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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,867 9,951 79.4 78.2-80.5 2,916 20.6 19.5-21.8
-Western NC 2,754 2,057 75.9 73.4-78.2 697 24.1 21.8-26.6
GENDER
Male 1,056 837 77.8 73.8-81.4 219 22.2 18.6-26.2
Female 1,698 1,220 74.1 71.0-76.9 478 25.9 23.1-29.0
RACE
White 2,535 1,894 76.9 74.5-79.1 641 23.1 20.9-25.5
African American 74 58 69.6 48.1-85.0 16 30.4 15.0-51.9
Other Minorities 134 98 64.6 49.3-77.4 36 35.4 22.6-50.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 57 33 61.6 41.4-78.5 24 38.4 21.5-58.6
Non-Hispanic 2,691 2,021 76.4 74.0-78.7 670 23.6 21.3-26.0
AGE
18-24 88 70 84.7 74.0-91.5 18 15.3 8.5-26.0
25-34 187 136 68.9 59.4-77.1 51 31.1 22.9-40.6
35-44 338 265 82.0 77.1-86.1 73 18.0 13.9-22.9
45-54 488 351 72.2 66.9-76.9 137 27.8 23.1-33.1
55-64 639 482 76.4 72.3-80.0 157 23.6 20.0-27.7
65+ 993 742 74.8 71.4-77.9 251 25.2 22.1-28.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 384 317 85.0 78.8-89.6 67 15.0 10.4-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 893 712 80.3 76.2-83.8 181 19.7 16.2-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 677 500 78.0 73.0-82.3 177 22.0 17.7-27.0
College Graduate 796 524 63.8 58.9-68.4 272 36.2 31.6-41.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 356 283 83.8 78.2-88.2 73 16.2 11.8-21.8
$15,000- 24,999 507 392 77.4 71.8-82.2 115 22.6 17.8-28.2
$25,000- 34,999 340 252 70.6 63.6-76.8 88 29.4 23.2-36.4
$35,000- 49,999 370 266 70.4 63.8-76.2 104 29.6 23.8-36.2
$50,000-74,999 357 263 79.3 73.9-83.9 94 20.7 16.1-26.1
$75,000+ 402 277 68.8 61.1-75.7 125 31.2 24.3-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,054 825 78.5 75.1-81.6 229 21.5 18.4-24.9
No 1,613 1,168 74.6 71.4-77.6 445 25.4 22.4-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 345 281 80.5 75.2-84.9 64 19.5 15.1-24.8
Non-Veteran 2,179 1,604 75.8 73.0-78.4 575 24.2 21.6-27.0

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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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