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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than once or never 1 to less than 3 times 3 to less than 5 times 5 or more times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 14,580 674 5.4 4.8- 6.1 4,947 35.2 34.0-36.4 5,672 37.8 36.6-39.0 3,287 21.6 20.6-22.7
GENDER
Male 5,263 295 6.8 5.6- 8.2 2,002 38.6 36.6-40.6 1,997 36.4 34.5-38.4 969 18.2 16.7-19.9
Female 9,317 379 4.1 3.6- 4.7 2,945 31.9 30.5-33.3 3,675 39.2 37.7-40.6 2,318 24.8 23.5-26.2
RACE
White 11,441 463 4.3 3.7- 4.9 3,730 34.2 32.9-35.6 4,537 38.5 37.1-39.8 2,711 23.1 21.9-24.3
African American 2,134 139 8.3 6.3-11.0 826 35.9 33.0-38.9 784 37.3 34.3-40.5 385 18.4 16.0-21.1
Asian 99 4 6.2 2.1-17.0 22 29.5 18.9-42.9 48 37.4 26.0-50.4 25 26.8 16.6-40.2
Native American 275 17 5.2 3.0- 8.8 136 45.4 37.2-53.9 81 26.1 19.6-33.7 41 23.4 15.8-33.0
Other Minorities 581 48 8.9 6.0-13.1 217 40.5 34.7-46.6 203 35.2 29.7-41.2 113 15.4 11.6-20.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 586 46 9.3 6.3-13.7 232 42.8 36.9-48.8 204 33.2 28.0-38.8 104 14.7 11.1-19.2
-English Speaking 234 9 3.1 1.5- 6.4 81 35.4 27.2-44.6 90 38.2 30.0-47.2 54 23.2 16.3-32.0
-Spanish Speaking 352 37 11.5 7.5-17.3 151 45.4 38.1-52.8 114 31.4 25.2-38.4 50 11.7 7.8-17.1
Non-Hispanic 13,957 623 5.1 4.4- 5.8 4,705 34.5 33.3-35.7 5,450 38.2 37.0-39.4 3,179 22.2 21.2-23.3
AGE
18-24 484 42 9.6 6.7-13.7 183 35.7 30.4-41.3 148 30.6 25.5-36.3 111 24.1 19.3-29.5
25-34 1,478 73 5.8 4.0- 8.3 533 37.6 34.3-41.1 557 37.2 33.9-40.5 315 19.4 16.9-22.2
35-44 2,306 127 5.6 4.4- 7.0 849 36.9 34.3-39.5 849 37.3 34.8-39.9 481 20.2 18.2-22.5
45-54 2,893 155 5.2 4.3- 6.3 1,078 37.0 34.8-39.4 1,044 36.7 34.5-39.0 616 21.0 19.2-22.9
55-64 3,043 146 4.0 3.3- 4.8 1,038 34.0 31.9-36.2 1,194 40.3 38.0-42.5 665 21.8 19.9-23.7
65-74 2,440 79 3.5 2.7- 4.5 721 29.0 26.8-31.4 1,038 43.0 40.5-45.5 602 24.5 22.4-26.7
75+ 1,851 48 2.5 1.7- 3.9 520 28.9 26.2-31.8 808 44.6 41.7-47.6 475 23.9 21.6-26.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,100 198 9.5 7.7-11.8 933 44.6 40.9-48.3 684 33.0 29.6-36.7 285 12.9 10.5-15.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,357 250 7.0 5.7- 8.5 1,722 41.0 38.7-43.3 1,617 34.0 32.0-36.1 768 18.0 16.1-20.1
Some Post-H.S. 3,771 155 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,197 32.7 30.4-35.0 1,560 40.8 38.4-43.3 859 21.3 19.3-23.5
College Graduate 4,333 68 2.0 1.4- 2.8 1,091 27.0 25.1-28.9 1,801 41.2 39.1-43.3 1,373 29.8 28.0-31.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,520 132 9.5 7.3-12.2 618 40.6 36.7-44.6 530 33.8 30.1-37.7 240 16.2 13.1-19.8
$15,000- 24,999 2,377 145 8.1 6.0-10.8 908 39.8 36.6-43.2 871 34.5 31.4-37.7 453 17.6 15.0-20.5
$25,000- 34,999 1,602 74 5.6 4.0- 7.9 587 36.9 33.4-40.6 632 39.5 36.0-43.1 309 17.9 15.0-21.2
$35,000- 49,999 2,073 85 4.1 2.9- 5.6 697 37.3 34.3-40.4 791 36.6 33.7-39.7 500 22.0 19.5-24.8
$50,000-74,999 2,073 56 4.1 2.5- 6.5 649 31.1 28.3-34.1 831 39.0 36.0-42.1 537 25.8 23.0-28.8
$75,000+ 2,902 42 2.0 1.3- 3.0 789 28.8 26.5-31.3 1,239 42.6 40.1-45.1 832 26.6 24.5-28.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,267 317 6.8 5.6- 8.2 1,896 36.8 34.8-38.9 1,983 37.4 35.3-39.5 1,071 19.0 17.5-20.7
No 8,849 322 4.8 4.0- 5.7 2,874 34.2 32.7-35.8 3,524 38.1 36.6-39.7 2,129 22.9 21.5-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,152 83 3.2 2.4- 4.2 726 33.6 30.9-36.4 897 41.0 38.0-43.9 446 22.2 19.4-25.3
Non-Veteran 12,425 591 5.7 5.0- 6.6 4,220 35.4 34.1-36.7 4,774 37.3 36.0-38.7 2,840 21.5 20.4-22.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.

^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.

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