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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-WHITES

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 11,441 8,730 76.9 75.7-78.1 2,711 23.1 21.9-24.3
GENDER
Male 4,205 3,387 80.5 78.6-82.3 818 19.5 17.7-21.4
Female 7,236 5,343 73.7 72.1-75.2 1,893 26.3 24.8-27.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 112 85 75.6 63.5-84.7 27 24.4 15.3-36.5
-English Speaking 111 84 75.5 63.4-84.6 27 24.5 15.4-36.6
-Spanish Speaking 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 11,319 8,637 76.9 75.7-78.1 2,682 23.1 21.9-24.3
AGE
18-24 290 224 74.4 66.9-80.7 66 25.6 19.3-33.1
25-34 970 749 77.9 74.3-81.1 221 22.1 18.9-25.7
35-44 1,712 1,348 79.5 77.0-81.7 364 20.5 18.3-23.0
45-54 2,245 1,737 78.1 75.9-80.1 508 21.9 19.9-24.1
55-64 2,482 1,909 77.1 75.0-79.1 573 22.9 20.9-25.0
65-74 2,058 1,531 74.0 71.7-76.3 527 26.0 23.7-28.3
75+ 1,636 1,200 74.1 71.4-76.6 436 25.9 23.4-28.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,343 1,159 86.9 82.7-90.3 184 13.1 9.7-17.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,342 2,724 80.9 78.5-83.1 618 19.1 16.9-21.5
Some Post-H.S. 3,013 2,297 77.5 75.0-79.8 716 22.5 20.2-25.0
College Graduate 3,729 2,538 70.2 68.2-72.1 1,191 29.8 27.9-31.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,015 851 83.5 79.6-86.8 164 16.5 13.2-20.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,632 1,300 80.0 75.7-83.6 332 20.0 16.4-24.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,179 934 82.2 79.0-85.0 245 17.8 15.0-21.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,677 1,260 76.6 73.3-79.5 417 23.4 20.5-26.7
$50,000-74,999 1,777 1,310 73.2 69.9-76.3 467 26.8 23.7-30.1
$75,000+ 2,635 1,881 73.7 71.4-75.9 754 26.3 24.1-28.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,171 3,277 79.9 78.0-81.6 894 20.1 18.4-22.0
No 6,964 5,200 75.2 73.6-76.8 1,764 24.8 23.2-26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,795 1,406 77.5 74.3-80.5 389 22.5 19.5-25.7
Non-Veteran 9,645 7,323 76.8 75.5-78.1 2,322 23.2 21.9-24.5

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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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