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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake County

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Wake County 586 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 177 31.8 26.5-37.6 246 40.8 35.3-46.5 152 25.9 21.4-31.0
GENDER
Male 224 6 2.1 0.9- 4.9 77 34.9 26.2-44.7 95 41.1 32.3-50.5 46 21.9 15.3-30.4
Female 362 5 0.9 0.3- 2.2 100 28.6 23.0-34.9 151 40.6 34.4-47.0 106 30.0 24.4-36.1
RACE
White 453 7 1.3 0.5- 3.0 134 29.1 24.2-34.6 195 42.7 36.8-48.7 117 26.9 21.8-32.8
Other 128 4 2.0 0.7- 5.6 42 38.7 26.1-53.0 50 37.6 26.0-50.9 32 21.7 14.0-32.0
AGE
18-44 211 5 1.5 0.6- 3.8 64 32.3 24.2-41.6 87 40.2 31.9-49.2 55 26.0 19.2-34.1
45+ 367 6 1.5 0.6- 3.6 113 31.5 26.3-37.2 152 41.1 35.5-46.8 96 26.0 21.3-31.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 122 4 2.6 0.8- 7.6 46 40.6 26.2-56.9 51 40.5 26.7-56.0 21 16.3 8.6-28.9
Some College + 464 7 1.1 0.5- 2.6 131 28.9 24.1-34.3 195 40.9 35.5-46.6 131 29.0 24.0-34.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 170 6 2.0 0.9- 4.7 70 42.3 31.3-54.2 63 38.0 27.1-50.2 31 17.7 11.3-26.6
$50,000+ 333 3 1.1 0.4- 3.5 86 26.8 21.5-32.9 143 40.1 33.9-46.7 101 31.9 25.8-38.8

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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.

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