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

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	14,269	2,224	15.4	14.5-16.3	9,440	65.7	64.4-66.9	1,753	12.4	11.5-13.3	143	0.8	0.7- 1.1	709	5.7	5.1- 6.5
-Western NC	2,782	441	15.7	14.0-17.6	1,858	66.2	63.6-68.6	324	12.4	10.8-14.2	31	1.4	0.7- 2.7	128	4.4	3.3- 5.7
GENDER
Male	1,035	157	15.0	12.3-18.1	677	64.2	60.0-68.2	134	13.4	10.9-16.4	14	1.9	0.7- 4.8	53	5.6	3.7- 8.3
Female	1,747	284	16.4	14.3-18.7	1,181	68.0	65.2-70.8	190	11.5	9.6-13.6	17	0.9	0.5- 1.6	75	3.2	2.4- 4.2
RACE
White	2,581	402	15.4	13.6-17.3	1,734	66.5	63.9-69.0	299	12.7	11.0-14.5	29	1.2	0.6- 2.4	117	4.3	3.2- 5.7
African American	84	16	20.6	11.2-34.7	56	65.9	50.1-78.7	7	5.0	2.0-11.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.6	2.7-24.0
Other Minorities	111	22	18.2	10.5-29.5	65	61.7	47.9-73.9	18	12.4	6.4-22.6	1	4.5	0.6-25.3	5	3.3	1.1- 9.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	67	9	10.0	4.4-21.2	49	77.0	62.6-87.0	6	9.1	3.4-22.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	2	3.3	0.8-12.5
Non-Hispanic	2,709	431	16.0	14.2-17.9	1,807	65.7	63.1-68.2	316	12.5	10.9-14.3	30	1.4	0.7- 2.8	125	4.4	3.3- 5.8
AGE
18-24	78	18	24.0	14.5-37.1	40	47.6	34.4-61.2	14	13.5	7.3-23.5	3	8.2	2.3-25.1	3	6.7	1.7-22.6
25-34	232	35	12.8	8.8-18.2	159	69.6	62.1-76.1	30	12.9	8.5-19.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	7	4.5	2.0- 9.6
35-44	367	58	15.6	11.8-20.3	241	63.3	57.4-68.8	51	16.2	12.1-21.3	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	14	4.0	2.3- 6.8
45-54	513	75	14.5	11.2-18.6	347	68.8	63.8-73.3	70	13.2	10.3-16.9	5	0.6	0.3- 1.5	16	2.9	1.7- 5.0
55-64	624	93	15.9	12.9-19.5	439	70.7	66.5-74.6	67	10.0	7.7-13.0	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	18	2.2	1.3- 3.6
65-74	544	81	14.2	11.3-17.7	375	69.6	65.2-73.8	58	10.9	8.2-14.3	7	1.2	0.5- 2.5	23	4.1	2.6- 6.2
75+	412	80	19.0	15.1-23.7	250	63.2	57.8-68.3	32	7.3	5.0-10.6	5	0.7	0.3- 1.7	45	9.7	7.1-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	427	31	7.0	4.5-10.5	243	53.7	46.8-60.4	89	22.1	17.3-27.7	14	6.5	2.6-15.3	50	10.8	7.2-16.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	865	101	11.9	9.0-15.5	600	68.5	63.7-72.9	119	14.3	11.3-17.9	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8	40	5.0	3.0- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	730	127	18.4	14.9-22.5	511	69.5	64.8-73.9	65	8.7	6.3-11.9	8	0.8	0.3- 1.8	19	2.6	1.3- 4.9
College Graduate	754	182	22.7	19.2-26.6	500	66.8	62.3-71.0	50	8.3	5.9-11.5	4	0.5	0.2- 1.7	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	323	30	10.4	6.4-16.3	189	57.9	50.5-65.0	57	18.2	13.5-24.0	13	4.0	2.1- 7.3	34	9.6	6.4-14.3
$15,000- 24,999	538	65	11.1	8.3-14.8	355	62.9	56.7-68.7	83	17.2	13.2-22.1	8	4.1	1.4-11.7	27	4.6	2.8- 7.6
$25,000- 34,999	305	47	14.7	9.7-21.6	199	66.9	58.8-74.0	38	11.3	7.5-16.5	3	0.8	0.2- 3.0	18	6.4	3.3-12.0
$35,000- 49,999	441	81	19.6	15.0-25.3	307	64.0	57.5-70.0	44	14.6	10.1-20.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	8	1.5	0.7- 3.2
$50,000-74,999	389	69	14.0	10.3-18.9	288	77.5	72.0-82.2	27	7.7	5.1-11.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8
$75,000+	426	95	23.6	18.9-29.0	304	70.8	65.1-75.8	22	4.7	2.9- 7.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,076	138	11.6	9.5-14.0	675	61.5	57.3-65.6	151	15.9	13.0-19.2	24	2.9	1.3- 6.3	88	8.1	5.7-11.4
No	1,617	291	17.8	15.4-20.4	1,122	68.5	65.3-71.5	162	10.5	8.7-12.6	7	0.7	0.2- 2.3	35	2.5	1.6- 3.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	423	77	18.3	13.8-23.9	280	66.2	60.1-71.9	41	11.2	7.7-16.0	5	1.0	0.4- 2.7	20	3.2	2.0- 5.2
Non-Veteran	2,359	364	15.3	13.4-17.3	1,578	66.1	63.4-68.8	283	12.6	10.9-14.5	26	1.5	0.7- 3.0	108	4.5	3.4- 6.1

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,269

2,224

15.4

14.5-16.3

9,440

65.7

64.4-66.9

1,753

12.4

11.5-13.3

143

0.8

0.7- 1.1

709

5.7

5.1- 6.5

-Western NC

2,782

441

15.7

14.0-17.6

1,858

66.2

63.6-68.6

324

12.4

10.8-14.2

1.4

0.7- 2.7

128

4.4

3.3- 5.7

GENDER

Male

1,035

157

15.0

12.3-18.1

677

64.2

60.0-68.2

134

13.4

10.9-16.4

1.9

0.7- 4.8

5.6

3.7- 8.3

Female

1,747

284

16.4

14.3-18.7

1,181

68.0

65.2-70.8

190

11.5

9.6-13.6

0.9

0.5- 1.6

3.2

2.4- 4.2

RACE

White

2,581

402

15.4

13.6-17.3

1,734

66.5

63.9-69.0

299

12.7

11.0-14.5

1.2

0.6- 2.4

117

4.3

3.2- 5.7

African American

20.6

11.2-34.7

65.9

50.1-78.7

5.0

2.0-11.7

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.7-24.0

Other Minorities

111

18.2

10.5-29.5

61.7

47.9-73.9

12.4

6.4-22.6

4.5

0.6-25.3

3.3

1.1- 9.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.0

4.4-21.2

77.0

62.6-87.0

9.1

3.4-22.2

0.5

0.1- 3.7

3.3

0.8-12.5

Non-Hispanic

2,709

431

16.0

14.2-17.9

1,807

65.7

63.1-68.2

316

12.5

10.9-14.3

1.4

0.7- 2.8

125

4.4

3.3- 5.8

AGE

18-24

24.0

14.5-37.1

47.6

34.4-61.2

13.5

7.3-23.5

8.2

2.3-25.1

6.7

1.7-22.6

25-34

232

12.8

8.8-18.2

159

69.6

62.1-76.1

12.9

8.5-19.1

0.3

0.0- 2.0

4.5

2.0- 9.6

35-44

367

15.6

11.8-20.3

241

63.3

57.4-68.8

16.2

12.1-21.3

0.9

0.3- 2.9

4.0

2.3- 6.8

45-54

513

14.5

11.2-18.6

347

68.8

63.8-73.3

13.2

10.3-16.9

0.6

0.3- 1.5

2.9

1.7- 5.0

55-64

624

15.9

12.9-19.5

439

70.7

66.5-74.6

10.0

7.7-13.0

1.2

0.5- 2.8

2.2

1.3- 3.6

65-74

544

14.2

11.3-17.7

375

69.6

65.2-73.8

10.9

8.2-14.3

1.2

0.5- 2.5

4.1

2.6- 6.2

75+

412

19.0

15.1-23.7

250

63.2

57.8-68.3

7.3

5.0-10.6

0.7

0.3- 1.7

9.7

7.1-13.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

427

7.0

4.5-10.5

243

53.7

46.8-60.4

22.1

17.3-27.7

6.5

2.6-15.3

10.8

7.2-16.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

865

101

11.9

9.0-15.5

600

68.5

63.7-72.9

119

14.3

11.3-17.9

0.3

0.1- 0.8

5.0

3.0- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

730

127

18.4

14.9-22.5

511

69.5

64.8-73.9

8.7

6.3-11.9

0.8

0.3- 1.8

2.6

1.3- 4.9

College Graduate

754

182

22.7

19.2-26.6

500

66.8

62.3-71.0

8.3

5.9-11.5

0.5

0.2- 1.7

1.7

1.0- 2.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

323

10.4

6.4-16.3

189

57.9

50.5-65.0

18.2

13.5-24.0

4.0

2.1- 7.3

9.6

6.4-14.3

$15,000- 24,999

538

11.1

8.3-14.8

355

62.9

56.7-68.7

17.2

13.2-22.1

4.1

1.4-11.7

4.6

2.8- 7.6

$25,000- 34,999

305

14.7

9.7-21.6

199

66.9

58.8-74.0

11.3

7.5-16.5

0.8

0.2- 3.0

6.4

3.3-12.0

$35,000- 49,999

441

19.6

15.0-25.3

307

64.0

57.5-70.0

14.6

10.1-20.6

0.3

0.0- 2.3

1.5

0.7- 3.2

$50,000-74,999

389

14.0

10.3-18.9

288

77.5

72.0-82.2

7.7

5.1-11.6

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.3- 1.8

$75,000+

426

23.6

18.9-29.0

304

70.8

65.1-75.8

4.7

2.9- 7.5

0.2

0.0- 1.1

0.8

0.3- 2.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,076

138

11.6

9.5-14.0

675

61.5

57.3-65.6

151

15.9

13.0-19.2

2.9

1.3- 6.3

8.1

5.7-11.4

1,617

291

17.8

15.4-20.4

1,122

68.5

65.3-71.5

162

10.5

8.7-12.6

0.7

0.2- 2.3

2.5

1.6- 3.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

423

18.3

13.8-23.9

280

66.2

60.1-71.9

11.2

7.7-16.0

1.0

0.4- 2.7

3.2

2.0- 5.2

Non-Veteran

2,359

364

15.3

13.4-17.3

1,578

66.1

63.4-68.8

283

12.6

10.9-14.5

1.5

0.7- 3.0

108

4.5

3.4- 6.1

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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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