BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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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	16,674	6,645	37.2	36.2-38.2	7,756	48.8	47.8-49.9	1,588	9.9	9.3-10.5	146	0.8	0.6- 1.0	539	3.3	2.9- 3.7
-Western NC	1,931	849	41.1	38.2-44.1	853	46.3	43.3-49.3	165	9.5	7.9-11.5	12	0.6	0.3- 1.1	52	2.5	1.8- 3.5
GENDER
Male	679	254	34.9	30.3-39.8	319	49.3	44.3-54.3	75	11.6	8.9-15.0	7	0.8	0.3- 1.7	24	3.4	2.1- 5.5
Female	1,252	595	46.4	42.9-50.0	534	43.6	40.1-47.2	90	7.8	6.0-10.2	5	0.4	0.1- 1.2	28	1.7	1.1- 2.6
RACE
White	1,715	766	42.7	39.7-45.8	752	44.6	41.6-47.7	148	9.9	8.1-12.0	10	0.5	0.3- 1.0	39	2.3	1.5- 3.3
African American	91	38	36.6	23.5-52.0	39	52.1	36.8-67.1	9	5.9	2.8-11.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	4	4.4	1.3-14.0
Other Minorities	124	45	27.8	18.6-39.3	61	59.1	46.6-70.6	8	8.2	3.2-19.6	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	9	3.9	1.6- 8.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	28	29.3	18.2-43.6	41	61.8	47.0-74.6	5	6.2	1.7-20.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.7	0.9- 8.1
Non-Hispanic	1,852	821	42.1	39.2-45.1	811	44.9	42.0-47.9	160	9.8	8.1-11.8	12	0.6	0.3- 1.2	48	2.5	1.7- 3.5
AGE
18-24	101	39	40.3	28.5-53.3	56	53.2	40.7-65.3	6	6.5	2.7-14.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	262	100	30.5	24.5-37.2	123	51.0	43.7-58.3	23	12.3	7.9-18.7	2	0.4	0.1- 2.5	14	5.8	3.1-10.4
35-44	304	106	35.9	29.5-42.8	154	48.5	41.6-55.4	39	14.3	10.1-19.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.1
45-54	336	126	37.1	31.1-43.4	156	48.8	42.5-55.2	46	12.0	8.5-16.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	7	2.1	0.9- 4.9
55-64	363	164	46.2	40.2-52.4	152	40.2	34.4-46.3	30	9.4	6.1-14.0	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8	13	2.5	1.3- 4.8
65-74	291	167	58.7	52.1-65.1	102	33.9	28.0-40.5	14	4.8	2.5- 9.0	3	1.4	0.4- 4.4	5	1.1	0.4- 2.8
75+	267	144	52.8	45.8-59.6	106	40.9	34.3-47.9	7	2.0	0.9- 4.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	9	3.7	1.8- 7.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	324	116	35.5	28.0-43.7	157	50.3	42.2-58.3	33	10.1	6.4-15.5	4	1.0	0.4- 2.8	14	3.1	1.6- 6.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	592	235	34.4	29.5-39.6	272	49.4	44.0-54.8	64	12.2	9.1-16.1	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	18	3.4	1.9- 6.1
Some Post-H.S.	464	208	46.4	40.5-52.4	204	42.8	37.1-48.7	39	8.7	5.7-13.0	3	0.6	0.1- 2.2	10	1.6	0.8- 3.3
College Graduate	543	282	48.0	43.0-53.1	220	43.2	38.2-48.3	29	6.8	4.5-10.2	2	0.3	0.0- 1.3	10	1.7	0.8- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	257	122	47.6	39.1-56.2	103	41.8	33.6-50.5	18	6.3	3.7-10.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	13	3.8	2.1- 6.8
$15,000- 24,999	402	156	35.3	29.3-41.7	182	46.7	40.0-53.5	49	14.1	10.1-19.4	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	12	3.1	1.5- 6.6
$25,000- 34,999	267	108	33.4	27.1-40.3	117	50.4	42.9-57.8	35	13.9	9.2-20.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	6	2.1	0.7- 5.9
$35,000- 49,999	288	120	36.3	29.9-43.1	137	50.6	43.5-57.7	21	9.2	5.4-15.2	4	1.6	0.6- 4.4	6	2.4	0.9- 6.2
$50,000-74,999	208	92	43.8	34.4-53.6	104	50.0	40.6-59.4	10	5.8	2.9-11.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
$75,000+	224	118	52.2	44.5-59.9	87	39.5	32.3-47.2	15	6.2	3.4-10.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.0	0.6- 6.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	642	276	43.6	38.4-48.9	273	42.0	37.0-47.1	61	10.2	7.5-13.6	4	0.9	0.3- 2.4	28	3.4	2.2- 5.2
No	1,249	558	40.0	36.5-43.6	562	48.3	44.6-52.0	98	9.1	7.1-11.6	8	0.5	0.2- 1.0	23	2.1	1.3- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	254	113	43.4	36.4-50.7	111	44.4	37.2-51.7	19	8.4	4.9-14.1	3	1.3	0.4- 4.3	8	2.6	1.2- 5.4
Non-Veteran	1,677	736	40.8	37.7-44.1	742	46.5	43.3-49.8	146	9.7	7.9-11.8	9	0.5	0.2- 1.0	44	2.5	1.7- 3.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,674

6,645

37.2

36.2-38.2

7,756

48.8

47.8-49.9

1,588

9.9

9.3-10.5

146

0.8

0.6- 1.0

539

3.3

2.9- 3.7

-Western NC

1,931

849

41.1

38.2-44.1

853

46.3

43.3-49.3

165

9.5

7.9-11.5

0.6

0.3- 1.1

2.5

1.8- 3.5

GENDER

Male

679

254

34.9

30.3-39.8

319

49.3

44.3-54.3

11.6

8.9-15.0

0.8

0.3- 1.7

3.4

2.1- 5.5

Female

1,252

595

46.4

42.9-50.0

534

43.6

40.1-47.2

7.8

6.0-10.2

0.4

0.1- 1.2

1.7

1.1- 2.6

RACE

White

1,715

766

42.7

39.7-45.8

752

44.6

41.6-47.7

148

9.9

8.1-12.0

0.5

0.3- 1.0

2.3

1.5- 3.3

African American

36.6

23.5-52.0

52.1

36.8-67.1

5.9

2.8-11.9

1.1

0.1- 7.3

4.4

1.3-14.0

Other Minorities

124

27.8

18.6-39.3

59.1

46.6-70.6

8.2

3.2-19.6

1.0

0.1- 7.1

3.9

1.6- 8.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

29.3

18.2-43.6

61.8

47.0-74.6

6.2

1.7-20.1

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.9- 8.1

Non-Hispanic

1,852

821

42.1

39.2-45.1

811

44.9

42.0-47.9

160

9.8

8.1-11.8

0.6

0.3- 1.2

2.5

1.7- 3.5

AGE

18-24

101

40.3

28.5-53.3

53.2

40.7-65.3

6.5

2.7-14.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

262

100

30.5

24.5-37.2

123

51.0

43.7-58.3

12.3

7.9-18.7

0.4

0.1- 2.5

5.8

3.1-10.4

35-44

304

106

35.9

29.5-42.8

154

48.5

41.6-55.4

14.3

10.1-19.8

0.2

0.0- 1.6

1.2

0.4- 3.1

45-54

336

126

37.1

31.1-43.4

156

48.8

42.5-55.2

12.0

8.5-16.6

0.1

0.0- 0.4

2.1

0.9- 4.9

55-64

363

164

46.2

40.2-52.4

152

40.2

34.4-46.3

9.4

6.1-14.0

1.7

0.6- 4.8

2.5

1.3- 4.8

65-74

291

167

58.7

52.1-65.1

102

33.9

28.0-40.5

4.8

2.5- 9.0

1.4

0.4- 4.4

1.1

0.4- 2.8

75+

267

144

52.8

45.8-59.6

106

40.9

34.3-47.9

2.0

0.9- 4.6

0.5

0.1- 3.8

3.7

1.8- 7.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

324

116

35.5

28.0-43.7

157

50.3

42.2-58.3

10.1

6.4-15.5

1.0

0.4- 2.8

3.1

1.6- 6.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

592

235

34.4

29.5-39.6

272

49.4

44.0-54.8

12.2

9.1-16.1

0.6

0.2- 2.0

3.4

1.9- 6.1

Some Post-H.S.

464

208

46.4

40.5-52.4

204

42.8

37.1-48.7

8.7

5.7-13.0

0.6

0.1- 2.2

1.6

0.8- 3.3

College Graduate

543

282

48.0

43.0-53.1

220

43.2

38.2-48.3

6.8

4.5-10.2

0.3

0.0- 1.3

1.7

0.8- 3.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

257

122

47.6

39.1-56.2

103

41.8

33.6-50.5

6.3

3.7-10.5

0.5

0.1- 3.7

3.8

2.1- 6.8

$15,000- 24,999

402

156

35.3

29.3-41.7

182

46.7

40.0-53.5

14.1

10.1-19.4

0.8

0.2- 2.5

3.1

1.5- 6.6

$25,000- 34,999

267

108

33.4

27.1-40.3

117

50.4

42.9-57.8

13.9

9.2-20.3

0.3

0.0- 1.9

2.1

0.7- 5.9

$35,000- 49,999

288

120

36.3

29.9-43.1

137

50.6

43.5-57.7

9.2

5.4-15.2

1.6

0.6- 4.4

2.4

0.9- 6.2

$50,000-74,999

208

43.8

34.4-53.6

104

50.0

40.6-59.4

5.8

2.9-11.2

0.1

0.0- 0.5

0.4

0.1- 2.8

$75,000+

224

118

52.2

44.5-59.9

39.5

32.3-47.2

6.2

3.4-10.9

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.6- 6.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

642

276

43.6

38.4-48.9

273

42.0

37.0-47.1

10.2

7.5-13.6

0.9

0.3- 2.4

3.4

2.2- 5.2

1,249

558

40.0

36.5-43.6

562

48.3

44.6-52.0

9.1

7.1-11.6

0.5

0.2- 1.0

2.1

1.3- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

254

113

43.4

36.4-50.7

111

44.4

37.2-51.7

8.4

4.9-14.1

1.3

0.4- 4.3

2.6

1.2- 5.4

Non-Veteran

1,677

736

40.8

37.7-44.1

742

46.5

43.3-49.8

146

9.7

7.9-11.8

0.5

0.2- 1.0

2.5

1.7- 3.6

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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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