BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Consumed five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Consume < 5 times per day	Consume 5 or more times per day
North Carolina	17,127	13,025	77.5	76.6-78.3	4,102	22.5	21.7-23.4
-Piedmont NC	9,621	7,244	77.3	76.2-78.4	2,377	22.7	21.6-23.8
GENDER
Male	3,511	2,819	81.5	79.8-83.1	692	18.5	16.9-20.2
Female	6,110	4,425	73.3	71.9-74.7	1,685	26.7	25.3-28.1
RACE
White	7,485	5,527	75.7	74.4-76.9	1,958	24.3	23.1-25.6
African American	1,554	1,260	81.5	78.7-83.9	294	18.5	16.1-21.3
Other Minorities	542	432	83.2	78.9-86.8	110	16.8	13.2-21.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	553	450	84.5	80.4-87.9	103	15.5	12.1-19.6
Non-Hispanic	9,062	6,792	76.6	75.4-77.7	2,270	23.4	22.3-24.6
AGE
18-24	436	342	81.4	76.6-85.4	94	18.6	14.6-23.4
25-34	1,347	1,071	81.1	78.5-83.5	276	18.9	16.5-21.5
35-44	1,881	1,446	78.2	75.8-80.3	435	21.8	19.7-24.2
45-54	1,831	1,378	76.6	74.2-78.9	453	23.4	21.1-25.8
55-64	1,723	1,262	74.1	71.5-76.4	461	25.9	23.6-28.5
65-74	1,295	949	72.3	69.3-75.2	346	27.7	24.8-30.7
75+	1,061	760	71.0	67.5-74.2	301	29.0	25.8-32.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,503	1,277	85.2	82.2-87.8	226	14.8	12.2-17.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,735	2,184	81.6	79.6-83.4	551	18.4	16.6-20.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,291	1,687	76.2	73.9-78.4	604	23.8	21.6-26.1
College Graduate	3,075	2,081	70.6	68.6-72.6	994	29.4	27.4-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,041	850	81.5	77.8-84.7	191	18.5	15.3-22.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,627	1,297	82.3	79.5-84.8	330	17.7	15.2-20.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,135	884	79.9	76.8-82.7	251	20.1	17.3-23.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,260	953	77.4	74.4-80.1	307	22.6	19.9-25.6
$50,000-74,999	1,310	947	75.8	72.9-78.5	363	24.2	21.5-27.1
$75,000+	1,802	1,255	72.1	69.6-74.5	547	27.9	25.5-30.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,839	2,193	78.8	76.7-80.8	646	21.2	19.2-23.3
No	6,569	4,868	76.6	75.3-77.9	1,701	23.4	22.1-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,148	891	77.4	74.1-80.3	257	22.6	19.7-25.9
Non-Veteran	8,469	6,351	77.3	76.2-78.5	2,118	22.7	21.5-23.8

Total
Respond.^

Consume < 5 times per day

Consume 5 or more times per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,127

13,025

77.5

76.6-78.3

4,102

22.5

21.7-23.4

-Piedmont NC

9,621

7,244

77.3

76.2-78.4

2,377

22.7

21.6-23.8

GENDER

Male

3,511

2,819

81.5

79.8-83.1

692

18.5

16.9-20.2

Female

6,110

4,425

73.3

71.9-74.7

1,685

26.7

25.3-28.1

RACE

White

7,485

5,527

75.7

74.4-76.9

1,958

24.3

23.1-25.6

African American

1,554

1,260

81.5

78.7-83.9

294

18.5

16.1-21.3

Other Minorities

542

432

83.2

78.9-86.8

110

16.8

13.2-21.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

553

450

84.5

80.4-87.9

103

15.5

12.1-19.6

Non-Hispanic

9,062

6,792

76.6

75.4-77.7

2,270

23.4

22.3-24.6

AGE

18-24

436

342

81.4

76.6-85.4

18.6

14.6-23.4

25-34

1,347

1,071

81.1

78.5-83.5

276

18.9

16.5-21.5

35-44

1,881

1,446

78.2

75.8-80.3

435

21.8

19.7-24.2

45-54

1,831

1,378

76.6

74.2-78.9

453

23.4

21.1-25.8

55-64

1,723

1,262

74.1

71.5-76.4

461

25.9

23.6-28.5

65-74

1,295

949

72.3

69.3-75.2

346

27.7

24.8-30.7

75+

1,061

760

71.0

67.5-74.2

301

29.0

25.8-32.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,503

1,277

85.2

82.2-87.8

226

14.8

12.2-17.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,735

2,184

81.6

79.6-83.4

551

18.4

16.6-20.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,291

1,687

76.2

73.9-78.4

604

23.8

21.6-26.1

College Graduate

3,075

2,081

70.6

68.6-72.6

994

29.4

27.4-31.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,041

850

81.5

77.8-84.7

191

18.5

15.3-22.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,627

1,297

82.3

79.5-84.8

330

17.7

15.2-20.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,135

884

79.9

76.8-82.7

251

20.1

17.3-23.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,260

953

77.4

74.4-80.1

307

22.6

19.9-25.6

$50,000-74,999

1,310

947

75.8

72.9-78.5

363

24.2

21.5-27.1

$75,000+

1,802

1,255

72.1

69.6-74.5

547

27.9

25.5-30.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,839

2,193

78.8

76.7-80.8

646

21.2

19.2-23.3

6,569

4,868

76.6

75.3-77.9

1,701

23.4

22.1-24.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,148

891

77.4

74.1-80.3

257

22.6

19.7-25.9

Non-Veteran

8,469

6,351

77.3

76.2-78.5

2,118

22.7

21.5-23.8

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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, 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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