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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables-WHITES

Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?

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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%)
North Carolina 12,555 9,065 69.1 67.5-70.6 2,978 26.3 24.8-27.8 368 3.2 2.6- 3.8 19 0.1 0.0- 0.1 125 1.4 1.0- 2.0
-WHITES 9,980 7,295 70.5 68.8-72.1 2,327 25.4 23.9-27.1 267 2.9 2.4- 3.6 12 0.1 0.0- 0.1 79 1.1 0.7- 1.8
GENDER
Male 3,742 2,529 65.0 62.1-67.7 1,047 29.4 26.7-32.1 125 3.9 2.9- 5.2 4 0.0 0.0- 0.1 37 1.7 0.9- 3.2
Female 6,238 4,766 75.4 73.4-77.2 1,280 21.9 20.1-23.8 142 2.0 1.6- 2.6 8 0.1 0.0- 0.2 42 0.6 0.4- 0.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 121 81 59.5 44.2-73.1 35 34.4 21.5-50.1 5 6.1 1.7-19.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 9,844 7,204 70.7 69.0-72.4 2,290 25.3 23.7-26.9 259 2.8 2.3- 3.5 12 0.1 0.0- 0.1 79 1.1 0.7- 1.8
AGE
18-24 241 156 57.9 48.4-66.9 70 34.6 26.0-44.4 6 2.7 1.1- 6.4 0 0.0 . - . 9 4.8 1.8-12.1
25-34 818 608 71.3 66.3-75.9 183 24.7 20.4-29.6 22 3.6 2.0- 6.4 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0
35-44 1,419 1,021 70.5 66.9-74.0 342 25.7 22.5-29.3 40 2.8 1.7- 4.6 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 14 0.9 0.4- 1.6
45-54 1,916 1,340 69.0 65.8-72.1 488 26.2 23.3-29.2 70 3.7 2.6- 5.4 2 0.1 0.0- 0.4 16 1.0 0.4- 2.2
55-64 2,150 1,569 72.0 69.0-74.8 493 24.4 21.7-27.3 67 3.0 2.1- 4.2 4 0.1 0.0- 0.2 17 0.6 0.3- 1.0
65+ 3,359 2,541 76.5 74.4-78.5 735 21.1 19.2-23.1 61 1.8 1.3- 2.7 3 0.0 0.0- 0.2 19 0.5 0.3- 0.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,023 684 59.5 52.4-66.1 280 31.9 25.8-38.7 42 5.5 3.1- 9.5 5 0.2 0.1- 0.5 12 3.0 0.6-12.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,881 2,014 68.3 65.0-71.4 745 26.5 23.6-29.7 91 3.6 2.4- 5.3 5 0.1 0.0- 0.4 26 1.5 0.8- 2.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,599 1,886 68.4 64.9-71.8 620 27.7 24.4-31.3 70 2.9 2.1- 4.1 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 22 1.0 0.5- 1.8
College Graduate 3,469 2,703 76.7 74.4-78.8 682 21.2 19.0-23.4 64 1.7 1.2- 2.5 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1 19 0.4 0.2- 0.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 859 577 66.4 60.4-71.9 225 26.2 21.4-31.6 41 6.3 3.4-11.3 3 0.1 0.0- 0.5 13 1.0 0.5- 1.9
$15,000- 24,999 1,422 1,020 71.7 67.4-75.7 350 25.4 21.6-29.7 43 2.5 1.5- 3.9 3 0.1 0.0- 0.3 6 0.4 0.1- 1.0
$25,000- 34,999 1,010 718 66.4 60.1-72.2 251 27.8 22.3-34.2 31 4.0 2.2- 7.2 0 0.0 . - . 10 1.7 0.7- 3.9
$35,000-49,999 1,368 1,029 72.2 67.6-76.4 290 24.6 20.5-29.3 37 2.5 1.6- 4.1 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 11 0.6 0.3- 1.3
$50,000- 74,999 1,487 1,092 72.8 69.1-76.2 351 24.2 20.9-27.8 33 2.5 1.4- 4.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 10 0.4 0.2- 0.9
$75,000+ 2,401 1,823 72.3 68.9-75.4 516 24.8 21.7-28.2 49 2.2 1.5- 3.4 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3 12 0.6 0.3- 1.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,411 2,433 69.3 66.2-72.3 804 24.5 21.7-27.5 130 4.8 3.6- 6.4 8 0.1 0.1- 0.3 36 1.3 0.7- 2.2
No 6,280 4,665 71.2 69.1-73.2 1,441 25.8 23.9-27.9 130 2.2 1.6- 3.0 4 0.0 0.0- 0.1 40 0.7 0.5- 1.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,345 926 67.9 63.8-71.7 361 27.5 23.9-31.5 46 3.7 2.3- 6.0 1 0.0 0.0- 0.2 11 0.8 0.3- 2.1
Non-Veteran 7,797 5,742 70.6 68.6-72.5 1,783 25.3 23.4-27.2 202 2.9 2.3- 3.7 10 0.1 0.0- 0.1 60 1.1 0.6- 2.0

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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.

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