BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?

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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	14,232	10,757	73.0	71.7-74.2	3,006	22.9	21.8-24.0	303	2.4	2.0- 3.0	17	0.1	0.1- 0.2	149	1.6	1.2- 2.1
-Eastern NC	4,604	3,432	72.8	70.7-74.7	987	22.3	20.5-24.2	123	2.6	2.0- 3.6	6	0.2	0.1- 0.5	56	2.1	1.4- 3.1
GENDER
Male	1,584	1,114	68.6	65.1-71.9	389	25.4	22.4-28.6	56	3.3	2.1- 5.2	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	22	2.5	1.4- 4.4
Female	3,020	2,318	76.7	74.6-78.7	598	19.3	17.5-21.3	67	2.0	1.5- 2.6	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	34	1.7	1.1- 2.7
RACE
White	3,133	2,433	77.0	74.6-79.2	587	18.7	16.7-20.8	77	2.6	1.7- 4.0	6	0.3	0.1- 0.7	30	1.4	0.9- 2.4
African American	1,038	730	69.6	65.5-73.4	263	25.3	21.7-29.2	34	3.0	2.1- 4.4	0	0.0	. - .	11	2.1	0.9- 4.7
Other Minorities	413	256	54.6	47.2-61.7	130	37.2	30.2-44.8	12	2.1	1.1- 4.1	0	0.0	. - .	15	6.1	2.9-12.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	194	104	45.2	35.8-54.9	72	43.7	33.9-53.9	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8	0	0.0	. - .	14	9.6	4.6-18.8
Non-Hispanic	4,396	3,321	75.0	73.0-76.8	908	20.5	18.9-22.3	119	2.7	2.0- 3.7	6	0.2	0.1- 0.5	42	1.5	1.0- 2.4
AGE
18-24	161	107	67.9	58.5-76.1	41	22.9	16.2-31.5	4	3.8	1.1-12.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	8	5.0	2.3-10.4
25-34	533	392	72.3	66.9-77.1	112	21.9	17.6-26.9	12	1.9	1.0- 3.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	16	3.7	1.8- 7.7
35-44	727	528	70.8	66.1-75.1	170	25.7	21.5-30.4	21	2.7	1.7- 4.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	7	0.8	0.3- 1.8
45-54	912	663	71.1	67.2-74.7	200	23.0	19.7-26.6	35	3.6	2.4- 5.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8	12	2.0	1.0- 4.0
55-64	976	718	73.7	70.3-76.9	221	22.4	19.5-25.7	28	2.6	1.7- 3.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	8	1.2	0.5- 2.8
65-74	752	581	78.9	75.3-82.0	151	18.7	15.7-22.2	18	2.2	1.3- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8
75+	516	421	82.2	77.9-85.8	87	16.3	12.8-20.6	5	0.9	0.3- 2.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.6	0.2- 2.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	674	437	59.4	52.7-65.8	191	32.8	26.7-39.5	30	3.7	2.4- 5.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	15	4.0	1.7- 8.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,475	1,093	73.0	69.7-76.2	318	21.6	18.8-24.7	38	2.4	1.6- 3.5	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	23	2.7	1.5- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,243	920	73.7	69.6-77.4	278	21.8	18.6-25.3	35	3.2	1.5- 6.5	0	0.0	. - .	10	1.4	0.6- 3.2
College Graduate	1,206	977	79.9	76.8-82.7	199	17.0	14.5-19.9	20	1.7	1.0- 2.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	8	1.0	0.4- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	510	343	62.1	55.3-68.5	131	30.5	24.2-37.6	25	4.9	3.0- 7.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	10	2.2	1.1- 4.6
$15,000- 24,999	816	572	68.2	62.9-73.1	201	26.6	21.8-31.9	29	3.1	2.1- 4.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	13	2.0	1.1- 3.6
$25,000- 34,999	574	412	69.5	63.7-74.8	141	26.3	21.3-31.9	15	2.6	1.3- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	1.6	0.6- 4.3
$35,000- 49,999	652	491	74.4	69.3-78.9	141	21.4	17.3-26.3	12	1.9	1.0- 3.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	7	2.2	0.8- 5.9
$50,000-74,999	646	515	78.2	73.2-82.5	112	17.7	13.9-22.3	15	2.1	1.1- 4.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	3	1.7	0.4- 6.3
$75,000+	781	637	80.9	76.3-84.8	126	15.8	12.8-19.3	13	2.6	0.7- 9.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	4	0.4	0.1- 1.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,743	1,268	71.9	68.6-74.9	384	22.5	19.7-25.6	61	3.1	2.3- 4.1	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	27	2.3	1.3- 3.9
No	2,731	2,074	73.2	70.6-75.7	570	22.1	19.8-24.5	58	2.5	1.6- 3.9	3	0.2	0.0- 0.6	26	2.0	1.2- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	769	572	75.8	71.7-79.4	166	20.2	16.9-24.1	22	2.6	1.5- 4.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	8	1.2	0.5- 3.1
Non-Veteran	3,834	2,859	72.1	69.8-74.3	821	22.7	20.7-24.9	101	2.7	1.9- 3.7	5	0.2	0.1- 0.5	48	2.3	1.5- 3.5

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,232

10,757

73.0

71.7-74.2

3,006

22.9

21.8-24.0

303

2.4

2.0- 3.0

0.1

0.1- 0.2

149

1.6

1.2- 2.1

-Eastern NC

4,604

3,432

72.8

70.7-74.7

987

22.3

20.5-24.2

123

2.6

2.0- 3.6

0.2

0.1- 0.5

2.1

1.4- 3.1

GENDER

Male

1,584

1,114

68.6

65.1-71.9

389

25.4

22.4-28.6

3.3

2.1- 5.2

0.2

0.1- 0.7

2.5

1.4- 4.4

Female

3,020

2,318

76.7

74.6-78.7

598

19.3

17.5-21.3

2.0

1.5- 2.6

0.2

0.1- 0.7

1.7

1.1- 2.7

RACE

White

3,133

2,433

77.0

74.6-79.2

587

18.7

16.7-20.8

2.6

1.7- 4.0

0.3

0.1- 0.7

1.4

0.9- 2.4

African American

1,038

730

69.6

65.5-73.4

263

25.3

21.7-29.2

3.0

2.1- 4.4

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.9- 4.7

Other Minorities

413

256

54.6

47.2-61.7

130

37.2

30.2-44.8

2.1

1.1- 4.1

0.0

. - .

6.1

2.9-12.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

194

104

45.2

35.8-54.9

43.7

33.9-53.9

1.6

0.5- 4.8

0.0

. - .

9.6

4.6-18.8

Non-Hispanic

4,396

3,321

75.0

73.0-76.8

908

20.5

18.9-22.3

119

2.7

2.0- 3.7

0.2

0.1- 0.5

1.5

1.0- 2.4

AGE

18-24

161

107

67.9

58.5-76.1

22.9

16.2-31.5

3.8

1.1-12.2

0.4

0.1- 2.7

5.0

2.3-10.4

25-34

533

392

72.3

66.9-77.1

112

21.9

17.6-26.9

1.9

1.0- 3.5

0.2

0.0- 1.4

3.7

1.8- 7.7

35-44

727

528

70.8

66.1-75.1

170

25.7

21.5-30.4

2.7

1.7- 4.2

0.1

0.0- 0.9

0.8

0.3- 1.8

45-54

912

663

71.1

67.2-74.7

200

23.0

19.7-26.6

3.6

2.4- 5.2

0.4

0.1- 1.8

2.0

1.0- 4.0

55-64

976

718

73.7

70.3-76.9

221

22.4

19.5-25.7

2.6

1.7- 3.9

0.1

0.0- 0.4

1.2

0.5- 2.8

65-74

752

581

78.9

75.3-82.0

151

18.7

15.7-22.2

2.2

1.3- 3.7

0.0

. - .

0.2

0.0- 0.8

75+

516

421

82.2

77.9-85.8

16.3

12.8-20.6

0.9

0.3- 2.3

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.2- 2.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

674

437

59.4

52.7-65.8

191

32.8

26.7-39.5

3.7

2.4- 5.6

0.1

0.0- 0.4

4.0

1.7- 8.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,475

1,093

73.0

69.7-76.2

318

21.6

18.8-24.7

2.4

1.6- 3.5

0.3

0.1- 1.0

2.7

1.5- 4.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,243

920

73.7

69.6-77.4

278

21.8

18.6-25.3

3.2

1.5- 6.5

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.6- 3.2

College Graduate

1,206

977

79.9

76.8-82.7

199

17.0

14.5-19.9

1.7

1.0- 2.8

0.4

0.1- 1.5

1.0

0.4- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

510

343

62.1

55.3-68.5

131

30.5

24.2-37.6

4.9

3.0- 7.8

0.3

0.0- 2.1

2.2

1.1- 4.6

$15,000- 24,999

816

572

68.2

62.9-73.1

201

26.6

21.8-31.9

3.1

2.1- 4.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

2.0

1.1- 3.6

$25,000- 34,999

574

412

69.5

63.7-74.8

141

26.3

21.3-31.9

2.6

1.3- 5.0

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.6- 4.3

$35,000- 49,999

652

491

74.4

69.3-78.9

141

21.4

17.3-26.3

1.9

1.0- 3.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

2.2

0.8- 5.9

$50,000-74,999

646

515

78.2

73.2-82.5

112

17.7

13.9-22.3

2.1

1.1- 4.0

0.2

0.0- 1.7

1.7

0.4- 6.3

$75,000+

781

637

80.9

76.3-84.8

126

15.8

12.8-19.3

2.6

0.7- 9.0

0.3

0.0- 2.1

0.4

0.1- 1.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,743

1,268

71.9

68.6-74.9

384

22.5

19.7-25.6

3.1

2.3- 4.1

0.3

0.1- 1.0

2.3

1.3- 3.9

2,731

2,074

73.2

70.6-75.7

570

22.1

19.8-24.5

2.5

1.6- 3.9

0.2

0.0- 0.6

2.0

1.2- 3.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

769

572

75.8

71.7-79.4

166

20.2

16.9-24.1

2.6

1.5- 4.5

0.1

0.0- 0.9

1.2

0.5- 3.1

Non-Veteran

3,834

2,859

72.1

69.8-74.3

821

22.7

20.7-24.9

101

2.7

1.9- 3.7

0.2

0.1- 0.5

2.3

1.5- 3.5

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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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