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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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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%)
TOTAL 12,657 1,786 12.5 11.6-13.5 8,353 66.6 65.1-68.1 1,784 14.5 13.5-15.6 107 0.9 0.7- 1.2 627 5.4 4.6- 6.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 11,079 1,615 13.1 12.2-14.2 7,400 67.9 66.3-69.3 1,462 13.6 12.6-14.8 90 0.9 0.6- 1.2 512 4.5 3.8- 5.4
No 1,554 167 9.6 7.3-12.5 942 61.6 56.9-66.1 314 18.0 15.2-21.3 17 1.1 0.5- 2.3 114 9.7 6.7-13.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 198 31 19.8 9.0-37.9 105 53.3 39.4-66.7 39 18.1 10.6-29.0 5 1.1 0.3- 3.2 18 7.8 2.8-20.3
Recommended Range 4,017 680 14.7 13.1-16.4 2,613 65.2 62.4-67.9 476 12.8 11.1-14.8 39 0.9 0.5- 1.5 209 6.4 4.7- 8.6
Overweight 4,369 593 12.1 10.6-13.7 2,929 68.4 66.1-70.7 605 14.1 12.5-15.9 26 0.9 0.5- 1.7 216 4.5 3.6- 5.6
Obese 3,514 412 10.7 9.1-12.5 2,336 67.4 64.6-70.1 585 16.2 14.2-18.4 36 0.9 0.6- 1.5 145 4.8 3.6- 6.4
Current Smoker
No 10,333 1,534 13.2 12.1-14.3 6,949 68.1 66.4-69.7 1,312 13.1 12.0-14.3 69 0.7 0.5- 1.0 469 5.0 4.1- 6.1
Yes 2,269 245 10.2 8.4-12.2 1,374 61.0 57.5-64.5 462 20.0 17.4-22.8 37 1.6 1.0- 2.7 151 7.2 5.3- 9.6
History of CVD**
Yes 1,507 188 10.6 8.4-13.2 914 65.7 61.2-70.0 258 15.4 12.7-18.6 19 1.2 0.6- 2.3 128 7.1 5.2- 9.7
No 11,031 1,589 12.8 11.8-13.8 7,364 66.8 65.2-68.4 1,500 14.3 13.2-15.5 86 0.9 0.6- 1.2 492 5.3 4.4- 6.3
Binge Drinker
No 11,471 1,646 13.1 12.1-14.2 7,538 66.0 64.4-67.6 1,606 14.3 13.2-15.5 96 0.9 0.7- 1.3 585 5.6 4.7- 6.7
Yes 1,061 123 8.5 6.6-10.8 737 72.5 68.2-76.5 157 14.9 12.0-18.5 10 0.5 0.2- 1.1 34 3.6 2.2- 5.7
Heavy Drinker
No 11,989 1,675 12.5 11.6-13.5 7,929 66.9 65.3-68.4 1,687 14.4 13.3-15.5 102 0.9 0.6- 1.2 596 5.3 4.5- 6.3
Yes 463 73 12.9 8.8-18.3 305 66.5 58.6-73.6 63 14.9 9.9-21.8 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 20 5.4 2.7-10.5
Poor Sleep***
Yes 1,434 184 13.0 10.2-16.5 833 59.1 54.6-63.5 281 19.0 15.8-22.6 23 1.2 0.7- 2.2 113 7.7 5.8-10.2
No 10,976 1,568 12.6 11.6-13.6 7,370 67.9 66.3-69.4 1,459 13.6 12.5-14.8 81 0.8 0.6- 1.1 498 5.1 4.2- 6.2
Current Asthma
Yes 1,052 143 14.4 11.0-18.7 652 57.2 51.8-62.5 174 19.1 14.9-24.1 11 1.4 0.4- 4.2 72 7.9 5.4-11.4
No 11,550 1,638 12.4 11.5-13.4 7,677 67.5 65.9-69.0 1,592 14.0 13.0-15.2 95 0.8 0.6- 1.2 548 5.2 4.3- 6.2
Diabetes
Yes 1,632 205 12.1 9.8-14.7 1,066 67.4 63.0-71.5 247 13.8 11.5-16.4 12 0.6 0.3- 1.1 102 6.2 3.2-11.5
No 11,010 1,579 12.6 11.6-13.6 7,276 66.5 64.9-68.1 1,535 14.6 13.5-15.8 95 0.9 0.7- 1.3 525 5.4 4.5- 6.3
Disability
Yes 4,408 559 11.5 10.1-13.2 2,683 61.3 58.6-63.8 774 18.3 16.3-20.5 60 1.6 1.0- 2.4 332 7.3 6.1- 8.9
No 7,811 1,179 13.3 12.1-14.5 5,365 68.9 67.1-70.7 958 12.9 11.7-14.3 45 0.6 0.4- 1.0 264 4.3 3.3- 5.5

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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