BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (On how many days per week do you usually eat a main meal that is prepared at home?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Home Meals

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	Total Respond.^	1-3 days	4-5 days	7 days	None
North Carolina	6,961	1,136	16.6	15.3-18.1	2,376	35.0	33.3-36.7	3,276	46.5	44.7-48.3	173	1.9	1.5- 2.5
-Eastern NC	2,258	406	17.5	15.2-20.0	687	31.0	28.3-33.8	1,114	50.4	47.4-53.4	51	1.2	0.8- 1.6
GENDER
Male	777	142	18.4	14.8-22.7	244	30.3	26.0-35.0	368	50.0	45.1-55.0	23	1.2	0.8- 1.9
Female	1,481	264	16.6	14.2-19.3	443	31.6	28.5-34.8	746	50.8	47.3-54.2	28	1.1	0.7- 1.7
RACE
White	1,523	238	15.8	13.2-18.9	519	35.0	31.6-38.5	730	47.9	44.3-51.5	36	1.3	0.9- 1.9
African American	512	141	26.8	21.5-32.9	116	22.1	17.8-27.1	242	49.9	43.5-56.3	13	1.2	0.6- 2.3
Other Minorities	216	26	7.5	4.3-12.7	48	26.8	18.3-37.4	140	65.5	55.2-74.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	102	7	5.5	2.3-12.4	27	29.3	18.0-43.9	68	65.2	51.0-77.1	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	2,145	398	18.6	16.3-21.3	657	31.1	28.5-34.0	1,039	48.9	45.9-52.0	51	1.3	0.9- 1.7
AGE
18-24	76	15	21.8	12.7-34.7	23	27.6	17.8-40.2	38	50.6	37.7-63.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	272	49	16.1	11.3-22.4	98	33.2	26.5-40.6	122	50.3	42.5-58.0	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6
35-44	366	68	19.8	14.9-25.7	132	36.8	30.5-43.6	164	43.2	36.9-49.8	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
45-54	459	109	21.2	17.0-26.1	133	29.9	25.1-35.2	204	47.1	41.5-52.7	13	1.9	1.0- 3.5
55-64	462	87	16.4	12.9-20.7	141	29.9	25.1-35.1	223	51.7	46.2-57.1	11	2.0	1.0- 4.0
65-74	352	56	13.0	9.7-17.2	89	26.4	21.4-32.1	197	58.6	52.5-64.5	10	2.0	1.0- 3.9
75+	259	20	5.8	3.4- 9.6	69	27.3	21.4-34.1	158	63.8	56.7-70.4	12	3.1	1.7- 5.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	326	57	11.8	8.3-16.5	57	16.4	10.4-24.9	207	71.1	62.6-78.3	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	752	137	19.0	14.9-23.9	224	28.9	24.6-33.6	373	50.8	45.7-55.9	18	1.3	0.8- 2.2
Some Post-H.S.	600	114	19.8	15.3-25.2	198	34.5	29.2-40.2	274	44.6	39.0-50.4	14	1.1	0.6- 2.1
College Graduate	579	98	16.2	12.7-20.5	208	39.6	34.5-44.8	259	42.9	37.8-48.1	14	1.3	0.7- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	259	46	11.7	7.7-17.4	44	18.4	12.1-27.0	162	68.3	59.1-76.3	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7
$15,000- 24,999	388	74	17.4	12.3-23.9	89	20.2	14.5-27.4	217	61.6	53.8-68.8	8	0.9	0.4- 2.0
$25,000- 34,999	303	59	20.1	14.2-27.6	82	25.8	20.1-32.5	150	52.0	44.4-59.5	12	2.2	1.1- 4.2
$35,000- 49,999	311	64	21.0	15.2-28.4	99	30.8	24.3-38.2	143	47.6	40.1-55.3	5	0.5	0.2- 1.5
$50,000-74,999	315	51	17.2	12.4-23.3	128	40.9	34.3-47.8	131	41.3	34.7-48.3	5	0.6	0.2- 1.6
$75,000+	371	69	17.7	12.5-24.5	157	48.1	40.9-55.3	139	33.0	27.1-39.6	6	1.2	0.5- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	873	141	13.7	10.8-17.3	218	22.7	19.4-26.5	486	61.5	56.9-65.9	28	2.0	1.3- 3.1
No	1,367	262	19.3	16.4-22.6	465	35.3	31.7-39.0	618	44.8	41.0-48.6	22	0.7	0.4- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	366	61	16.5	12.2-22.0	115	29.8	24.3-35.9	173	51.4	44.8-57.9	17	2.4	1.4- 4.0
Non-Veteran	1,892	345	17.7	15.2-20.5	572	31.2	28.2-34.4	941	50.2	46.8-53.6	34	0.9	0.6- 1.4

Total
Respond.^

1-3 days

4-5 days

7 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,961

1,136

16.6

15.3-18.1

2,376

35.0

33.3-36.7

3,276

46.5

44.7-48.3

173

1.9

1.5- 2.5

-Eastern NC

2,258

406

17.5

15.2-20.0

687

31.0

28.3-33.8

1,114

50.4

47.4-53.4

1.2

0.8- 1.6

GENDER

Male

777

142

18.4

14.8-22.7

244

30.3

26.0-35.0

368

50.0

45.1-55.0

1.2

0.8- 1.9

Female

1,481

264

16.6

14.2-19.3

443

31.6

28.5-34.8

746

50.8

47.3-54.2

1.1

0.7- 1.7

RACE

White

1,523

238

15.8

13.2-18.9

519

35.0

31.6-38.5

730

47.9

44.3-51.5

1.3

0.9- 1.9

African American

512

141

26.8

21.5-32.9

116

22.1

17.8-27.1

242

49.9

43.5-56.3

1.2

0.6- 2.3

Other Minorities

216

7.5

4.3-12.7

26.8

18.3-37.4

140

65.5

55.2-74.5

0.3

0.1- 1.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

102

5.5

2.3-12.4

29.3

18.0-43.9

65.2

51.0-77.1

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

2,145

398

18.6

16.3-21.3

657

31.1

28.5-34.0

1,039

48.9

45.9-52.0

1.3

0.9- 1.7

AGE

18-24

21.8

12.7-34.7

27.6

17.8-40.2

50.6

37.7-63.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

272

16.1

11.3-22.4

33.2

26.5-40.6

122

50.3

42.5-58.0

0.5

0.2- 1.6

35-44

366

19.8

14.9-25.7

132

36.8

30.5-43.6

164

43.2

36.9-49.8

0.2

0.0- 0.7

45-54

459

109

21.2

17.0-26.1

133

29.9

25.1-35.2

204

47.1

41.5-52.7

1.9

1.0- 3.5

55-64

462

16.4

12.9-20.7

141

29.9

25.1-35.1

223

51.7

46.2-57.1

2.0

1.0- 4.0

65-74

352

13.0

9.7-17.2

26.4

21.4-32.1

197

58.6

52.5-64.5

2.0

1.0- 3.9

75+

259

5.8

3.4- 9.6

27.3

21.4-34.1

158

63.8

56.7-70.4

3.1

1.7- 5.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

326

11.8

8.3-16.5

16.4

10.4-24.9

207

71.1

62.6-78.3

0.7

0.3- 1.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

752

137

19.0

14.9-23.9

224

28.9

24.6-33.6

373

50.8

45.7-55.9

1.3

0.8- 2.2

Some Post-H.S.

600

114

19.8

15.3-25.2

198

34.5

29.2-40.2

274

44.6

39.0-50.4

1.1

0.6- 2.1

College Graduate

579

16.2

12.7-20.5

208

39.6

34.5-44.8

259

42.9

37.8-48.1

1.3

0.7- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

259

11.7

7.7-17.4

18.4

12.1-27.0

162

68.3

59.1-76.3

1.6

0.7- 3.7

$15,000- 24,999

388

17.4

12.3-23.9

20.2

14.5-27.4

217

61.6

53.8-68.8

0.9

0.4- 2.0

$25,000- 34,999

303

20.1

14.2-27.6

25.8

20.1-32.5

150

52.0

44.4-59.5

2.2

1.1- 4.2

$35,000- 49,999

311

21.0

15.2-28.4

30.8

24.3-38.2

143

47.6

40.1-55.3

0.5

0.2- 1.5

$50,000-74,999

315

17.2

12.4-23.3

128

40.9

34.3-47.8

131

41.3

34.7-48.3

0.6

0.2- 1.6

$75,000+

371

17.7

12.5-24.5

157

48.1

40.9-55.3

139

33.0

27.1-39.6

1.2

0.5- 2.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

873

141

13.7

10.8-17.3

218

22.7

19.4-26.5

486

61.5

56.9-65.9

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1,367

262

19.3

16.4-22.6

465

35.3

31.7-39.0

618

44.8

41.0-48.6

0.7

0.4- 1.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

366

16.5

12.2-22.0

115

29.8

24.3-35.9

173

51.4

44.8-57.9

2.4

1.4- 4.0

Non-Veteran

1,892

345

17.7

15.2-20.5

572

31.2

28.2-34.4

941

50.2

46.8-53.6

0.9

0.6- 1.4

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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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