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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?

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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 12,627 3,836 29.1 27.7-30.6 4,209 37.4 35.8-39.0 1,979 16.3 15.2-17.4 316 2.0 1.7- 2.4 2,287 15.2 14.2-16.3
-Eastern NC 3,465 1,051 29.7 26.8-32.8 1,157 36.0 32.9-39.3 525 17.2 14.7-19.9 82 1.6 1.2- 2.2 650 15.5 13.6-17.5
GENDER
Male 1,242 396 31.3 26.4-36.6 440 40.0 34.6-45.6 187 15.1 11.8-19.0 40 2.0 1.3- 3.2 179 11.7 9.2-14.7
Female 2,223 655 28.3 25.2-31.5 717 32.3 29.1-35.7 338 19.1 15.7-23.1 42 1.2 0.8- 1.7 471 19.1 16.5-21.9
RACE
White 2,341 686 28.2 24.7-32.0 755 34.2 30.7-37.8 372 18.4 15.7-21.5 59 1.9 1.3- 2.8 469 17.3 14.9-19.9
African American 771 270 34.5 28.7-40.9 274 36.7 30.3-43.6 107 17.1 11.3-25.0 13 1.0 0.5- 1.9 107 10.7 7.9-14.2
Other Minorities 334 91 28.5 19.6-39.5 120 45.5 32.9-58.8 45 10.5 5.6-18.8 10 1.1 0.5- 2.3 68 14.3 8.9-22.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 143 43 16.0 9.8-25.0 65 59.2 42.4-74.1 11 9.9 3.5-24.7 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2 22 14.5 7.1-27.1
Non-Hispanic 3,315 1,006 30.8 27.8-34.0 1,090 34.2 31.2-37.3 513 17.7 15.2-20.5 80 1.7 1.2- 2.3 626 15.6 13.7-17.6
AGE
18-24 128 52 39.5 26.7-53.9 45 31.8 20.6-45.5 21 20.5 10.7-35.6 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 9 8.1 3.6-17.1
25-34 373 119 30.9 23.5-39.6 143 42.3 33.0-52.2 47 13.7 8.7-20.7 7 1.1 0.4- 3.0 57 12.0 8.0-17.6
35-44 527 132 22.1 17.0-28.3 207 43.8 36.4-51.4 98 19.6 14.6-25.7 8 0.9 0.4- 1.9 82 13.7 10.0-18.5
45-54 682 172 26.1 21.4-31.5 248 34.7 29.4-40.4 115 19.6 14.9-25.4 22 1.8 1.0- 3.3 125 17.7 13.6-22.7
55-64 710 179 21.9 17.7-26.7 251 37.8 32.5-43.4 108 17.1 13.1-22.0 21 2.8 1.5- 5.3 151 20.4 16.2-25.5
65+ 1,019 388 40.0 35.4-44.9 258 25.3 21.2-29.9 129 12.4 9.6-15.8 21 2.5 1.4- 4.5 223 19.8 16.4-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 465 134 28.4 21.4-36.6 145 38.1 30.0-46.9 66 15.6 9.6-24.5 7 0.6 0.3- 1.5 113 17.2 12.6-23.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,101 331 30.5 25.5-35.9 371 35.3 29.1-42.0 171 17.1 12.3-23.2 18 1.0 0.5- 1.9 210 16.1 13.0-19.8
Some Post-H.S. 971 291 29.2 23.1-36.1 322 34.2 28.4-40.5 141 18.1 14.1-23.1 36 2.8 1.7- 4.4 181 15.7 12.1-20.2
College Graduate 922 292 30.0 25.5-35.0 318 38.1 33.2-43.3 145 16.9 13.4-21.1 21 1.6 0.9- 2.8 146 13.4 10.3-17.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 440 128 32.5 24.2-42.1 131 34.5 23.7-47.2 74 14.2 9.3-20.9 7 0.8 0.2- 2.3 100 18.1 12.9-24.6
$15,000- 24,999 604 215 37.6 30.3-45.4 191 36.1 28.4-44.5 77 11.7 7.7-17.4 11 0.7 0.4- 1.4 110 13.9 10.3-18.7
$25,000- 34,999 348 105 29.9 21.9-39.4 115 38.1 27.7-49.8 60 13.7 9.0-20.2 7 0.6 0.3- 1.4 61 17.6 11.3-26.5
$35,000- 49,999 471 135 24.1 18.6-30.5 169 35.0 28.5-42.1 77 22.5 15.3-31.8 13 3.3 1.7- 6.5 77 15.1 10.9-20.7
$50,000-74,999 471 136 24.0 19.0-29.7 157 36.8 29.8-44.3 64 18.9 13.6-25.5 12 1.4 0.7- 2.9 102 19.0 13.9-25.5
$75,000+ 659 179 30.4 22.7-39.4 247 37.4 31.1-44.2 115 17.3 12.9-22.8 17 1.7 0.8- 3.5 101 13.2 9.5-18.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,307 403 32.8 27.4-38.7 391 30.8 26.4-35.6 183 13.6 10.7-17.1 30 1.6 1.0- 2.6 300 21.2 17.6-25.2
No 2,026 603 27.9 24.5-31.5 718 38.6 34.3-43.0 328 19.5 16.0-23.4 49 1.6 1.1- 2.4 328 12.5 10.4-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 545 184 29.0 22.9-36.1 189 39.5 32.0-47.5 75 16.8 12.2-22.7 17 2.4 1.2- 4.6 80 12.2 8.6-17.1
Non-Veteran 2,624 795 30.7 27.3-34.4 863 35.7 31.9-39.6 400 16.7 13.8-19.9 59 1.5 1.0- 2.1 507 15.5 13.4-17.8

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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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