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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,225 4,608 32.6 31.4-33.9 4,925 36.6 35.4-37.9 2,098 15.3 14.4-16.3 357 2.2 1.9- 2.5 2,237 13.3 12.5-14.0
-Eastern NC 4,600 1,477 33.5 31.3-35.6 1,605 36.1 34.0-38.2 678 15.3 13.8-17.0 117 2.2 1.7- 2.7 723 13.0 11.8-14.3
GENDER
Male 1,577 558 37.4 33.8-41.2 575 36.7 33.3-40.2 227 15.5 13.0-18.4 40 1.9 1.2- 2.8 177 8.6 7.1-10.4
Female 3,023 919 29.7 27.5-31.9 1,030 35.5 33.1-37.9 451 15.1 13.4-17.0 77 2.5 1.9- 3.2 546 17.2 15.5-19.1
RACE
White 3,126 934 29.5 27.0-32.2 1,088 36.6 34.0-39.2 496 16.8 14.9-19.0 83 2.5 1.9- 3.3 525 14.5 12.9-16.3
African American 1,038 383 38.8 34.4-43.3 375 36.2 32.2-40.4 123 12.6 10.0-15.9 23 1.8 1.1- 2.9 134 10.6 8.6-13.0
Other Minorities 419 152 43.8 36.8-51.1 138 33.1 26.8-40.1 58 12.6 9.1-17.1 10 1.2 0.6- 2.3 61 9.3 6.7-12.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 204 94 51.8 42.2-61.2 68 31.2 23.0-40.7 19 6.6 3.8-11.0 0 0.0 . - . 23 10.5 6.4-16.5
Non-Hispanic 4,382 1,375 31.8 29.7-34.0 1,534 36.5 34.4-38.7 658 16.1 14.5-17.8 116 2.4 1.9- 3.0 699 13.3 12.0-14.6
AGE
18-24 172 66 42.4 33.3-52.1 53 29.9 22.2-38.9 34 19.1 12.9-27.4 4 1.0 0.3- 2.7 15 7.6 4.3-13.1
25-34 530 182 33.8 28.8-39.2 206 41.7 36.2-47.4 77 13.9 10.6-18.0 6 1.0 0.4- 3.0 59 9.5 6.8-13.3
35-44 737 205 30.2 26.0-34.9 291 40.0 35.6-44.5 125 15.8 12.7-19.5 12 2.0 1.0- 4.0 104 12.0 9.6-14.8
45-54 907 227 24.3 21.1-27.9 328 38.2 34.4-42.2 155 17.7 14.9-21.0 31 3.2 2.2- 4.8 166 16.5 13.9-19.5
55-64 960 260 28.1 24.8-31.5 332 36.1 32.5-39.8 157 15.1 12.6-17.9 36 3.3 2.3- 4.8 175 17.4 14.8-20.4
65-74 746 277 38.7 34.6-43.0 249 31.3 27.5-35.2 84 11.8 9.3-14.8 17 2.4 1.4- 4.1 119 15.8 13.0-19.2
75+ 520 249 48.6 43.4-53.8 139 25.1 20.9-29.9 43 9.2 6.5-12.9 11 2.8 1.4- 5.7 78 14.2 11.0-18.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 684 234 41.0 34.4-47.9 204 30.1 24.5-36.3 94 12.3 9.2-16.2 17 1.6 0.9- 2.7 135 15.0 11.7-19.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,480 455 31.8 28.3-35.6 526 36.6 33.1-40.3 221 16.7 13.8-20.1 44 3.0 2.0- 4.3 234 11.8 10.0-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,227 364 29.7 25.8-34.0 442 38.2 34.1-42.5 199 17.1 14.1-20.6 31 1.8 1.2- 2.9 191 13.1 10.8-15.8
College Graduate 1,204 422 35.1 31.7-38.6 431 36.6 33.2-40.1 164 13.2 11.0-15.8 24 1.8 1.1- 2.8 163 13.3 11.0-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 511 167 36.1 29.6-43.0 156 32.7 26.6-39.4 72 14.8 11.1-19.4 13 1.7 0.9- 3.1 103 14.8 11.5-18.7
$15,000- 24,999 809 267 34.1 28.7-40.0 280 38.0 32.7-43.5 101 11.2 8.5-14.5 23 2.5 1.6- 4.0 138 14.2 11.4-17.7
$25,000- 34,999 570 185 34.6 28.8-40.9 194 32.1 27.1-37.6 89 17.7 13.4-23.0 15 2.5 1.3- 4.6 87 13.1 9.9-17.2
$35,000- 49,999 649 201 30.7 26.0-35.8 234 36.1 31.2-41.4 91 16.9 13.0-21.7 25 3.2 1.9- 5.4 98 13.0 10.1-16.6
$50,000-74,999 638 199 29.8 25.2-34.9 232 37.2 32.2-42.5 107 17.4 12.8-23.3 10 1.1 0.5- 2.3 90 14.5 11.0-18.8
$75,000+ 783 231 30.6 26.3-35.3 295 39.6 34.9-44.5 136 17.3 14.0-21.2 19 2.0 1.2- 3.3 102 10.5 8.3-13.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,730 538 33.9 30.2-37.9 563 32.5 29.3-35.9 249 15.3 13.1-17.8 51 2.7 1.9- 3.9 329 15.6 13.5-18.0
No 2,727 894 32.9 30.3-35.5 985 38.0 35.4-40.8 411 15.2 13.3-17.4 63 1.9 1.4- 2.6 374 11.9 10.5-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 758 272 37.5 32.7-42.4 269 34.4 30.1-38.9 109 15.7 12.4-19.8 25 2.7 1.6- 4.7 83 9.7 7.5-12.5
Non-Veteran 3,841 1,205 32.6 30.3-35.0 1,336 36.4 34.1-38.8 569 15.2 13.5-17.1 92 2.1 1.6- 2.6 639 13.7 12.3-15.2

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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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