BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Consumed five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

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

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	14,580	11,293	78.4	77.3-79.4	3,287	21.6	20.6-22.7
-Piedmont NC	7,000	5,398	77.8	76.2-79.3	1,602	22.2	20.7-23.8
GENDER
Male	2,578	2,096	81.4	79.0-83.7	482	18.6	16.3-21.0
Female	4,422	3,302	74.4	72.4-76.3	1,120	25.6	23.7-27.6
RACE
White	5,605	4,273	76.2	74.4-77.9	1,332	23.8	22.1-25.6
African American	970	780	80.6	76.9-83.9	190	19.4	16.1-23.1
Other Minorities	403	326	82.6	76.7-87.3	77	17.4	12.7-23.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	305	255	86.2	79.7-90.9	50	13.8	9.1-20.3
Non-Hispanic	6,681	5,131	77.0	75.3-78.5	1,550	23.0	21.5-24.7
AGE
18-24	233	177	74.9	67.0-81.5	56	25.1	18.5-33.0
25-34	697	550	79.7	75.4-83.4	147	20.3	16.6-24.6
35-44	1,189	942	78.8	75.6-81.7	247	21.2	18.3-24.4
45-54	1,449	1,136	79.1	76.3-81.6	313	20.9	18.4-23.7
55-64	1,418	1,095	77.4	74.5-80.1	323	22.6	19.9-25.5
65-74	1,102	825	75.3	71.8-78.4	277	24.7	21.6-28.2
75+	868	640	76.2	72.5-79.5	228	23.8	20.5-27.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	927	811	86.3	81.6-89.9	116	13.7	10.1-18.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,946	1,598	81.7	78.5-84.5	348	18.3	15.5-21.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,768	1,365	78.4	75.2-81.3	403	21.6	18.7-24.8
College Graduate	2,353	1,618	70.6	68.0-73.0	735	29.4	27.0-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	640	540	83.3	77.0-88.1	100	16.7	11.9-23.0
$15,000- 24,999	989	805	81.9	76.9-86.0	184	18.1	14.0-23.1
$25,000- 34,999	707	578	82.4	77.2-86.6	129	17.6	13.4-22.8
$35,000- 49,999	968	733	77.2	72.8-81.0	235	22.8	19.0-27.2
$50,000-74,999	1,031	774	74.6	70.3-78.5	257	25.4	21.5-29.7
$75,000+	1,682	1,188	73.4	70.6-76.1	494	26.6	23.9-29.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,360	1,878	80.9	78.4-83.1	482	19.1	16.9-21.6
No	4,422	3,346	76.5	74.5-78.4	1,076	23.5	21.6-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	936	741	77.1	72.0-81.5	195	22.9	18.5-28.0
Non-Veteran	6,062	4,655	77.9	76.2-79.4	1,407	22.1	20.6-23.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,580

11,293

78.4

77.3-79.4

3,287

21.6

20.6-22.7

-Piedmont NC

7,000

5,398

77.8

76.2-79.3

1,602

22.2

20.7-23.8

GENDER

Male

2,578

2,096

81.4

79.0-83.7

482

18.6

16.3-21.0

Female

4,422

3,302

74.4

72.4-76.3

1,120

25.6

23.7-27.6

RACE

White

5,605

4,273

76.2

74.4-77.9

1,332

23.8

22.1-25.6

African American

970

780

80.6

76.9-83.9

190

19.4

16.1-23.1

Other Minorities

403

326

82.6

76.7-87.3

17.4

12.7-23.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

305

255

86.2

79.7-90.9

13.8

9.1-20.3

Non-Hispanic

6,681

5,131

77.0

75.3-78.5

1,550

23.0

21.5-24.7

AGE

18-24

233

177

74.9

67.0-81.5

25.1

18.5-33.0

25-34

697

550

79.7

75.4-83.4

147

20.3

16.6-24.6

35-44

1,189

942

78.8

75.6-81.7

247

21.2

18.3-24.4

45-54

1,449

1,136

79.1

76.3-81.6

313

20.9

18.4-23.7

55-64

1,418

1,095

77.4

74.5-80.1

323

22.6

19.9-25.5

65-74

1,102

825

75.3

71.8-78.4

277

24.7

21.6-28.2

75+

868

640

76.2

72.5-79.5

228

23.8

20.5-27.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

927

811

86.3

81.6-89.9

116

13.7

10.1-18.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,946

1,598

81.7

78.5-84.5

348

18.3

15.5-21.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,768

1,365

78.4

75.2-81.3

403

21.6

18.7-24.8

College Graduate

2,353

1,618

70.6

68.0-73.0

735

29.4

27.0-32.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

640

540

83.3

77.0-88.1

100

16.7

11.9-23.0

$15,000- 24,999

989

805

81.9

76.9-86.0

184

18.1

14.0-23.1

$25,000- 34,999

707

578

82.4

77.2-86.6

129

17.6

13.4-22.8

$35,000- 49,999

968

733

77.2

72.8-81.0

235

22.8

19.0-27.2

$50,000-74,999

1,031

774

74.6

70.3-78.5

257

25.4

21.5-29.7

$75,000+

1,682

1,188

73.4

70.6-76.1

494

26.6

23.9-29.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,360

1,878

80.9

78.4-83.1

482

19.1

16.9-21.6

4,422

3,346

76.5

74.5-78.4

1,076

23.5

21.6-25.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

936

741

77.1

72.0-81.5

195

22.9

18.5-28.0

Non-Veteran

6,062

4,655

77.9

76.2-79.4

1,407

22.1

20.6-23.8

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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.

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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