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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,653	140	5.1	4.0- 6.3	1,359	49.3	46.1-52.5	726	29.1	26.0-32.4	75	2.4	1.8- 3.1	353	14.2	12.1-16.6
GENDER
Male	1,015	43	4.0	2.7- 5.9	496	47.3	42.3-52.3	292	32.2	27.0-37.9	37	2.5	1.7- 3.6	147	14.0	10.9-17.8
Female	1,638	97	6.1	4.6- 7.9	863	51.1	47.1-55.2	434	26.2	23.0-29.7	38	2.2	1.5- 3.4	206	14.3	11.7-17.5
RACE
White	2,449	130	5.2	4.1- 6.5	1,265	49.5	46.1-52.8	664	29.3	26.0-32.8	69	2.4	1.8- 3.2	321	13.7	11.6-16.1
African American	68	3	1.4	0.4- 4.5	30	50.9	33.4-68.1	20	22.0	11.8-37.2	4	5.3	1.6-15.9	11	20.4	9.7-38.0
Other Minorities	127	7	5.9	2.5-13.3	61	46.9	32.9-61.4	38	29.6	18.2-44.2	2	0.6	0.1- 3.6	19	17.1	7.7-33.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	54	5	8.7	2.8-23.8	31	58.2	37.7-76.3	7	6.5	2.7-14.8	2	1.4	0.3- 6.1	9	25.2	10.4-49.4
Non-Hispanic	2,594	135	4.9	3.9- 6.2	1,326	49.0	45.8-52.3	717	29.9	26.7-33.2	73	2.4	1.8- 3.2	343	13.8	11.8-16.1
AGE
18-24	86	4	2.8	0.9- 8.3	39	49.3	32.7-66.2	23	28.3	14.1-48.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	19	19.3	10.1-33.7
25-34	186	14	7.6	4.2-13.1	84	43.8	34.8-53.3	55	34.6	25.4-45.0	4	1.3	0.4- 3.7	29	12.8	7.9-19.9
35-44	334	11	2.9	1.5- 5.3	160	46.8	39.6-54.2	99	30.9	24.5-38.1	11	3.1	1.6- 5.9	53	16.4	11.7-22.5
45-54	477	24	6.4	3.8-10.6	230	45.5	39.7-51.4	141	30.3	24.8-36.6	14	3.6	1.9- 6.6	68	14.2	9.8-20.1
55-64	621	32	4.5	3.0- 6.6	321	52.6	47.9-57.3	174	26.9	23.1-31.1	20	2.7	1.6- 4.5	74	13.2	10.0-17.3
65+	929	55	5.6	4.1- 7.7	510	55.5	51.6-59.3	229	24.7	21.5-28.2	25	2.4	1.6- 3.7	110	11.8	9.4-14.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	353	18	3.1	1.7- 5.7	135	35.8	27.0-45.8	88	27.7	16.4-42.8	17	2.6	1.5- 4.6	95	30.8	21.4-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	857	34	3.2	2.0- 5.0	412	45.5	40.9-50.2	256	32.1	27.7-36.9	31	3.9	2.5- 5.9	124	15.3	12.1-19.2
Some Post-H.S.	660	25	4.5	2.5- 7.9	359	53.5	46.8-60.1	181	27.9	22.7-33.8	16	2.0	1.1- 3.5	79	12.1	9.0-16.0
College Graduate	779	63	8.7	6.5-11.7	451	56.0	50.8-61.2	200	27.8	22.7-33.5	11	0.9	0.5- 1.8	54	6.5	4.8- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	341	18	4.3	2.0- 8.8	165	50.8	41.5-60.1	75	16.2	11.6-22.2	12	2.2	1.1- 4.4	71	26.5	17.7-37.6
$15,000- 24,999	488	22	4.0	2.4- 6.4	230	45.3	39.0-51.8	135	27.7	21.9-34.3	15	2.3	1.3- 4.1	86	20.7	15.4-27.3
$25,000- 34,999	330	15	6.9	3.5-13.1	183	50.3	43.4-57.1	88	28.6	22.6-35.4	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	40	13.1	9.0-18.6
$35,000- 49,999	362	20	5.0	3.0- 8.1	191	49.8	43.1-56.5	104	31.9	25.7-38.9	14	4.2	2.3- 7.4	33	9.1	6.2-13.1
$50,000-74,999	351	13	2.3	1.2- 4.2	183	49.8	41.8-57.8	114	34.7	26.6-43.9	9	2.1	1.0- 4.3	32	11.1	7.2-16.8
$75,000+	396	30	9.2	5.8-14.2	219	59.5	51.5-67.1	103	22.3	17.3-28.1	11	2.9	1.4- 6.1	33	6.1	4.1- 9.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,014	37	3.0	2.0- 4.5	492	47.0	42.6-51.4	290	30.7	26.6-35.2	33	2.5	1.7- 3.7	162	16.8	13.4-21.0
No	1,565	97	6.1	4.7- 7.9	840	51.7	47.6-55.6	408	27.0	23.6-30.7	40	2.4	1.6- 3.4	180	12.9	10.4-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	329	13	4.6	2.4- 8.5	183	55.6	49.2-61.8	85	26.2	21.0-32.2	13	3.7	2.0- 6.6	35	9.9	6.9-14.1
Non-Veteran	2,105	117	5.3	4.1- 6.7	1,070	48.8	45.0-52.5	568	28.7	25.1-32.6	56	2.2	1.6- 2.9	294	15.1	12.6-17.9

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

-Western NC

2,653

140

5.1

4.0- 6.3

1,359

49.3

46.1-52.5

726

29.1

26.0-32.4

2.4

1.8- 3.1

353

14.2

12.1-16.6

GENDER

Male

1,015

4.0

2.7- 5.9

496

47.3

42.3-52.3

292

32.2

27.0-37.9

2.5

1.7- 3.6

147

14.0

10.9-17.8

Female

1,638

6.1

4.6- 7.9

863

51.1

47.1-55.2

434

26.2

23.0-29.7

2.2

1.5- 3.4

206

14.3

11.7-17.5

RACE

White

2,449

130

5.2

4.1- 6.5

1,265

49.5

46.1-52.8

664

29.3

26.0-32.8

2.4

1.8- 3.2

321

13.7

11.6-16.1

African American

1.4

0.4- 4.5

50.9

33.4-68.1

22.0

11.8-37.2

5.3

1.6-15.9

20.4

9.7-38.0

Other Minorities

127

5.9

2.5-13.3

46.9

32.9-61.4

29.6

18.2-44.2

0.6

0.1- 3.6

17.1

7.7-33.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.7

2.8-23.8

58.2

37.7-76.3

6.5

2.7-14.8

1.4

0.3- 6.1

25.2

10.4-49.4

Non-Hispanic

2,594

135

4.9

3.9- 6.2

1,326

49.0

45.8-52.3

717

29.9

26.7-33.2

2.4

1.8- 3.2

343

13.8

11.8-16.1

AGE

18-24

2.8

0.9- 8.3

49.3

32.7-66.2

28.3

14.1-48.6

0.3

0.0- 2.0

19.3

10.1-33.7

25-34

186

7.6

4.2-13.1

43.8

34.8-53.3

34.6

25.4-45.0

1.3

0.4- 3.7

12.8

7.9-19.9

35-44

334

2.9

1.5- 5.3

160

46.8

39.6-54.2

30.9

24.5-38.1

3.1

1.6- 5.9

16.4

11.7-22.5

45-54

477

6.4

3.8-10.6

230

45.5

39.7-51.4

141

30.3

24.8-36.6

3.6

1.9- 6.6

14.2

9.8-20.1

55-64

621

4.5

3.0- 6.6

321

52.6

47.9-57.3

174

26.9

23.1-31.1

2.7

1.6- 4.5

13.2

10.0-17.3

65+

929

5.6

4.1- 7.7

510

55.5

51.6-59.3

229

24.7

21.5-28.2

2.4

1.6- 3.7

110

11.8

9.4-14.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

353

3.1

1.7- 5.7

135

35.8

27.0-45.8

27.7

16.4-42.8

2.6

1.5- 4.6

30.8

21.4-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

857

3.2

2.0- 5.0

412

45.5

40.9-50.2

256

32.1

27.7-36.9

3.9

2.5- 5.9

124

15.3

12.1-19.2

Some Post-H.S.

660

4.5

2.5- 7.9

359

53.5

46.8-60.1

181

27.9

22.7-33.8

2.0

1.1- 3.5

12.1

9.0-16.0

College Graduate

779

8.7

6.5-11.7

451

56.0

50.8-61.2

200

27.8

22.7-33.5

0.9

0.5- 1.8

6.5

4.8- 8.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

341

4.3

2.0- 8.8

165

50.8

41.5-60.1

16.2

11.6-22.2

2.2

1.1- 4.4

26.5

17.7-37.6

$15,000- 24,999

488

4.0

2.4- 6.4

230

45.3

39.0-51.8

135

27.7

21.9-34.3

2.3

1.3- 4.1

20.7

15.4-27.3

$25,000- 34,999

330

6.9

3.5-13.1

183

50.3

43.4-57.1

28.6

22.6-35.4

1.2

0.4- 3.5

13.1

9.0-18.6

$35,000- 49,999

362

5.0

3.0- 8.1

191

49.8

43.1-56.5

104

31.9

25.7-38.9

4.2

2.3- 7.4

9.1

6.2-13.1

$50,000-74,999

351

2.3

1.2- 4.2

183

49.8

41.8-57.8

114

34.7

26.6-43.9

2.1

1.0- 4.3

11.1

7.2-16.8

$75,000+

396

9.2

5.8-14.2

219

59.5

51.5-67.1

103

22.3

17.3-28.1

2.9

1.4- 6.1

6.1

4.1- 9.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,014

3.0

2.0- 4.5

492

47.0

42.6-51.4

290

30.7

26.6-35.2

2.5

1.7- 3.7

162

16.8

13.4-21.0

1,565

6.1

4.7- 7.9

840

51.7

47.6-55.6

408

27.0

23.6-30.7

2.4

1.6- 3.4

180

12.9

10.4-15.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

329

4.6

2.4- 8.5

183

55.6

49.2-61.8

26.2

21.0-32.2

3.7

2.0- 6.6

9.9

6.9-14.1

Non-Veteran

2,105

117

5.3

4.1- 6.7

1,070

48.8

45.0-52.5

568

28.7

25.1-32.6

2.2

1.6- 2.9

294

15.1

12.6-17.9

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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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