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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

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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 12,611 5,217 37.0 35.6-38.5 5,490 46.1 44.5-47.7 1,394 12.8 11.7-14.0 130 1.1 0.8- 1.5 380 3.0 2.6- 3.6
-Eastern NC 3,455 1,289 33.3 30.4-36.2 1,551 45.7 42.5-49.1 458 15.9 13.4-18.7 39 1.2 0.7- 2.0 118 4.0 3.0- 5.3
GENDER
Male 1,236 392 27.6 23.2-32.5 572 47.9 42.5-53.5 196 17.8 14.0-22.4 24 2.1 1.2- 3.8 52 4.5 3.0- 6.8
Female 2,219 897 38.6 35.2-42.1 979 43.7 40.1-47.3 262 14.0 11.0-17.7 15 0.3 0.2- 0.5 66 3.4 2.3- 5.1
RACE
White 2,335 882 32.1 29.0-35.5 1,034 46.0 42.3-49.9 315 16.4 13.6-19.7 25 1.3 0.7- 2.4 79 4.1 2.9- 5.9
African American 765 274 33.9 27.9-40.5 344 42.0 35.6-48.6 110 18.5 12.5-26.5 6 0.8 0.2- 3.7 31 4.8 2.8- 8.0
Other Minorities 336 123 37.6 27.0-49.6 165 51.6 39.2-63.8 32 7.7 4.3-13.6 8 1.4 0.5- 3.6 8 1.7 0.6- 4.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 56 28.4 17.0-43.6 74 64.6 48.4-78.0 5 3.9 1.1-13.1 1 0.3 0.0- 2.5 7 2.8 0.9- 8.6
Non-Hispanic 3,306 1,230 33.7 30.8-36.7 1,475 44.3 41.1-47.5 452 16.7 14.1-19.7 38 1.2 0.7- 2.1 111 4.1 3.0- 5.5
AGE
18-24 126 33 27.6 16.9-41.7 65 46.2 32.7-60.2 23 22.4 12.0-38.1 0 0.0 . - . 5 3.8 1.5- 9.4
25-34 373 135 32.9 25.6-41.1 185 51.0 41.8-60.1 43 10.5 6.5-16.4 2 1.3 0.3- 5.1 8 4.4 1.8-10.1
35-44 528 182 30.6 24.7-37.2 241 46.8 39.5-54.2 84 19.1 13.7-25.8 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 19 3.3 1.7- 6.1
45-54 677 195 26.7 22.0-32.0 342 48.6 42.7-54.5 104 17.5 12.9-23.4 13 2.7 1.1- 6.7 23 4.4 2.4- 8.1
55-64 713 264 34.2 29.1-39.6 314 45.4 39.8-51.1 98 15.4 11.6-20.2 12 1.3 0.6- 3.0 25 3.8 2.1- 6.8
65+ 1,012 469 46.8 42.0-51.7 391 36.5 32.1-41.2 105 11.4 8.7-14.8 10 1.2 0.5- 2.8 37 4.1 2.3- 7.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 453 147 29.0 22.2-36.9 202 43.9 35.4-52.7 73 21.8 15.3-30.1 9 1.2 0.5- 3.0 22 4.1 1.9- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,097 362 29.5 24.6-34.8 498 44.7 38.5-51.1 176 19.2 14.0-25.9 16 1.7 0.7- 3.7 45 4.9 3.1- 7.6
Some Post-H.S. 976 356 33.3 27.7-39.4 449 48.6 42.2-55.0 132 13.8 10.4-18.0 10 0.9 0.4- 2.4 29 3.4 1.9- 6.1
College Graduate 923 421 40.4 35.6-45.4 401 44.8 39.7-49.9 75 10.7 7.4-15.2 4 0.8 0.2- 4.1 22 3.3 1.7- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 435 127 27.3 19.9-36.3 204 47.7 37.0-58.7 77 18.9 12.7-27.0 6 1.5 0.3- 7.1 21 4.6 2.6- 8.1
$15,000- 24,999 594 217 35.9 29.1-43.3 268 49.0 41.2-56.9 82 10.3 7.4-14.0 10 1.3 0.6- 3.0 17 3.5 1.6- 7.8
$25,000- 34,999 352 132 32.5 24.4-41.8 155 41.4 31.7-51.8 51 22.1 12.7-35.6 2 1.3 0.2- 7.7 12 2.7 1.0- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999 467 170 32.9 26.2-40.3 210 45.8 38.2-53.6 63 17.1 12.0-23.9 7 0.7 0.3- 1.6 17 3.5 1.7- 7.3
$50,000-74,999 477 193 36.1 29.7-43.1 203 40.2 33.4-47.4 61 17.1 11.7-24.2 5 1.9 0.5- 6.9 15 4.7 2.2- 9.6
$75,000+ 661 267 34.0 27.6-41.1 302 47.5 40.2-55.0 70 13.3 9.0-19.2 4 0.6 0.1- 2.5 18 4.5 2.2- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,298 463 32.6 28.0-37.4 571 44.1 38.7-49.6 190 16.6 13.2-20.7 19 1.6 0.7- 3.6 55 5.1 3.4- 7.6
No 2,025 776 33.1 29.4-37.0 915 47.1 42.8-51.4 257 15.5 12.2-19.5 19 1.0 0.5- 2.1 58 3.3 2.1- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 547 209 32.6 26.1-39.8 231 42.8 35.4-50.6 79 16.8 12.4-22.4 11 2.8 1.1- 6.8 17 4.9 2.5- 9.7
Non-Veteran 2,614 968 32.8 29.5-36.3 1,186 47.5 43.6-51.4 345 15.2 12.3-18.6 25 0.9 0.5- 1.8 90 3.6 2.5- 5.0

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^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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