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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

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%)
North Carolina 14,580 11,293 78.4 77.3-79.4 3,287 21.6 20.6-22.7
-Western NC 2,854 2,084 74.3 72.1-76.3 770 25.7 23.7-27.9
GENDER
Male 1,060 823 77.2 73.5-80.4 237 22.8 19.6-26.5
Female 1,794 1,261 71.5 68.9-74.0 533 28.5 26.0-31.1
RACE
White 2,641 1,923 74.1 71.8-76.2 718 25.9 23.8-28.2
African American 89 65 70.4 55.1-82.2 24 29.6 17.8-44.9
Other Minorities 116 91 80.4 68.4-88.6 25 19.6 11.4-31.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 68 56 85.1 70.0-93.4 12 14.9 6.6-30.0
Non-Hispanic 2,780 2,023 73.8 71.5-75.9 757 26.2 24.1-28.5
AGE
18-24 78 54 69.9 56.3-80.7 24 30.1 19.3-43.7
25-34 235 167 76.8 70.5-82.2 68 23.2 17.8-29.5
35-44 372 281 77.4 72.2-81.8 91 22.6 18.2-27.8
45-54 518 391 74.7 69.8-79.1 127 25.3 20.9-30.2
55-64 637 471 73.6 69.5-77.4 166 26.4 22.6-30.5
65-74 566 398 69.8 65.3-74.0 168 30.2 26.0-34.7
75+ 436 314 73.2 68.3-77.6 122 26.8 22.4-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 454 374 85.8 81.6-89.2 80 14.2 10.8-18.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 889 700 79.3 75.1-82.9 189 20.7 17.1-24.9
Some Post-H.S. 744 528 71.2 66.8-75.3 216 28.8 24.7-33.2
College Graduate 761 477 64.6 60.1-68.8 284 35.4 31.2-39.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 344 275 77.8 70.6-83.6 69 22.2 16.4-29.4
$15,000- 24,999 555 420 78.0 73.1-82.2 135 22.0 17.8-26.9
$25,000- 34,999 311 231 77.8 70.6-83.6 80 22.2 16.4-29.4
$35,000- 49,999 447 320 73.0 67.1-78.2 127 27.0 21.8-32.9
$50,000-74,999 393 269 68.9 62.7-74.5 124 31.1 25.5-37.3
$75,000+ 428 286 67.0 61.3-72.2 142 33.0 27.8-38.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,115 839 77.6 74.5-80.5 276 22.4 19.5-25.5
No 1,645 1,173 72.9 70.0-75.7 472 27.1 24.3-30.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 433 329 72.3 65.9-77.9 104 27.7 22.1-34.1
Non-Veteran 2,421 1,755 74.6 72.2-76.8 666 25.4 23.2-27.8

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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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