BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (On how many days per week do you usually eat a main meal that is prepared at home?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Home Meals

On how many days per week do you usually eat a main meal that is prepared at home?

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	Total Respond.^	1-3 days	4-5 days	7 days	None
North Carolina	6,961	1,136	16.6	15.3-18.1	2,376	35.0	33.3-36.7	3,276	46.5	44.7-48.3	173	1.9	1.5- 2.5
-Western NC	1,384	171	13.1	10.6-16.0	478	35.6	32.2-39.2	706	49.3	45.7-53.0	29	2.0	1.1- 3.7
GENDER
Male	512	68	14.4	10.3-19.7	174	34.6	29.3-40.4	255	48.8	43.0-54.7	15	2.2	1.0- 4.5
Female	872	103	11.8	9.2-15.1	304	36.5	32.3-40.9	451	49.8	45.5-54.2	14	1.8	0.7- 4.9
RACE
White	1,270	156	12.3	10.0-15.1	446	37.3	33.7-41.0	641	48.4	44.6-52.1	27	2.0	1.1- 3.9
African American	44	7	23.7	8.7-50.1	16	36.4	19.9-56.8	21	39.9	23.6-58.9	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	66	6	18.6	6.5-42.9	15	13.4	7.1-24.1	43	65.7	46.8-80.7	2	2.3	0.5-10.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	4	17.1	4.2-48.8	9	11.9	5.5-24.0	27	70.3	46.4-86.6	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
Non-Hispanic	1,339	166	12.8	10.4-15.7	468	36.9	33.4-40.5	677	48.2	44.6-51.9	28	2.1	1.1- 3.8
AGE
18-24	36	8	25.8	11.3-48.6	10	25.2	12.4-44.6	16	43.0	25.7-62.2	2	6.0	1.5-21.4
25-34	128	21	15.7	9.7-24.2	47	36.6	27.3-46.9	59	45.5	35.8-55.5	1	2.3	0.3-14.5
35-44	157	17	10.7	6.0-18.3	71	46.9	37.9-56.1	69	42.3	33.6-51.5	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	249	36	13.4	9.4-18.8	96	35.0	27.9-42.8	113	50.8	43.0-58.5	4	0.8	0.3- 2.1
55-64	304	40	10.9	7.7-15.1	96	33.6	27.6-40.3	164	54.1	47.5-60.5	4	1.4	0.4- 4.6
65-74	294	34	10.6	7.2-15.4	95	35.0	29.1-41.5	156	51.6	45.2-58.0	9	2.7	1.4- 5.3
75+	213	15	5.9	3.3-10.5	60	27.2	21.0-34.3	129	63.2	55.6-70.2	9	3.7	1.8- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	28	10.0	6.5-15.2	54	20.8	15.2-27.8	132	66.8	58.6-74.0	6	2.4	1.0- 5.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	414	62	17.8	12.3-25.1	128	33.1	26.8-40.0	212	45.8	39.1-52.6	12	3.4	1.2- 8.8
Some Post-H.S.	381	47	12.3	8.6-17.3	141	36.4	30.4-42.9	187	49.7	43.2-56.3	6	1.6	0.5- 5.1
College Graduate	368	34	9.9	6.2-15.3	154	45.8	38.9-52.9	175	43.7	37.1-50.6	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	25	15.2	8.7-25.2	39	22.4	15.2-31.8	98	59.5	48.9-69.3	5	2.9	0.9- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999	295	43	14.2	9.5-20.7	70	21.3	16.3-27.3	170	62.3	54.9-69.2	12	2.1	1.2- 3.9
$25,000- 34,999	147	21	16.6	8.0-31.1	47	32.9	23.0-44.6	74	44.8	33.8-56.4	5	5.7	1.4-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	220	28	12.9	8.2-19.5	81	39.1	30.5-48.4	108	47.5	38.8-56.5	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7
$50,000-74,999	189	18	12.7	7.3-21.0	91	51.7	42.4-60.9	79	35.4	27.5-44.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
$75,000+	197	17	8.6	5.1-14.3	96	50.2	41.4-59.1	82	39.2	31.0-48.0	2	2.0	0.4-10.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	575	74	14.2	10.2-19.4	150	25.9	21.6-30.7	335	57.5	51.9-62.9	16	2.4	1.1- 4.9
No	799	96	12.5	9.4-16.3	323	40.5	35.9-45.2	367	45.2	40.6-49.9	13	1.8	0.7- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	20	7.4	4.4-12.0	80	42.0	33.3-51.2	110	48.3	39.6-57.1	9	2.4	1.2- 4.7
Non-Veteran	1,165	151	14.0	11.2-17.4	398	34.6	30.9-38.4	596	49.5	45.5-53.5	20	1.9	0.9- 4.0

Total
Respond.^

1-3 days

4-5 days

7 days

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,961

1,136

16.6

15.3-18.1

2,376

35.0

33.3-36.7

3,276

46.5

44.7-48.3

173

1.9

1.5- 2.5

-Western NC

1,384

171

13.1

10.6-16.0

478

35.6

32.2-39.2

706

49.3

45.7-53.0

2.0

1.1- 3.7

GENDER

Male

512

14.4

10.3-19.7

174

34.6

29.3-40.4

255

48.8

43.0-54.7

2.2

1.0- 4.5

Female

872

103

11.8

9.2-15.1

304

36.5

32.3-40.9

451

49.8

45.5-54.2

1.8

0.7- 4.9

RACE

White

1,270

156

12.3

10.0-15.1

446

37.3

33.7-41.0

641

48.4

44.6-52.1

2.0

1.1- 3.9

African American

23.7

8.7-50.1

36.4

19.9-56.8

39.9

23.6-58.9

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

18.6

6.5-42.9

13.4

7.1-24.1

65.7

46.8-80.7

2.3

0.5-10.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.1

4.2-48.8

11.9

5.5-24.0

70.3

46.4-86.6

0.7

0.1- 4.9

Non-Hispanic

1,339

166

12.8

10.4-15.7

468

36.9

33.4-40.5

677

48.2

44.6-51.9

2.1

1.1- 3.8

AGE

18-24

25.8

11.3-48.6

25.2

12.4-44.6

43.0

25.7-62.2

6.0

1.5-21.4

25-34

128

15.7

9.7-24.2

36.6

27.3-46.9

45.5

35.8-55.5

2.3

0.3-14.5

35-44

157

10.7

6.0-18.3

46.9

37.9-56.1

42.3

33.6-51.5

0.0

. - .

45-54

249

13.4

9.4-18.8

35.0

27.9-42.8

113

50.8

43.0-58.5

0.8

0.3- 2.1

55-64

304

10.9

7.7-15.1

33.6

27.6-40.3

164

54.1

47.5-60.5

1.4

0.4- 4.6

65-74

294

10.6

7.2-15.4

35.0

29.1-41.5

156

51.6

45.2-58.0

2.7

1.4- 5.3

75+

213

5.9

3.3-10.5

27.2

21.0-34.3

129

63.2

55.6-70.2

3.7

1.8- 7.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

10.0

6.5-15.2

20.8

15.2-27.8

132

66.8

58.6-74.0

2.4

1.0- 5.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

414

17.8

12.3-25.1

128

33.1

26.8-40.0

212

45.8

39.1-52.6

3.4

1.2- 8.8

Some Post-H.S.

381

12.3

8.6-17.3

141

36.4

30.4-42.9

187

49.7

43.2-56.3

1.6

0.5- 5.1

College Graduate

368

9.9

6.2-15.3

154

45.8

38.9-52.9

175

43.7

37.1-50.6

0.6

0.2- 1.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

15.2

8.7-25.2

22.4

15.2-31.8

59.5

48.9-69.3

2.9

0.9- 8.4

$15,000- 24,999

295

14.2

9.5-20.7

21.3

16.3-27.3

170

62.3

54.9-69.2

2.1

1.2- 3.9

$25,000- 34,999

147

16.6

8.0-31.1

32.9

23.0-44.6

44.8

33.8-56.4

5.7

1.4-20.6

$35,000- 49,999

220

12.9

8.2-19.5

39.1

30.5-48.4

108

47.5

38.8-56.5

0.5

0.2- 1.7

$50,000-74,999

189

12.7

7.3-21.0

51.7

42.4-60.9

35.4

27.5-44.3

0.2

0.0- 1.2

$75,000+

197

8.6

5.1-14.3

50.2

41.4-59.1

39.2

31.0-48.0

2.0

0.4-10.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

575

14.2

10.2-19.4

150

25.9

21.6-30.7

335

57.5

51.9-62.9

2.4

1.1- 4.9

799

12.5

9.4-16.3

323

40.5

35.9-45.2

367

45.2

40.6-49.9

1.8

0.7- 4.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

219

7.4

4.4-12.0

42.0

33.3-51.2

110

48.3

39.6-57.1

2.4

1.2- 4.7

Non-Veteran

1,165

151

14.0

11.2-17.4

398

34.6

30.9-38.4

596

49.5

45.5-53.5

1.9

0.9- 4.0

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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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