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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,193	223	19.0	15.8-22.7	444	36.6	32.7-40.6	481	41.7	37.5-46.0	45	2.7	1.8- 4.1
Female	2,126	336	15.2	13.1-17.6	767	36.9	34.0-39.9	975	45.9	42.9-49.0	48	2.0	1.3- 3.0
RACE
White	2,643	428	16.4	14.2-18.8	1,029	41.7	38.9-44.5	1,108	39.7	37.0-42.4	78	2.3	1.7- 3.2
African American	481	117	26.8	21.3-33.2	135	29.3	24.0-35.3	217	42.0	35.9-48.3	12	1.9	1.0- 3.8
Other Minorities	189	14	5.9	2.8-12.1	44	17.1	11.8-24.2	128	73.9	65.1-81.1	3	3.1	0.9- 9.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	153	5	2.2	0.7- 7.0	33	15.4	9.8-23.4	113	80.2	71.2-86.9	2	2.3	0.5- 9.4
Non-Hispanic	3,160	554	18.5	16.5-20.8	1,176	38.9	36.4-41.4	1,340	40.3	37.8-42.8	90	2.3	1.7- 3.1
AGE
18-24	104	15	19.1	10.8-31.5	37	31.0	21.3-42.8	48	46.7	35.2-58.7	4	3.2	1.1- 8.7
25-34	359	48	14.5	10.3-20.1	153	40.0	33.5-46.9	155	44.3	37.4-51.5	3	1.1	0.3- 4.6
35-44	576	101	17.5	13.5-22.3	222	38.1	33.2-43.4	241	42.2	36.9-47.6	12	2.2	1.0- 4.6
45-54	692	146	19.6	16.2-23.5	278	39.4	34.8-44.1	252	39.3	34.7-44.2	16	1.7	0.9- 3.1
55-64	661	115	19.7	15.9-24.1	236	37.9	33.3-42.7	280	39.0	34.4-43.8	30	3.5	2.3- 5.2
65-74	524	95	17.0	13.5-21.1	180	34.5	29.6-39.8	238	47.3	41.9-52.6	11	1.3	0.6- 2.5
75+	387	37	7.4	5.1-10.7	99	26.0	20.8-31.8	234	61.4	55.2-67.2	17	5.2	3.0- 9.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	430	62	10.7	7.0-16.0	87	20.6	15.2-27.2	261	66.2	58.8-72.9	20	2.6	1.5- 4.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	928	184	22.2	17.9-27.2	303	32.5	28.0-37.4	419	43.3	38.3-48.3	22	2.0	1.1- 3.8
Some Post-H.S.	858	152	17.6	13.8-22.2	325	38.9	34.1-44.0	362	42.1	37.2-47.1	19	1.4	0.8- 2.4
College Graduate	1,101	161	15.0	12.4-18.0	496	45.7	41.8-49.8	412	36.1	32.2-40.1	32	3.2	1.9- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	276	48	16.4	10.7-24.3	46	11.2	7.8-15.9	169	68.7	60.1-76.3	13	3.6	1.8- 7.1
$15,000- 24,999	496	83	17.7	12.7-24.1	137	29.6	23.1-37.1	264	50.3	43.2-57.4	12	2.4	0.9- 5.9
$25,000- 34,999	364	71	20.0	13.8-28.0	124	30.5	24.1-37.7	157	46.9	39.2-54.7	12	2.7	1.0- 7.1
$35,000- 49,999	439	86	18.4	14.0-23.8	161	36.5	30.2-43.4	176	41.3	34.6-48.4	16	3.8	1.7- 8.1
$50,000-74,999	507	76	16.7	11.5-23.6	249	46.5	40.3-52.9	163	34.2	28.7-40.3	19	2.6	1.5- 4.3
$75,000+	807	141	18.0	14.6-21.9	366	48.4	43.9-52.9	288	32.4	28.4-36.7	12	1.2	0.6- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,148	193	17.4	14.2-21.0	344	31.4	27.6-35.5	574	48.9	44.6-53.2	37	2.3	1.5- 3.4
No	2,153	361	17.0	14.6-19.6	859	38.9	35.9-42.0	878	41.8	38.6-45.0	55	2.3	1.6- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	432	80	22.1	15.9-29.9	147	33.1	27.1-39.7	186	41.5	34.8-48.5	19	3.3	2.0- 5.4
Non-Veteran	2,887	479	16.4	14.4-18.6	1,064	37.2	34.6-39.9	1,270	44.2	41.5-47.0	74	2.2	1.5- 3.1

Total
Respond.^

1-3 days

4-5 days

7 days

None

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,193

223

19.0

15.8-22.7

444

36.6

32.7-40.6

481

41.7

37.5-46.0

2.7

1.8- 4.1

Female

2,126

336

15.2

13.1-17.6

767

36.9

34.0-39.9

975

45.9

42.9-49.0

2.0

1.3- 3.0

RACE

White

2,643

428

16.4

14.2-18.8

1,029

41.7

38.9-44.5

1,108

39.7

37.0-42.4

2.3

1.7- 3.2

African American

481

117

26.8

21.3-33.2

135

29.3

24.0-35.3

217

42.0

35.9-48.3

1.9

1.0- 3.8

Other Minorities

189

5.9

2.8-12.1

17.1

11.8-24.2

128

73.9

65.1-81.1

3.1

0.9- 9.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

153

2.2

0.7- 7.0

15.4

9.8-23.4

113

80.2

71.2-86.9

2.3

0.5- 9.4

Non-Hispanic

3,160

554

18.5

16.5-20.8

1,176

38.9

36.4-41.4

1,340

40.3

37.8-42.8

2.3

1.7- 3.1

AGE

18-24

104

19.1

10.8-31.5

31.0

21.3-42.8

46.7

35.2-58.7

3.2

1.1- 8.7

25-34

359

14.5

10.3-20.1

153

40.0

33.5-46.9

155

44.3

37.4-51.5

1.1

0.3- 4.6

35-44

576

101

17.5

13.5-22.3

222

38.1

33.2-43.4

241

42.2

36.9-47.6

2.2

1.0- 4.6

45-54

692

146

19.6

16.2-23.5

278

39.4

34.8-44.1

252

39.3

34.7-44.2

1.7

0.9- 3.1

55-64

661

115

19.7

15.9-24.1

236

37.9

33.3-42.7

280

39.0

34.4-43.8

3.5

2.3- 5.2

65-74

524

17.0

13.5-21.1

180

34.5

29.6-39.8

238

47.3

41.9-52.6

1.3

0.6- 2.5

75+

387

7.4

5.1-10.7

26.0

20.8-31.8

234

61.4

55.2-67.2

5.2

3.0- 9.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

430

10.7

7.0-16.0

20.6

15.2-27.2

261

66.2

58.8-72.9

2.6

1.5- 4.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

928

184

22.2

17.9-27.2

303

32.5

28.0-37.4

419

43.3

38.3-48.3

2.0

1.1- 3.8

Some Post-H.S.

858

152

17.6

13.8-22.2

325

38.9

34.1-44.0

362

42.1

37.2-47.1

1.4

0.8- 2.4

College Graduate

1,101

161

15.0

12.4-18.0

496

45.7

41.8-49.8

412

36.1

32.2-40.1

3.2

1.9- 5.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

276

16.4

10.7-24.3

11.2

7.8-15.9

169

68.7

60.1-76.3

3.6

1.8- 7.1

$15,000- 24,999

496

17.7

12.7-24.1

137

29.6

23.1-37.1

264

50.3

43.2-57.4

2.4

0.9- 5.9

$25,000- 34,999

364

20.0

13.8-28.0

124

30.5

24.1-37.7

157

46.9

39.2-54.7

2.7

1.0- 7.1

$35,000- 49,999

439

18.4

14.0-23.8

161

36.5

30.2-43.4

176

41.3

34.6-48.4

3.8

1.7- 8.1

$50,000-74,999

507

16.7

11.5-23.6

249

46.5

40.3-52.9

163

34.2

28.7-40.3

2.6

1.5- 4.3

$75,000+

807

141

18.0

14.6-21.9

366

48.4

43.9-52.9

288

32.4

28.4-36.7

1.2

0.6- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,148

193

17.4

14.2-21.0

344

31.4

27.6-35.5

574

48.9

44.6-53.2

2.3

1.5- 3.4

2,153

361

17.0

14.6-19.6

859

38.9

35.9-42.0

878

41.8

38.6-45.0

2.3

1.6- 3.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

432

22.1

15.9-29.9

147

33.1

27.1-39.7

186

41.5

34.8-48.5

3.3

2.0- 5.4

Non-Veteran

2,887

479

16.4

14.4-18.6

1,064

37.2

34.6-39.9

1,270

44.2

41.5-47.0

2.2

1.5- 3.1

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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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