BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

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	12,611	5,217	37.0	35.6-38.5	5,490	46.1	44.5-47.7	1,394	12.8	11.7-14.0	130	1.1	0.8- 1.5	380	3.0	2.6- 3.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	340	136	40.5	31.3-50.5	139	42.5	34.0-51.4	42	12.5	8.5-18.1	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5	20	3.8	2.2- 6.3
Buncombe	386	196	50.0	43.7-56.2	154	42.6	36.5-48.9	28	6.3	4.0- 9.7	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1	5	0.8	0.3- 2.2
Cabarrus	327	131	38.5	30.9-46.8	139	43.2	35.6-51.2	41	12.3	8.3-17.9	5	1.5	0.5- 4.0	11	4.5	2.0- 9.8
Catawba	347	149	35.9	29.6-42.6	147	47.3	40.0-54.7	38	12.9	8.8-18.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	11	3.4	1.7- 6.8
Cumberland	365	158	45.7	39.0-52.6	141	35.6	29.6-42.0	52	14.6	10.6-19.9	4	1.2	0.3- 4.5	10	2.9	1.3- 6.3
Davidson	394	151	35.6	29.7-42.1	164	45.2	38.7-51.9	56	15.3	11.2-20.4	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	18	2.7	1.6- 4.6
Durham	405	196	43.3	36.4-50.5	165	45.9	38.5-53.4	31	8.6	5.3-13.7	5	0.8	0.3- 2.4	8	1.4	0.6- 3.1
Forsyth	365	171	41.5	35.0-48.4	143	41.5	34.8-48.5	35	11.5	7.3-17.5	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	11	4.6	2.0-10.1
Gaston	327	117	27.2	21.9-33.1	154	55.1	48.0-62.0	41	13.7	9.5-19.3	3	1.1	0.3- 3.9	12	2.9	1.5- 5.6
Guilford	406	157	34.8	28.3-41.9	200	54.8	47.3-62.2	32	5.2	3.4- 7.7	5	1.3	0.4- 4.1	12	3.9	1.8- 8.0
Iredell	412	186	40.0	33.3-47.0	177	46.6	39.8-53.5	38	11.0	7.4-16.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	10	2.3	1.2- 4.5
Johnston	352	119	36.3	29.1-44.2	170	46.8	39.7-54.0	53	13.3	9.4-18.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	8	3.2	1.1- 9.0
Mecklenburg	595	273	39.8	34.8-45.0	243	41.9	36.6-47.3	55	13.3	9.3-18.7	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9	18	3.5	1.9- 6.5
New Hanover	393	172	33.0	26.9-39.8	163	49.3	41.5-57.1	38	13.5	8.2-21.3	4	1.7	0.4- 7.7	16	2.5	1.3- 4.6
Onslow	372	140	32.1	26.5-38.3	171	52.3	45.8-58.7	44	12.3	8.9-16.8	4	1.0	0.3- 3.3	13	2.3	1.2- 4.2
Orange	356	188	50.6	44.1-57.0	128	38.6	32.3-45.3	29	7.9	5.2-11.8	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	9	2.7	1.3- 5.5
Pitt	348	126	29.6	23.9-36.0	159	47.2	40.0-54.6	48	16.5	11.4-23.2	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	12	6.0	1.9-17.2
Randolph	338	126	30.6	24.6-37.4	166	50.9	43.3-58.4	34	14.4	9.1-22.1	5	1.4	0.6- 3.6	7	2.6	1.1- 5.9
Robeson	353	108	28.7	22.8-35.3	175	51.2	44.1-58.2	52	15.8	10.7-22.6	9	2.0	1.0- 4.0	9	2.4	1.1- 5.2
Rowan	415	150	28.6	23.5-34.2	200	51.4	44.5-58.2	50	15.6	10.4-23.0	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	12	3.9	1.6- 9.3
Union	350	151	40.5	33.8-47.6	161	50.2	42.9-57.4	30	7.8	5.1-11.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2	6	1.2	0.5- 2.9
Wake	578	272	45.5	39.9-51.2	240	45.6	39.8-51.5	47	6.5	4.5- 9.3	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9	16	2.1	1.2- 3.6
Wayne	364	127	29.9	24.3-36.2	167	48.2	41.1-55.5	53	15.7	11.3-21.4	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9	14	5.9	2.6-13.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,455	1,289	33.3	30.4-36.2	1,551	45.7	42.5-49.1	458	15.9	13.4-18.7	39	1.2	0.7- 2.0	118	4.0	3.0- 5.3
Piedmont	6,463	2,754	38.1	36.2-40.1	2,790	46.5	44.4-48.6	663	11.5	10.2-12.9	62	1.1	0.7- 1.8	194	2.9	2.3- 3.5
Western NC	2,693	1,174	40.0	37.1-43.1	1,149	44.9	41.7-48.1	273	12.2	9.7-15.2	29	1.0	0.6- 1.7	68	1.9	1.4- 2.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,846	842	43.1	40.0-46.3	774	45.3	42.2-48.5	170	9.4	7.8-11.4	16	0.7	0.3- 1.3	44	1.5	1.1- 2.1
Northwest	2,856	1,172	36.5	33.7-39.4	1,234	45.0	41.8-48.3	333	14.4	12.0-17.3	30	1.0	0.6- 1.6	87	3.0	2.2- 4.3
Charlotte	1,715	715	36.0	32.6-39.5	747	44.6	40.9-48.4	184	14.3	11.5-17.6	19	2.1	0.9- 4.7	50	3.0	2.0- 4.6
Greensboro	1,576	668	37.8	33.4-42.4	695	48.6	43.9-53.3	147	9.4	7.0-12.5	15	0.8	0.4- 1.8	51	3.4	2.1- 5.2
Southern Regional	1,120	408	37.6	32.8-42.7	506	42.8	38.0-47.7	155	14.1	11.1-17.9	17	1.6	0.7- 3.5	34	3.9	2.3- 6.4
Coastal	543	228	28.2	22.3-35.0	232	53.3	44.9-61.5	55	12.8	8.6-18.6	5	1.7	0.5- 6.1	23	4.0	2.0- 7.8
Wake	1,453	626	41.1	37.3-45.1	631	46.9	42.7-51.1	147	9.3	7.2-11.8	13	0.6	0.3- 1.0	36	2.2	1.4- 3.3
Area L	131	48	30.0	21.0-40.9	55	42.5	30.1-55.9	17	19.4	10.1-34.1	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	9	6.9	3.3-13.9
Eastern	1,371	510	32.3	27.6-37.3	616	47.1	41.7-52.6	186	17.2	13.0-22.5	13	0.5	0.2- 0.9	46	2.9	1.8- 4.9

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,611

5,217

37.0

35.6-38.5

5,490

46.1

44.5-47.7

1,394

12.8

11.7-14.0

130

1.1

0.8- 1.5

380

3.0

2.6- 3.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

340

136

40.5

31.3-50.5

139

42.5

34.0-51.4

12.5

8.5-18.1

0.7

0.2- 2.5

3.8

2.2- 6.3

Buncombe

386

196

50.0

43.7-56.2

154

42.6

36.5-48.9

6.3

4.0- 9.7

0.3

0.1- 1.1

0.8

0.3- 2.2

Cabarrus

327

131

38.5

30.9-46.8

139

43.2

35.6-51.2

12.3

8.3-17.9

1.5

0.5- 4.0

4.5

2.0- 9.8

Catawba

347

149

35.9

29.6-42.6

147

47.3

40.0-54.7

12.9

8.8-18.4

0.5

0.1- 2.0

3.4

1.7- 6.8

Cumberland

365

158

45.7

39.0-52.6

141

35.6

29.6-42.0

14.6

10.6-19.9

1.2

0.3- 4.5

2.9

1.3- 6.3

Davidson

394

151

35.6

29.7-42.1

164

45.2

38.7-51.9

15.3

11.2-20.4

1.2

0.5- 3.1

2.7

1.6- 4.6

Durham

405

196

43.3

36.4-50.5

165

45.9

38.5-53.4

8.6

5.3-13.7

0.8

0.3- 2.4

1.4

0.6- 3.1

Forsyth

365

171

41.5

35.0-48.4

143

41.5

34.8-48.5

11.5

7.3-17.5

1.0

0.4- 2.4

4.6

2.0-10.1

Gaston

327

117

27.2

21.9-33.1

154

55.1

48.0-62.0

13.7

9.5-19.3

1.1

0.3- 3.9

2.9

1.5- 5.6

Guilford

406

157

34.8

28.3-41.9

200

54.8

47.3-62.2

5.2

3.4- 7.7

1.3

0.4- 4.1

3.9

1.8- 8.0

Iredell

412

186

40.0

33.3-47.0

177

46.6

39.8-53.5

11.0

7.4-16.2

0.1

0.0- 0.8

2.3

1.2- 4.5

Johnston

352

119

36.3

29.1-44.2

170

46.8

39.7-54.0

13.3

9.4-18.3

0.5

0.1- 2.0

3.2

1.1- 9.0

Mecklenburg

595

273

39.8

34.8-45.0

243

41.9

36.6-47.3

13.3

9.3-18.7

1.5

0.6- 3.9

3.5

1.9- 6.5

New Hanover

393

172

33.0

26.9-39.8

163

49.3

41.5-57.1

13.5

8.2-21.3

1.7

0.4- 7.7

2.5

1.3- 4.6

Onslow

372

140

32.1

26.5-38.3

171

52.3

45.8-58.7

12.3

8.9-16.8

1.0

0.3- 3.3

2.3

1.2- 4.2

Orange

356

188

50.6

44.1-57.0

128

38.6

32.3-45.3

7.9

5.2-11.8

0.3

0.1- 1.3

2.7

1.3- 5.5

Pitt

348

126

29.6

23.9-36.0

159

47.2

40.0-54.6

16.5

11.4-23.2

0.7

0.2- 2.1

6.0

1.9-17.2

Randolph

338

126

30.6

24.6-37.4

166

50.9

43.3-58.4

14.4

9.1-22.1

1.4

0.6- 3.6

2.6

1.1- 5.9

Robeson

353

108

28.7

22.8-35.3

175

51.2

44.1-58.2

15.8

10.7-22.6

2.0

1.0- 4.0

2.4

1.1- 5.2

Rowan

415

150

28.6

23.5-34.2

200

51.4

44.5-58.2

15.6

10.4-23.0

0.4

0.1- 1.4

3.9

1.6- 9.3

Union

350

151

40.5

33.8-47.6

161

50.2

42.9-57.4

7.8

5.1-11.9

0.3

0.1- 1.2

1.2

0.5- 2.9

Wake

578

272

45.5

39.9-51.2

240

45.6

39.8-51.5

6.5

4.5- 9.3

0.3

0.1- 0.9

2.1

1.2- 3.6

Wayne

364

127

29.9

24.3-36.2

167

48.2

41.1-55.5

15.7

11.3-21.4

0.3

0.1- 0.9

5.9

2.6-13.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,455

1,289

33.3

30.4-36.2

1,551

45.7

42.5-49.1

458

15.9

13.4-18.7

1.2

0.7- 2.0

118

4.0

3.0- 5.3

Piedmont

6,463

2,754

38.1

36.2-40.1

2,790

46.5

44.4-48.6

663

11.5

10.2-12.9

1.1

0.7- 1.8

194

2.9

2.3- 3.5

Western NC

2,693

1,174

40.0

37.1-43.1

1,149

44.9

41.7-48.1

273

12.2

9.7-15.2

1.0

0.6- 1.7

1.9

1.4- 2.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,846

842

43.1

40.0-46.3

774

45.3

42.2-48.5

170

9.4

7.8-11.4

0.7

0.3- 1.3

1.5

1.1- 2.1

Northwest

2,856

1,172

36.5

33.7-39.4

1,234

45.0

41.8-48.3

333

14.4

12.0-17.3

1.0

0.6- 1.6

3.0

2.2- 4.3

Charlotte

1,715

715

36.0

32.6-39.5

747

44.6

40.9-48.4

184

14.3

11.5-17.6

2.1

0.9- 4.7

3.0

2.0- 4.6

Greensboro

1,576

668

37.8

33.4-42.4

695

48.6

43.9-53.3

147

9.4

7.0-12.5

0.8

0.4- 1.8

3.4

2.1- 5.2

Southern Regional

1,120

408

37.6

32.8-42.7

506

42.8

38.0-47.7

155

14.1

11.1-17.9

1.6

0.7- 3.5

3.9

2.3- 6.4

Coastal

543

228

28.2

22.3-35.0

232

53.3

44.9-61.5

12.8

8.6-18.6

1.7

0.5- 6.1

4.0

2.0- 7.8

Wake

1,453

626

41.1

37.3-45.1

631

46.9

42.7-51.1

147

9.3

7.2-11.8

0.6

0.3- 1.0

2.2

1.4- 3.3

Area L

131

30.0

21.0-40.9

42.5

30.1-55.9

19.4

10.1-34.1

1.2

0.3- 4.8

6.9

3.3-13.9

Eastern

1,371

510

32.3

27.6-37.3

616

47.1

41.7-52.6

186

17.2

13.0-22.5

0.5

0.2- 0.9

2.9

1.8- 4.9

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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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