BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than once or never	1 to less than 3 times	3 to less than 5 times	5 or more times
North Carolina	12,867	617	5.4	4.7- 6.3	4,445	36.9	35.4-38.5	4,889	37.0	35.5-38.6	2,916	20.6	19.5-21.8
-Piedmont NC	6,578	281	4.8	3.9- 5.8	2,249	36.2	34.2-38.2	2,523	37.8	35.8-39.9	1,525	21.2	19.7-22.8
GENDER
Male	2,478	133	6.2	4.8- 7.9	968	40.1	36.9-43.4	927	36.0	32.8-39.3	450	17.7	15.4-20.2
Female	4,100	148	3.4	2.5- 4.8	1,281	32.5	30.2-35.0	1,596	39.5	37.0-42.0	1,075	24.5	22.6-26.6
RACE
White	5,307	208	3.9	3.1- 4.8	1,798	35.9	33.8-38.0	2,056	38.1	36.0-40.3	1,245	22.2	20.4-24.0
African American	895	54	7.7	5.1-11.6	325	37.0	32.1-42.0	323	34.6	29.8-39.8	193	20.7	17.2-24.8
Other Minorities	324	18	6.2	3.0-12.2	108	36.8	28.1-46.6	127	41.8	32.6-51.7	71	15.1	10.8-20.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	229	17	5.0	2.6- 9.2	93	41.0	30.7-52.2	75	37.5	26.8-49.5	44	16.6	10.9-24.4
Non-Hispanic	6,327	262	4.7	3.9- 5.8	2,148	35.8	33.9-37.8	2,440	37.8	35.8-39.8	1,477	21.7	20.1-23.3
AGE
18-24	176	15	7.5	4.0-13.9	65	35.4	26.9-45.0	57	38.1	28.6-48.6	39	18.9	12.8-27.0
25-34	618	26	3.7	1.9- 6.9	225	38.2	32.6-44.0	223	36.7	31.4-42.5	144	21.4	17.4-26.1
35-44	1,048	57	6.4	4.5- 9.0	365	35.5	31.4-39.7	387	36.4	32.3-40.6	239	21.8	18.6-25.4
45-54	1,317	59	4.7	3.2- 6.8	479	38.6	34.8-42.6	492	36.1	32.6-39.8	287	20.6	17.8-23.6
55-64	1,344	49	3.4	2.3- 5.0	474	37.5	33.8-41.3	518	38.3	34.8-42.0	303	20.8	18.2-23.7
65+	2,012	75	3.5	2.6- 4.8	623	31.6	28.6-34.8	816	41.5	38.3-44.8	498	23.3	20.8-26.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	796	75	7.1	5.1- 9.8	351	46.5	39.0-54.2	262	36.2	28.8-44.3	108	10.2	7.3-14.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,791	98	6.4	4.7- 8.5	723	40.7	36.6-44.9	639	35.7	31.6-40.0	331	17.2	14.3-20.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,596	59	6.0	3.7- 9.5	535	36.6	32.9-40.4	644	36.4	32.7-40.2	358	21.1	18.1-24.4
College Graduate	2,385	47	1.9	1.3- 2.8	635	28.8	26.2-31.5	978	41.0	38.2-43.9	725	28.3	25.9-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	593	59	11.4	6.7-18.7	227	41.4	33.6-49.6	196	32.9	25.2-41.5	111	14.4	10.2-19.9
$15,000- 24,999	918	43	5.3	3.4- 8.3	377	44.6	38.9-50.5	321	33.7	28.4-39.5	177	16.4	12.8-20.6
$25,000- 34,999	628	29	5.2	3.3- 8.1	248	42.3	35.6-49.4	227	35.8	29.3-42.8	124	16.7	12.7-21.7
$35,000- 49,999	821	31	2.7	1.7- 4.4	277	36.0	30.8-41.6	338	41.3	35.3-47.6	175	19.9	15.9-24.6
$50,000-74,999	945	29	4.5	2.4- 8.3	296	29.9	25.7-34.5	361	38.1	33.4-43.1	259	27.5	23.1-32.4
$75,000+	1,663	24	1.5	0.9- 2.5	459	31.8	28.5-35.3	717	40.3	37.1-43.7	463	26.4	23.6-29.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,134	131	7.7	5.7-10.4	775	39.8	36.2-43.5	793	34.6	31.2-38.2	435	17.9	15.5-20.6
No	4,198	138	3.5	2.7- 4.6	1,374	35.2	32.9-37.7	1,654	39.0	36.6-41.4	1,032	22.3	20.5-24.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	771	27	3.7	2.0- 6.8	290	41.1	35.7-46.8	299	35.2	30.5-40.2	155	20.0	15.9-24.7
Non-Veteran	5,261	239	5.0	4.0- 6.2	1,767	36.3	34.0-38.5	2,020	37.3	35.1-39.6	1,235	21.4	19.7-23.2

Total
Respond.^

Less than once or never

1 to less than 3 times

3 to less than 5 times

5 or more times

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,867

617

5.4

4.7- 6.3

4,445

36.9

35.4-38.5

4,889

37.0

35.5-38.6

2,916

20.6

19.5-21.8

-Piedmont NC

6,578

281

4.8

3.9- 5.8

2,249

36.2

34.2-38.2

2,523

37.8

35.8-39.9

1,525

21.2

19.7-22.8

GENDER

Male

2,478

133

6.2

4.8- 7.9

968

40.1

36.9-43.4

927

36.0

32.8-39.3

450

17.7

15.4-20.2

Female

4,100

148

3.4

2.5- 4.8

1,281

32.5

30.2-35.0

1,596

39.5

37.0-42.0

1,075

24.5

22.6-26.6

RACE

White

5,307

208

3.9

3.1- 4.8

1,798

35.9

33.8-38.0

2,056

38.1

36.0-40.3

1,245

22.2

20.4-24.0

African American

895

7.7

5.1-11.6

325

37.0

32.1-42.0

323

34.6

29.8-39.8

193

20.7

17.2-24.8

Other Minorities

324

6.2

3.0-12.2

108

36.8

28.1-46.6

127

41.8

32.6-51.7

15.1

10.8-20.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

229

5.0

2.6- 9.2

41.0

30.7-52.2

37.5

26.8-49.5

16.6

10.9-24.4

Non-Hispanic

6,327

262

4.7

3.9- 5.8

2,148

35.8

33.9-37.8

2,440

37.8

35.8-39.8

1,477

21.7

20.1-23.3

AGE

18-24

176

7.5

4.0-13.9

35.4

26.9-45.0

38.1

28.6-48.6

18.9

12.8-27.0

25-34

618

3.7

1.9- 6.9

225

38.2

32.6-44.0

223

36.7

31.4-42.5

144

21.4

17.4-26.1

35-44

1,048

6.4

4.5- 9.0

365

35.5

31.4-39.7

387

36.4

32.3-40.6

239

21.8

18.6-25.4

45-54

1,317

4.7

3.2- 6.8

479

38.6

34.8-42.6

492

36.1

32.6-39.8

287

20.6

17.8-23.6

55-64

1,344

3.4

2.3- 5.0

474

37.5

33.8-41.3

518

38.3

34.8-42.0

303

20.8

18.2-23.7

65+

2,012

3.5

2.6- 4.8

623

31.6

28.6-34.8

816

41.5

38.3-44.8

498

23.3

20.8-26.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

796

7.1

5.1- 9.8

351

46.5

39.0-54.2

262

36.2

28.8-44.3

108

10.2

7.3-14.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,791

6.4

4.7- 8.5

723

40.7

36.6-44.9

639

35.7

31.6-40.0

331

17.2

14.3-20.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,596

6.0

3.7- 9.5

535

36.6

32.9-40.4

644

36.4

32.7-40.2

358

21.1

18.1-24.4

College Graduate

2,385

1.9

1.3- 2.8

635

28.8

26.2-31.5

978

41.0

38.2-43.9

725

28.3

25.9-30.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

593

11.4

6.7-18.7

227

41.4

33.6-49.6

196

32.9

25.2-41.5

111

14.4

10.2-19.9

$15,000- 24,999

918

5.3

3.4- 8.3

377

44.6

38.9-50.5

321

33.7

28.4-39.5

177

16.4

12.8-20.6

$25,000- 34,999

628

5.2

3.3- 8.1

248

42.3

35.6-49.4

227

35.8

29.3-42.8

124

16.7

12.7-21.7

$35,000- 49,999

821

2.7

1.7- 4.4

277

36.0

30.8-41.6

338

41.3

35.3-47.6

175

19.9

15.9-24.6

$50,000-74,999

945

4.5

2.4- 8.3

296

29.9

25.7-34.5

361

38.1

33.4-43.1

259

27.5

23.1-32.4

$75,000+

1,663

1.5

0.9- 2.5

459

31.8

28.5-35.3

717

40.3

37.1-43.7

463

26.4

23.6-29.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,134

131

7.7

5.7-10.4

775

39.8

36.2-43.5

793

34.6

31.2-38.2

435

17.9

15.5-20.6

4,198

138

3.5

2.7- 4.6

1,374

35.2

32.9-37.7

1,654

39.0

36.6-41.4

1,032

22.3

20.5-24.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

771

3.7

2.0- 6.8

290

41.1

35.7-46.8

299

35.2

30.5-40.2

155

20.0

15.9-24.7

Non-Veteran

5,261

239

5.0

4.0- 6.2

1,767

36.3

34.0-38.5

2,020

37.3

35.1-39.6

1,235

21.4

19.7-23.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.

^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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