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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,555 9,065 69.1 67.5-70.6 2,978 26.3 24.8-27.8 368 3.2 2.6- 3.8 19 0.1 0.0- 0.1 125 1.4 1.0- 2.0
-Mecklenburg County 589 430 69.4 63.6-74.6 139 24.5 19.7-30.0 15 3.6 1.9- 6.9 0 0.0 . - . 5 2.5 1.0- 6.2
GENDER
Male 218 147 65.5 57.3-72.9 57 23.6 17.7-30.7 10 6.8 3.4-13.5 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.1 1.4-11.0
Female 371 283 72.8 64.2-79.9 82 25.3 18.3-33.9 5 0.8 0.3- 2.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6
RACE
White 412 309 70.6 64.1-76.3 92 24.3 19.1-30.4 10 4.0 1.9- 8.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.2 0.2- 7.8
Other 167 114 66.8 55.5-76.5 45 25.3 16.5-36.7 4 3.1 0.9-10.4 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.7 1.7-12.7
AGE
18-44 184 129 64.7 54.8-73.4 47 27.2 19.2-36.9 4 3.7 1.3- 9.9 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.5 1.7-11.4
45+ 398 294 73.9 68.4-78.7 92 22.1 17.7-27.1 11 3.7 1.8- 7.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.4 0.0- 2.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 137 94 62.5 49.9-73.6 35 25.5 16.3-37.5 4 3.3 0.7-14.3 0 0.0 . - . 4 8.7 3.3-20.9
Some College + 450 334 71.8 65.3-77.4 104 24.2 18.8-30.6 11 3.8 1.9- 7.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 215 154 69.7 58.4-79.0 54 26.4 17.4-38.0 6 2.4 0.9- 5.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.5 0.2-10.1
$50,000+ 277 215 76.9 70.6-82.2 56 19.7 15.0-25.6 5 3.0 1.2- 7.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4

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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.

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