BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	14,243	5,816	37.9	36.7-39.2	6,329	46.5	45.2-47.8	1,519	11.4	10.6-12.3	152	0.9	0.7- 1.1	427	3.3	2.8- 3.8
-Eastern NC	4,605	1,717	33.4	31.5-35.4	2,063	46.7	44.5-48.9	599	14.2	12.7-15.8	57	1.2	0.8- 1.6	169	4.5	3.6- 5.7
GENDER
Male	1,577	484	27.8	24.9-30.9	754	50.0	46.3-53.6	248	15.9	13.5-18.8	24	1.2	0.7- 1.9	67	5.1	3.5- 7.4
Female	3,028	1,233	38.9	36.6-41.3	1,309	43.6	41.2-46.1	351	12.4	10.8-14.3	33	1.2	0.7- 1.8	102	3.9	3.0- 5.0
RACE
White	3,128	1,189	32.8	30.5-35.1	1,412	47.6	44.9-50.3	391	14.5	12.6-16.6	35	1.1	0.7- 1.6	101	4.1	2.9- 5.6
African American	1,034	356	31.0	27.3-35.1	461	44.5	40.2-48.9	153	16.6	13.5-20.2	16	1.6	0.8- 3.0	48	6.2	4.1- 9.5
Other Minorities	424	164	42.0	35.3-49.0	181	45.9	38.8-53.1	54	7.7	5.5-10.6	6	0.9	0.4- 2.3	19	3.6	2.1- 6.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	209	96	45.8	36.6-55.3	87	46.1	36.6-55.9	11	2.7	1.4- 5.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	14	4.9	2.6- 9.1
Non-Hispanic	4,381	1,617	32.4	30.5-34.3	1,969	46.8	44.5-49.0	586	15.2	13.6-17.0	56	1.2	0.9- 1.7	153	4.4	3.4- 5.7
AGE
18-24	171	45	24.3	17.7-32.4	82	49.8	40.4-59.1	32	18.0	12.1-25.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	10	7.5	3.5-15.4
25-34	535	180	30.1	25.5-35.2	245	47.1	41.5-52.8	74	16.1	12.1-21.0	5	1.2	0.4- 3.5	31	5.5	3.5- 8.7
35-44	738	239	32.4	28.3-36.8	353	48.1	43.6-52.8	107	14.0	11.2-17.5	12	1.7	0.9- 3.3	27	3.6	2.3- 5.6
45-54	905	308	32.6	29.0-36.3	414	48.0	44.0-52.0	133	14.3	11.8-17.2	14	1.4	0.8- 2.6	36	3.7	2.6- 5.3
55-64	958	338	36.1	32.5-39.8	436	44.9	41.2-48.7	138	13.4	11.1-16.1	14	1.6	0.8- 2.9	32	4.0	2.7- 5.9
65-74	752	330	41.0	36.9-45.1	319	44.5	40.3-48.7	74	10.7	8.3-13.7	8	0.7	0.3- 1.6	21	3.2	2.0- 5.2
75+	517	262	49.3	44.1-54.5	203	39.6	34.6-44.8	38	7.8	5.4-11.1	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	12	3.1	1.5- 6.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	679	230	30.0	24.8-35.8	288	44.9	38.4-51.7	114	17.5	13.3-22.7	13	1.5	0.8- 2.7	34	6.1	3.5-10.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,475	483	29.0	25.9-32.4	675	48.2	44.4-52.0	227	15.7	13.1-18.7	24	1.5	0.9- 2.6	66	5.5	3.6- 8.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,238	439	31.1	27.6-34.8	579	49.4	45.1-53.7	163	14.4	11.6-17.8	10	0.7	0.3- 1.7	47	4.4	3.0- 6.3
College Graduate	1,207	563	44.7	41.2-48.3	518	42.7	39.2-46.3	94	9.4	7.3-11.9	10	1.0	0.5- 2.3	22	2.2	1.4- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	510	185	33.8	28.2-40.0	199	39.9	33.5-46.7	85	15.4	11.7-19.9	11	1.9	1.0- 3.9	30	8.9	4.7-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	811	263	29.2	24.6-34.1	367	49.1	43.6-54.7	133	15.3	12.1-19.2	14	1.3	0.7- 2.6	34	5.1	3.2- 8.1
$25,000- 34,999	576	207	33.4	28.2-39.0	251	43.5	37.6-49.6	83	16.3	12.3-21.3	8	1.4	0.5- 3.6	27	5.4	3.4- 8.6
$35,000- 49,999	646	234	30.3	26.1-35.0	305	51.0	45.7-56.2	82	14.8	11.1-19.3	6	0.6	0.3- 1.5	19	3.3	1.9- 5.8
$50,000-74,999	639	251	36.0	31.1-41.1	294	44.7	39.4-50.1	68	12.6	9.1-17.2	7	1.1	0.5- 2.7	19	5.6	2.4-12.6
$75,000+	786	329	38.5	34.1-43.1	368	48.7	43.8-53.6	69	9.7	7.2-12.9	6	0.9	0.3- 2.4	14	2.2	1.2- 4.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,730	628	32.6	29.5-35.9	730	44.0	40.3-47.9	265	15.9	13.5-18.7	25	1.2	0.7- 2.0	82	6.2	4.4- 8.6
No	2,733	1,036	33.9	31.5-36.4	1,269	48.5	45.8-51.3	317	13.2	11.4-15.3	32	1.2	0.8- 1.9	79	3.1	2.3- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	761	259	31.9	27.8-36.4	363	50.8	46.0-55.6	104	12.7	10.0-15.9	8	1.3	0.5- 3.6	27	3.3	2.1- 5.2
Non-Veteran	3,843	1,457	33.8	31.6-35.9	1,700	45.9	43.4-48.3	495	14.5	12.8-16.3	49	1.1	0.8- 1.6	142	4.8	3.7- 6.2

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,243

5,816

37.9

36.7-39.2

6,329

46.5

45.2-47.8

1,519

11.4

10.6-12.3

152

0.9

0.7- 1.1

427

3.3

2.8- 3.8

-Eastern NC

4,605

1,717

33.4

31.5-35.4

2,063

46.7

44.5-48.9

599

14.2

12.7-15.8

1.2

0.8- 1.6

169

4.5

3.6- 5.7

GENDER

Male

1,577

484

27.8

24.9-30.9

754

50.0

46.3-53.6

248

15.9

13.5-18.8

1.2

0.7- 1.9

5.1

3.5- 7.4

Female

3,028

1,233

38.9

36.6-41.3

1,309

43.6

41.2-46.1

351

12.4

10.8-14.3

1.2

0.7- 1.8

102

3.9

3.0- 5.0

RACE

White

3,128

1,189

32.8

30.5-35.1

1,412

47.6

44.9-50.3

391

14.5

12.6-16.6

1.1

0.7- 1.6

101

4.1

2.9- 5.6

African American

1,034

356

31.0

27.3-35.1

461

44.5

40.2-48.9

153

16.6

13.5-20.2

1.6

0.8- 3.0

6.2

4.1- 9.5

Other Minorities

424

164

42.0

35.3-49.0

181

45.9

38.8-53.1

7.7

5.5-10.6

0.9

0.4- 2.3

3.6

2.1- 6.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

209

45.8

36.6-55.3

46.1

36.6-55.9

2.7

1.4- 5.2

0.5

0.1- 3.3

4.9

2.6- 9.1

Non-Hispanic

4,381

1,617

32.4

30.5-34.3

1,969

46.8

44.5-49.0

586

15.2

13.6-17.0

1.2

0.9- 1.7

153

4.4

3.4- 5.7

AGE

18-24

171

24.3

17.7-32.4

49.8

40.4-59.1

18.0

12.1-25.8

0.5

0.1- 2.3

7.5

3.5-15.4

25-34

535

180

30.1

25.5-35.2

245

47.1

41.5-52.8

16.1

12.1-21.0

1.2

0.4- 3.5

5.5

3.5- 8.7

35-44

738

239

32.4

28.3-36.8

353

48.1

43.6-52.8

107

14.0

11.2-17.5

1.7

0.9- 3.3

3.6

2.3- 5.6

45-54

905

308

32.6

29.0-36.3

414

48.0

44.0-52.0

133

14.3

11.8-17.2

1.4

0.8- 2.6

3.7

2.6- 5.3

55-64

958

338

36.1

32.5-39.8

436

44.9

41.2-48.7

138

13.4

11.1-16.1

1.6

0.8- 2.9

4.0

2.7- 5.9

65-74

752

330

41.0

36.9-45.1

319

44.5

40.3-48.7

10.7

8.3-13.7

0.7

0.3- 1.6

3.2

2.0- 5.2

75+

517

262

49.3

44.1-54.5

203

39.6

34.6-44.8

7.8

5.4-11.1

0.2

0.1- 1.0

3.1

1.5- 6.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

679

230

30.0

24.8-35.8

288

44.9

38.4-51.7

114

17.5

13.3-22.7

1.5

0.8- 2.7

6.1

3.5-10.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,475

483

29.0

25.9-32.4

675

48.2

44.4-52.0

227

15.7

13.1-18.7

1.5

0.9- 2.6

5.5

3.6- 8.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,238

439

31.1

27.6-34.8

579

49.4

45.1-53.7

163

14.4

11.6-17.8

0.7

0.3- 1.7

4.4

3.0- 6.3

College Graduate

1,207

563

44.7

41.2-48.3

518

42.7

39.2-46.3

9.4

7.3-11.9

1.0

0.5- 2.3

2.2

1.4- 3.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

510

185

33.8

28.2-40.0

199

39.9

33.5-46.7

15.4

11.7-19.9

1.9

1.0- 3.9

8.9

4.7-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

811

263

29.2

24.6-34.1

367

49.1

43.6-54.7

133

15.3

12.1-19.2

1.3

0.7- 2.6

5.1

3.2- 8.1

$25,000- 34,999

576

207

33.4

28.2-39.0

251

43.5

37.6-49.6

16.3

12.3-21.3

1.4

0.5- 3.6

5.4

3.4- 8.6

$35,000- 49,999

646

234

30.3

26.1-35.0

305

51.0

45.7-56.2

14.8

11.1-19.3

0.6

0.3- 1.5

3.3

1.9- 5.8

$50,000-74,999

639

251

36.0

31.1-41.1

294

44.7

39.4-50.1

12.6

9.1-17.2

1.1

0.5- 2.7

5.6

2.4-12.6

$75,000+

786

329

38.5

34.1-43.1

368

48.7

43.8-53.6

9.7

7.2-12.9

0.9

0.3- 2.4

2.2

1.2- 4.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,730

628

32.6

29.5-35.9

730

44.0

40.3-47.9

265

15.9

13.5-18.7

1.2

0.7- 2.0

6.2

4.4- 8.6

2,733

1,036

33.9

31.5-36.4

1,269

48.5

45.8-51.3

317

13.2

11.4-15.3

1.2

0.8- 1.9

3.1

2.3- 4.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

761

259

31.9

27.8-36.4

363

50.8

46.0-55.6

104

12.7

10.0-15.9

1.3

0.5- 3.6

3.3

2.1- 5.2

Non-Veteran

3,843

1,457

33.8

31.6-35.9

1,700

45.9

43.4-48.3

495

14.5

12.8-16.3

1.1

0.8- 1.6

142

4.8

3.7- 6.2

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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.

** 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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