BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?

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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	14,232	10,757	73.0	71.7-74.2	3,006	22.9	21.8-24.0	303	2.4	2.0- 3.0	17	0.1	0.1- 0.2	149	1.6	1.2- 2.1
-Western NC	2,776	2,136	75.8	73.4-78.1	563	20.6	18.5-22.9	47	2.2	1.4- 3.3	4	0.1	0.0- 0.4	26	1.2	0.7- 2.3
GENDER
Male	1,023	747	71.3	67.1-75.2	234	23.7	20.1-27.7	23	2.8	1.5- 5.2	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8	16	2.0	0.9- 4.2
Female	1,753	1,389	80.0	77.5-82.4	329	17.8	15.6-20.3	24	1.6	0.9- 2.6	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2	10	0.6	0.3- 1.2
RACE
White	2,572	1,997	77.1	74.7-79.4	508	20.1	18.0-22.4	43	1.8	1.2- 2.6	4	0.1	0.0- 0.4	20	0.8	0.4- 1.7
African American	86	63	68.9	49.3-83.5	20	27.5	13.4-48.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.4	0.4- 5.8
Other Minorities	111	70	59.1	44.5-72.3	34	25.5	16.1-37.8	3	8.0	1.8-29.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.4	2.1-23.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	64	38	59.9	42.2-75.3	20	24.9	14.2-39.9	3	11.4	2.6-38.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.8	1.0-13.2
Non-Hispanic	2,707	2,095	76.5	74.1-78.8	541	20.5	18.3-22.8	44	1.8	1.2- 2.5	4	0.1	0.0- 0.4	23	1.1	0.6- 2.2
AGE
18-24	77	57	63.0	48.1-75.8	16	26.8	15.8-41.6	2	6.2	1.4-23.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	1	3.3	0.5-20.0
25-34	227	173	74.0	66.2-80.5	44	22.4	16.2-30.1	7	2.2	1.0- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.4	0.3- 6.8
35-44	364	263	75.2	70.0-79.8	85	20.2	16.0-25.0	10	2.7	1.3- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	1.9	0.8- 4.5
45-54	508	385	77.9	73.3-81.9	108	19.3	15.5-23.7	8	1.8	0.8- 3.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	6	1.0	0.4- 2.5
55-64	624	473	76.3	72.1-80.1	134	21.5	17.9-25.7	13	1.8	0.9- 3.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1
65-74	549	430	78.1	73.9-81.8	110	19.9	16.4-24.0	5	1.0	0.4- 2.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9
75+	417	345	84.1	79.9-87.6	66	14.7	11.4-18.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	423	305	69.7	62.5-76.1	95	22.7	17.1-29.5	15	4.5	2.5- 7.9	0	0.0	. - .	8	3.1	0.9- 9.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	867	631	71.4	66.7-75.6	214	25.2	21.3-29.5	15	2.8	1.2- 6.6	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	6	0.6	0.2- 1.5
Some Post-H.S.	728	578	78.2	73.3-82.4	131	18.5	14.6-23.1	7	1.1	0.4- 2.5	2	0.2	0.0- 1.2	10	2.0	0.8- 5.0
College Graduate	753	617	82.1	78.0-85.6	123	16.3	12.9-20.3	10	1.2	0.6- 2.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	327	225	71.3	65.0-76.9	89	24.3	19.2-30.2	6	2.0	0.7- 5.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	2.4	1.0- 5.5
$15,000- 24,999	544	408	73.2	67.2-78.5	114	20.9	16.3-26.5	12	2.8	1.3- 5.6	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	8	3.0	1.1- 7.8
$25,000- 34,999	302	232	70.6	60.9-78.7	58	23.6	16.5-32.7	7	4.6	1.2-15.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	4	0.7	0.3- 2.0
$35,000- 49,999	436	323	73.3	67.3-78.6	99	22.5	17.5-28.3	11	3.4	1.8- 6.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7
$50,000-74,999	388	317	80.6	74.6-85.5	67	18.5	13.7-24.6	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3
$75,000+	424	357	86.2	81.8-89.7	63	13.4	10.0-17.9	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,074	802	74.3	70.4-77.9	235	21.5	18.2-25.2	23	2.4	1.4- 4.0	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	13	1.8	0.7- 4.2
No	1,617	1,276	76.9	73.7-79.8	304	19.8	17.1-22.8	22	2.1	1.1- 3.9	3	0.2	0.0- 0.6	12	1.0	0.4- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	421	327	81.0	76.5-84.8	84	17.1	13.5-21.5	5	1.1	0.4- 3.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8
Non-Veteran	2,355	1,809	75.0	72.3-77.6	479	21.2	18.9-23.8	42	2.3	1.5- 3.7	4	0.1	0.0- 0.4	21	1.3	0.7- 2.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,232

10,757

73.0

71.7-74.2

3,006

22.9

21.8-24.0

303

2.4

2.0- 3.0

0.1

0.1- 0.2

149

1.6

1.2- 2.1

-Western NC

2,776

2,136

75.8

73.4-78.1

563

20.6

18.5-22.9

2.2

1.4- 3.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

1.2

0.7- 2.3

GENDER

Male

1,023

747

71.3

67.1-75.2

234

23.7

20.1-27.7

2.8

1.5- 5.2

0.2

0.1- 0.8

2.0

0.9- 4.2

Female

1,753

1,389

80.0

77.5-82.4

329

17.8

15.6-20.3

1.6

0.9- 2.6

0.0

0.0- 0.2

0.6

0.3- 1.2

RACE

White

2,572

1,997

77.1

74.7-79.4

508

20.1

18.0-22.4

1.8

1.2- 2.6

0.1

0.0- 0.4

0.8

0.4- 1.7

African American

68.9

49.3-83.5

27.5

13.4-48.3

2.1

0.3-13.4

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.4- 5.8

Other Minorities

111

59.1

44.5-72.3

25.5

16.1-37.8

8.0

1.8-29.3

0.0

. - .

7.4

2.1-23.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

59.9

42.2-75.3

24.9

14.2-39.9

11.4

2.6-38.4

0.0

. - .

3.8

1.0-13.2

Non-Hispanic

2,707

2,095

76.5

74.1-78.8

541

20.5

18.3-22.8

1.8

1.2- 2.5

0.1

0.0- 0.4

1.1

0.6- 2.2

AGE

18-24

63.0

48.1-75.8

26.8

15.8-41.6

6.2

1.4-23.5

0.6

0.1- 4.3

3.3

0.5-20.0

25-34

227

173

74.0

66.2-80.5

22.4

16.2-30.1

2.2

1.0- 5.0

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.3- 6.8

35-44

364

263

75.2

70.0-79.8

20.2

16.0-25.0

2.7

1.3- 5.4

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.8- 4.5

45-54

508

385

77.9

73.3-81.9

108

19.3

15.5-23.7

1.8

0.8- 3.7

0.1

0.0- 0.5

1.0

0.4- 2.5

55-64

624

473

76.3

72.1-80.1

134

21.5

17.9-25.7

1.8

0.9- 3.4

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 1.1

65-74

549

430

78.1

73.9-81.8

110

19.9

16.4-24.0

1.0

0.4- 2.8

0.4

0.1- 2.6

0.6

0.2- 1.9

75+

417

345

84.1

79.9-87.6

14.7

11.4-18.8

0.4

0.1- 1.4

0.1

0.0- 1.1

0.7

0.2- 2.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

423

305

69.7

62.5-76.1

22.7

17.1-29.5

4.5

2.5- 7.9

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.9- 9.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

867

631

71.4

66.7-75.6

214

25.2

21.3-29.5

2.8

1.2- 6.6

0.0

0.0- 0.3

0.6

0.2- 1.5

Some Post-H.S.

728

578

78.2

73.3-82.4

131

18.5

14.6-23.1

1.1

0.4- 2.5

0.2

0.0- 1.2

2.0

0.8- 5.0

College Graduate

753

617

82.1

78.0-85.6

123

16.3

12.9-20.3

1.2

0.6- 2.4

0.2

0.0- 1.3

0.3

0.1- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

327

225

71.3

65.0-76.9

24.3

19.2-30.2

2.0

0.7- 5.6

0.0

. - .

2.4

1.0- 5.5

$15,000- 24,999

544

408

73.2

67.2-78.5

114

20.9

16.3-26.5

2.8

1.3- 5.6

0.1

0.0- 0.5

3.0

1.1- 7.8

$25,000- 34,999

302

232

70.6

60.9-78.7

23.6

16.5-32.7

4.6

1.2-15.8

0.4

0.1- 2.9

0.7

0.3- 2.0

$35,000- 49,999

436

323

73.3

67.3-78.6

22.5

17.5-28.3

3.4

1.8- 6.3

0.3

0.0- 2.0

0.6

0.1- 2.7

$50,000-74,999

388

317

80.6

74.6-85.5

18.5

13.7-24.6

0.7

0.2- 2.1

0.0

. - .

0.2

0.0- 1.3

$75,000+

424

357

86.2

81.8-89.7

13.4

10.0-17.9

0.3

0.1- 1.0

0.0

. - .

0.1

0.0- 0.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,074

802

74.3

70.4-77.9

235

21.5

18.2-25.2

2.4

1.4- 4.0

0.0

0.0- 0.3

1.8

0.7- 4.2

1,617

1,276

76.9

73.7-79.8

304

19.8

17.1-22.8

2.1

1.1- 3.9

0.2

0.0- 0.6

1.0

0.4- 2.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

421

327

81.0

76.5-84.8

17.1

13.5-21.5

1.1

0.4- 3.3

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.3- 1.8

Non-Veteran

2,355

1,809

75.0

72.3-77.6

479

21.2

18.9-23.8

2.3

1.5- 3.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

1.3

0.7- 2.6

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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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