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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Fruits and Vegetables

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
-New Hanover County 391 288 67.7 59.0-75.3 86 28.4 21.0-37.2 15 3.7 1.4- 9.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9
GENDER
Male 146 94 61.0 47.6-72.9 40 32.5 21.3-46.2 11 6.3 2.0-18.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2
Female 245 194 73.9 62.5-82.7 46 24.6 15.9-36.2 4 1.2 0.4- 3.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9
RACE
White 337 248 67.9 58.5-76.2 76 28.2 20.3-37.6 12 3.8 1.3-10.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7
Other 52 39 66.7 42.8-84.3 10 30.3 13.2-55.5 2 2.1 0.5- 8.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1
AGE
18-44 83 60 62.7 46.6-76.4 20 32.9 19.8-49.3 2 4.1 0.7-20.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
45+ 301 222 71.8 64.7-78.0 66 24.9 18.9-32.0 12 3.2 1.7- 5.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 118 87 70.3 51.9-83.9 26 27.8 14.4-46.8 4 1.4 0.5- 3.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1
Some College + 273 201 66.4 56.5-75.1 60 28.7 20.6-38.5 11 4.7 1.6-13.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 119 74.7 62.4-84.0 35 22.2 13.3-34.7 7 2.7 1.2- 6.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8
$50,000+ 172 130 72.9 62.0-81.5 36 25.1 16.6-36.1 5 1.8 0.7- 4.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4

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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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