BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How often do you eat potatoes not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?)

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	16,689	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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,137	63	5.5	4.1- 7.4	763	66.3	62.5-69.9	215	20.5	17.3-24.1	12	1.4	0.7- 2.8	84	6.3	4.8- 8.1
GENDER
Male	402	22	4.8	2.9- 7.9	285	67.2	60.7-73.1	65	20.7	15.5-27.1	8	2.4	1.1- 5.1	22	4.9	3.0- 7.8
Female	735	41	6.1	4.3- 8.8	478	65.4	61.2-69.4	150	20.3	17.0-24.0	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4	62	7.7	5.7-10.2
RACE
White	678	49	6.9	5.0- 9.5	479	70.5	65.6-74.9	107	17.5	13.6-22.2	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	40	4.8	3.3- 6.9
African American	403	9	2.5	1.1- 5.8	248	58.3	51.7-64.6	100	27.5	21.7-34.2	8	3.3	1.5- 7.2	38	8.3	5.6-12.2
Other Minorities	52	4	7.0	1.7-24.9	34	68.9	53.2-81.2	8	13.1	6.3-25.4	1	2.4	0.3-15.0	5	8.6	3.4-20.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	36	2	2.9	0.7-11.9	24	71.7	53.3-84.9	7	14.6	6.2-30.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	10.8	3.4-29.8
Non-Hispanic	1,101	61	5.6	4.1- 7.6	739	66.0	62.1-69.7	208	20.8	17.5-24.6	12	1.5	0.8- 2.9	81	6.0	4.6- 7.8
AGE
18-24	34	1	3.0	0.4-18.4	20	60.2	40.0-77.5	10	30.6	15.1-52.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.2	1.9-18.5
25-34	127	6	6.6	2.8-14.7	85	65.6	55.2-74.8	23	18.6	11.9-27.9	1	1.1	0.2- 7.3	12	8.1	4.2-15.0
35-44	174	13	7.8	3.9-14.9	118	63.2	53.8-71.7	29	19.3	12.8-28.1	2	2.8	0.6-11.2	12	6.9	3.8-12.5
45-54	260	8	2.8	1.3- 5.8	162	63.9	56.3-70.9	66	25.9	19.5-33.5	5	2.4	0.9- 6.2	19	5.1	3.0- 8.3
55-64	239	12	4.2	2.3- 7.6	159	69.3	62.1-75.7	47	18.8	13.5-25.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	20	7.3	4.3-12.0
65-74	164	8	5.5	2.6-11.3	120	74.3	65.9-81.2	25	14.3	9.2-21.5	2	0.9	0.2- 4.0	9	5.0	2.2-10.9
75+	132	15	12.2	7.2-19.9	94	71.2	61.8-79.0	14	10.9	6.0-19.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	8	4.8	2.3- 9.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	225	11	4.0	2.1- 7.5	153	67.6	58.7-75.3	37	17.9	11.5-26.9	3	1.4	0.4- 5.4	21	9.1	5.4-15.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	26	5.7	3.5- 9.1	274	63.1	56.4-69.3	90	23.1	17.4-29.8	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	35	7.4	4.9-10.9
Some Post-H.S.	246	16	6.9	3.7-12.5	171	69.2	61.4-76.0	44	18.8	13.4-25.7	3	2.1	0.6- 7.8	12	3.0	1.6- 5.5
College Graduate	237	10	5.0	2.5- 9.6	164	68.1	60.6-74.7	44	19.8	14.3-26.7	3	1.9	0.5- 6.6	16	5.3	3.1- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	13	6.0	3.2-10.7	114	63.3	54.0-71.7	40	18.9	13.0-26.6	3	3.3	0.9-11.2	16	8.5	4.5-15.7
$15,000- 24,999	223	15	6.2	3.2-11.7	143	59.7	49.7-68.9	49	26.8	18.1-37.8	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2	13	5.7	3.0-10.3
$25,000- 34,999	153	5	2.4	0.9- 6.0	105	75.2	64.9-83.2	30	17.4	10.4-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	13	5.0	2.7- 9.1
$35,000- 49,999	132	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	95	68.4	58.3-77.0	27	23.9	16.2-33.8	2	1.6	0.4- 6.3	7	5.2	2.3-11.6
$50,000-74,999	130	9	7.8	3.4-16.6	88	61.0	50.2-70.8	22	22.2	14.2-32.9	2	2.8	0.6-13.2	9	6.2	2.9-13.0
$75,000+	130	8	5.7	2.7-11.7	88	71.1	61.8-78.9	22	15.4	9.8-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	12	7.8	4.1-14.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	454	31	6.4	4.2- 9.7	290	65.8	60.1-71.2	88	18.4	14.4-23.3	6	2.0	0.8- 4.8	39	7.4	5.1-10.4
No	658	30	4.5	2.9- 6.7	452	66.4	61.3-71.2	125	22.0	17.6-27.0	6	1.2	0.5- 3.2	45	5.9	4.1- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	10	6.6	3.0-13.9	119	73.9	64.3-81.7	20	12.6	7.3-20.8	2	2.5	0.5-11.0	9	4.3	2.0- 9.1
Non-Veteran	973	53	5.3	3.8- 7.3	640	64.6	60.4-68.6	195	22.2	18.6-26.2	10	1.3	0.6- 2.5	75	6.7	5.1- 8.8

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,689

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,137

5.5

4.1- 7.4

763

66.3

62.5-69.9

215

20.5

17.3-24.1

1.4

0.7- 2.8

6.3

4.8- 8.1

GENDER

Male

402

4.8

2.9- 7.9

285

67.2

60.7-73.1

20.7

15.5-27.1

2.4

1.1- 5.1

4.9

3.0- 7.8

Female

735

6.1

4.3- 8.8

478

65.4

61.2-69.4

150

20.3

17.0-24.0

0.5

0.2- 1.4

7.7

5.7-10.2

RACE

White

678

6.9

5.0- 9.5

479

70.5

65.6-74.9

107

17.5

13.6-22.2

0.3

0.1- 1.0

4.8

3.3- 6.9

African American

403

2.5

1.1- 5.8

248

58.3

51.7-64.6

100

27.5

21.7-34.2

3.3

1.5- 7.2

8.3

5.6-12.2

Other Minorities

7.0

1.7-24.9

68.9

53.2-81.2

13.1

6.3-25.4

2.4

0.3-15.0

8.6

3.4-20.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.9

0.7-11.9

71.7

53.3-84.9

14.6

6.2-30.4

0.0

. - .

10.8

3.4-29.8

Non-Hispanic

1,101

5.6

4.1- 7.6

739

66.0

62.1-69.7

208

20.8

17.5-24.6

1.5

0.8- 2.9

6.0

4.6- 7.8

AGE

18-24

3.0

0.4-18.4

60.2

40.0-77.5

30.6

15.1-52.3

0.0

. - .

6.2

1.9-18.5

25-34

127

6.6

2.8-14.7

65.6

55.2-74.8

18.6

11.9-27.9

1.1

0.2- 7.3

8.1

4.2-15.0

35-44

174

7.8

3.9-14.9

118

63.2

53.8-71.7

19.3

12.8-28.1

2.8

0.6-11.2

6.9

3.8-12.5

45-54

260

2.8

1.3- 5.8

162

63.9

56.3-70.9

25.9

19.5-33.5

2.4

0.9- 6.2

5.1

3.0- 8.3

55-64

239

4.2

2.3- 7.6

159

69.3

62.1-75.7

18.8

13.5-25.5

0.4

0.1- 2.9

7.3

4.3-12.0

65-74

164

5.5

2.6-11.3

120

74.3

65.9-81.2

14.3

9.2-21.5

0.9

0.2- 4.0

5.0

2.2-10.9

75+

132

12.2

7.2-19.9

71.2

61.8-79.0

10.9

6.0-19.0

1.0

0.1- 6.7

4.8

2.3- 9.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

225

4.0

2.1- 7.5

153

67.6

58.7-75.3

17.9

11.5-26.9

1.4

0.4- 5.4

9.1

5.4-15.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

5.7

3.5- 9.1

274

63.1

56.4-69.3

23.1

17.4-29.8

0.9

0.3- 2.8

7.4

4.9-10.9

Some Post-H.S.

246

6.9

3.7-12.5

171

69.2

61.4-76.0

18.8

13.4-25.7

2.1

0.6- 7.8

3.0

1.6- 5.5

College Graduate

237

5.0

2.5- 9.6

164

68.1

60.6-74.7

19.8

14.3-26.7

1.9

0.5- 6.6

5.3

3.1- 9.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

6.0

3.2-10.7

114

63.3

54.0-71.7

18.9

13.0-26.6

3.3

0.9-11.2

8.5

4.5-15.7

$15,000- 24,999

223

6.2

3.2-11.7

143

59.7

49.7-68.9

26.8

18.1-37.8

1.6

0.5- 5.2

5.7

3.0-10.3

$25,000- 34,999

153

2.4

0.9- 6.0

105

75.2

64.9-83.2

17.4

10.4-27.8

0.0

. - .

5.0

2.7- 9.1

$35,000- 49,999

132

0.9

0.1- 5.9

68.4

58.3-77.0

23.9

16.2-33.8

1.6

0.4- 6.3

5.2

2.3-11.6

$50,000-74,999

130

7.8

3.4-16.6

61.0

50.2-70.8

22.2

14.2-32.9

2.8

0.6-13.2

6.2

2.9-13.0

$75,000+

130

5.7

2.7-11.7

71.1

61.8-78.9

15.4

9.8-23.5

0.0

. - .

7.8

4.1-14.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

454

6.4

4.2- 9.7

290

65.8

60.1-71.2

18.4

14.4-23.3

2.0

0.8- 4.8

7.4

5.1-10.4

658

4.5

2.9- 6.7

452

66.4

61.3-71.2

125

22.0

17.6-27.0

1.2

0.5- 3.2

5.9

4.1- 8.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

6.6

3.0-13.9

119

73.9

64.3-81.7

12.6

7.3-20.8

2.5

0.5-11.0

4.3

2.0- 9.1

Non-Veteran

973

5.3

3.8- 7.3

640

64.6

60.4-68.6

195

22.2

18.6-26.2

1.3

0.6- 2.5

6.7

5.1- 8.8

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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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