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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	9,400	358	3.6	3.1- 4.1	6,310	67.8	66.5-69.1	1,989	20.6	19.5-21.8	102	1.1	0.9- 1.4	641	6.8	6.1- 7.5
GENDER
Male	3,433	146	3.7	3.0- 4.6	2,395	70.7	68.6-72.7	647	18.4	16.8-20.2	31	1.0	0.6- 1.6	214	6.1	5.1- 7.3
Female	5,967	212	3.5	3.0- 4.1	3,915	65.0	63.4-66.6	1,342	22.8	21.4-24.2	71	1.2	0.9- 1.6	427	7.5	6.7- 8.4
RACE
White	7,333	287	3.6	3.1- 4.2	5,090	70.1	68.7-71.5	1,447	19.5	18.3-20.7	77	1.1	0.8- 1.5	432	5.7	5.1- 6.4
African American	1,497	44	3.2	2.1- 4.7	834	56.0	52.5-59.5	445	29.1	26.0-32.3	22	1.7	0.9- 3.0	152	10.1	8.2-12.2
Other Minorities	533	27	4.5	2.9- 7.1	359	71.6	66.3-76.4	88	14.0	10.8-17.9	2	0.3	0.0- 1.5	57	9.6	6.5-14.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	547	27	4.2	2.6- 6.7	378	71.6	66.2-76.4	86	14.8	11.4-19.1	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	54	9.0	6.0-13.2
Non-Hispanic	8,848	331	3.6	3.1- 4.1	5,928	67.4	66.1-68.7	1,902	21.3	20.1-22.5	100	1.2	0.9- 1.6	587	6.6	5.9- 7.3
AGE
18-24	425	18	3.4	2.0- 5.7	262	64.8	59.0-70.3	106	23.5	18.9-28.9	5	1.5	0.5- 3.9	34	6.8	4.3-10.4
25-34	1,337	52	3.4	2.4- 4.8	870	66.7	63.4-69.7	306	21.9	19.3-24.8	13	0.8	0.4- 1.5	96	7.3	5.7- 9.2
35-44	1,855	59	3.5	2.6- 4.8	1,209	66.9	64.3-69.5	443	22.0	19.9-24.3	19	1.2	0.7- 2.1	125	6.3	5.1- 7.8
45-54	1,804	61	3.6	2.6- 4.9	1,184	66.6	63.8-69.2	412	21.1	18.9-23.4	29	1.7	1.1- 2.6	118	7.1	5.7- 8.8
55-64	1,679	46	2.5	1.8- 3.5	1,122	69.5	66.9-72.1	351	18.8	16.7-21.2	17	0.8	0.4- 1.3	143	8.4	6.9-10.0
65-74	1,256	54	4.1	3.0- 5.6	896	72.0	68.8-74.9	222	17.3	14.9-20.1	17	1.2	0.7- 2.0	67	5.5	4.1- 7.3
75+	1,002	65	6.4	4.7- 8.6	737	74.2	70.8-77.4	143	14.0	11.6-16.8	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6	55	5.2	3.8- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,448	93	5.6	4.2- 7.3	993	70.4	66.7-73.9	229	14.6	12.2-17.4	10	0.5	0.2- 1.2	123	9.0	6.8-11.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,665	118	4.1	3.2- 5.2	1,785	66.4	63.8-68.8	562	21.8	19.7-24.1	33	1.2	0.7- 2.0	167	6.6	5.4- 8.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,243	65	3.0	2.2- 4.1	1,557	70.4	67.7-72.9	473	20.3	18.1-22.7	15	0.8	0.5- 1.5	133	5.5	4.4- 6.8
College Graduate	3,031	81	2.7	2.0- 3.5	1,968	66.0	63.8-68.1	721	22.9	21.1-24.8	44	1.6	1.1- 2.3	217	6.9	5.9- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,000	51	5.0	3.3- 7.4	646	65.6	61.2-69.8	200	19.1	15.7-22.9	13	1.3	0.6- 2.6	90	9.0	7.0-11.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,589	80	4.6	3.5- 6.2	1,090	70.6	67.2-73.8	312	17.4	14.9-20.2	16	1.3	0.6- 2.7	91	6.1	4.5- 8.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,113	45	4.1	2.8- 6.0	724	63.4	59.2-67.4	253	22.8	19.5-26.6	10	1.1	0.4- 2.9	81	8.6	6.0-12.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,246	45	4.1	2.8- 5.9	818	66.9	63.4-70.1	294	22.4	19.6-25.4	15	1.1	0.6- 2.1	74	5.6	4.2- 7.3
$50,000-74,999	1,293	34	3.0	2.0- 4.5	887	69.5	66.1-72.7	290	21.9	19.1-25.1	11	0.6	0.3- 1.2	71	5.0	3.8- 6.5
$75,000+	1,777	40	1.8	1.3- 2.6	1,196	68.3	65.6-70.9	390	21.3	19.1-23.7	25	1.6	1.0- 2.5	126	6.9	5.7- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,738	128	4.6	3.6- 5.8	1,800	65.9	63.4-68.3	562	20.1	18.1-22.3	40	1.8	1.2- 2.9	208	7.5	6.3- 9.0
No	6,463	220	3.3	2.8- 3.9	4,382	68.6	67.0-70.1	1,381	20.8	19.5-22.1	61	0.9	0.7- 1.2	419	6.5	5.7- 7.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,113	47	3.4	2.3- 5.0	796	73.6	70.0-76.9	194	16.4	13.6-19.6	6	0.4	0.2- 0.8	70	6.3	4.7- 8.2
Non-Veteran	8,283	310	3.6	3.1- 4.2	5,513	67.1	65.7-68.5	1,794	21.2	20.0-22.4	96	1.2	0.9- 1.6	570	6.9	6.1- 7.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,689

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

-Piedmont NC

9,400

358

3.6

3.1- 4.1

6,310

67.8

66.5-69.1

1,989

20.6

19.5-21.8

102

1.1

0.9- 1.4

641

6.8

6.1- 7.5

GENDER

Male

3,433

146

3.7

3.0- 4.6

2,395

70.7

68.6-72.7

647

18.4

16.8-20.2

1.0

0.6- 1.6

214

6.1

5.1- 7.3

Female

5,967

212

3.5

3.0- 4.1

3,915

65.0

63.4-66.6

1,342

22.8

21.4-24.2

1.2

0.9- 1.6

427

7.5

6.7- 8.4

RACE

White

7,333

287

3.6

3.1- 4.2

5,090

70.1

68.7-71.5

1,447

19.5

18.3-20.7

1.1

0.8- 1.5

432

5.7

5.1- 6.4

African American

1,497

3.2

2.1- 4.7

834

56.0

52.5-59.5

445

29.1

26.0-32.3

1.7

0.9- 3.0

152

10.1

8.2-12.2

Other Minorities

533

4.5

2.9- 7.1

359

71.6

66.3-76.4

14.0

10.8-17.9

0.3

0.0- 1.5

9.6

6.5-14.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

547

4.2

2.6- 6.7

378

71.6

66.2-76.4

14.8

11.4-19.1

0.5

0.1- 1.9

9.0

6.0-13.2

Non-Hispanic

8,848

331

3.6

3.1- 4.1

5,928

67.4

66.1-68.7

1,902

21.3

20.1-22.5

100

1.2

0.9- 1.6

587

6.6

5.9- 7.3

AGE

18-24

425

3.4

2.0- 5.7

262

64.8

59.0-70.3

106

23.5

18.9-28.9

1.5

0.5- 3.9

6.8

4.3-10.4

25-34

1,337

3.4

2.4- 4.8

870

66.7

63.4-69.7

306

21.9

19.3-24.8

0.8

0.4- 1.5

7.3

5.7- 9.2

35-44

1,855

3.5

2.6- 4.8

1,209

66.9

64.3-69.5

443

22.0

19.9-24.3

1.2

0.7- 2.1

125

6.3

5.1- 7.8

45-54

1,804

3.6

2.6- 4.9

1,184

66.6

63.8-69.2

412

21.1

18.9-23.4

1.7

1.1- 2.6

118

7.1

5.7- 8.8

55-64

1,679

2.5

1.8- 3.5

1,122

69.5

66.9-72.1

351

18.8

16.7-21.2

0.8

0.4- 1.3

143

8.4

6.9-10.0

65-74

1,256

4.1

3.0- 5.6

896

72.0

68.8-74.9

222

17.3

14.9-20.1

1.2

0.7- 2.0

5.5

4.1- 7.3

75+

1,002

6.4

4.7- 8.6

737

74.2

70.8-77.4

143

14.0

11.6-16.8

0.1

0.0- 0.6

5.2

3.8- 7.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,448

5.6

4.2- 7.3

993

70.4

66.7-73.9

229

14.6

12.2-17.4

0.5

0.2- 1.2

123

9.0

6.8-11.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,665

118

4.1

3.2- 5.2

1,785

66.4

63.8-68.8

562

21.8

19.7-24.1

1.2

0.7- 2.0

167

6.6

5.4- 8.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,243

3.0

2.2- 4.1

1,557

70.4

67.7-72.9

473

20.3

18.1-22.7

0.8

0.5- 1.5

133

5.5

4.4- 6.8

College Graduate

3,031

2.7

2.0- 3.5

1,968

66.0

63.8-68.1

721

22.9

21.1-24.8

1.6

1.1- 2.3

217

6.9

5.9- 8.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,000

5.0

3.3- 7.4

646

65.6

61.2-69.8

200

19.1

15.7-22.9

1.3

0.6- 2.6

9.0

7.0-11.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,589

4.6

3.5- 6.2

1,090

70.6

67.2-73.8

312

17.4

14.9-20.2

1.3

0.6- 2.7

6.1

4.5- 8.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,113

4.1

2.8- 6.0

724

63.4

59.2-67.4

253

22.8

19.5-26.6

1.1

0.4- 2.9

8.6

6.0-12.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,246

4.1

2.8- 5.9

818

66.9

63.4-70.1

294

22.4

19.6-25.4

1.1

0.6- 2.1

5.6

4.2- 7.3

$50,000-74,999

1,293

3.0

2.0- 4.5

887

69.5

66.1-72.7

290

21.9

19.1-25.1

0.6

0.3- 1.2

5.0

3.8- 6.5

$75,000+

1,777

1.8

1.3- 2.6

1,196

68.3

65.6-70.9

390

21.3

19.1-23.7

1.6

1.0- 2.5

126

6.9

5.7- 8.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,738

128

4.6

3.6- 5.8

1,800

65.9

63.4-68.3

562

20.1

18.1-22.3

1.8

1.2- 2.9

208

7.5

6.3- 9.0

6,463

220

3.3

2.8- 3.9

4,382

68.6

67.0-70.1

1,381

20.8

19.5-22.1

0.9

0.7- 1.2

419

6.5

5.7- 7.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,113

3.4

2.3- 5.0

796

73.6

70.0-76.9

194

16.4

13.6-19.6

0.4

0.2- 0.8

6.3

4.7- 8.2

Non-Veteran

8,283

310

3.6

3.1- 4.2

5,513

67.1

65.7-68.5

1,794

21.2

20.0-22.4

1.2

0.9- 1.6

570

6.9

6.1- 7.6

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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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