BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,114	76	6.3	4.8- 8.2	470	41.1	37.4-44.9	286	27.4	23.8-31.3	35	3.3	2.2- 4.9	247	21.9	19.0-25.2
GENDER
Male	395	16	3.3	1.8- 6.0	170	42.0	35.9-48.4	100	28.6	22.7-35.3	13	3.7	2.0- 6.6	96	22.4	17.8-27.9
Female	719	60	9.3	7.0-12.4	300	40.2	36.1-44.5	186	26.2	22.4-30.2	22	2.9	1.8- 4.7	151	21.4	17.9-25.4
RACE
White	665	47	6.5	4.6- 9.1	310	44.8	39.9-49.9	178	30.3	25.4-35.7	12	2.1	1.0- 4.3	118	16.3	13.2-20.0
African American	393	22	4.2	2.5- 6.7	132	30.5	25.2-36.4	99	25.8	20.4-31.9	21	5.6	3.5- 8.8	119	34.0	27.9-40.6
Other Minorities	51	7	14.6	6.2-30.6	27	59.6	43.7-73.7	7	9.8	4.0-22.0	2	2.8	0.5-14.2	8	13.3	6.3-25.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	5	11.0	4.3-25.5	17	49.5	30.8-68.5	7	22.2	8.7-46.1	2	4.6	0.8-23.3	6	12.6	5.1-27.8
Non-Hispanic	1,077	71	6.0	4.5- 8.0	453	40.6	36.9-44.5	279	27.7	24.1-31.7	33	3.2	2.1- 4.8	241	22.5	19.4-25.9
AGE
18-24	35	3	5.8	1.7-18.0	8	24.5	11.4-45.0	10	36.2	19.3-57.2	0	0.0	. - .	14	33.6	18.9-52.3
25-34	122	4	3.1	1.0- 8.8	49	37.8	28.3-48.3	34	31.0	21.2-42.9	3	3.8	1.2-11.4	32	24.3	16.4-34.4
35-44	170	12	9.8	5.2-17.9	71	42.9	34.1-52.2	41	23.1	16.2-31.9	4	2.9	0.9- 9.0	42	21.2	15.1-28.9
45-54	255	18	5.6	3.3- 9.1	111	45.2	37.9-52.6	57	24.5	18.7-31.3	13	5.2	2.7- 9.6	56	19.7	14.8-25.7
55-64	236	13	4.5	2.4- 8.1	106	44.4	37.2-51.9	74	34.0	27.0-41.8	7	2.5	1.1- 5.6	36	14.5	10.1-20.5
65-74	165	14	8.6	4.8-14.9	64	39.0	30.7-48.0	41	22.8	16.2-30.9	7	4.5	1.9-10.4	39	25.1	18.1-33.7
75+	125	11	7.5	3.9-13.8	58	49.3	39.5-59.1	29	21.4	14.8-30.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.0	26	19.9	13.0-29.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	223	13	5.6	3.1-10.1	75	37.3	29.3-46.1	55	21.1	15.6-27.9	9	5.7	2.7-11.6	71	30.2	23.3-38.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	419	23	4.4	2.7- 7.3	164	38.8	32.7-45.3	113	28.8	22.6-36.0	13	2.3	1.2- 4.3	106	25.6	20.6-31.3
Some Post-H.S.	247	19	8.3	4.7-14.1	117	42.9	35.1-51.0	60	26.8	19.8-35.2	7	3.2	1.3- 7.7	44	18.9	12.7-27.0
College Graduate	224	21	8.5	5.1-13.6	114	47.8	40.4-55.4	58	31.5	24.4-39.5	6	2.9	1.0- 8.2	25	9.3	6.0-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	11	5.2	2.6-10.1	57	33.7	24.8-43.9	48	24.1	17.1-32.9	8	7.1	3.2-15.2	57	29.9	22.1-38.9
$15,000- 24,999	223	16	5.2	2.9- 9.3	71	29.9	22.7-38.3	57	25.8	17.5-36.2	8	3.1	1.4- 6.9	71	35.9	27.8-45.0
$25,000- 34,999	145	11	4.3	2.2- 8.4	62	45.6	34.1-57.5	40	32.5	21.9-45.3	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5	30	16.7	10.5-25.4
$35,000- 49,999	129	9	8.0	3.8-16.2	63	42.7	33.5-52.5	40	37.3	27.9-47.9	4	2.9	1.1- 7.7	13	9.0	5.0-15.6
$50,000-74,999	130	4	4.8	1.4-15.0	64	45.9	36.0-56.0	34	27.1	18.9-37.4	5	4.0	1.3-11.4	23	18.3	11.8-27.1
$75,000+	126	11	8.1	4.3-14.8	72	57.6	47.5-67.1	27	19.9	13.1-29.0	2	2.7	0.5-12.5	14	11.7	6.6-19.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	444	28	5.7	3.6- 9.0	181	42.1	36.1-48.4	116	27.0	21.5-33.4	18	4.3	2.5- 7.3	101	20.8	16.7-25.6
No	646	43	5.7	4.0- 8.0	281	41.1	36.3-46.0	165	27.8	23.2-33.0	17	2.8	1.6- 5.0	140	22.6	18.6-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	154	9	5.9	2.4-13.5	77	47.4	37.6-57.5	31	24.6	15.6-36.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	35	21.4	14.8-29.9
Non-Veteran	956	67	6.4	4.8- 8.5	391	39.7	35.7-43.8	255	28.1	24.3-32.3	33	3.8	2.5- 5.7	210	22.0	18.8-25.6

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,114

6.3

4.8- 8.2

470

41.1

37.4-44.9

286

27.4

23.8-31.3

3.3

2.2- 4.9

247

21.9

19.0-25.2

GENDER

Male

395

3.3

1.8- 6.0

170

42.0

35.9-48.4

100

28.6

22.7-35.3

3.7

2.0- 6.6

22.4

17.8-27.9

Female

719

9.3

7.0-12.4

300

40.2

36.1-44.5

186

26.2

22.4-30.2

2.9

1.8- 4.7

151

21.4

17.9-25.4

RACE

White

665

6.5

4.6- 9.1

310

44.8

39.9-49.9

178

30.3

25.4-35.7

2.1

1.0- 4.3

118

16.3

13.2-20.0

African American

393

4.2

2.5- 6.7

132

30.5

25.2-36.4

25.8

20.4-31.9

5.6

3.5- 8.8

119

34.0

27.9-40.6

Other Minorities

14.6

6.2-30.6

59.6

43.7-73.7

9.8

4.0-22.0

2.8

0.5-14.2

13.3

6.3-25.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.0

4.3-25.5

49.5

30.8-68.5

22.2

8.7-46.1

4.6

0.8-23.3

12.6

5.1-27.8

Non-Hispanic

1,077

6.0

4.5- 8.0

453

40.6

36.9-44.5

279

27.7

24.1-31.7

3.2

2.1- 4.8

241

22.5

19.4-25.9

AGE

18-24

5.8

1.7-18.0

24.5

11.4-45.0

36.2

19.3-57.2

0.0

. - .

33.6

18.9-52.3

25-34

122

3.1

1.0- 8.8

37.8

28.3-48.3

31.0

21.2-42.9

3.8

1.2-11.4

24.3

16.4-34.4

35-44

170

9.8

5.2-17.9

42.9

34.1-52.2

23.1

16.2-31.9

2.9

0.9- 9.0

21.2

15.1-28.9

45-54

255

5.6

3.3- 9.1

111

45.2

37.9-52.6

24.5

18.7-31.3

5.2

2.7- 9.6

19.7

14.8-25.7

55-64

236

4.5

2.4- 8.1

106

44.4

37.2-51.9

34.0

27.0-41.8

2.5

1.1- 5.6

14.5

10.1-20.5

65-74

165

8.6

4.8-14.9

39.0

30.7-48.0

22.8

16.2-30.9

4.5

1.9-10.4

25.1

18.1-33.7

75+

125

7.5

3.9-13.8

49.3

39.5-59.1

21.4

14.8-30.0

1.9

0.3-12.0

19.9

13.0-29.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

223

5.6

3.1-10.1

37.3

29.3-46.1

21.1

15.6-27.9

5.7

2.7-11.6

30.2

23.3-38.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

419

4.4

2.7- 7.3

164

38.8

32.7-45.3

113

28.8

22.6-36.0

2.3

1.2- 4.3

106

25.6

20.6-31.3

Some Post-H.S.

247

8.3

4.7-14.1

117

42.9

35.1-51.0

26.8

19.8-35.2

3.2

1.3- 7.7

18.9

12.7-27.0

College Graduate

224

8.5

5.1-13.6

114

47.8

40.4-55.4

31.5

24.4-39.5

2.9

1.0- 8.2

9.3

6.0-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

5.2

2.6-10.1

33.7

24.8-43.9

24.1

17.1-32.9

7.1

3.2-15.2

29.9

22.1-38.9

$15,000- 24,999

223

5.2

2.9- 9.3

29.9

22.7-38.3

25.8

17.5-36.2

3.1

1.4- 6.9

35.9

27.8-45.0

$25,000- 34,999

145

4.3

2.2- 8.4

45.6

34.1-57.5

32.5

21.9-45.3

0.9

0.2- 3.5

16.7

10.5-25.4

$35,000- 49,999

129

8.0

3.8-16.2

42.7

33.5-52.5

37.3

27.9-47.9

2.9

1.1- 7.7

9.0

5.0-15.6

$50,000-74,999

130

4.8

1.4-15.0

45.9

36.0-56.0

27.1

18.9-37.4

4.0

1.3-11.4

18.3

11.8-27.1

$75,000+

126

8.1

4.3-14.8

57.6

47.5-67.1

19.9

13.1-29.0

2.7

0.5-12.5

11.7

6.6-19.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

444

5.7

3.6- 9.0

181

42.1

36.1-48.4

116

27.0

21.5-33.4

4.3

2.5- 7.3

101

20.8

16.7-25.6

646

5.7

4.0- 8.0

281

41.1

36.3-46.0

165

27.8

23.2-33.0

2.8

1.6- 5.0

140

22.6

18.6-27.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

154

5.9

2.4-13.5

47.4

37.6-57.5

24.6

15.6-36.5

0.7

0.2- 3.0

21.4

14.8-29.9

Non-Veteran

956

6.4

4.8- 8.5

391

39.7

35.7-43.8

255

28.1

24.3-32.3

3.8

2.5- 5.7

210

22.0

18.8-25.6

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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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