,871 | 40.2 | 38.8-41.6 | 2,377 | 22.7 | 21.6-23.8 |
Western NC | 1,993 | 76 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.4 | 554 | 30.6 | 27.8-33.5 | 810 | 38.8 | 36.0-41.6 | 553 | 25.9 | 23.4-28.5 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 1,214 | 51 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 325 | 29.9 | 26.3-33.8 | 491 | 38.6 | 35.1-42.3 | 347 | 26.9 | 23.7-30.4 |
Northwest | 3,266 | 138 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.2 | 1,009 | 32.4 | 30.3-34.6 | 1,321 | 39.7 | 37.5-41.9 | 798 | 23.0 | 21.2-24.9 |
Charlotte | 2,538 | 101 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.6 | 786 | 32.1 | 29.7-34.6 | 1,044 | 41.0 | 38.4-43.7 | 607 | 21.9 | 19.9-24.0 |
Greensboro | 2,205 | 82 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.6 | 671 | 32.5 | 29.7-35.4 | 875 | 38.8 | 36.0-41.6 | 577 | 24.5 | 22.2-27.1 |
Southern Regional | 1,778 | 89 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.1 | 653 | 36.5 | 33.3-39.9 | 694 | 38.5 | 35.3-41.8 | 342 | 18.8 | 16.0-22.0 |
Coastal | 868 | 26 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 | 267 | 34.3 | 30.4-38.5 | 363 | 39.4 | 35.5-43.5 | 212 | 23.0 | 19.8-26.5 |
Wake | 2,409 | 99 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.5 | 757 | 32.7 | 30.2-35.4 | 947 | 39.9 | 37.2-42.7 | 606 | 22.5 | 20.4-24.7 |
Area L | 694 | 33 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 | 260 | 38.8 | 34.1-43.8 | 269 | 38.2 | 33.5-43.3 | 132 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.6 |
Eastern | 2,155 | 82 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 732 | 35.5 | 32.8-38.3 | 860 | 39.7 | 37.1-42.5 | 481 | 21.0 | 18.8-23.3 |
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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, Edgecombe, 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.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program
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