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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,754	125	6.4	4.2- 9.5	877	32.2	29.4-35.1	1,055	37.3	34.3-40.4	697	24.1	21.8-26.6
GENDER
Male	1,056	66	8.9	5.0-15.2	369	35.0	30.3-39.9	402	34.0	29.9-38.3	219	22.2	18.6-26.2
Female	1,698	59	4.1	2.6- 6.5	508	29.6	26.4-33.0	653	40.3	36.3-44.5	478	25.9	23.1-29.0
RACE
White	2,535	104	5.7	3.5- 9.2	806	32.8	29.8-35.9	984	38.4	35.2-41.6	641	23.1	20.9-25.5
African American	74	11	23.7	11.9-41.7	25	22.7	13.6-35.5	22	23.2	13.2-37.5	16	30.4	15.0-51.9
Other Minorities	134	9	6.2	2.1-17.3	42	27.4	16.8-41.4	47	30.9	19.8-44.9	36	35.4	22.6-50.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	57	3	6.4	1.2-27.5	15	26.3	12.6-46.8	15	28.9	14.6-49.2	24	38.4	21.5-58.6
Non-Hispanic	2,691	121	6.4	4.2- 9.6	861	32.4	29.5-35.4	1,039	37.7	34.6-40.8	670	23.6	21.3-26.0
AGE
18-24	88	8	18.2	6.2-43.0	30	28.8	17.5-43.6	32	37.7	22.6-55.6	18	15.3	8.5-26.0
25-34	187	9	3.9	1.7- 8.5	54	31.5	22.6-42.0	73	33.6	25.9-42.2	51	31.1	22.9-40.6
35-44	338	21	6.4	4.0-10.0	126	41.4	34.2-49.0	118	34.2	27.8-41.3	73	18.0	13.9-22.9
45-54	488	30	7.9	4.1-14.7	163	29.6	25.0-34.7	158	34.7	29.0-40.9	137	27.8	23.1-33.1
55-64	639	21	3.2	1.8- 5.5	216	36.0	31.6-40.6	245	37.2	32.9-41.8	157	23.6	20.0-27.7
65+	993	36	3.4	2.3- 4.9	283	27.0	23.8-30.6	423	44.3	40.6-48.1	251	25.2	22.1-28.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	384	42	20.4	9.7-37.9	154	39.3	29.7-49.8	121	25.3	18.8-33.1	67	15.0	10.4-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	893	56	7.5	5.3-10.6	345	37.0	32.8-41.4	311	35.7	31.3-40.5	181	19.7	16.2-23.8
Some Post-H.S.	677	18	2.5	1.4- 4.4	200	31.5	25.8-37.8	282	44.0	37.1-51.1	177	22.0	17.7-27.0
College Graduate	796	9	1.4	0.7- 2.8	176	23.7	18.8-29.4	339	38.7	34.2-43.4	272	36.2	31.6-41.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	356	34	10.6	6.2-17.7	131	40.2	31.2-49.9	118	33.0	25.2-41.9	73	16.2	11.8-21.8
$15,000- 24,999	507	28	6.3	3.8-10.3	183	37.8	31.6-44.4	181	33.3	27.6-39.6	115	22.6	17.8-28.2
$25,000- 34,999	340	14	4.4	2.4- 8.0	106	30.1	24.3-36.7	132	36.1	30.1-42.7	88	29.4	23.2-36.4
$35,000- 49,999	370	7	1.9	0.9- 4.0	102	28.4	22.8-34.7	157	40.2	33.9-46.8	104	29.6	23.8-36.2
$50,000-74,999	357	10	3.0	1.5- 6.0	114	37.6	29.4-46.6	139	38.7	31.6-46.3	94	20.7	16.1-26.1
$75,000+	402	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	100	25.2	18.8-33.0	172	42.4	33.5-51.8	125	31.2	24.3-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,054	64	8.3	5.5-12.3	364	32.1	28.4-36.1	397	38.1	33.9-42.6	229	21.5	18.4-24.9
No	1,613	50	3.6	2.5- 5.1	486	33.1	29.3-37.0	632	38.0	34.2-42.0	445	25.4	22.4-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	345	14	3.6	2.0- 6.4	114	30.7	25.4-36.5	153	46.2	40.0-52.5	64	19.5	15.1-24.8
Non-Veteran	2,179	103	7.2	4.6-11.0	676	31.6	28.3-35.0	825	37.0	33.6-40.6	575	24.2	21.6-27.0

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

-Western NC

2,754

125

6.4

4.2- 9.5

877

32.2

29.4-35.1

1,055

37.3

34.3-40.4

697

24.1

21.8-26.6

GENDER

Male

1,056

8.9

5.0-15.2

369

35.0

30.3-39.9

402

34.0

29.9-38.3

219

22.2

18.6-26.2

Female

1,698

4.1

2.6- 6.5

508

29.6

26.4-33.0

653

40.3

36.3-44.5

478

25.9

23.1-29.0

RACE

White

2,535

104

5.7

3.5- 9.2

806

32.8

29.8-35.9

984

38.4

35.2-41.6

641

23.1

20.9-25.5

African American

23.7

11.9-41.7

22.7

13.6-35.5

23.2

13.2-37.5

30.4

15.0-51.9

Other Minorities

134

6.2

2.1-17.3

27.4

16.8-41.4

30.9

19.8-44.9

35.4

22.6-50.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.4

1.2-27.5

26.3

12.6-46.8

28.9

14.6-49.2

38.4

21.5-58.6

Non-Hispanic

2,691

121

6.4

4.2- 9.6

861

32.4

29.5-35.4

1,039

37.7

34.6-40.8

670

23.6

21.3-26.0

AGE

18-24

18.2

6.2-43.0

28.8

17.5-43.6

37.7

22.6-55.6

15.3

8.5-26.0

25-34

187

3.9

1.7- 8.5

31.5

22.6-42.0

33.6

25.9-42.2

31.1

22.9-40.6

35-44

338

6.4

4.0-10.0

126

41.4

34.2-49.0

118

34.2

27.8-41.3

18.0

13.9-22.9

45-54

488

7.9

4.1-14.7

163

29.6

25.0-34.7

158

34.7

29.0-40.9

137

27.8

23.1-33.1

55-64

639

3.2

1.8- 5.5

216

36.0

31.6-40.6

245

37.2

32.9-41.8

157

23.6

20.0-27.7

65+

993

3.4

2.3- 4.9

283

27.0

23.8-30.6

423

44.3

40.6-48.1

251

25.2

22.1-28.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

384

20.4

9.7-37.9

154

39.3

29.7-49.8

121

25.3

18.8-33.1

15.0

10.4-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

893

7.5

5.3-10.6

345

37.0

32.8-41.4

311

35.7

31.3-40.5

181

19.7

16.2-23.8

Some Post-H.S.

677

2.5

1.4- 4.4

200

31.5

25.8-37.8

282

44.0

37.1-51.1

177

22.0

17.7-27.0

College Graduate

796

1.4

0.7- 2.8

176

23.7

18.8-29.4

339

38.7

34.2-43.4

272

36.2

31.6-41.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

356

10.6

6.2-17.7

131

40.2

31.2-49.9

118

33.0

25.2-41.9

16.2

11.8-21.8

$15,000- 24,999

507

6.3

3.8-10.3

183

37.8

31.6-44.4

181

33.3

27.6-39.6

115

22.6

17.8-28.2

$25,000- 34,999

340

4.4

2.4- 8.0

106

30.1

24.3-36.7

132

36.1

30.1-42.7

29.4

23.2-36.4

$35,000- 49,999

370

1.9

0.9- 4.0

102

28.4

22.8-34.7

157

40.2

33.9-46.8

104

29.6

23.8-36.2

$50,000-74,999

357

3.0

1.5- 6.0

114

37.6

29.4-46.6

139

38.7

31.6-46.3

20.7

16.1-26.1

$75,000+

402

1.2

0.5- 3.1

100

25.2

18.8-33.0

172

42.4

33.5-51.8

125

31.2

24.3-38.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,054

8.3

5.5-12.3

364

32.1

28.4-36.1

397

38.1

33.9-42.6

229

21.5

18.4-24.9

1,613

3.6

2.5- 5.1

486

33.1

29.3-37.0

632

38.0

34.2-42.0

445

25.4

22.4-28.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

345

3.6

2.0- 6.4

114

30.7

25.4-36.5

153

46.2

40.0-52.5

19.5

15.1-24.8

Non-Veteran

2,179

103

7.2

4.6-11.0

676

31.6

28.3-35.0

825

37.0

33.6-40.6

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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