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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,225 4,608 32.6 31.4-33.9 4,925 36.6 35.4-37.9 2,098 15.3 14.4-16.3 357 2.2 1.9- 2.5 2,237 13.3 12.5-14.0
-Piedmont NC 6,841 2,182 32.3 30.6-34.1 2,359 36.8 35.0-38.5 1,009 15.4 14.1-16.9 169 2.1 1.7- 2.7 1,122 13.4 12.4-14.5
GENDER
Male 2,514 873 35.3 32.4-38.2 915 38.0 35.2-40.9 383 15.8 13.6-18.2 59 1.9 1.2- 2.9 284 9.1 7.8-10.5
Female 4,327 1,309 29.6 27.6-31.7 1,444 35.6 33.5-37.7 626 15.1 13.5-16.8 110 2.3 1.8- 2.9 838 17.4 16.0-19.0
RACE
White 5,484 1,679 29.1 27.3-31.0 1,874 36.9 34.9-38.9 851 16.9 15.3-18.5 141 2.5 1.9- 3.2 939 14.7 13.4-15.9
African American 942 355 39.2 34.8-43.8 325 35.2 31.0-39.7 112 13.2 9.8-17.5 23 1.6 0.9- 2.7 127 10.9 8.8-13.4
Other Minorities 393 143 41.7 34.5-49.3 155 38.6 32.1-45.4 41 9.6 6.4-14.1 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9 50 9.6 6.8-13.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 298 113 42.1 34.0-50.6 121 42.2 34.6-50.2 26 7.6 4.4-12.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5 35 7.7 5.1-11.4
Non-Hispanic 6,529 2,064 31.5 29.7-33.3 2,235 36.2 34.4-38.0 980 16.1 14.7-17.6 166 2.3 1.8- 2.9 1,084 13.9 12.9-15.1
AGE
18-24 224 84 37.8 30.0-46.3 89 38.7 31.1-47.0 31 16.8 11.3-24.2 2 1.4 0.2- 8.0 18 5.3 3.0- 9.1
25-34 690 205 33.9 29.2-39.1 301 42.2 37.4-47.2 105 14.3 10.9-18.6 12 1.5 0.8- 2.9 67 8.1 6.0-10.8
35-44 1,170 292 26.1 22.9-29.6 458 39.3 35.8-43.0 201 17.0 14.3-20.0 24 1.9 1.2- 3.1 195 15.7 13.4-18.3
45-54 1,429 342 26.2 23.4-29.3 515 36.5 33.3-39.8 249 17.8 15.4-20.5 49 3.0 2.1- 4.3 274 16.5 14.2-19.0
55-64 1,378 418 31.9 28.7-35.2 443 32.4 29.3-35.7 224 15.5 13.3-18.0 39 3.0 2.0- 4.4 254 17.2 14.9-19.8
65-74 1,066 401 37.2 33.6-41.0 323 31.7 28.1-35.6 129 11.6 9.5-14.1 28 2.1 1.3- 3.3 185 17.3 14.6-20.5
75+ 841 426 48.4 44.0-52.7 218 26.5 22.7-30.6 63 9.1 6.4-12.8 15 1.7 1.0- 3.1 119 14.4 11.4-17.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 886 282 36.1 30.5-42.2 283 33.2 28.5-38.4 120 13.1 10.0-17.1 19 1.3 0.7- 2.3 182 16.2 13.1-19.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,883 549 30.2 26.9-33.7 645 36.8 33.4-40.4 292 16.1 13.5-19.1 52 2.9 1.8- 4.6 345 14.0 12.2-16.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,740 552 30.8 27.5-34.3 614 39.4 35.8-43.1 259 16.3 13.4-19.7 45 1.8 1.2- 2.8 270 11.7 10.0-13.7
College Graduate 2,328 797 33.6 30.9-36.4 817 36.2 33.5-39.0 336 15.1 13.1-17.2 53 2.1 1.5- 2.9 325 13.1 11.3-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 615 201 34.8 28.7-41.5 201 37.0 31.0-43.5 80 11.5 8.3-15.7 21 2.2 1.2- 3.9 112 14.5 11.1-18.7
$15,000- 24,999 967 312 31.0 26.2-36.2 312 35.2 30.3-40.4 149 17.4 13.3-22.6 25 2.5 1.5- 4.2 169 13.9 11.1-17.4
$25,000- 34,999 695 204 31.1 25.9-36.8 257 39.7 34.2-45.6 99 13.6 10.4-17.4 19 2.4 1.3- 4.6 116 13.1 10.4-16.5
$35,000- 49,999 956 307 34.2 29.7-39.0 344 38.4 34.0-43.1 124 13.0 9.8-16.9 22 1.3 0.8- 2.2 159 13.1 10.8-15.9
$50,000-74,999 1,016 320 32.4 28.2-36.8 357 38.2 33.7-42.9 162 14.5 11.7-17.9 32 3.7 2.0- 6.8 145 11.1 9.1-13.6
$75,000+ 1,663 510 30.0 26.9-33.2 595 34.9 31.9-38.0 276 18.8 16.1-21.9 32 1.8 1.2- 2.7 250 14.5 12.4-16.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,295 765 33.0 29.9-36.1 703 32.0 29.1-34.9 328 16.6 14.1-19.6 68 2.6 1.9- 3.5 431 15.9 14.0-17.9
No 4,338 1,348 32.1 30.0-34.4 1,576 38.2 36.0-40.4 655 15.3 13.7-17.0 99 2.0 1.5- 2.8 660 12.4 11.2-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 918 364 37.6 33.2-42.2 304 36.4 31.7-41.4 124 13.0 10.2-16.5 21 1.5 0.9- 2.6 105 11.5 9.0-14.6
Non-Veteran 5,921 1,816 31.6 29.8-33.6 2,055 36.8 34.9-38.7 885 15.7 14.3-17.3 148 2.2 1.7- 2.8 1,017 13.6 12.6-14.8

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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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