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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?

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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
-Western NC 2,784 949 32.0 29.7-34.4 961 37.2 34.7-39.8 411 15.0 13.4-16.9 71 2.5 1.7- 3.6 392 13.3 11.7-15.0
GENDER
Male 1,039 384 34.7 30.9-38.8 380 40.8 36.7-45.1 135 12.5 10.3-15.2 25 2.4 1.2- 4.6 115 9.5 7.4-12.2
Female 1,745 565 29.4 26.8-32.2 581 33.7 30.9-36.7 276 17.4 15.1-20.0 46 2.6 1.7- 3.8 277 16.9 14.7-19.3
RACE
White 2,575 858 30.4 28.1-32.8 890 37.0 34.4-39.6 392 16.0 14.3-18.0 67 2.6 1.7- 3.8 368 14.0 12.3-15.9
African American 89 43 47.6 32.5-63.0 26 37.3 22.0-55.7 7 4.8 1.7-12.6 3 2.9 0.9- 9.3 10 7.4 3.6-14.9
Other Minorities 112 46 48.0 34.5-61.8 41 41.2 28.2-55.6 12 5.9 2.1-15.2 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 12 4.5 2.1- 9.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 68 26 39.0 24.5-55.9 30 49.5 33.4-65.7 7 8.1 2.8-21.0 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 4 2.7 0.9- 7.6
Non-Hispanic 2,710 922 31.7 29.4-34.1 929 36.7 34.2-39.2 404 15.4 13.7-17.2 69 2.5 1.7- 3.7 386 13.7 12.1-15.6
AGE
18-24 77 27 33.9 22.5-47.6 28 36.8 24.5-51.2 11 10.9 5.8-19.7 3 5.7 1.2-22.5 8 12.6 5.5-26.2
25-34 232 83 33.1 26.3-40.6 89 41.6 34.1-49.4 34 14.2 9.7-20.3 2 1.0 0.3- 4.0 24 10.2 6.6-15.4
35-44 364 84 24.8 19.9-30.5 162 44.9 39.0-50.9 57 15.5 11.7-20.2 11 3.4 1.6- 6.9 50 11.4 8.4-15.3
45-54 509 132 24.6 20.4-29.4 171 35.4 30.3-40.9 109 21.3 17.3-25.9 12 1.9 1.1- 3.5 85 16.7 13.2-20.9
55-64 624 181 28.9 25.0-33.2 221 36.9 32.6-41.4 104 17.2 13.9-21.0 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2 98 14.4 11.7-17.7
65-74 547 220 41.1 36.4-45.9 179 31.3 27.1-35.8 59 10.8 8.3-14.0 16 2.6 1.5- 4.5 73 14.2 11.0-18.0
75+ 420 218 49.0 43.5-54.5 108 26.0 21.5-31.2 35 9.6 6.7-13.5 7 1.5 0.7- 3.1 52 13.9 10.2-18.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 436 141 31.1 25.1-37.8 146 34.2 28.2-40.7 58 13.6 9.9-18.3 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 77 18.5 13.4-24.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 862 252 27.8 23.7-32.2 304 38.5 33.8-43.3 146 16.7 13.5-20.4 27 3.6 1.8- 7.1 133 13.5 10.9-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 731 269 35.7 31.1-40.6 248 34.6 30.0-39.5 99 13.3 10.5-16.7 16 1.6 0.9- 3.1 99 14.7 11.6-18.4
College Graduate 750 285 34.3 30.1-38.7 260 39.6 34.9-44.5 108 15.6 12.6-19.2 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 83 8.8 6.8-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 329 118 35.3 28.5-42.7 99 31.4 24.7-38.9 52 15.9 11.5-21.7 8 3.0 1.4- 6.5 52 14.4 10.5-19.4
$15,000- 24,999 543 188 33.5 28.0-39.6 179 32.4 27.2-38.0 77 15.1 11.2-20.2 17 3.4 1.7- 6.5 82 15.6 11.4-20.9
$25,000- 34,999 308 94 29.3 22.6-37.1 109 40.1 31.9-49.0 47 14.0 9.8-19.5 7 1.0 0.4- 2.2 51 15.6 11.0-21.7
$35,000- 49,999 436 127 28.1 22.7-34.3 180 43.4 37.3-49.8 67 14.4 10.8-19.0 9 2.0 1.0- 4.2 53 12.0 8.8-16.2
$50,000-74,999 388 130 32.9 27.3-39.1 137 38.0 31.8-44.7 63 17.5 13.2-22.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5 56 11.2 8.1-15.3
$75,000+ 424 153 32.3 27.3-37.8 146 38.6 32.8-44.7 61 16.0 12.1-20.8 15 2.4 1.4- 4.1 49 10.7 7.6-15.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,081 397 34.4 30.7-38.3 332 29.8 26.3-33.5 159 16.2 13.3-19.6 29 3.0 1.4- 6.3 164 16.6 13.5-20.2
No 1,614 517 30.1 27.1-33.1 602 41.2 37.9-44.6 239 14.6 12.6-17.0 40 2.3 1.5- 3.4 216 11.8 10.0-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 181 38.1 32.5-43.9 145 38.8 32.7-45.2 45 12.6 9.1-17.1 5 0.8 0.3- 1.9 45 9.8 6.9-13.8
Non-Veteran 2,363 768 31.0 28.5-33.7 816 37.0 34.2-39.8 366 15.4 13.6-17.4 66 2.7 1.8- 4.1 347 13.8 12.1-15.8

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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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