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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	170	25	20.1	12.0-31.9	65	32.9	24.4-42.8	74	45.2	33.9-56.9	6	1.8	0.7- 4.4
Buncombe	174	25	16.6	9.5-27.6	55	38.6	29.1-49.0	89	43.7	34.2-53.6	5	1.1	0.4- 2.6
Cabarrus	172	34	15.5	10.0-23.2	62	34.5	25.4-44.9	74	48.9	37.5-60.4	2	1.2	0.2- 5.6
Catawba	193	31	13.3	9.0-19.3	72	37.6	29.6-46.3	86	47.3	38.4-56.4	4	1.8	0.6- 5.1
Cumberland	179	32	17.3	11.0-26.0	52	28.2	20.5-37.5	92	53.7	44.0-63.1	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6
Davidson	170	32	16.2	10.3-24.7	61	32.2	23.8-41.9	66	46.7	36.6-57.1	11	4.8	2.4- 9.4
Durham	153	21	11.4	6.1-20.5	55	29.4	20.2-40.8	72	57.2	44.3-69.2	5	1.9	0.7- 5.0
Forsyth	181	28	14.6	8.8-23.4	77	45.7	35.6-56.1	71	38.1	28.4-48.9	5	1.6	0.6- 3.9
Gaston	183	36	16.0	10.7-23.2	63	43.0	32.7-54.0	77	39.3	30.0-49.4	7	1.8	0.8- 3.9
Guilford	183	44	31.4	21.1-43.8	63	33.8	25.4-43.4	67	31.0	23.3-39.9	9	3.8	1.9- 7.6
Iredell	174	36	19.3	13.1-27.5	67	43.8	34.2-54.0	69	36.4	27.5-46.4	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
Johnston	202	37	13.5	8.9-19.9	69	44.2	32.5-56.5	92	41.2	31.1-52.1	4	1.2	0.3- 4.5
Mecklenburg	312	40	12.7	8.7-18.1	134	40.6	33.8-47.8	131	44.3	36.8-52.1	7	2.4	1.0- 5.7
New Hanover	185	37	17.7	11.9-25.4	58	34.7	25.7-44.9	81	45.1	35.5-55.1	9	2.6	1.2- 5.2
Onslow	175	24	12.3	7.7-19.1	60	37.5	28.0-48.0	86	48.9	39.0-58.9	5	1.3	0.5- 3.5
Orange	160	10	10.3	4.7-21.2	60	36.1	26.8-46.6	88	52.8	41.9-63.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.6
Pitt	195	45	21.8	15.8-29.3	59	36.5	28.5-45.4	88	40.6	32.7-49.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.5
Randolph	165	32	16.2	10.8-23.5	52	33.1	24.4-43.2	80	50.5	40.1-60.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
Robeson	203	32	15.2	9.5-23.5	54	32.1	23.6-42.0	114	51.9	42.5-61.3	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5
Rowan	212	39	12.7	8.8-18.0	73	39.7	31.6-48.4	91	41.0	32.8-49.7	9	6.6	2.6-15.5
Union	173	22	10.8	6.6-16.9	66	30.4	22.9-39.1	81	57.5	47.6-66.8	4	1.4	0.4- 4.4
Wake	282	50	17.3	12.3-23.9	116	38.9	32.1-46.0	109	41.8	34.7-49.3	7	2.0	0.7- 5.6
Wayne	163	33	21.9	14.4-31.9	45	29.0	20.8-38.8	81	48.0	37.9-58.2	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	3,319	559	17.0	15.1-19.2	1,211	36.7	34.3-39.2	1,456	43.9	41.4-46.5	93	2.3	1.7- 3.1
Western NC	1,384	171	13.1	10.6-16.0	478	35.6	32.2-39.2	706	49.3	45.7-53.0	29	2.0	1.1- 3.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	971	110	14.6	11.0-19.2	337	35.7	31.6-40.1	501	47.8	43.4-52.3	23	1.9	1.0- 3.4
Northwest	1,406	247	16.0	13.3-19.2	509	38.7	34.7-42.9	611	42.5	38.4-46.7	39	2.7	1.6- 4.5
Charlotte	937	153	15.2	12.1-18.9	351	37.4	33.0-41.9	408	45.2	40.5-50.1	25	2.2	1.3- 3.7
Greensboro	761	126	23.0	17.8-29.1	260	31.4	26.9-36.2	356	43.7	38.5-49.0	19	2.0	1.2- 3.4
Southern Regional	660	116	16.4	12.6-21.0	189	30.6	25.5-36.3	346	52.1	46.4-57.7	9	0.9	0.4- 2.1
Coastal	373	58	14.6	10.0-20.9	121	33.4	27.3-40.1	182	50.6	43.6-57.5	12	1.4	0.7- 2.7
Wake	748	128	15.8	12.5-19.9	273	37.5	32.6-42.5	327	44.4	39.3-49.7	20	2.3	1.2- 4.4
Area L	213	42	17.5	12.2-24.3	63	29.7	22.4-38.3	97	49.8	40.8-58.8	11	3.0	1.6- 5.6
Eastern	892	156	16.9	13.6-20.8	273	30.3	26.5-34.5	448	52.1	47.5-56.7	15	0.7	0.4- 1.1

Total
Respond.^

1-3 days

4-5 days

7 days

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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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

170

20.1

12.0-31.9

32.9

24.4-42.8

45.2

33.9-56.9

1.8

0.7- 4.4

Buncombe

174

16.6

9.5-27.6

38.6

29.1-49.0

43.7

34.2-53.6

1.1

0.4- 2.6

Cabarrus

172

15.5

10.0-23.2

34.5

25.4-44.9

48.9

37.5-60.4

1.2

0.2- 5.6

Catawba

193

13.3

9.0-19.3

37.6

29.6-46.3

47.3

38.4-56.4

1.8

0.6- 5.1

Cumberland

179

17.3

11.0-26.0

28.2

20.5-37.5

53.7

44.0-63.1

0.8

0.3- 2.6

Davidson

170

16.2

10.3-24.7

32.2

23.8-41.9

46.7

36.6-57.1

4.8

2.4- 9.4

Durham

153

11.4

6.1-20.5

29.4

20.2-40.8

57.2

44.3-69.2

1.9

0.7- 5.0

Forsyth

181

14.6

8.8-23.4

45.7

35.6-56.1

38.1

28.4-48.9

1.6

0.6- 3.9

Gaston

183

16.0

10.7-23.2

43.0

32.7-54.0

39.3

30.0-49.4

1.8

0.8- 3.9

Guilford

183

31.4

21.1-43.8

33.8

25.4-43.4

31.0

23.3-39.9

3.8

1.9- 7.6

Iredell

174

19.3

13.1-27.5

43.8

34.2-54.0

36.4

27.5-46.4

0.5

0.1- 1.9

Johnston

202

13.5

8.9-19.9

44.2

32.5-56.5

41.2

31.1-52.1

1.2

0.3- 4.5

Mecklenburg

312

12.7

8.7-18.1

134

40.6

33.8-47.8

131

44.3

36.8-52.1

2.4

1.0- 5.7

New Hanover

185

17.7

11.9-25.4

34.7

25.7-44.9

45.1

35.5-55.1

2.6

1.2- 5.2

Onslow

175

12.3

7.7-19.1

37.5

28.0-48.0

48.9

39.0-58.9

1.3

0.5- 3.5

Orange

160

10.3

4.7-21.2

36.1

26.8-46.6

52.8

41.9-63.5

0.7

0.2- 3.6

Pitt

195

21.8

15.8-29.3

36.5

28.5-45.4

40.6

32.7-49.0

1.0

0.3- 3.5

Randolph

165

16.2

10.8-23.5

33.1

24.4-43.2

50.5

40.1-60.8

0.2

0.0- 1.7

Robeson

203

15.2

9.5-23.5

32.1

23.6-42.0

114

51.9

42.5-61.3

0.8

0.2- 2.5

Rowan

212

12.7

8.8-18.0

39.7

31.6-48.4

41.0

32.8-49.7

6.6

2.6-15.5

Union

173

10.8

6.6-16.9

30.4

22.9-39.1

57.5

47.6-66.8

1.4

0.4- 4.4

Wake

282

17.3

12.3-23.9

116

38.9

32.1-46.0

109

41.8

34.7-49.3

2.0

0.7- 5.6

Wayne

163

21.9

14.4-31.9

29.0

20.8-38.8

48.0

37.9-58.2

1.1

0.4- 3.1

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

3,319

559

17.0

15.1-19.2

1,211

36.7

34.3-39.2

1,456

43.9

41.4-46.5

2.3

1.7- 3.1

Western NC

1,384

171

13.1

10.6-16.0

478

35.6

32.2-39.2

706

49.3

45.7-53.0

2.0

1.1- 3.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

971

110

14.6

11.0-19.2

337

35.7

31.6-40.1

501

47.8

43.4-52.3

1.9

1.0- 3.4

Northwest

1,406

247

16.0

13.3-19.2

509

38.7

34.7-42.9

611

42.5

38.4-46.7

2.7

1.6- 4.5

Charlotte

937

153

15.2

12.1-18.9

351

37.4

33.0-41.9

408

45.2

40.5-50.1

2.2

1.3- 3.7

Greensboro

761

126

23.0

17.8-29.1

260

31.4

26.9-36.2

356

43.7

38.5-49.0

2.0

1.2- 3.4

Southern Regional

660

116

16.4

12.6-21.0

189

30.6

25.5-36.3

346

52.1

46.4-57.7

0.9

0.4- 2.1

Coastal

373

14.6

10.0-20.9

121

33.4

27.3-40.1

182

50.6

43.6-57.5

1.4

0.7- 2.7

Wake

748

128

15.8

12.5-19.9

273

37.5

32.6-42.5

327

44.4

39.3-49.7

2.3

1.2- 4.4

Area L

213

17.5

12.2-24.3

29.7

22.4-38.3

49.8

40.8-58.8

3.0

1.6- 5.6

Eastern

892

156

16.9

13.6-20.8

273

30.3

26.5-34.5

448

52.1

47.5-56.7

0.7

0.4- 1.1

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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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