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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-FEMALES

Consumed five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,317 6,999 75.2 73.8-76.5 2,318 24.8 23.5-26.2
RACE
White 7,236 5,343 73.7 72.1-75.2 1,893 26.3 24.8-27.9
African American 1,475 1,184 79.1 75.9-82.0 291 20.9 18.0-24.1
Asian 60 44 76.9 63.1-86.6 16 23.1 13.4-36.9
Native American 185 154 72.8 58.9-83.3 31 27.2 16.7-41.1
Other Minorities 332 253 80.8 74.9-85.6 79 19.2 14.4-25.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 344 272 81.4 75.4-86.2 72 18.6 13.8-24.6
-English Speaking 156 118 71.9 61.0-80.7 38 28.1 19.3-39.0
-Spanish Speaking 188 154 85.6 78.5-90.7 34 14.4 9.3-21.5
Non-Hispanic 8,954 6,711 74.8 73.4-76.1 2,243 25.2 23.9-26.6
AGE
18-24 283 210 71.2 63.6-77.8 73 28.8 22.2-36.4
25-34 1,013 770 76.3 72.7-79.5 243 23.7 20.5-27.3
35-44 1,455 1,124 78.1 75.4-80.6 331 21.9 19.4-24.6
45-54 1,783 1,353 75.6 73.0-78.0 430 24.4 22.0-27.0
55-64 1,880 1,428 75.5 73.1-77.9 452 24.5 22.1-26.9
65-74 1,528 1,112 72.9 70.1-75.5 416 27.1 24.5-29.9
75+ 1,306 951 73.7 70.6-76.5 355 26.3 23.5-29.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,328 1,128 85.3 82.0-88.1 200 14.7 11.9-18.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,828 2,272 80.1 77.6-82.3 556 19.9 17.7-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 2,520 1,892 75.5 72.7-78.0 628 24.5 22.0-27.3
College Graduate 2,631 1,698 65.3 62.8-67.8 933 34.7 32.2-37.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,116 925 83.5 80.1-86.4 191 16.5 13.6-19.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,567 1,235 78.9 75.1-82.2 332 21.1 17.8-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 1,009 791 80.9 77.5-83.9 218 19.1 16.1-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,265 907 73.1 69.1-76.7 358 26.9 23.3-30.9
$50,000-74,999 1,243 890 71.3 67.7-74.7 353 28.7 25.3-32.3
$75,000+ 1,593 1,075 68.5 65.4-71.5 518 31.5 28.5-34.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,399 2,638 77.8 75.5-79.8 761 22.2 20.2-24.5
No 5,627 4,128 73.6 71.9-75.3 1,499 26.4 24.7-28.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 161 77.1 69.9-83.0 60 22.9 17.0-30.1
Non-Veteran 9,095 6,838 75.2 73.8-76.5 2,257 24.8 23.5-26.2

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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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