BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How often do you eat carrots?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
North Carolina	12,378	681	5.1	4.5- 5.7	5,753	44.4	42.8-46.0	3,699	31.2	29.7-32.6	407	3.2	2.6- 3.8	1,838	16.2	15.0-17.5
-Piedmont NC	6,345	375	5.4	4.7- 6.3	2,961	45.3	43.2-47.5	1,945	30.7	28.9-32.5	202	3.1	2.4- 4.0	862	15.4	13.9-17.1
GENDER
Male	2,392	109	4.2	3.2- 5.5	1,061	43.5	40.1-46.9	769	31.9	29.0-34.9	83	3.5	2.3- 5.2	370	16.9	14.5-19.6
Female	3,953	266	6.5	5.5- 7.8	1,900	47.1	44.5-49.7	1,176	29.5	27.3-31.8	119	2.8	2.1- 3.7	492	14.1	12.1-16.3
RACE
White	5,129	296	5.6	4.7- 6.6	2,459	47.0	44.8-49.3	1,577	31.1	29.1-33.2	157	2.9	2.2- 3.9	640	13.4	11.9-15.1
African American	854	57	4.9	3.5- 6.9	296	30.7	26.0-35.8	282	34.3	29.6-39.4	37	4.5	2.7- 7.3	182	25.6	21.0-30.9
Other Minorities	314	21	5.6	3.2- 9.7	178	60.7	51.4-69.3	76	21.5	15.6-28.9	6	2.4	0.5-11.0	33	9.8	5.3-17.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	227	16	8.5	4.5-15.5	126	57.8	47.0-67.9	56	19.2	13.1-27.2	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	26	14.1	7.9-23.9
Non-Hispanic	6,098	358	5.1	4.4- 6.0	2,829	44.3	42.2-46.3	1,884	31.7	29.8-33.6	197	3.4	2.6- 4.4	830	15.6	14.0-17.3
AGE
18-24	172	6	1.6	0.7- 3.9	59	42.9	33.0-53.4	59	29.1	21.7-37.9	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	46	25.5	17.9-34.8
25-34	607	31	5.1	3.2- 7.9	259	45.4	39.7-51.3	206	30.6	25.9-35.6	13	2.6	1.1- 6.2	98	16.3	12.3-21.3
35-44	1,022	62	6.4	4.5- 9.2	451	43.2	39.0-47.5	343	33.0	29.1-37.2	34	4.3	2.3- 8.0	132	13.0	10.4-16.2
45-54	1,296	74	6.2	4.6- 8.3	612	46.0	42.2-49.9	398	30.8	27.3-34.6	38	2.7	1.8- 4.3	174	14.2	11.5-17.4
55-64	1,304	84	6.0	4.6- 7.8	633	48.3	44.5-52.0	393	30.2	26.9-33.7	47	3.2	2.1- 4.7	147	12.4	9.8-15.5
65+	1,883	116	6.0	4.5- 7.9	916	46.3	43.0-49.6	526	29.1	26.1-32.4	67	4.6	3.2- 6.5	258	14.1	11.9-16.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	735	39	5.0	2.9- 8.4	281	46.4	38.3-54.6	202	23.2	18.1-29.1	31	2.5	1.5- 4.0	182	23.0	17.4-29.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,709	90	5.3	3.7- 7.4	689	38.2	34.0-42.5	549	31.9	28.0-36.0	72	4.8	2.9- 7.7	309	19.9	16.7-23.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,551	85	4.6	3.4- 6.2	761	45.2	41.3-49.2	484	33.2	29.6-37.0	51	4.1	2.6- 6.4	170	12.9	10.1-16.2
College Graduate	2,343	161	6.3	5.1- 7.6	1,227	50.4	47.5-53.3	708	30.7	28.2-33.4	48	1.5	1.1- 2.1	199	11.1	9.0-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	555	44	8.3	4.7-14.3	200	36.8	28.6-45.7	149	23.2	18.1-29.3	24	3.6	1.8- 7.2	138	28.0	20.5-36.9
$15,000- 24,999	879	46	4.1	2.6- 6.3	395	44.1	38.3-50.0	261	29.3	24.4-34.7	33	4.1	1.8- 8.9	144	18.5	13.9-24.2
$25,000- 34,999	606	27	3.7	1.9- 7.0	275	40.6	34.0-47.6	188	35.8	29.1-43.1	21	2.8	1.6- 5.0	95	17.0	12.7-22.4
$35,000- 49,999	804	44	4.6	3.1- 6.8	377	48.9	42.8-54.9	247	27.4	23.0-32.3	38	4.4	2.8- 6.9	98	14.8	10.9-19.8
$50,000-74,999	933	57	4.7	3.2- 6.8	450	48.9	44.0-53.9	297	29.3	25.3-33.6	26	3.1	1.6- 6.0	103	13.9	10.2-18.8
$75,000+	1,642	101	6.2	4.8- 8.1	871	50.1	46.7-53.6	502	31.9	28.9-35.2	31	2.4	1.3- 4.6	137	9.2	7.3-11.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,031	127	5.2	4.0- 6.7	910	39.7	36.2-43.2	574	31.2	27.6-35.0	78	3.7	2.6- 5.3	342	20.3	16.9-24.2
No	4,096	236	5.5	4.6- 6.6	1,959	47.2	44.8-49.7	1,304	30.8	28.7-33.0	120	3.1	2.2- 4.3	477	13.4	11.7-15.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	743	38	5.4	3.4- 8.5	355	43.8	38.5-49.3	217	28.4	23.8-33.4	33	5.9	2.9-11.5	100	16.5	12.5-21.6
Non-Veteran	5,080	308	5.5	4.7- 6.6	2,348	45.5	43.2-47.9	1,581	31.3	29.2-33.4	154	2.8	2.1- 3.8	689	14.9	13.1-16.7

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,378

681

5.1

4.5- 5.7

5,753

44.4

42.8-46.0

3,699

31.2

29.7-32.6

407

3.2

2.6- 3.8

1,838

16.2

15.0-17.5

-Piedmont NC

6,345

375

5.4

4.7- 6.3

2,961

45.3

43.2-47.5

1,945

30.7

28.9-32.5

202

3.1

2.4- 4.0

862

15.4

13.9-17.1

GENDER

Male

2,392

109

4.2

3.2- 5.5

1,061

43.5

40.1-46.9

769

31.9

29.0-34.9

3.5

2.3- 5.2

370

16.9

14.5-19.6

Female

3,953

266

6.5

5.5- 7.8

1,900

47.1

44.5-49.7

1,176

29.5

27.3-31.8

119

2.8

2.1- 3.7

492

14.1

12.1-16.3

RACE

White

5,129

296

5.6

4.7- 6.6

2,459

47.0

44.8-49.3

1,577

31.1

29.1-33.2

157

2.9

2.2- 3.9

640

13.4

11.9-15.1

African American

854

4.9

3.5- 6.9

296

30.7

26.0-35.8

282

34.3

29.6-39.4

4.5

2.7- 7.3

182

25.6

21.0-30.9

Other Minorities

314

5.6

3.2- 9.7

178

60.7

51.4-69.3

21.5

15.6-28.9

2.4

0.5-11.0

9.8

5.3-17.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

227

8.5

4.5-15.5

126

57.8

47.0-67.9

19.2

13.1-27.2

0.4

0.1- 1.4

14.1

7.9-23.9

Non-Hispanic

6,098

358

5.1

4.4- 6.0

2,829

44.3

42.2-46.3

1,884

31.7

29.8-33.6

197

3.4

2.6- 4.4

830

15.6

14.0-17.3

AGE

18-24

172

1.6

0.7- 3.9

42.9

33.0-53.4

29.1

21.7-37.9

0.9

0.2- 3.7

25.5

17.9-34.8

25-34

607

5.1

3.2- 7.9

259

45.4

39.7-51.3

206

30.6

25.9-35.6

2.6

1.1- 6.2

16.3

12.3-21.3

35-44

1,022

6.4

4.5- 9.2

451

43.2

39.0-47.5

343

33.0

29.1-37.2

4.3

2.3- 8.0

132

13.0

10.4-16.2

45-54

1,296

6.2

4.6- 8.3

612

46.0

42.2-49.9

398

30.8

27.3-34.6

2.7

1.8- 4.3

174

14.2

11.5-17.4

55-64

1,304

6.0

4.6- 7.8

633

48.3

44.5-52.0

393

30.2

26.9-33.7

3.2

2.1- 4.7

147

12.4

9.8-15.5

65+

1,883

116

6.0

4.5- 7.9

916

46.3

43.0-49.6

526

29.1

26.1-32.4

4.6

3.2- 6.5

258

14.1

11.9-16.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

735

5.0

2.9- 8.4

281

46.4

38.3-54.6

202

23.2

18.1-29.1

2.5

1.5- 4.0

182

23.0

17.4-29.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,709

5.3

3.7- 7.4

689

38.2

34.0-42.5

549

31.9

28.0-36.0

4.8

2.9- 7.7

309

19.9

16.7-23.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,551

4.6

3.4- 6.2

761

45.2

41.3-49.2

484

33.2

29.6-37.0

4.1

2.6- 6.4

170

12.9

10.1-16.2

College Graduate

2,343

161

6.3

5.1- 7.6

1,227

50.4

47.5-53.3

708

30.7

28.2-33.4

1.5

1.1- 2.1

199

11.1

9.0-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

555

8.3

4.7-14.3

200

36.8

28.6-45.7

149

23.2

18.1-29.3

3.6

1.8- 7.2

138

28.0

20.5-36.9

$15,000- 24,999

879

4.1

2.6- 6.3

395

44.1

38.3-50.0

261

29.3

24.4-34.7

4.1

1.8- 8.9

144

18.5

13.9-24.2

$25,000- 34,999

606

3.7

1.9- 7.0

275

40.6

34.0-47.6

188

35.8

29.1-43.1

2.8

1.6- 5.0

17.0

12.7-22.4

$35,000- 49,999

804

4.6

3.1- 6.8

377

48.9

42.8-54.9

247

27.4

23.0-32.3

4.4

2.8- 6.9

14.8

10.9-19.8

$50,000-74,999

933

4.7

3.2- 6.8

450

48.9

44.0-53.9

297

29.3

25.3-33.6

3.1

1.6- 6.0

103

13.9

10.2-18.8

$75,000+

1,642

101

6.2

4.8- 8.1

871

50.1

46.7-53.6

502

31.9

28.9-35.2

2.4

1.3- 4.6

137

9.2

7.3-11.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,031

127

5.2

4.0- 6.7

910

39.7

36.2-43.2

574

31.2

27.6-35.0

3.7

2.6- 5.3

342

20.3

16.9-24.2

4,096

236

5.5

4.6- 6.6

1,959

47.2

44.8-49.7

1,304

30.8

28.7-33.0

120

3.1

2.2- 4.3

477

13.4

11.7-15.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

743

5.4

3.4- 8.5

355

43.8

38.5-49.3

217

28.4

23.8-33.4

5.9

2.9-11.5

100

16.5

12.5-21.6

Non-Veteran

5,080

308

5.5

4.7- 6.6

2,348

45.5

43.2-47.9

1,581

31.3

29.2-33.4

154

2.8

2.1- 3.8

689

14.9

13.1-16.7

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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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