BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In a typical week, how many days do you eat a main meal that is prepared at home?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Physical Activity & Nutrition

In a typical week, how many days do you eat a main meal that is prepared at home?

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	Total Respond.^	1-2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Every day	Do not eat main meal at home
North Carolina	5,479	376	5.8	5.0- 6.8	952	17.7	16.2-19.4	1,844	33.4	31.3-35.5	2,203	41.5	39.2-43.9	104	1.6	1.0- 2.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	157	15	5.5	2.9-10.2	30	18.3	10.4-30.2	56	40.7	24.8-58.8	50	34.1	21.3-49.7	6	1.4	0.6- 3.3
Buncombe	164	14	9.1	4.5-17.7	27	14.0	9.1-20.9	55	36.5	28.0-46.0	66	38.9	30.1-48.4	2	1.5	0.3- 6.4
Cabarrus	144	11	6.2	3.2-11.9	25	23.1	14.1-35.6	41	23.7	16.0-33.7	65	46.4	35.1-58.1	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0
Catawba	133	11	7.9	4.2-14.4	24	18.0	11.8-26.4	46	32.4	23.4-43.0	49	38.1	28.5-48.8	3	3.6	1.0-12.3
Cumberland	161	11	4.7	2.3- 9.4	32	20.0	13.3-29.0	44	29.8	21.9-39.2	69	44.1	34.8-53.8	5	1.4	0.5- 3.7
Davidson	148	10	4.7	2.4- 9.3	35	29.5	20.7-40.1	51	33.2	24.7-43.0	48	29.9	21.4-39.9	4	2.6	0.8- 8.0
Durham	202	11	4.7	2.3- 9.7	36	17.2	11.6-24.8	74	28.5	20.9-37.5	78	49.0	38.5-59.6	3	0.5	0.2- 1.9
Forsyth	176	13	6.9	3.6-13.0	35	18.4	12.5-26.2	67	32.4	24.1-41.9	57	40.1	29.6-51.6	4	2.3	0.7- 7.1
Gaston	134	9	7.9	3.5-17.2	28	18.3	11.4-27.9	44	33.4	23.8-44.6	48	38.2	26.9-50.8	5	2.2	0.7- 6.3
Guilford	183	18	6.1	3.5-10.3	31	17.6	11.5-26.0	59	33.1	24.4-43.1	73	42.8	33.1-53.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
Iredell	181	16	12.2	5.6-24.5	32	21.0	13.6-31.0	55	33.6	23.2-45.9	74	32.1	22.8-43.2	4	1.0	0.4- 2.8
Johnston	152	10	7.8	3.7-15.9	27	15.2	9.6-23.2	51	37.2	27.3-48.4	63	39.6	28.2-52.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
Mecklenburg	259	17	5.1	2.7- 9.4	48	19.4	13.8-26.6	86	32.5	25.7-40.1	100	38.4	30.8-46.5	8	4.7	1.2-16.7
New Hanover	169	13	13.8	6.6-26.8	17	16.8	9.7-27.5	69	36.8	27.6-47.1	69	32.3	23.8-42.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
Onslow	154	9	4.1	1.7- 9.8	30	24.8	16.9-35.0	58	41.5	32.4-51.2	54	27.2	19.6-36.4	3	2.4	0.6- 9.1
Orange	150	8	5.9	2.5-13.3	19	13.4	7.5-22.8	64	44.1	34.8-53.9	56	35.4	27.1-44.8	3	1.2	0.4- 3.8
Pitt	158	10	7.5	2.4-21.2	33	22.9	15.4-32.8	61	41.6	32.2-51.7	49	26.0	19.0-34.5	5	1.9	0.6- 6.0
Randolph	141	12	7.6	3.1-17.7	23	16.9	10.0-27.0	55	42.7	30.7-55.6	48	28.5	19.3-40.0	3	4.3	0.9-17.6
Robeson	126	13	7.9	3.9-15.1	24	23.3	14.8-34.7	28	22.8	15.0-33.2	60	44.9	34.6-55.7	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1
Rowan	187	18	6.9	3.9-11.8	41	21.6	14.2-31.6	60	32.8	23.4-43.7	64	37.5	27.1-49.1	4	1.3	0.4- 3.6
Union	146	7	6.8	2.2-18.8	26	18.3	11.3-28.1	61	33.9	24.4-44.8	50	37.3	25.0-51.4	2	3.8	0.7-18.4
Wake	268	7	1.7	0.8- 3.7	38	13.5	9.4-19.0	117	43.4	35.2-52.0	102	40.6	32.1-49.7	4	0.8	0.3- 2.1
Wayne	155	15	7.7	4.2-13.9	26	15.2	9.5-23.5	45	29.4	20.8-39.6	67	46.6	36.3-57.1	2	1.1	0.2- 5.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,461	104	5.5	4.1- 7.4	258	18.2	15.2-21.6	455	30.0	26.0-34.3	620	44.9	40.3-49.6	24	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Piedmont	2,842	197	5.3	4.3- 6.4	505	17.9	15.8-20.1	1,019	35.1	32.3-38.0	1,060	40.1	37.0-43.2	61	1.7	1.0- 2.9
Western NC	1,176	75	8.8	5.6-13.6	189	16.4	13.7-19.4	370	32.6	28.9-36.5	523	41.0	36.9-45.2	19	1.3	0.6- 2.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	887	50	7.4	5.0-10.8	130	14.7	12.0-17.9	289	35.1	31.0-39.4	402	41.3	37.0-45.7	16	1.5	0.7- 3.2
Northwest	1,149	95	8.7	5.8-12.7	231	20.2	17.0-23.7	376	32.0	28.0-36.3	425	37.6	32.8-42.7	22	1.5	0.9- 2.7
Charlotte	733	46	5.2	3.5- 7.7	134	18.8	14.8-23.6	244	30.1	25.2-35.4	291	42.9	37.0-49.0	18	3.0	1.1- 8.2
Greensboro	695	58	6.5	4.5- 9.4	112	18.9	14.5-24.2	258	35.2	29.5-41.4	252	38.2	32.4-44.4	15	1.2	0.5- 2.6
Southern Regional	472	36	5.7	3.5- 9.0	83	17.2	12.7-23.0	120	27.6	21.9-34.0	223	47.3	40.2-54.6	10	2.2	0.8- 6.2
Coastal	226	20	8.8	4.8-15.8	21	9.8	5.7-16.5	81	25.4	17.7-35.1	103	55.8	43.9-67.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
Wake	674	30	3.1	2.0- 4.7	114	16.2	12.7-20.5	258	39.1	33.4-45.0	263	41.1	35.2-47.3	9	0.5	0.3- 1.2
Area L	49	1	2.4	0.3-15.4	10	13.9	6.5-27.3	18	50.5	30.8-70.1	19	32.5	17.9-51.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2
Eastern	594	40	4.8	2.8- 7.9	117	21.2	16.1-27.4	200	30.9	25.1-37.4	225	41.3	34.1-48.9	12	1.9	0.7- 4.7

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Every day

Do not eat main meal at home

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,479

376

5.8

5.0- 6.8

952

17.7

16.2-19.4

1,844

33.4

31.3-35.5

2,203

41.5

39.2-43.9

104

1.6

1.0- 2.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

157

5.5

2.9-10.2

18.3

10.4-30.2

40.7

24.8-58.8

34.1

21.3-49.7

1.4

0.6- 3.3

Buncombe

164

9.1

4.5-17.7

14.0

9.1-20.9

36.5

28.0-46.0

38.9

30.1-48.4

1.5

0.3- 6.4

Cabarrus

144

6.2

3.2-11.9

23.1

14.1-35.6

23.7

16.0-33.7

46.4

35.1-58.1

0.5

0.1- 2.0

Catawba

133

7.9

4.2-14.4

18.0

11.8-26.4

32.4

23.4-43.0

38.1

28.5-48.8

3.6

1.0-12.3

Cumberland

161

4.7

2.3- 9.4

20.0

13.3-29.0

29.8

21.9-39.2

44.1

34.8-53.8

1.4

0.5- 3.7

Davidson

148

4.7

2.4- 9.3

29.5

20.7-40.1

33.2

24.7-43.0

29.9

21.4-39.9

2.6

0.8- 8.0

Durham

202

4.7

2.3- 9.7

17.2

11.6-24.8

28.5

20.9-37.5

49.0

38.5-59.6

0.5

0.2- 1.9

Forsyth

176

6.9

3.6-13.0

18.4

12.5-26.2

32.4

24.1-41.9

40.1

29.6-51.6

2.3

0.7- 7.1

Gaston

134

7.9

3.5-17.2

18.3

11.4-27.9

33.4

23.8-44.6

38.2

26.9-50.8

2.2

0.7- 6.3

Guilford

183

6.1

3.5-10.3

17.6

11.5-26.0

33.1

24.4-43.1

42.8

33.1-53.2

0.3

0.1- 1.4

Iredell

181

12.2

5.6-24.5

21.0

13.6-31.0

33.6

23.2-45.9

32.1

22.8-43.2

1.0

0.4- 2.8

Johnston

152

7.8

3.7-15.9

15.2

9.6-23.2

37.2

27.3-48.4

39.6

28.2-52.3

0.2

0.0- 1.2

Mecklenburg

259

5.1

2.7- 9.4

19.4

13.8-26.6

32.5

25.7-40.1

100

38.4

30.8-46.5

4.7

1.2-16.7

New Hanover

169

13.8

6.6-26.8

16.8

9.7-27.5

36.8

27.6-47.1

32.3

23.8-42.2

0.2

0.0- 1.7

Onslow

154

4.1

1.7- 9.8

24.8

16.9-35.0

41.5

32.4-51.2

27.2

19.6-36.4

2.4

0.6- 9.1

Orange

150

5.9

2.5-13.3

13.4

7.5-22.8

44.1

34.8-53.9

35.4

27.1-44.8

1.2

0.4- 3.8

Pitt

158

7.5

2.4-21.2

22.9

15.4-32.8

41.6

32.2-51.7

26.0

19.0-34.5

1.9

0.6- 6.0

Randolph

141

7.6

3.1-17.7

16.9

10.0-27.0

42.7

30.7-55.6

28.5

19.3-40.0

4.3

0.9-17.6

Robeson

126

7.9

3.9-15.1

23.3

14.8-34.7

22.8

15.0-33.2

44.9

34.6-55.7

1.1

0.1- 7.1

Rowan

187

6.9

3.9-11.8

21.6

14.2-31.6

32.8

23.4-43.7

37.5

27.1-49.1

1.3

0.4- 3.6

Union

146

6.8

2.2-18.8

18.3

11.3-28.1

33.9

24.4-44.8

37.3

25.0-51.4

3.8

0.7-18.4

Wake

268

1.7

0.8- 3.7

13.5

9.4-19.0

117

43.4

35.2-52.0

102

40.6

32.1-49.7

0.8

0.3- 2.1

Wayne

155

7.7

4.2-13.9

15.2

9.5-23.5

29.4

20.8-39.6

46.6

36.3-57.1

1.1

0.2- 5.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,461

104

5.5

4.1- 7.4

258

18.2

15.2-21.6

455

30.0

26.0-34.3

620

44.9

40.3-49.6

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Piedmont

2,842

197

5.3

4.3- 6.4

505

17.9

15.8-20.1

1,019

35.1

32.3-38.0

1,060

40.1

37.0-43.2

1.7

1.0- 2.9

Western NC

1,176

8.8

5.6-13.6

189

16.4

13.7-19.4

370

32.6

28.9-36.5

523

41.0

36.9-45.2

1.3

0.6- 2.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

887

7.4

5.0-10.8

130

14.7

12.0-17.9

289

35.1

31.0-39.4

402

41.3

37.0-45.7

1.5

0.7- 3.2

Northwest

1,149

8.7

5.8-12.7

231

20.2

17.0-23.7

376

32.0

28.0-36.3

425

37.6

32.8-42.7

1.5

0.9- 2.7

Charlotte

733

5.2

3.5- 7.7

134

18.8

14.8-23.6

244

30.1

25.2-35.4

291

42.9

37.0-49.0

3.0

1.1- 8.2

Greensboro

695

6.5

4.5- 9.4

112

18.9

14.5-24.2

258

35.2

29.5-41.4

252

38.2

32.4-44.4

1.2

0.5- 2.6

Southern Regional

472

5.7

3.5- 9.0

17.2

12.7-23.0

120

27.6

21.9-34.0

223

47.3

40.2-54.6

2.2

0.8- 6.2

Coastal

226

8.8

4.8-15.8

9.8

5.7-16.5

25.4

17.7-35.1

103

55.8

43.9-67.1

0.1

0.0- 0.7

Wake

674

3.1

2.0- 4.7

114

16.2

12.7-20.5

258

39.1

33.4-45.0

263

41.1

35.2-47.3

0.5

0.3- 1.2

Area L

2.4

0.3-15.4

13.9

6.5-27.3

50.5

30.8-70.1

32.5

17.9-51.6

0.7

0.1- 5.2

Eastern

594

4.8

2.8- 7.9

117

21.2

16.1-27.4

200

30.9

25.1-37.4

225

41.3

34.1-48.9

1.9

0.7- 4.7

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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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