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

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	16,771	2,743	15.4	14.7-16.2	11,206	66.5	65.5-67.5	1,844	11.5	10.9-12.2	101	0.6	0.5- 0.8	877	5.9	5.4- 6.5
-Western NC	1,950	346	16.8	14.7-19.1	1,295	65.5	62.6-68.3	193	11.1	9.3-13.3	15	0.9	0.4- 1.8	101	5.7	4.4- 7.3
GENDER
Male	693	101	13.7	10.8-17.3	460	64.2	59.4-68.8	84	14.3	11.0-18.4	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5	43	7.2	5.0-10.2
Female	1,257	245	19.5	16.8-22.6	835	66.6	63.1-69.9	109	8.4	6.6-10.5	10	1.1	0.4- 3.0	58	4.4	3.2- 6.0
RACE
White	1,733	309	16.8	14.7-19.1	1,167	67.6	64.7-70.3	161	9.9	8.2-11.9	12	0.6	0.3- 1.1	84	5.2	3.9- 6.8
African American	93	19	22.5	11.7-38.8	53	47.7	33.1-62.7	14	24.0	11.5-43.4	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	6	4.8	1.8-12.2
Other Minorities	123	18	13.9	6.9-26.0	75	56.0	42.9-68.3	17	14.5	7.0-27.6	2	3.9	0.7-19.3	11	11.8	6.0-21.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	14	19.4	9.6-35.2	45	52.5	37.9-66.8	11	13.2	5.8-27.6	1	3.7	0.5-22.0	8	11.1	5.2-22.3
Non-Hispanic	1,870	332	16.6	14.6-18.8	1,249	66.5	63.7-69.3	182	11.0	9.1-13.2	14	0.6	0.3- 1.1	93	5.2	4.0- 6.8
AGE
18-24	101	16	14.7	8.2-25.1	69	63.4	50.8-74.5	13	17.6	9.6-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.3	1.2-13.8
25-34	265	31	10.2	6.6-15.6	185	67.5	60.1-74.1	30	12.2	8.2-17.8	5	2.3	0.6- 8.0	14	7.8	4.4-13.3
35-44	305	45	17.5	12.2-24.3	208	66.2	59.1-72.6	38	11.3	7.9-15.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	13	4.9	2.6- 9.0
45-54	344	59	15.6	11.7-20.6	237	70.2	64.2-75.6	31	8.8	5.8-13.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	16	5.2	3.0- 9.1
55-64	369	78	22.0	17.2-27.6	239	63.0	56.9-68.7	33	10.0	6.8-14.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.5	16	3.9	2.3- 6.6
65-74	299	61	20.0	15.2-25.7	195	63.0	56.4-69.1	26	10.6	7.1-15.5	3	1.3	0.3- 4.4	14	5.2	3.0- 8.9
75+	260	55	22.8	17.3-29.5	158	62.0	55.0-68.6	21	5.7	3.5- 9.1	2	0.7	0.2- 3.4	24	8.7	5.5-13.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	327	41	12.9	8.5-19.0	185	55.7	47.6-63.4	56	17.7	12.2-25.0	5	2.2	0.5- 8.4	40	11.5	7.9-16.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	596	79	13.9	10.3-18.5	414	64.6	59.0-69.8	67	13.1	9.7-17.5	4	0.6	0.2- 1.8	32	7.8	5.0-11.9
Some Post-H.S.	472	89	19.3	15.1-24.3	324	69.0	63.4-74.1	41	9.0	6.1-13.1	3	0.5	0.1- 1.5	15	2.2	1.3- 3.9
College Graduate	547	133	20.5	16.9-24.6	369	70.9	66.3-75.2	28	5.9	3.8- 8.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	14	2.1	1.2- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	261	39	14.4	9.8-20.8	164	64.3	56.1-71.8	33	12.0	7.3-19.1	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	21	8.0	4.8-12.9
$15,000- 24,999	408	57	14.8	10.4-20.6	258	60.2	53.5-66.6	60	15.2	11.2-20.4	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7	28	8.7	5.6-13.4
$25,000- 34,999	266	47	14.2	10.1-19.6	178	67.7	60.2-74.5	30	14.8	9.5-22.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	10	2.9	1.5- 5.8
$35,000- 49,999	290	48	15.8	11.3-21.6	212	71.5	64.5-77.7	22	9.7	5.8-15.7	2	0.7	0.2- 3.2	6	2.2	0.8- 5.9
$50,000-74,999	212	36	15.0	10.2-21.6	159	77.7	70.4-83.7	13	5.7	3.1-10.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	3	1.3	0.4- 4.3
$75,000+	224	63	29.1	22.1-37.2	145	63.2	55.1-70.7	9	4.5	2.2- 8.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	3.2	1.2- 8.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	645	110	17.4	13.5-22.1	405	64.2	59.1-69.0	73	11.0	8.4-14.3	6	0.8	0.3- 2.1	51	6.6	4.8- 9.0
No	1,265	230	16.6	14.2-19.4	868	66.4	62.7-69.9	111	10.8	8.5-13.7	8	0.8	0.3- 2.3	48	5.3	3.8- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	258	53	19.8	14.6-26.2	172	67.0	59.9-73.4	22	9.6	6.0-15.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	10	3.3	1.7- 6.3
Non-Veteran	1,692	293	16.4	14.2-18.9	1,123	65.3	62.1-68.3	171	11.4	9.3-13.8	14	0.9	0.4- 2.0	91	6.0	4.6- 7.8

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,771

2,743

15.4

14.7-16.2

11,206

66.5

65.5-67.5

1,844

11.5

10.9-12.2

101

0.6

0.5- 0.8

877

5.9

5.4- 6.5

-Western NC

1,950

346

16.8

14.7-19.1

1,295

65.5

62.6-68.3

193

11.1

9.3-13.3

0.9

0.4- 1.8

101

5.7

4.4- 7.3

GENDER

Male

693

101

13.7

10.8-17.3

460

64.2

59.4-68.8

14.3

11.0-18.4

0.6

0.2- 1.5

7.2

5.0-10.2

Female

1,257

245

19.5

16.8-22.6

835

66.6

63.1-69.9

109

8.4

6.6-10.5

1.1

0.4- 3.0

4.4

3.2- 6.0

RACE

White

1,733

309

16.8

14.7-19.1

1,167

67.6

64.7-70.3

161

9.9

8.2-11.9

0.6

0.3- 1.1

5.2

3.9- 6.8

African American

22.5

11.7-38.8

47.7

33.1-62.7

24.0

11.5-43.4

1.0

0.1- 7.1

4.8

1.8-12.2

Other Minorities

123

13.9

6.9-26.0

56.0

42.9-68.3

14.5

7.0-27.6

3.9

0.7-19.3

11.8

6.0-21.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.4

9.6-35.2

52.5

37.9-66.8

13.2

5.8-27.6

3.7

0.5-22.0

11.1

5.2-22.3

Non-Hispanic

1,870

332

16.6

14.6-18.8

1,249

66.5

63.7-69.3

182

11.0

9.1-13.2

0.6

0.3- 1.1

5.2

4.0- 6.8

AGE

18-24

101

14.7

8.2-25.1

63.4

50.8-74.5

17.6

9.6-29.9

0.0

. - .

4.3

1.2-13.8

25-34

265

10.2

6.6-15.6

185

67.5

60.1-74.1

12.2

8.2-17.8

2.3

0.6- 8.0

7.8

4.4-13.3

35-44

305

17.5

12.2-24.3

208

66.2

59.1-72.6

11.3

7.9-15.9

0.2

0.0- 1.3

4.9

2.6- 9.0

45-54

344

15.6

11.7-20.6

237

70.2

64.2-75.6

8.8

5.8-13.1

0.1

0.0- 0.8

5.2

3.0- 9.1

55-64

369

22.0

17.2-27.6

239

63.0

56.9-68.7

10.0

6.8-14.7

1.1

0.3- 3.5

3.9

2.3- 6.6

65-74

299

20.0

15.2-25.7

195

63.0

56.4-69.1

10.6

7.1-15.5

1.3

0.3- 4.4

5.2

3.0- 8.9

75+

260

22.8

17.3-29.5

158

62.0

55.0-68.6

5.7

3.5- 9.1

0.7

0.2- 3.4

8.7

5.5-13.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

327

12.9

8.5-19.0

185

55.7

47.6-63.4

17.7

12.2-25.0

2.2

0.5- 8.4

11.5

7.9-16.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

596

13.9

10.3-18.5

414

64.6

59.0-69.8

13.1

9.7-17.5

0.6

0.2- 1.8

7.8

5.0-11.9

Some Post-H.S.

472

19.3

15.1-24.3

324

69.0

63.4-74.1

9.0

6.1-13.1

0.5

0.1- 1.5

2.2

1.3- 3.9

College Graduate

547

133

20.5

16.9-24.6

369

70.9

66.3-75.2

5.9

3.8- 8.9

0.6

0.2- 2.0

2.1

1.2- 3.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

261

14.4

9.8-20.8

164

64.3

56.1-71.8

12.0

7.3-19.1

1.2

0.4- 3.7

8.0

4.8-12.9

$15,000- 24,999

408

14.8

10.4-20.6

258

60.2

53.5-66.6

15.2

11.2-20.4

1.1

0.4- 2.7

8.7

5.6-13.4

$25,000- 34,999

266

14.2

10.1-19.6

178

67.7

60.2-74.5

14.8

9.5-22.3

0.4

0.1- 2.6

2.9

1.5- 5.8

$35,000- 49,999

290

15.8

11.3-21.6

212

71.5

64.5-77.7

9.7

5.8-15.7

0.7

0.2- 3.2

2.2

0.8- 5.9

$50,000-74,999

212

15.0

10.2-21.6

159

77.7

70.4-83.7

5.7

3.1-10.1

0.3

0.0- 2.0

1.3

0.4- 4.3

$75,000+

224

29.1

22.1-37.2

145

63.2

55.1-70.7

4.5

2.2- 8.8

0.0

. - .

3.2

1.2- 8.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

645

110

17.4

13.5-22.1

405

64.2

59.1-69.0

11.0

8.4-14.3

0.8

0.3- 2.1

6.6

4.8- 9.0

1,265

230

16.6

14.2-19.4

868

66.4

62.7-69.9

111

10.8

8.5-13.7

0.8

0.3- 2.3

5.3

3.8- 7.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

258

19.8

14.6-26.2

172

67.0

59.9-73.4

9.6

6.0-15.1

0.3

0.0- 2.0

3.3

1.7- 6.3

Non-Veteran

1,692

293

16.4

14.2-18.9

1,123

65.3

62.1-68.3

171

11.4

9.3-13.8

0.9

0.4- 2.0

6.0

4.6- 7.8

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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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