BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than once or never	1 to less than 3 times	3 to less than 5 times	5 or more times
North Carolina	12,867	617	5.4	4.7- 6.3	4,445	36.9	35.4-38.5	4,889	37.0	35.5-38.6	2,916	20.6	19.5-21.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	348	15	4.3	2.2- 8.4	120	33.2	26.2-41.2	136	38.0	29.2-47.7	77	24.4	17.2-33.5
Buncombe	392	9	1.7	0.8- 3.5	114	28.3	23.1-34.1	149	38.0	32.1-44.2	120	32.0	26.3-38.3
Cabarrus	336	15	4.3	2.2- 8.2	115	37.6	30.0-45.8	130	36.6	29.4-44.5	76	21.5	16.3-27.8
Catawba	358	19	6.3	3.4-11.2	118	35.2	29.0-42.1	134	36.1	29.2-43.7	87	22.4	17.4-28.3
Cumberland	369	21	4.8	2.8- 8.1	135	35.0	28.9-41.6	130	36.3	30.1-42.8	83	24.0	18.2-30.9
Davidson	401	18	3.7	2.2- 6.3	164	44.5	38.0-51.2	135	33.4	27.6-39.7	84	18.4	14.4-23.3
Durham	409	14	3.9	1.9- 8.0	126	37.8	30.4-45.9	175	36.4	30.2-43.2	94	21.8	16.9-27.6
Forsyth	372	18	4.9	2.8- 8.2	109	31.9	25.6-39.1	146	38.5	32.1-45.2	99	24.7	19.3-31.1
Gaston	335	18	5.2	3.0- 8.9	128	39.0	32.3-46.1	121	37.3	30.5-44.5	68	18.5	13.5-24.8
Guilford	412	19	4.5	2.5- 8.0	143	34.0	27.7-41.0	154	40.6	32.7-49.1	96	20.8	16.0-26.6
Iredell	422	21	4.8	2.8- 8.4	154	38.8	32.4-45.7	147	29.8	24.6-35.6	100	26.6	20.0-34.4
Johnston	355	11	2.7	1.3- 5.6	149	43.9	36.7-51.4	136	36.6	29.9-43.8	59	16.8	12.4-22.3
Mecklenburg	601	24	7.5	4.2-13.3	208	34.7	29.8-39.9	229	36.0	31.1-41.3	140	21.7	17.8-26.2
New Hanover	400	18	5.7	2.7-11.6	129	36.8	29.4-44.9	160	38.1	31.0-45.6	93	19.4	14.1-26.0
Onslow	377	20	4.5	2.8- 7.4	137	41.5	35.2-48.1	140	34.3	28.7-40.5	80	19.7	15.0-25.4
Orange	358	8	2.2	1.0- 4.6	100	30.1	24.1-36.7	133	36.7	30.8-42.9	117	31.1	25.6-37.2
Pitt	361	27	6.8	4.3-10.5	133	44.7	37.4-52.3	129	31.7	25.9-38.2	72	16.8	12.8-21.7
Randolph	343	19	10.4	5.8-17.9	125	36.1	29.2-43.8	131	35.2	28.7-42.4	68	18.2	13.4-24.3
Robeson	360	33	10.8	6.4-17.7	158	44.4	37.6-51.5	110	28.5	23.0-34.7	59	16.2	11.5-22.5
Rowan	425	23	7.7	3.8-15.0	139	33.9	27.8-40.7	169	39.2	32.8-45.9	94	19.2	15.0-24.4
Union	356	17	6.6	3.4-12.2	119	31.3	25.2-38.2	143	41.0	33.9-48.5	77	21.1	16.3-26.9
Wake	586	11	1.5	0.8- 2.9	177	31.8	26.5-37.6	246	40.8	35.3-46.5	152	25.9	21.4-31.0
Wayne	376	24	7.5	4.3-12.9	132	36.8	30.1-44.1	150	35.4	29.2-42.1	70	20.3	14.9-26.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,535	211	6.4	4.8- 8.4	1,319	40.6	37.4-43.8	1,311	35.2	32.2-38.3	694	17.8	15.7-20.2
Piedmont	6,578	281	4.8	3.9- 5.8	2,249	36.2	34.2-38.2	2,523	37.8	35.8-39.9	1,525	21.2	19.7-22.8
Western NC	2,754	125	6.4	4.2- 9.5	877	32.2	29.4-35.1	1,055	37.3	34.3-40.4	697	24.1	21.8-26.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,882	71	4.1	2.9- 5.6	582	31.4	28.5-34.3	716	36.6	33.7-39.6	513	28.0	25.1-31.0
Northwest	2,927	158	6.8	4.9- 9.3	1,004	35.0	32.1-38.1	1,105	37.8	34.7-41.0	660	20.4	18.3-22.7
Charlotte	1,747	80	6.5	4.5- 9.3	619	36.8	33.2-40.5	666	36.2	32.8-39.8	382	20.5	17.7-23.5
Greensboro	1,597	66	4.7	3.4- 6.6	544	38.1	33.7-42.7	597	35.9	31.3-40.8	390	21.3	18.2-24.7
Southern Regional	1,142	80	5.9	4.2- 8.3	443	36.5	32.0-41.3	396	35.9	31.3-40.7	223	21.6	17.4-26.6
Coastal	554	26	5.1	2.8- 9.2	187	47.9	39.4-56.6	216	32.4	26.1-39.4	125	14.6	10.8-19.4
Wake	1,471	42	3.0	1.8- 5.1	504	35.7	31.8-39.8	604	39.7	35.7-43.8	321	21.6	18.6-24.9
Area L	135	12	7.9	3.9-15.5	50	39.9	28.5-52.7	49	38.0	26.1-51.5	24	14.2	8.7-22.3
Eastern	1,412	82	6.5	3.5-11.7	512	39.5	34.4-44.8	540	37.0	32.0-42.4	278	17.0	13.9-20.6

Total
Respond.^

Less than once or never

1 to less than 3 times

3 to less than 5 times

5 or more times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,867

617

5.4

4.7- 6.3

4,445

36.9

35.4-38.5

4,889

37.0

35.5-38.6

2,916

20.6

19.5-21.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

348

4.3

2.2- 8.4

120

33.2

26.2-41.2

136

38.0

29.2-47.7

24.4

17.2-33.5

Buncombe

392

1.7

0.8- 3.5

114

28.3

23.1-34.1

149

38.0

32.1-44.2

120

32.0

26.3-38.3

Cabarrus

336

4.3

2.2- 8.2

115

37.6

30.0-45.8

130

36.6

29.4-44.5

21.5

16.3-27.8

Catawba

358

6.3

3.4-11.2

118

35.2

29.0-42.1

134

36.1

29.2-43.7

22.4

17.4-28.3

Cumberland

369

4.8

2.8- 8.1

135

35.0

28.9-41.6

130

36.3

30.1-42.8

24.0

18.2-30.9

Davidson

401

3.7

2.2- 6.3

164

44.5

38.0-51.2

135

33.4

27.6-39.7

18.4

14.4-23.3

Durham

409

3.9

1.9- 8.0

126

37.8

30.4-45.9

175

36.4

30.2-43.2

21.8

16.9-27.6

Forsyth

372

4.9

2.8- 8.2

109

31.9

25.6-39.1

146

38.5

32.1-45.2

24.7

19.3-31.1

Gaston

335

5.2

3.0- 8.9

128

39.0

32.3-46.1

121

37.3

30.5-44.5

18.5

13.5-24.8

Guilford

412

4.5

2.5- 8.0

143

34.0

27.7-41.0

154

40.6

32.7-49.1

20.8

16.0-26.6

Iredell

422

4.8

2.8- 8.4

154

38.8

32.4-45.7

147

29.8

24.6-35.6

100

26.6

20.0-34.4

Johnston

355

2.7

1.3- 5.6

149

43.9

36.7-51.4

136

36.6

29.9-43.8

16.8

12.4-22.3

Mecklenburg

601

7.5

4.2-13.3

208

34.7

29.8-39.9

229

36.0

31.1-41.3

140

21.7

17.8-26.2

New Hanover

400

5.7

2.7-11.6

129

36.8

29.4-44.9

160

38.1

31.0-45.6

19.4

14.1-26.0

Onslow

377

4.5

2.8- 7.4

137

41.5

35.2-48.1

140

34.3

28.7-40.5

19.7

15.0-25.4

Orange

358

2.2

1.0- 4.6

100

30.1

24.1-36.7

133

36.7

30.8-42.9

117

31.1

25.6-37.2

Pitt

361

6.8

4.3-10.5

133

44.7

37.4-52.3

129

31.7

25.9-38.2

16.8

12.8-21.7

Randolph

343

10.4

5.8-17.9

125

36.1

29.2-43.8

131

35.2

28.7-42.4

18.2

13.4-24.3

Robeson

360

10.8

6.4-17.7

158

44.4

37.6-51.5

110

28.5

23.0-34.7

16.2

11.5-22.5

Rowan

425

7.7

3.8-15.0

139

33.9

27.8-40.7

169

39.2

32.8-45.9

19.2

15.0-24.4

Union

356

6.6

3.4-12.2

119

31.3

25.2-38.2

143

41.0

33.9-48.5

21.1

16.3-26.9

Wake

586

1.5

0.8- 2.9

177

31.8

26.5-37.6

246

40.8

35.3-46.5

152

25.9

21.4-31.0

Wayne

376

7.5

4.3-12.9

132

36.8

30.1-44.1

150

35.4

29.2-42.1

20.3

14.9-26.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,535

211

6.4

4.8- 8.4

1,319

40.6

37.4-43.8

1,311

35.2

32.2-38.3

694

17.8

15.7-20.2

Piedmont

6,578

281

4.8

3.9- 5.8

2,249

36.2

34.2-38.2

2,523

37.8

35.8-39.9

1,525

21.2

19.7-22.8

Western NC

2,754

125

6.4

4.2- 9.5

877

32.2

29.4-35.1

1,055

37.3

34.3-40.4

697

24.1

21.8-26.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,882

4.1

2.9- 5.6

582

31.4

28.5-34.3

716

36.6

33.7-39.6

513

28.0

25.1-31.0

Northwest

2,927

158

6.8

4.9- 9.3

1,004

35.0

32.1-38.1

1,105

37.8

34.7-41.0

660

20.4

18.3-22.7

Charlotte

1,747

6.5

4.5- 9.3

619

36.8

33.2-40.5

666

36.2

32.8-39.8

382

20.5

17.7-23.5

Greensboro

1,597

4.7

3.4- 6.6

544

38.1

33.7-42.7

597

35.9

31.3-40.8

390

21.3

18.2-24.7

Southern Regional

1,142

5.9

4.2- 8.3

443

36.5

32.0-41.3

396

35.9

31.3-40.7

223

21.6

17.4-26.6

Coastal

554

5.1

2.8- 9.2

187

47.9

39.4-56.6

216

32.4

26.1-39.4

125

14.6

10.8-19.4

Wake

1,471

3.0

1.8- 5.1

504

35.7

31.8-39.8

604

39.7

35.7-43.8

321

21.6

18.6-24.9

Area L

135

7.9

3.9-15.5

39.9

28.5-52.7

38.0

26.1-51.5

14.2

8.7-22.3

Eastern

1,412

6.5

3.5-11.7

512

39.5

34.4-44.8

540

37.0

32.0-42.4

278

17.0

13.9-20.6

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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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