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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-MALES

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
-MALES 4,665 3,100 63.8 61.1-66.4 1,326 29.8 27.3-32.4 175 4.3 3.3- 5.7 6 0.1 0.0- 0.2 58 2.0 1.3- 3.2
RACE
White 3,742 2,529 65.0 62.1-67.7 1,047 29.4 26.7-32.1 125 3.9 2.9- 5.2 4 0.0 0.0- 0.1 37 1.7 0.9- 3.2
African American 555 331 62.8 56.5-68.7 181 29.4 24.0-35.5 31 5.1 3.1- 8.4 0 0.0 . - . 12 2.6 1.3- 5.3
Other Minorities 328 215 59.5 48.5-69.6 88 33.3 23.7-44.4 16 5.5 1.9-15.1 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4 8 1.7 0.7- 4.3
AGE
18-24 186 108 57.3 46.3-67.6 59 30.8 21.7-41.6 9 5.8 2.1-15.0 0 0.0 . - . 10 6.1 2.5-14.0
25-34 397 268 61.9 53.9-69.3 107 32.0 24.8-40.2 14 4.2 2.2- 7.8 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 7 1.9 0.5- 6.5
35-44 685 462 65.7 60.1-70.9 190 28.9 23.9-34.4 24 4.2 2.3- 7.4 0 0.0 . - . 9 1.3 0.5- 2.9
45-54 981 620 60.1 55.3-64.8 307 33.3 28.9-38.1 41 4.6 2.8- 7.4 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 11 1.9 0.8- 4.2
55-64 1,039 683 65.8 61.5-69.8 295 28.4 24.6-32.6 47 4.5 3.1- 6.6 2 0.2 0.0- 1.1 12 1.1 0.5- 2.6
65+ 1,357 944 72.1 68.7-75.3 364 24.4 21.4-27.7 39 2.8 1.8- 4.3 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 9 0.6 0.3- 1.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 604 373 58.6 49.9-66.8 180 29.2 22.3-37.2 38 9.2 4.9-16.7 3 0.1 0.0- 0.4 10 2.9 0.6-12.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,354 843 60.0 54.9-65.0 424 31.6 26.8-36.7 60 4.4 2.8- 6.7 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 26 4.0 2.3- 6.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,114 739 61.4 55.8-66.7 326 33.8 28.5-39.5 36 3.5 2.2- 5.7 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 12 1.2 0.6- 2.6
College Graduate 1,585 1,139 71.6 68.2-74.8 395 25.3 22.2-28.7 40 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 10 0.4 0.2- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 373 219 57.5 45.6-68.5 124 34.5 23.8-47.1 20 5.2 2.3-11.6 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 9 2.7 0.9- 7.6
$15,000- 24,999 672 434 60.3 53.0-67.1 202 33.4 26.9-40.7 28 3.8 2.1- 6.8 2 0.1 0.0- 0.3 6 2.5 0.7- 8.4
$25,000- 34,999 479 296 56.0 47.3-64.4 146 35.5 27.2-44.7 28 5.9 3.2-10.6 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 8 2.6 1.1- 5.9
$35,000- 49,999 617 426 66.1 59.8-71.9 165 29.6 24.0-35.9 18 3.0 1.6- 5.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.3 0.6- 2.7
$50,000- 74,999 704 452 62.8 56.8-68.5 216 32.1 26.6-38.1 27 4.3 2.4- 7.4 0 0.0 . - . 9 0.9 0.4- 1.9
$75,000+ 1,284 904 67.8 63.1-72.2 342 28.7 24.4-33.5 30 2.7 1.6- 4.5 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 7 0.7 0.2- 2.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,552 1,012 63.4 58.7-67.8 434 28.5 24.2-33.1 79 6.3 4.4- 8.7 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 24 1.9 1.0- 3.5
No 2,949 1,988 64.0 60.7-67.2 836 30.5 27.5-33.7 91 3.7 2.5- 5.6 3 0.1 0.0- 0.2 31 1.7 1.0- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,455 987 66.1 61.7-70.3 405 28.6 24.6-32.9 50 4.6 2.9- 7.1 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 12 0.7 0.3- 1.7
Non-Veteran 2,833 1,856 62.9 59.5-66.2 821 30.4 27.3-33.7 115 4.6 3.3- 6.3 4 0.0 0.0- 0.1 37 2.1 1.2- 3.6

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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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