BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
North Carolina	14,003	915	6.3	5.6- 6.9	6,547	45.3	44.0-46.6	3,937	28.0	26.9-29.2	486	3.5	3.1- 4.0	2,118	16.9	15.9-18.0
-Western NC	2,754	194	6.9	5.7- 8.4	1,407	48.9	46.3-51.5	728	27.4	25.1-29.9	83	3.2	2.3- 4.5	342	13.5	11.7-15.5
GENDER
Male	1,018	63	6.6	4.7- 9.2	505	47.0	42.8-51.2	265	28.4	24.6-32.5	37	3.8	2.3- 6.1	148	14.2	11.4-17.6
Female	1,736	131	7.2	5.8- 8.9	902	50.7	47.7-53.8	463	26.5	23.9-29.3	46	2.7	1.8- 4.0	194	12.8	10.7-15.3
RACE
White	2,551	178	6.7	5.4- 8.1	1,315	49.7	47.0-52.3	667	27.2	24.8-29.6	79	2.9	2.2- 3.9	312	13.6	11.7-15.7
African American	85	5	5.4	1.9-14.0	32	37.4	23.8-53.3	30	36.8	21.4-55.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	17	20.0	10.8-34.1
Other Minorities	112	11	12.0	5.3-25.1	58	44.0	31.1-57.8	29	26.1	15.8-39.9	3	9.2	2.4-29.3	11	8.7	3.6-19.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	65	5	12.4	4.4-30.6	41	52.1	35.3-68.5	10	16.2	7.6-31.1	1	8.3	1.2-39.9	8	10.9	4.2-25.5
Non-Hispanic	2,684	189	6.7	5.5- 8.1	1,364	48.8	46.2-51.4	716	27.9	25.5-30.4	81	3.0	2.3- 3.9	334	13.6	11.8-15.7
AGE
18-24	76	5	7.3	2.8-17.8	29	37.2	25.2-51.0	19	21.7	12.8-34.4	2	5.1	0.9-23.3	21	28.8	17.4-43.7
25-34	228	21	8.6	5.0-14.4	110	44.1	36.7-51.8	65	32.0	24.9-40.1	3	1.6	0.4- 5.8	29	13.6	9.0-20.0
35-44	363	22	5.0	3.1- 8.0	178	48.5	42.5-54.5	100	29.1	23.8-35.2	12	4.6	2.5- 8.2	51	12.8	9.5-17.0
45-54	502	42	8.5	5.9-12.0	238	47.7	42.4-53.0	142	28.5	23.8-33.7	17	3.4	1.9- 5.7	63	12.0	9.1-15.6
55-64	623	44	6.7	4.8- 9.3	308	51.6	47.1-56.1	178	28.1	24.3-32.3	24	3.8	2.4- 5.9	69	9.8	7.6-12.5
65-74	544	27	4.8	3.1- 7.3	297	53.8	49.0-58.5	141	25.5	21.5-29.9	15	2.9	1.7- 4.9	64	13.1	10.1-16.8
75+	407	33	7.0	4.8-10.2	240	62.2	56.6-67.4	80	18.2	14.5-22.7	10	1.9	1.0- 3.7	44	10.6	7.5-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	424	21	5.3	2.8-10.1	183	38.2	32.1-44.7	116	29.4	23.4-36.2	23	5.4	3.4- 8.5	81	21.7	16.0-28.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	858	47	5.3	3.5- 7.8	428	46.8	42.1-51.6	229	27.4	23.2-31.9	37	4.7	2.7- 7.9	117	15.9	12.2-20.3
Some Post-H.S.	725	66	9.4	6.7-12.9	360	47.3	42.5-52.1	201	29.1	24.6-34.0	10	1.8	0.7- 4.4	88	12.5	9.7-16.0
College Graduate	742	60	7.5	5.4-10.4	431	58.7	54.0-63.3	182	24.9	20.9-29.3	13	1.8	0.8- 3.6	56	7.2	5.3- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	329	24	5.8	3.6- 9.1	144	45.1	37.7-52.6	81	24.3	18.6-31.0	18	5.5	3.2- 9.3	62	19.4	14.0-26.2
$15,000- 24,999	532	44	9.5	6.2-14.4	252	44.7	38.8-50.8	133	25.3	20.3-31.0	20	4.0	2.4- 6.8	83	16.4	11.8-22.4
$25,000- 34,999	303	19	5.5	3.3- 9.2	146	45.4	37.4-53.8	85	27.8	20.5-36.4	15	7.1	2.9-16.2	38	14.2	9.3-21.0
$35,000- 49,999	437	35	7.5	4.8-11.6	235	50.1	43.9-56.3	113	29.0	23.4-35.5	9	2.1	1.0- 4.6	45	11.2	8.0-15.4
$50,000-74,999	385	25	5.6	3.4- 9.0	208	51.4	45.0-57.8	111	31.7	25.8-38.3	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	38	10.6	7.1-15.5
$75,000+	424	26	6.2	3.7-10.2	247	56.5	50.5-62.4	116	29.1	23.9-35.0	10	2.6	1.0- 6.7	25	5.6	3.6- 8.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,068	74	6.2	4.7- 8.1	539	48.8	44.7-53.0	262	24.0	20.7-27.7	44	4.5	3.0- 6.7	149	16.5	12.9-20.9
No	1,607	114	7.0	5.4- 9.0	832	49.1	45.8-52.5	444	29.2	26.2-32.5	38	2.7	1.6- 4.4	179	11.9	10.0-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	420	24	6.9	4.0-11.7	220	49.9	43.8-56.0	107	28.7	23.0-35.1	12	2.2	1.2- 4.0	57	12.3	9.1-16.3
Non-Veteran	2,334	170	6.9	5.6- 8.5	1,187	48.8	45.9-51.6	621	27.2	24.7-29.9	71	3.4	2.4- 4.8	285	13.7	11.7-16.0

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,003

915

6.3

5.6- 6.9

6,547

45.3

44.0-46.6

3,937

28.0

26.9-29.2

486

3.5

3.1- 4.0

2,118

16.9

15.9-18.0

-Western NC

2,754

194

6.9

5.7- 8.4

1,407

48.9

46.3-51.5

728

27.4

25.1-29.9

3.2

2.3- 4.5

342

13.5

11.7-15.5

GENDER

Male

1,018

6.6

4.7- 9.2

505

47.0

42.8-51.2

265

28.4

24.6-32.5

3.8

2.3- 6.1

148

14.2

11.4-17.6

Female

1,736

131

7.2

5.8- 8.9

902

50.7

47.7-53.8

463

26.5

23.9-29.3

2.7

1.8- 4.0

194

12.8

10.7-15.3

RACE

White

2,551

178

6.7

5.4- 8.1

1,315

49.7

47.0-52.3

667

27.2

24.8-29.6

2.9

2.2- 3.9

312

13.6

11.7-15.7

African American

5.4

1.9-14.0

37.4

23.8-53.3

36.8

21.4-55.4

0.5

0.1- 3.5

20.0

10.8-34.1

Other Minorities

112

12.0

5.3-25.1

44.0

31.1-57.8

26.1

15.8-39.9

9.2

2.4-29.3

8.7

3.6-19.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.4

4.4-30.6

52.1

35.3-68.5

16.2

7.6-31.1

8.3

1.2-39.9

10.9

4.2-25.5

Non-Hispanic

2,684

189

6.7

5.5- 8.1

1,364

48.8

46.2-51.4

716

27.9

25.5-30.4

3.0

2.3- 3.9

334

13.6

11.8-15.7

AGE

18-24

7.3

2.8-17.8

37.2

25.2-51.0

21.7

12.8-34.4

5.1

0.9-23.3

28.8

17.4-43.7

25-34

228

8.6

5.0-14.4

110

44.1

36.7-51.8

32.0

24.9-40.1

1.6

0.4- 5.8

13.6

9.0-20.0

35-44

363

5.0

3.1- 8.0

178

48.5

42.5-54.5

100

29.1

23.8-35.2

4.6

2.5- 8.2

12.8

9.5-17.0

45-54

502

8.5

5.9-12.0

238

47.7

42.4-53.0

142

28.5

23.8-33.7

3.4

1.9- 5.7

12.0

9.1-15.6

55-64

623

6.7

4.8- 9.3

308

51.6

47.1-56.1

178

28.1

24.3-32.3

3.8

2.4- 5.9

9.8

7.6-12.5

65-74

544

4.8

3.1- 7.3

297

53.8

49.0-58.5

141

25.5

21.5-29.9

2.9

1.7- 4.9

13.1

10.1-16.8

75+

407

7.0

4.8-10.2

240

62.2

56.6-67.4

18.2

14.5-22.7

1.9

1.0- 3.7

10.6

7.5-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

424

5.3

2.8-10.1

183

38.2

32.1-44.7

116

29.4

23.4-36.2

5.4

3.4- 8.5

21.7

16.0-28.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

858

5.3

3.5- 7.8

428

46.8

42.1-51.6

229

27.4

23.2-31.9

4.7

2.7- 7.9

117

15.9

12.2-20.3

Some Post-H.S.

725

9.4

6.7-12.9

360

47.3

42.5-52.1

201

29.1

24.6-34.0

1.8

0.7- 4.4

12.5

9.7-16.0

College Graduate

742

7.5

5.4-10.4

431

58.7

54.0-63.3

182

24.9

20.9-29.3

1.8

0.8- 3.6

7.2

5.3- 9.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

329

5.8

3.6- 9.1

144

45.1

37.7-52.6

24.3

18.6-31.0

5.5

3.2- 9.3

19.4

14.0-26.2

$15,000- 24,999

532

9.5

6.2-14.4

252

44.7

38.8-50.8

133

25.3

20.3-31.0

4.0

2.4- 6.8

16.4

11.8-22.4

$25,000- 34,999

303

5.5

3.3- 9.2

146

45.4

37.4-53.8

27.8

20.5-36.4

7.1

2.9-16.2

14.2

9.3-21.0

$35,000- 49,999

437

7.5

4.8-11.6

235

50.1

43.9-56.3

113

29.0

23.4-35.5

2.1

1.0- 4.6

11.2

8.0-15.4

$50,000-74,999

385

5.6

3.4- 9.0

208

51.4

45.0-57.8

111

31.7

25.8-38.3

0.7

0.2- 2.3

10.6

7.1-15.5

$75,000+

424

6.2

3.7-10.2

247

56.5

50.5-62.4

116

29.1

23.9-35.0

2.6

1.0- 6.7

5.6

3.6- 8.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,068

6.2

4.7- 8.1

539

48.8

44.7-53.0

262

24.0

20.7-27.7

4.5

3.0- 6.7

149

16.5

12.9-20.9

1,607

114

7.0

5.4- 9.0

832

49.1

45.8-52.5

444

29.2

26.2-32.5

2.7

1.6- 4.4

179

11.9

10.0-14.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

420

6.9

4.0-11.7

220

49.9

43.8-56.0

107

28.7

23.0-35.1

2.2

1.2- 4.0

12.3

9.1-16.3

Non-Veteran

2,334

170

6.9

5.6- 8.5

1,187

48.8

45.9-51.6

621

27.2

24.7-29.9

3.4

2.4- 4.8

285

13.7

11.7-16.0

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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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