BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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	16,326	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
-Western NC	1,904	142	7.1	5.7- 8.8	989	49.4	46.5-52.4	441	24.1	21.6-26.8	34	1.5	1.0- 2.2	298	17.9	15.4-20.7
GENDER
Male	678	39	5.9	3.9- 8.8	345	47.4	42.5-52.3	164	24.8	20.8-29.2	10	1.1	0.5- 2.3	120	20.8	16.5-25.9
Female	1,226	103	8.1	6.3-10.4	644	51.3	47.6-54.9	277	23.5	20.4-26.8	24	1.9	1.2- 2.9	178	15.3	12.8-18.2
RACE
White	1,695	125	7.1	5.6- 8.9	893	50.1	47.0-53.2	402	24.9	22.3-27.7	29	1.5	1.0- 2.3	246	16.5	14.0-19.3
African American	89	8	6.0	2.5-13.6	36	37.6	24.1-53.4	13	12.9	6.6-23.6	3	1.5	0.5- 4.8	29	42.0	27.0-58.6
Other Minorities	119	9	8.0	3.3-18.4	60	51.0	38.1-63.8	25	21.9	12.2-36.0	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	23	17.4	9.7-29.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	8	13.0	5.4-28.3	38	47.3	33.2-61.9	15	18.2	9.0-33.4	2	1.4	0.3- 6.1	16	20.1	11.0-33.7
Non-Hispanic	1,824	134	6.6	5.3- 8.1	951	49.6	46.7-52.6	426	24.6	22.1-27.3	32	1.5	1.0- 2.3	281	17.7	15.1-20.5
AGE
18-24	99	9	8.2	3.3-18.9	39	35.1	24.5-47.3	24	23.9	14.9-36.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	26	32.3	21.2-46.0
25-34	261	16	4.4	2.6- 7.4	110	41.7	34.7-49.1	76	29.2	23.2-36.2	6	2.0	0.9- 4.5	53	22.7	16.7-30.0
35-44	299	26	10.8	6.8-16.8	141	47.2	40.3-54.1	76	26.4	20.4-33.3	9	2.8	1.3- 5.8	47	12.9	9.2-17.7
45-54	343	26	5.5	3.6- 8.3	188	57.6	51.3-63.6	74	20.8	16.2-26.3	6	1.2	0.5- 2.9	49	15.0	11.0-20.0
55-64	360	25	6.5	4.1-10.0	202	56.9	50.7-62.9	72	21.7	16.9-27.5	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	54	13.4	9.8-18.1
65-74	285	19	6.8	4.2-10.9	159	55.5	48.8-62.0	72	24.9	19.7-31.0	3	0.9	0.3- 3.1	32	11.8	8.0-17.1
75+	250	20	8.2	5.1-13.0	146	59.3	52.2-66.1	46	18.0	13.2-24.1	2	1.0	0.2- 4.5	36	13.5	9.4-19.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	317	22	8.7	4.8-15.1	129	39.6	32.2-47.5	75	21.1	15.7-27.9	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	90	30.3	22.6-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	575	32	6.1	3.7- 9.7	273	41.0	35.9-46.3	153	27.9	23.2-33.0	12	1.4	0.7- 2.8	105	23.6	18.8-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	462	36	5.8	3.9- 8.6	272	60.1	54.1-65.8	97	22.5	17.6-28.5	6	1.1	0.5- 2.5	51	10.5	7.5-14.3
College Graduate	542	52	8.4	6.2-11.4	311	56.6	51.5-61.6	113	23.0	18.9-27.7	15	2.9	1.6- 5.2	51	9.0	6.6-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	256	12	7.0	3.3-14.0	112	46.1	37.7-54.7	57	17.0	12.4-22.9	6	1.7	0.7- 4.0	69	28.2	21.0-36.8
$15,000- 24,999	392	32	8.4	5.0-13.7	199	46.5	39.8-53.3	87	22.4	17.2-28.6	7	1.4	0.6- 3.2	67	21.3	16.0-27.8
$25,000- 34,999	263	22	6.7	4.1-10.6	118	40.3	33.4-47.7	76	36.4	29.0-44.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4	43	15.8	11.3-21.6
$35,000- 49,999	287	19	5.1	3.0- 8.4	155	51.7	44.6-58.7	75	27.9	21.9-34.7	4	1.3	0.4- 3.8	34	14.1	9.4-20.4
$50,000-74,999	210	12	4.8	2.6- 8.8	136	59.3	49.2-68.6	39	19.9	13.9-27.7	3	1.5	0.4- 4.8	20	14.5	6.9-28.0
$75,000+	223	20	10.4	5.5-18.6	124	55.8	47.8-63.5	51	21.7	16.3-28.3	6	2.8	1.1- 6.9	22	9.3	5.6-15.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	629	41	7.8	5.1-11.7	327	50.3	45.0-55.5	153	27.9	23.0-33.4	6	1.2	0.5- 2.9	102	12.8	10.2-16.0
No	1,235	98	6.9	5.3- 8.9	646	49.2	45.5-52.9	278	22.5	19.6-25.6	28	1.7	1.1- 2.6	185	19.8	16.5-23.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	246	15	5.4	3.1- 9.1	152	61.2	53.7-68.2	45	20.2	14.6-27.3	6	2.1	0.8- 5.5	28	11.1	7.3-16.4
Non-Veteran	1,658	127	7.3	5.8- 9.2	837	47.8	44.6-51.0	396	24.6	21.9-27.6	28	1.4	0.9- 2.2	270	18.8	16.1-22.0

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

-Western NC

1,904

142

7.1

5.7- 8.8

989

49.4

46.5-52.4

441

24.1

21.6-26.8

1.5

1.0- 2.2

298

17.9

15.4-20.7

GENDER

Male

678

5.9

3.9- 8.8

345

47.4

42.5-52.3

164

24.8

20.8-29.2

1.1

0.5- 2.3

120

20.8

16.5-25.9

Female

1,226

103

8.1

6.3-10.4

644

51.3

47.6-54.9

277

23.5

20.4-26.8

1.9

1.2- 2.9

178

15.3

12.8-18.2

RACE

White

1,695

125

7.1

5.6- 8.9

893

50.1

47.0-53.2

402

24.9

22.3-27.7

1.5

1.0- 2.3

246

16.5

14.0-19.3

African American

6.0

2.5-13.6

37.6

24.1-53.4

12.9

6.6-23.6

1.5

0.5- 4.8

42.0

27.0-58.6

Other Minorities

119

8.0

3.3-18.4

51.0

38.1-63.8

21.9

12.2-36.0

1.7

0.4- 6.7

17.4

9.7-29.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

13.0

5.4-28.3

47.3

33.2-61.9

18.2

9.0-33.4

1.4

0.3- 6.1

20.1

11.0-33.7

Non-Hispanic

1,824

134

6.6

5.3- 8.1

951

49.6

46.7-52.6

426

24.6

22.1-27.3

1.5

1.0- 2.3

281

17.7

15.1-20.5

AGE

18-24

8.2

3.3-18.9

35.1

24.5-47.3

23.9

14.9-36.1

0.5

0.1- 3.4

32.3

21.2-46.0

25-34

261

4.4

2.6- 7.4

110

41.7

34.7-49.1

29.2

23.2-36.2

2.0

0.9- 4.5

22.7

16.7-30.0

35-44

299

10.8

6.8-16.8

141

47.2

40.3-54.1

26.4

20.4-33.3

2.8

1.3- 5.8

12.9

9.2-17.7

45-54

343

5.5

3.6- 8.3

188

57.6

51.3-63.6

20.8

16.2-26.3

1.2

0.5- 2.9

15.0

11.0-20.0

55-64

360

6.5

4.1-10.0

202

56.9

50.7-62.9

21.7

16.9-27.5

1.4

0.6- 3.3

13.4

9.8-18.1

65-74

285

6.8

4.2-10.9

159

55.5

48.8-62.0

24.9

19.7-31.0

0.9

0.3- 3.1

11.8

8.0-17.1

75+

250

8.2

5.1-13.0

146

59.3

52.2-66.1

18.0

13.2-24.1

1.0

0.2- 4.5

13.5

9.4-19.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

317

8.7

4.8-15.1

129

39.6

32.2-47.5

21.1

15.7-27.9

0.3

0.0- 1.8

30.3

22.6-39.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

575

6.1

3.7- 9.7

273

41.0

35.9-46.3

153

27.9

23.2-33.0

1.4

0.7- 2.8

105

23.6

18.8-29.3

Some Post-H.S.

462

5.8

3.9- 8.6

272

60.1

54.1-65.8

22.5

17.6-28.5

1.1

0.5- 2.5

10.5

7.5-14.3

College Graduate

542

8.4

6.2-11.4

311

56.6

51.5-61.6

113

23.0

18.9-27.7

2.9

1.6- 5.2

9.0

6.6-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

256

7.0

3.3-14.0

112

46.1

37.7-54.7

17.0

12.4-22.9

1.7

0.7- 4.0

28.2

21.0-36.8

$15,000- 24,999

392

8.4

5.0-13.7

199

46.5

39.8-53.3

22.4

17.2-28.6

1.4

0.6- 3.2

21.3

16.0-27.8

$25,000- 34,999

263

6.7

4.1-10.6

118

40.3

33.4-47.7

36.4

29.0-44.5

0.8

0.3- 2.4

15.8

11.3-21.6

$35,000- 49,999

287

5.1

3.0- 8.4

155

51.7

44.6-58.7

27.9

21.9-34.7

1.3

0.4- 3.8

14.1

9.4-20.4

$50,000-74,999

210

4.8

2.6- 8.8

136

59.3

49.2-68.6

19.9

13.9-27.7

1.5

0.4- 4.8

14.5

6.9-28.0

$75,000+

223

10.4

5.5-18.6

124

55.8

47.8-63.5

21.7

16.3-28.3

2.8

1.1- 6.9

9.3

5.6-15.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

629

7.8

5.1-11.7

327

50.3

45.0-55.5

153

27.9

23.0-33.4

1.2

0.5- 2.9

102

12.8

10.2-16.0

1,235

6.9

5.3- 8.9

646

49.2

45.5-52.9

278

22.5

19.6-25.6

1.7

1.1- 2.6

185

19.8

16.5-23.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

246

5.4

3.1- 9.1

152

61.2

53.7-68.2

20.2

14.6-27.3

2.1

0.8- 5.5

11.1

7.3-16.4

Non-Veteran

1,658

127

7.3

5.8- 9.2

837

47.8

44.6-51.0

396

24.6

21.9-27.6

1.4

0.9- 2.2

270

18.8

16.1-22.0

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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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