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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,867 9,951 79.4 78.2-80.5 2,916 20.6 19.5-21.8
-Eastern NC 3,535 2,841 82.2 79.8-84.3 694 17.8 15.7-20.2
GENDER
Male 1,271 1,078 85.4 81.4-88.6 193 14.6 11.4-18.6
Female 2,264 1,763 79.1 76.2-81.7 501 20.9 18.3-23.8
RACE
White 2,379 1,889 82.0 79.2-84.5 490 18.0 15.5-20.8
African American 798 662 85.3 80.9-88.8 136 14.7 11.2-19.1
Other Minorities 338 277 77.7 66.8-85.8 61 22.3 14.2-33.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 121 92.0 85.0-95.9 22 8.0 4.1-15.0
Non-Hispanic 3,385 2,716 81.5 79.0-83.7 669 18.5 16.3-21.0
AGE
18-24 129 107 81.1 68.5-89.4 22 18.9 10.6-31.5
25-34 377 291 77.8 70.8-83.5 86 22.2 16.5-29.2
35-44 530 420 83.6 78.7-87.5 110 16.4 12.5-21.3
45-54 693 579 84.1 79.6-87.8 114 15.9 12.2-20.4
55-64 724 591 85.1 81.0-88.5 133 14.9 11.5-19.0
65+ 1,056 834 81.2 77.6-84.4 222 18.8 15.6-22.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 481 425 89.4 83.5-93.3 56 10.6 6.7-16.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,128 955 83.6 79.0-87.5 173 16.4 12.5-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 986 788 82.4 77.7-86.4 198 17.6 13.6-22.3
College Graduate 934 669 75.6 71.2-79.5 265 24.4 20.5-28.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 449 386 84.1 75.9-89.8 63 15.9 10.2-24.1
$15,000- 24,999 613 508 84.3 78.9-88.4 105 15.7 11.6-21.1
$25,000- 34,999 358 287 80.0 71.8-86.2 71 20.0 13.8-28.2
$35,000- 49,999 474 376 82.9 76.8-87.6 98 17.1 12.4-23.2
$50,000-74,999 480 376 81.4 75.9-85.9 104 18.6 14.1-24.1
$75,000+ 664 509 79.1 72.1-84.7 155 20.9 15.3-27.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,343 1,094 82.9 79.0-86.3 249 17.1 13.7-21.0
No 2,055 1,632 81.7 78.6-84.4 423 18.3 15.6-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 561 458 83.1 76.4-88.2 103 16.9 11.8-23.6
Non-Veteran 2,671 2,132 81.3 78.5-83.8 539 18.7 16.2-21.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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