BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than once or never	1 to less than 3 times	3 to less than 5 times	5 or more times
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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	3,511	178	5.4	4.4- 6.6	1,273	37.0	34.8-39.2	1,368	39.2	37.0-41.4	692	18.5	16.9-20.2
Female	6,110	210	4.1	3.4- 4.9	1,712	28.1	26.6-29.6	2,503	41.2	39.6-42.8	1,685	26.7	25.3-28.1
RACE
White	7,485	262	3.9	3.3- 4.7	2,202	30.4	29.0-31.8	3,063	41.3	39.8-42.9	1,958	24.3	23.1-25.6
African American	1,554	103	7.6	5.8- 9.8	585	37.5	34.2-40.8	572	36.5	33.1-40.0	294	18.5	16.1-21.3
Other Minorities	542	22	5.2	2.8- 9.5	192	40.0	34.2-46.0	218	38.0	32.7-43.5	110	16.8	13.2-21.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	553	24	5.8	3.2-10.3	207	41.6	35.9-47.6	219	37.1	32.0-42.6	103	15.5	12.1-19.6
Non-Hispanic	9,062	364	4.6	4.0- 5.3	2,776	31.4	30.2-32.8	3,652	40.6	39.2-42.0	2,270	23.4	22.3-24.6
AGE
18-24	436	33	9.4	6.2-13.9	145	31.3	26.1-37.0	164	40.7	34.8-47.0	94	18.6	14.6-23.4
25-34	1,347	75	5.4	4.2- 7.0	460	35.7	32.5-39.1	536	40.0	36.7-43.3	276	18.9	16.5-21.5
35-44	1,881	73	3.9	2.9- 5.0	658	36.8	34.1-39.6	715	37.5	34.8-40.2	435	21.8	19.7-24.2
45-54	1,831	75	4.3	3.2- 5.8	571	31.7	29.1-34.5	732	40.6	37.8-43.4	453	23.4	21.1-25.8
55-64	1,723	59	3.0	2.2- 4.2	533	31.5	28.8-34.3	670	39.6	36.8-42.4	461	25.9	23.6-28.5
65-74	1,295	38	3.1	2.0- 4.6	369	27.4	24.6-30.3	542	41.9	38.7-45.2	346	27.7	24.8-30.7
75+	1,061	33	2.9	1.9- 4.3	238	22.2	19.3-25.5	489	45.9	42.3-49.5	301	29.0	25.8-32.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,503	106	7.6	5.5-10.4	593	40.2	36.4-44.2	578	37.5	33.7-41.4	226	14.8	12.2-17.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,735	146	6.8	5.5- 8.5	974	36.8	34.3-39.3	1,064	38.0	35.5-40.6	551	18.4	16.6-20.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,291	69	3.5	2.6- 4.7	701	31.5	28.9-34.3	917	41.2	38.4-44.2	604	23.8	21.6-26.1
College Graduate	3,075	66	2.4	1.8- 3.2	710	25.6	23.6-27.7	1,305	42.6	40.4-44.9	994	29.4	27.4-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,041	70	5.4	4.0- 7.1	384	38.2	33.9-42.7	396	37.9	33.6-42.5	191	18.5	15.3-22.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,627	70	5.4	3.8- 7.6	601	40.8	37.1-44.7	626	36.1	32.7-39.6	330	17.7	15.2-20.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,135	61	8.2	5.5-12.0	367	32.2	28.6-36.0	456	39.5	35.7-43.5	251	20.1	17.3-23.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,260	52	5.5	3.8- 7.9	405	32.1	28.9-35.6	496	39.7	36.0-43.6	307	22.6	19.9-25.6
$50,000-74,999	1,310	40	3.8	2.7- 5.3	368	30.1	26.9-33.4	539	42.0	38.4-45.6	363	24.2	21.5-27.1
$75,000+	1,802	25	1.4	0.9- 2.2	439	26.4	23.9-29.0	791	44.3	41.5-47.2	547	27.9	25.5-30.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,839	151	5.9	4.7- 7.4	958	34.8	32.4-37.3	1,084	38.1	35.6-40.6	646	21.2	19.2-23.3
No	6,569	215	4.2	3.5- 5.1	1,949	31.7	30.2-33.3	2,704	40.7	39.1-42.4	1,701	23.4	22.1-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,148	47	3.8	2.7- 5.3	354	30.4	27.1-33.9	490	43.2	39.4-47.1	257	22.6	19.7-25.9
Non-Veteran	8,469	340	4.8	4.1- 5.6	2,630	32.7	31.3-34.2	3,381	39.8	38.4-41.3	2,118	22.7	21.5-23.8

Total
Respond.^

Less than once or never

1 to less than 3 times

3 to less than 5 times

5 or more times

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

3,511

178

5.4

4.4- 6.6

1,273

37.0

34.8-39.2

1,368

39.2

37.0-41.4

692

18.5

16.9-20.2

Female

6,110

210

4.1

3.4- 4.9

1,712

28.1

26.6-29.6

2,503

41.2

39.6-42.8

1,685

26.7

25.3-28.1

RACE

White

7,485

262

3.9

3.3- 4.7

2,202

30.4

29.0-31.8

3,063

41.3

39.8-42.9

1,958

24.3

23.1-25.6

African American

1,554

103

7.6

5.8- 9.8

585

37.5

34.2-40.8

572

36.5

33.1-40.0

294

18.5

16.1-21.3

Other Minorities

542

5.2

2.8- 9.5

192

40.0

34.2-46.0

218

38.0

32.7-43.5

110

16.8

13.2-21.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

553

5.8

3.2-10.3

207

41.6

35.9-47.6

219

37.1

32.0-42.6

103

15.5

12.1-19.6

Non-Hispanic

9,062

364

4.6

4.0- 5.3

2,776

31.4

30.2-32.8

3,652

40.6

39.2-42.0

2,270

23.4

22.3-24.6

AGE

18-24

436

9.4

6.2-13.9

145

31.3

26.1-37.0

164

40.7

34.8-47.0

18.6

14.6-23.4

25-34

1,347

5.4

4.2- 7.0

460

35.7

32.5-39.1

536

40.0

36.7-43.3

276

18.9

16.5-21.5

35-44

1,881

3.9

2.9- 5.0

658

36.8

34.1-39.6

715

37.5

34.8-40.2

435

21.8

19.7-24.2

45-54

1,831

4.3

3.2- 5.8

571

31.7

29.1-34.5

732

40.6

37.8-43.4

453

23.4

21.1-25.8

55-64

1,723

3.0

2.2- 4.2

533

31.5

28.8-34.3

670

39.6

36.8-42.4

461

25.9

23.6-28.5

65-74

1,295

3.1

2.0- 4.6

369

27.4

24.6-30.3

542

41.9

38.7-45.2

346

27.7

24.8-30.7

75+

1,061

2.9

1.9- 4.3

238

22.2

19.3-25.5

489

45.9

42.3-49.5

301

29.0

25.8-32.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,503

106

7.6

5.5-10.4

593

40.2

36.4-44.2

578

37.5

33.7-41.4

226

14.8

12.2-17.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,735

146

6.8

5.5- 8.5

974

36.8

34.3-39.3

1,064

38.0

35.5-40.6

551

18.4

16.6-20.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,291

3.5

2.6- 4.7

701

31.5

28.9-34.3

917

41.2

38.4-44.2

604

23.8

21.6-26.1

College Graduate

3,075

2.4

1.8- 3.2

710

25.6

23.6-27.7

1,305

42.6

40.4-44.9

994

29.4

27.4-31.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,041

5.4

4.0- 7.1

384

38.2

33.9-42.7

396

37.9

33.6-42.5

191

18.5

15.3-22.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,627

5.4

3.8- 7.6

601

40.8

37.1-44.7

626

36.1

32.7-39.6

330

17.7

15.2-20.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,135

8.2

5.5-12.0

367

32.2

28.6-36.0

456

39.5

35.7-43.5

251

20.1

17.3-23.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,260

5.5

3.8- 7.9

405

32.1

28.9-35.6

496

39.7

36.0-43.6

307

22.6

19.9-25.6

$50,000-74,999

1,310

3.8

2.7- 5.3

368

30.1

26.9-33.4

539

42.0

38.4-45.6

363

24.2

21.5-27.1

$75,000+

1,802

1.4

0.9- 2.2

439

26.4

23.9-29.0

791

44.3

41.5-47.2

547

27.9

25.5-30.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,839

151

5.9

4.7- 7.4

958

34.8

32.4-37.3

1,084

38.1

35.6-40.6

646

21.2

19.2-23.3

6,569

215

4.2

3.5- 5.1

1,949

31.7

30.2-33.3

2,704

40.7

39.1-42.4

1,701

23.4

22.1-24.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,148

3.8

2.7- 5.3

354

30.4

27.1-33.9

490

43.2

39.4-47.1

257

22.6

19.7-25.9

Non-Veteran

8,469

340

4.8

4.1- 5.6

2,630

32.7

31.3-34.2

3,381

39.8

38.4-41.3

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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