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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more/day 1 or more/week 1 or more/month 1 or more/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,627 3,836 29.1 27.7-30.6 4,209 37.4 35.8-39.0 1,979 16.3 15.2-17.4 316 2.0 1.7- 2.4 2,287 15.2 14.2-16.3
-Western NC 2,697 855 28.6 26.1-31.3 882 36.7 33.4-40.2 423 17.5 15.3-19.9 58 2.2 1.6- 3.0 479 15.0 13.0-17.2
GENDER
Male 1,034 336 28.3 24.5-32.3 387 41.3 36.1-46.6 163 18.1 14.7-22.2 21 2.2 1.3- 3.7 127 10.2 7.6-13.5
Female 1,663 519 29.0 25.7-32.5 495 32.6 28.5-36.9 260 16.9 14.4-19.7 37 2.2 1.5- 3.3 352 19.3 16.5-22.5
RACE
White 2,486 791 28.6 26.0-31.3 798 36.3 32.8-39.9 392 17.3 15.2-19.7 53 2.0 1.4- 2.8 452 15.8 13.7-18.2
African American 69 19 24.1 13.1-39.9 26 43.2 26.0-62.2 10 10.3 4.6-21.7 4 9.9 3.1-27.1 10 12.5 5.5-26.0
Other Minorities 132 41 31.7 19.8-46.5 55 40.2 27.5-54.4 19 23.1 12.2-39.5 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7 16 4.3 1.8- 9.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 56 18 36.6 19.9-57.3 25 37.7 22.1-56.3 6 22.2 8.2-47.6 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.6 1.5- 8.3
Non-Hispanic 2,635 834 28.3 25.9-31.0 855 36.7 33.3-40.2 416 17.3 15.2-19.6 58 2.3 1.6- 3.2 472 15.4 13.4-17.7
AGE
18-24 87 31 28.8 17.9-42.9 38 50.3 33.5-67.0 14 16.9 8.3-31.3 1 1.3 0.2- 9.1 3 2.6 0.8- 8.3
25-34 186 51 24.1 17.3-32.6 74 45.5 36.0-55.4 39 19.8 13.8-27.5 4 2.0 0.7- 6.2 18 8.5 5.1-14.0
35-44 335 64 19.2 13.9-26.0 145 42.5 35.8-49.5 64 19.1 14.1-25.4 10 2.8 1.4- 5.2 52 16.4 10.6-24.4
45-54 479 137 28.5 23.8-33.7 159 31.1 26.2-36.5 95 20.0 15.7-25.2 7 1.2 0.6- 2.6 81 19.1 13.5-26.4
55-64 627 166 26.2 22.2-30.5 201 33.0 28.6-37.7 109 19.0 15.6-23.0 15 2.6 1.4- 4.5 136 19.3 16.1-23.0
65+ 962 399 40.7 37.0-44.6 256 26.2 23.0-29.7 100 11.9 9.4-15.0 21 2.9 1.7- 4.9 186 18.3 15.6-21.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 366 114 25.1 18.3-33.4 104 34.1 22.8-47.5 54 20.7 13.0-31.3 6 1.1 0.4- 2.8 88 19.0 12.9-27.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 869 264 27.2 23.3-31.4 297 36.7 32.3-41.3 132 17.2 13.8-21.2 18 2.8 1.5- 5.1 158 16.1 12.8-20.1
Some Post-H.S. 669 209 29.5 24.1-35.6 217 38.4 31.4-45.8 120 17.4 13.7-21.9 14 2.0 1.0- 3.8 109 12.7 8.8-17.9
College Graduate 789 265 30.7 26.7-35.0 263 36.8 31.5-42.5 117 16.3 13.3-19.9 20 2.3 1.5- 3.7 124 13.9 11.2-17.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 344 103 30.7 23.1-39.5 98 28.2 21.3-36.2 52 22.1 13.5-34.1 11 4.2 1.7- 9.7 80 14.9 10.8-20.2
$15,000- 24,999 498 160 30.8 24.9-37.4 159 33.2 27.6-39.3 80 19.8 14.5-26.5 8 1.1 0.5- 2.6 91 15.1 11.7-19.2
$25,000- 34,999 336 98 27.4 21.8-33.7 121 36.7 30.3-43.6 48 15.4 11.2-20.7 8 2.6 1.2- 5.7 61 18.0 13.1-24.3
$35,000- 49,999 365 104 27.8 22.2-34.3 145 43.1 36.5-49.9 49 13.3 9.8-17.9 7 3.1 1.3- 7.3 60 12.7 9.5-16.8
$50,000-74,999 350 95 23.2 17.8-29.5 131 45.2 37.0-53.6 66 18.9 13.9-25.1 7 2.1 0.9- 4.6 51 10.8 7.7-14.7
$75,000+ 400 136 30.1 23.8-37.2 122 35.4 26.2-45.8 75 18.7 13.9-24.7 12 2.0 1.1- 3.7 55 13.8 8.6-21.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,027 338 30.0 26.2-34.1 303 30.7 26.9-34.7 144 15.9 13.0-19.3 31 3.3 2.1- 5.2 211 20.1 16.3-24.5
No 1,587 482 27.7 24.6-31.0 558 38.9 34.9-43.1 266 18.7 15.8-21.9 27 1.8 1.1- 2.8 254 12.9 10.6-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 130 35.5 29.9-41.5 122 36.3 30.5-42.5 43 14.4 10.1-20.2 6 2.7 0.9- 7.5 41 11.1 8.0-15.3
Non-Veteran 2,129 651 27.4 24.6-30.5 690 36.9 33.1-40.9 346 18.2 15.7-21.0 49 2.3 1.6- 3.2 393 15.2 12.9-17.9

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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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