BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
North Carolina	12,378	681	5.1	4.5- 5.7	5,753	44.4	42.8-46.0	3,699	31.2	29.7-32.6	407	3.2	2.6- 3.8	1,838	16.2	15.0-17.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	332	17	3.9	2.1- 7.1	147	39.5	31.7-47.8	115	34.9	27.3-43.4	13	5.1	2.5-10.0	40	16.7	8.4-30.5
Buncombe	385	23	7.0	4.3-11.0	221	56.6	50.3-62.7	99	27.8	22.3-34.0	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4	36	7.2	5.0-10.3
Cabarrus	327	16	4.2	2.3- 7.7	150	42.8	35.2-50.8	97	36.2	28.5-44.6	9	2.1	1.0- 4.4	55	14.6	10.6-19.9
Catawba	331	19	4.7	2.8- 7.8	144	40.1	33.4-47.3	110	36.5	29.1-44.5	12	2.8	1.5- 5.1	46	15.9	11.3-22.0
Cumberland	355	20	4.6	2.5- 8.3	140	39.1	32.7-46.0	114	35.8	29.4-42.7	15	2.5	1.4- 4.5	66	18.0	13.2-24.0
Davidson	391	26	7.2	4.4-11.5	170	41.1	34.9-47.6	114	31.7	25.5-38.6	14	4.2	2.1- 8.2	67	15.9	12.0-20.7
Durham	397	27	4.3	2.8- 6.7	191	52.7	45.3-59.9	120	28.2	22.5-34.8	13	1.9	1.0- 3.3	46	12.9	8.8-18.5
Forsyth	360	22	4.9	3.0- 7.7	168	45.5	38.6-52.5	104	31.7	25.5-38.5	14	3.4	1.9- 6.1	52	14.5	10.0-20.7
Gaston	321	18	6.3	3.5-10.9	144	43.5	36.4-50.8	102	34.0	27.2-41.5	16	4.2	2.4- 7.2	41	12.1	8.3-17.2
Guilford	396	28	6.5	3.9-10.7	172	44.0	36.0-52.3	130	32.4	26.2-39.2	13	2.2	1.1- 4.3	53	14.9	10.0-21.7
Iredell	407	15	5.7	2.6-11.9	196	44.1	37.2-51.2	124	33.9	27.7-40.7	10	1.3	0.7- 2.6	62	15.1	10.9-20.5
Johnston	345	17	5.6	3.1- 9.8	151	42.3	35.4-49.5	112	30.2	23.9-37.3	9	2.7	1.0- 7.2	56	19.2	13.0-27.5
Mecklenburg	581	39	6.0	4.2- 8.5	261	40.0	34.9-45.4	200	33.7	28.9-38.9	9	2.0	0.8- 4.8	72	18.2	13.4-24.3
New Hanover	384	19	3.0	1.8- 4.9	178	45.3	37.7-53.1	121	36.9	29.3-45.1	17	3.5	2.0- 5.9	49	11.3	7.2-17.4
Onslow	363	19	3.5	2.0- 6.0	184	49.4	42.8-56.0	102	29.0	23.4-35.3	7	2.9	1.3- 6.4	51	15.1	10.6-21.1
Orange	347	22	6.4	4.1-10.1	191	55.7	49.2-62.0	91	24.8	19.8-30.6	9	3.0	1.4- 5.9	34	10.1	6.8-14.6
Pitt	343	16	4.2	2.3- 7.5	149	36.5	30.2-43.4	105	37.4	30.2-45.3	12	3.5	1.8- 6.6	61	18.4	13.1-25.0
Randolph	330	14	2.3	1.3- 4.1	128	31.1	25.0-37.8	111	34.7	27.8-42.3	18	4.0	2.4- 6.5	59	28.0	20.7-36.7
Robeson	348	17	6.0	3.1-11.1	111	29.1	23.3-35.7	98	27.4	21.8-33.8	23	4.4	2.8- 6.8	99	33.1	26.4-40.7
Rowan	410	26	5.7	3.5- 9.0	197	45.7	39.0-52.6	118	30.9	25.0-37.5	10	4.3	1.3-12.9	59	13.5	9.5-18.8
Union	348	23	7.1	4.0-12.5	182	50.8	43.5-58.1	106	29.4	23.2-36.4	8	1.9	0.9- 3.9	29	10.8	6.8-16.7
Wake	567	33	5.8	3.8- 8.6	294	50.7	44.9-56.5	169	30.8	25.9-36.2	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1	65	12.3	8.5-17.4
Wayne	350	20	5.7	3.3- 9.9	157	45.8	38.6-53.2	90	24.0	18.8-30.1	13	2.1	1.2- 3.8	70	22.3	16.2-29.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,380	166	4.3	3.4- 5.4	1,433	40.1	36.9-43.4	1,028	33.2	30.0-36.5	130	3.6	2.5- 5.3	623	18.8	16.3-21.5
Piedmont	6,345	375	5.4	4.7- 6.3	2,961	45.3	43.2-47.5	1,945	30.7	28.9-32.5	202	3.1	2.4- 4.0	862	15.4	13.9-17.1
Western NC	2,653	140	5.1	4.0- 6.3	1,359	49.3	46.1-52.5	726	29.1	26.0-32.4	75	2.4	1.8- 3.1	353	14.2	12.1-16.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,811	102	5.4	4.2- 7.0	962	52.9	49.7-56.1	477	26.9	24.1-29.8	45	2.0	1.4- 2.8	225	12.8	10.7-15.3
Northwest	2,815	149	4.9	4.0- 6.1	1,305	43.9	40.7-47.1	839	32.4	29.2-35.7	95	3.4	2.5- 4.5	427	15.5	13.4-17.8
Charlotte	1,694	103	5.8	4.5- 7.6	792	43.7	40.0-47.5	535	31.6	28.4-35.1	47	3.2	1.8- 5.5	217	15.6	12.8-19.0
Greensboro	1,534	95	6.6	4.6- 9.2	694	41.4	36.7-46.3	482	30.9	26.9-35.1	58	3.8	2.2- 6.4	205	17.3	13.8-21.5
Southern Regional	1,100	54	5.0	3.4- 7.2	403	40.0	35.0-45.2	350	32.1	27.7-36.8	51	3.3	2.1- 5.2	242	19.6	16.0-23.9
Coastal	530	25	3.3	1.7- 6.2	238	35.0	28.1-42.5	167	40.4	31.4-50.1	25	3.8	2.1- 6.7	75	17.6	11.8-25.4
Wake	1,427	78	4.5	3.3- 6.0	691	49.8	45.7-54.0	432	29.1	25.7-32.8	39	2.3	1.4- 3.8	187	14.3	11.4-17.6
Area L	128	3	1.8	0.5- 6.1	49	37.3	25.3-51.2	44	37.5	25.7-50.9	5	2.2	0.8- 5.7	27	21.2	13.2-32.1
Eastern	1,339	72	4.8	3.2- 7.0	619	44.7	39.3-50.3	373	28.5	24.1-33.4	42	4.3	2.0- 9.1	233	17.6	13.5-22.7

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,378

681

5.1

4.5- 5.7

5,753

44.4

42.8-46.0

3,699

31.2

29.7-32.6

407

3.2

2.6- 3.8

1,838

16.2

15.0-17.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

332

3.9

2.1- 7.1

147

39.5

31.7-47.8

115

34.9

27.3-43.4

5.1

2.5-10.0

16.7

8.4-30.5

Buncombe

385

7.0

4.3-11.0

221

56.6

50.3-62.7

27.8

22.3-34.0

1.4

0.6- 3.4

7.2

5.0-10.3

Cabarrus

327

4.2

2.3- 7.7

150

42.8

35.2-50.8

36.2

28.5-44.6

2.1

1.0- 4.4

14.6

10.6-19.9

Catawba

331

4.7

2.8- 7.8

144

40.1

33.4-47.3

110

36.5

29.1-44.5

2.8

1.5- 5.1

15.9

11.3-22.0

Cumberland

355

4.6

2.5- 8.3

140

39.1

32.7-46.0

114

35.8

29.4-42.7

2.5

1.4- 4.5

18.0

13.2-24.0

Davidson

391

7.2

4.4-11.5

170

41.1

34.9-47.6

114

31.7

25.5-38.6

4.2

2.1- 8.2

15.9

12.0-20.7

Durham

397

4.3

2.8- 6.7

191

52.7

45.3-59.9

120

28.2

22.5-34.8

1.9

1.0- 3.3

12.9

8.8-18.5

Forsyth

360

4.9

3.0- 7.7

168

45.5

38.6-52.5

104

31.7

25.5-38.5

3.4

1.9- 6.1

14.5

10.0-20.7

Gaston

321

6.3

3.5-10.9

144

43.5

36.4-50.8

102

34.0

27.2-41.5

4.2

2.4- 7.2

12.1

8.3-17.2

Guilford

396

6.5

3.9-10.7

172

44.0

36.0-52.3

130

32.4

26.2-39.2

2.2

1.1- 4.3

14.9

10.0-21.7

Iredell

407

5.7

2.6-11.9

196

44.1

37.2-51.2

124

33.9

27.7-40.7

1.3

0.7- 2.6

15.1

10.9-20.5

Johnston

345

5.6

3.1- 9.8

151

42.3

35.4-49.5

112

30.2

23.9-37.3

2.7

1.0- 7.2

19.2

13.0-27.5

Mecklenburg

581

6.0

4.2- 8.5

261

40.0

34.9-45.4

200

33.7

28.9-38.9

2.0

0.8- 4.8

18.2

13.4-24.3

New Hanover

384

3.0

1.8- 4.9

178

45.3

37.7-53.1

121

36.9

29.3-45.1

3.5

2.0- 5.9

11.3

7.2-17.4

Onslow

363

3.5

2.0- 6.0

184

49.4

42.8-56.0

102

29.0

23.4-35.3

2.9

1.3- 6.4

15.1

10.6-21.1

Orange

347

6.4

4.1-10.1

191

55.7

49.2-62.0

24.8

19.8-30.6

3.0

1.4- 5.9

10.1

6.8-14.6

Pitt

343

4.2

2.3- 7.5

149

36.5

30.2-43.4

105

37.4

30.2-45.3

3.5

1.8- 6.6

18.4

13.1-25.0

Randolph

330

2.3

1.3- 4.1

128

31.1

25.0-37.8

111

34.7

27.8-42.3

4.0

2.4- 6.5

28.0

20.7-36.7

Robeson

348

6.0

3.1-11.1

111

29.1

23.3-35.7

27.4

21.8-33.8

4.4

2.8- 6.8

33.1

26.4-40.7

Rowan

410

5.7

3.5- 9.0

197

45.7

39.0-52.6

118

30.9

25.0-37.5

4.3

1.3-12.9

13.5

9.5-18.8

Union

348

7.1

4.0-12.5

182

50.8

43.5-58.1

106

29.4

23.2-36.4

1.9

0.9- 3.9

10.8

6.8-16.7

Wake

567

5.8

3.8- 8.6

294

50.7

44.9-56.5

169

30.8

25.9-36.2

0.4

0.2- 1.1

12.3

8.5-17.4

Wayne

350

5.7

3.3- 9.9

157

45.8

38.6-53.2

24.0

18.8-30.1

2.1

1.2- 3.8

22.3

16.2-29.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,380

166

4.3

3.4- 5.4

1,433

40.1

36.9-43.4

1,028

33.2

30.0-36.5

130

3.6

2.5- 5.3

623

18.8

16.3-21.5

Piedmont

6,345

375

5.4

4.7- 6.3

2,961

45.3

43.2-47.5

1,945

30.7

28.9-32.5

202

3.1

2.4- 4.0

862

15.4

13.9-17.1

Western NC

2,653

140

5.1

4.0- 6.3

1,359

49.3

46.1-52.5

726

29.1

26.0-32.4

2.4

1.8- 3.1

353

14.2

12.1-16.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,811

102

5.4

4.2- 7.0

962

52.9

49.7-56.1

477

26.9

24.1-29.8

2.0

1.4- 2.8

225

12.8

10.7-15.3

Northwest

2,815

149

4.9

4.0- 6.1

1,305

43.9

40.7-47.1

839

32.4

29.2-35.7

3.4

2.5- 4.5

427

15.5

13.4-17.8

Charlotte

1,694

103

5.8

4.5- 7.6

792

43.7

40.0-47.5

535

31.6

28.4-35.1

3.2

1.8- 5.5

217

15.6

12.8-19.0

Greensboro

1,534

6.6

4.6- 9.2

694

41.4

36.7-46.3

482

30.9

26.9-35.1

3.8

2.2- 6.4

205

17.3

13.8-21.5

Southern Regional

1,100

5.0

3.4- 7.2

403

40.0

35.0-45.2

350

32.1

27.7-36.8

3.3

2.1- 5.2

242

19.6

16.0-23.9

Coastal

530

3.3

1.7- 6.2

238

35.0

28.1-42.5

167

40.4

31.4-50.1

3.8

2.1- 6.7

17.6

11.8-25.4

Wake

1,427

4.5

3.3- 6.0

691

49.8

45.7-54.0

432

29.1

25.7-32.8

2.3

1.4- 3.8

187

14.3

11.4-17.6

Area L

128

1.8

0.5- 6.1

37.3

25.3-51.2

37.5

25.7-50.9

2.2

0.8- 5.7

21.2

13.2-32.1

Eastern

1,339

4.8

3.2- 7.0

619

44.7

39.3-50.3

373

28.5

24.1-33.4

4.3

2.0- 9.1

233

17.6

13.5-22.7

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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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