BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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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	14,243	5,816	37.9	36.7-39.2	6,329	46.5	45.2-47.8	1,519	11.4	10.6-12.3	152	0.9	0.7- 1.1	427	3.3	2.8- 3.8
-Western NC	2,789	1,204	39.2	36.8-41.7	1,219	45.3	42.7-47.9	257	10.9	9.2-12.8	34	1.2	0.8- 1.8	75	3.4	2.4- 4.8
GENDER
Male	1,039	370	32.1	28.6-35.9	498	49.0	44.8-53.2	116	12.4	9.7-15.7	15	1.3	0.8- 2.4	40	5.1	3.3- 7.8
Female	1,750	834	46.0	43.0-49.0	721	41.8	38.8-44.8	141	9.4	7.5-11.7	19	1.0	0.6- 1.7	35	1.8	1.2- 2.7
RACE
White	2,581	1,109	39.2	36.8-41.7	1,130	44.7	42.1-47.3	238	11.2	9.4-13.3	32	1.3	0.9- 1.9	72	3.6	2.6- 5.1
African American	87	39	37.4	24.6-52.3	41	57.4	42.1-71.4	7	5.2	1.9-13.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	113	50	39.4	27.3-52.9	46	49.0	35.4-62.7	12	9.2	3.7-21.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	3	2.0	0.5- 7.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	65	30	39.5	25.1-56.0	26	48.3	32.0-65.0	6	9.7	3.0-27.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	2	1.9	0.3-10.3
Non-Hispanic	2,718	1,171	39.2	36.8-41.7	1,191	45.2	42.6-47.8	251	10.9	9.2-12.9	33	1.2	0.8- 1.8	72	3.5	2.5- 4.9
AGE
18-24	78	28	33.3	22.2-46.5	36	44.0	31.1-57.7	10	15.9	7.7-30.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	3	6.3	1.5-22.8
25-34	233	88	30.8	24.6-37.8	112	51.2	43.5-58.8	24	13.2	8.5-20.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	4.8	2.3- 9.5
35-44	365	133	35.2	29.8-41.0	178	49.2	43.3-55.2	39	10.9	7.6-15.5	5	1.6	0.6- 3.9	10	3.1	1.6- 6.0
45-54	509	189	36.9	32.0-42.2	227	45.1	39.8-50.5	69	13.2	10.2-16.9	10	1.9	0.8- 4.1	14	2.9	1.6- 5.4
55-64	623	272	43.9	39.4-48.4	266	42.3	38.0-46.9	57	9.0	6.5-12.2	10	2.1	1.1- 4.2	18	2.7	1.6- 4.4
65-74	553	259	48.2	43.4-52.9	238	40.7	36.2-45.4	38	7.7	5.4-10.8	7	1.5	0.6- 3.4	11	2.0	1.0- 3.8
75+	417	230	55.2	49.6-60.6	157	37.6	32.4-43.2	19	4.3	2.7- 6.9	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1	10	2.7	1.2- 6.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	430	165	31.5	26.1-37.3	174	38.6	32.3-45.3	61	20.2	14.5-27.5	14	3.6	2.0- 6.5	16	6.1	3.0-11.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	868	333	34.9	30.6-39.5	399	46.8	42.1-51.7	100	13.1	10.0-17.1	13	1.3	0.7- 2.6	23	3.8	1.9- 7.2
Some Post-H.S.	731	318	39.8	35.3-44.5	330	48.6	43.7-53.5	59	8.0	5.6-11.2	5	0.6	0.2- 1.6	19	3.0	1.7- 5.3
College Graduate	755	385	47.9	43.2-52.6	314	44.0	39.3-48.8	37	5.9	3.9- 8.8	2	0.2	0.0- 1.3	17	2.0	1.1- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	329	123	35.2	28.8-42.3	151	45.5	38.3-52.9	36	13.5	8.2-21.5	6	2.4	1.0- 5.6	13	3.4	1.9- 6.2
$15,000- 24,999	544	234	40.0	34.4-45.9	211	39.3	33.5-45.3	67	15.3	10.8-21.4	10	1.4	0.7- 2.7	22	4.1	2.4- 6.7
$25,000- 34,999	307	122	30.9	24.6-38.1	140	47.1	38.9-55.6	33	15.1	9.6-23.1	4	1.6	0.5- 4.7	8	5.2	2.2-11.6
$35,000- 49,999	436	185	36.8	31.2-42.8	201	51.0	44.7-57.2	34	9.4	6.4-13.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.9	12	2.2	1.1- 4.2
$50,000-74,999	390	171	40.7	34.7-47.0	181	49.4	43.0-55.8	28	7.0	4.6-10.6	3	1.1	0.3- 3.8	7	1.8	0.7- 4.1
$75,000+	427	202	46.5	40.7-52.4	197	46.4	40.5-52.3	23	6.4	3.8-10.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,078	457	38.8	35.1-42.7	449	38.1	34.4-42.0	110	14.7	11.2-19.1	22	2.4	1.5- 3.9	40	5.9	3.5- 9.6
No	1,620	710	39.5	36.4-42.7	724	48.3	44.9-51.6	141	9.3	7.5-11.5	12	0.6	0.3- 1.2	33	2.3	1.5- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	427	174	39.0	33.4-44.9	193	44.6	38.6-50.7	39	11.5	7.4-17.4	6	1.9	0.7- 4.7	15	3.1	1.7- 5.7
Non-Veteran	2,362	1,030	39.3	36.7-42.0	1,026	45.4	42.6-48.3	218	10.8	9.0-12.9	28	1.1	0.7- 1.6	60	3.5	2.4- 5.0

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,243

5,816

37.9

36.7-39.2

6,329

46.5

45.2-47.8

1,519

11.4

10.6-12.3

152

0.9

0.7- 1.1

427

3.3

2.8- 3.8

-Western NC

2,789

1,204

39.2

36.8-41.7

1,219

45.3

42.7-47.9

257

10.9

9.2-12.8

1.2

0.8- 1.8

3.4

2.4- 4.8

GENDER

Male

1,039

370

32.1

28.6-35.9

498

49.0

44.8-53.2

116

12.4

9.7-15.7

1.3

0.8- 2.4

5.1

3.3- 7.8

Female

1,750

834

46.0

43.0-49.0

721

41.8

38.8-44.8

141

9.4

7.5-11.7

1.0

0.6- 1.7

1.8

1.2- 2.7

RACE

White

2,581

1,109

39.2

36.8-41.7

1,130

44.7

42.1-47.3

238

11.2

9.4-13.3

1.3

0.9- 1.9

3.6

2.6- 5.1

African American

37.4

24.6-52.3

57.4

42.1-71.4

5.2

1.9-13.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

113

39.4

27.3-52.9

49.0

35.4-62.7

9.2

3.7-21.2

0.5

0.1- 2.3

2.0

0.5- 7.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

39.5

25.1-56.0

48.3

32.0-65.0

9.7

3.0-27.5

0.5

0.1- 3.8

1.9

0.3-10.3

Non-Hispanic

2,718

1,171

39.2

36.8-41.7

1,191

45.2

42.6-47.8

251

10.9

9.2-12.9

1.2

0.8- 1.8

3.5

2.5- 4.9

AGE

18-24

33.3

22.2-46.5

44.0

31.1-57.7

15.9

7.7-30.1

0.6

0.1- 4.1

6.3

1.5-22.8

25-34

233

30.8

24.6-37.8

112

51.2

43.5-58.8

13.2

8.5-20.0

0.0

. - .

4.8

2.3- 9.5

35-44

365

133

35.2

29.8-41.0

178

49.2

43.3-55.2

10.9

7.6-15.5

1.6

0.6- 3.9

3.1

1.6- 6.0

45-54

509

189

36.9

32.0-42.2

227

45.1

39.8-50.5

13.2

10.2-16.9

1.9

0.8- 4.1

2.9

1.6- 5.4

55-64

623

272

43.9

39.4-48.4

266

42.3

38.0-46.9

9.0

6.5-12.2

2.1

1.1- 4.2

2.7

1.6- 4.4

65-74

553

259

48.2

43.4-52.9

238

40.7

36.2-45.4

7.7

5.4-10.8

1.5

0.6- 3.4

2.0

1.0- 3.8

75+

417

230

55.2

49.6-60.6

157

37.6

32.4-43.2

4.3

2.7- 6.9

0.1

0.0- 1.1

2.7

1.2- 6.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

430

165

31.5

26.1-37.3

174

38.6

32.3-45.3

20.2

14.5-27.5

3.6

2.0- 6.5

6.1

3.0-11.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

868

333

34.9

30.6-39.5

399

46.8

42.1-51.7

100

13.1

10.0-17.1

1.3

0.7- 2.6

3.8

1.9- 7.2

Some Post-H.S.

731

318

39.8

35.3-44.5

330

48.6

43.7-53.5

8.0

5.6-11.2

0.6

0.2- 1.6

3.0

1.7- 5.3

College Graduate

755

385

47.9

43.2-52.6

314

44.0

39.3-48.8

5.9

3.9- 8.8

0.2

0.0- 1.3

2.0

1.1- 3.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

329

123

35.2

28.8-42.3

151

45.5

38.3-52.9

13.5

8.2-21.5

2.4

1.0- 5.6

3.4

1.9- 6.2

$15,000- 24,999

544

234

40.0

34.4-45.9

211

39.3

33.5-45.3

15.3

10.8-21.4

1.4

0.7- 2.7

4.1

2.4- 6.7

$25,000- 34,999

307

122

30.9

24.6-38.1

140

47.1

38.9-55.6

15.1

9.6-23.1

1.6

0.5- 4.7

5.2

2.2-11.6

$35,000- 49,999

436

185

36.8

31.2-42.8

201

51.0

44.7-57.2

9.4

6.4-13.7

0.6

0.2- 1.9

2.2

1.1- 4.2

$50,000-74,999

390

171

40.7

34.7-47.0

181

49.4

43.0-55.8

7.0

4.6-10.6

1.1

0.3- 3.8

1.8

0.7- 4.1

$75,000+

427

202

46.5

40.7-52.4

197

46.4

40.5-52.3

6.4

3.8-10.7

0.3

0.1- 1.4

0.5

0.1- 1.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,078

457

38.8

35.1-42.7

449

38.1

34.4-42.0

110

14.7

11.2-19.1

2.4

1.5- 3.9

5.9

3.5- 9.6

1,620

710

39.5

36.4-42.7

724

48.3

44.9-51.6

141

9.3

7.5-11.5

0.6

0.3- 1.2

2.3

1.5- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

427

174

39.0

33.4-44.9

193

44.6

38.6-50.7

11.5

7.4-17.4

1.9

0.7- 4.7

3.1

1.7- 5.7

Non-Veteran

2,362

1,030

39.3

36.7-42.0

1,026

45.4

42.6-48.3

218

10.8

9.0-12.9

1.1

0.7- 1.6

3.5

2.4- 5.0

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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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