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

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	12,657	1,786	12.5	11.6-13.5	8,353	66.6	65.1-68.1	1,784	14.5	13.5-15.6	107	0.9	0.7- 1.2	627	5.4	4.6- 6.4
-Western NC	2,708	410	14.3	12.5-16.4	1,768	64.0	60.6-67.2	359	13.1	11.3-15.0	20	0.7	0.3- 1.5	151	7.9	5.4-11.6
GENDER
Male	1,038	148	13.4	10.6-16.8	687	62.5	56.9-67.8	138	12.7	10.3-15.7	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8	56	10.9	6.3-18.4
Female	1,670	262	15.2	12.9-17.7	1,081	65.3	61.6-68.8	221	13.4	11.0-16.1	11	1.0	0.4- 2.8	95	5.2	3.6- 7.4
RACE
White	2,496	378	13.5	11.9-15.4	1,632	64.7	61.3-68.0	327	13.2	11.4-15.3	19	0.8	0.4- 1.7	140	7.7	5.0-11.8
African American	71	7	18.8	6.0-45.9	47	53.9	35.8-71.1	9	10.3	4.3-22.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	7	16.4	6.5-35.6
Other Minorities	131	23	23.7	13.2-38.9	83	58.3	43.3-71.9	21	11.7	5.3-24.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.2	1.3-25.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	56	9	17.4	7.3-35.9	36	60.2	39.6-77.7	7	11.7	3.4-33.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.7	2.3-37.7
Non-Hispanic	2,647	400	14.2	12.4-16.2	1,729	64.1	60.7-67.3	352	13.1	11.4-15.1	20	0.7	0.3- 1.6	146	7.8	5.2-11.6
AGE
18-24	88	17	14.6	7.9-25.3	47	47.4	31.2-64.2	13	14.1	7.3-25.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	10	22.0	8.7-45.7
25-34	185	22	13.6	7.9-22.4	123	62.1	51.5-71.6	27	14.1	9.0-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	13	10.2	4.0-23.9
35-44	336	35	8.7	5.9-12.6	243	73.1	66.5-78.8	43	12.5	8.9-17.4	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	12	5.2	2.3-11.0
45-54	479	66	13.7	10.5-17.7	316	64.7	58.5-70.5	73	15.3	11.5-20.1	2	0.2	0.0- 0.6	22	6.1	2.8-12.8
55-64	633	93	14.7	11.8-18.1	420	66.5	62.0-70.7	86	12.9	10.3-16.1	8	1.7	0.6- 5.1	26	4.2	2.6- 6.5
65+	967	173	18.9	16.0-22.3	605	64.6	60.9-68.2	115	10.5	8.6-12.9	6	0.5	0.2- 1.0	68	5.5	4.2- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	368	43	10.8	6.8-16.6	203	45.3	35.1-56.0	73	16.1	11.0-22.9	4	1.8	0.3- 9.0	45	26.0	14.1-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	876	97	10.3	7.7-13.7	574	66.4	61.8-70.7	140	16.7	13.4-20.5	7	0.5	0.2- 1.0	58	6.1	4.3- 8.7
Some Post-H.S.	670	91	11.3	8.3-15.3	463	71.7	66.0-76.8	85	12.6	9.3-17.0	5	0.9	0.3- 3.3	26	3.5	2.0- 5.9
College Graduate	790	179	23.7	19.7-28.1	526	63.5	57.9-68.8	59	7.8	5.7-10.7	4	0.3	0.1- 0.7	22	4.7	1.5-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	346	47	15.7	10.0-23.6	184	52.1	42.7-61.4	67	15.8	10.5-23.1	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	42	15.5	8.1-27.7
$15,000- 24,999	497	64	11.6	8.5-15.6	332	66.7	60.2-72.7	71	13.8	9.8-18.9	4	1.4	0.4- 5.3	26	6.5	3.3-12.4
$25,000- 34,999	339	31	7.7	5.2-11.3	242	70.4	63.9-76.2	50	16.0	11.5-21.8	0	0.0	. - .	16	5.9	3.3-10.1
$35,000- 49,999	366	64	19.0	13.7-25.6	248	67.1	60.3-73.3	41	10.7	7.4-15.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	10	2.8	1.3- 6.0
$50,000-74,999	357	51	10.8	7.7-14.8	252	68.6	59.1-76.7	39	11.7	7.7-17.5	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	12	8.5	2.7-23.9
$75,000+	400	85	20.6	15.2-27.3	275	68.8	61.2-75.6	32	9.3	6.1-14.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	7	1.1	0.5- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,028	139	13.7	11.2-16.6	615	60.2	55.7-64.5	174	15.3	12.6-18.4	12	1.4	0.5- 4.0	88	9.4	6.6-13.4
No	1,603	261	15.1	12.7-17.8	1,098	66.5	62.5-70.3	178	12.4	10.2-15.1	8	0.4	0.1- 1.3	58	5.6	3.2- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	339	63	18.1	13.9-23.2	225	67.8	61.8-73.3	38	11.5	7.9-16.4	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	10	1.9	1.0- 3.6
Non-Veteran	2,144	319	13.8	11.8-16.1	1,388	63.0	59.2-66.8	294	13.4	11.3-15.6	14	0.7	0.3- 1.8	129	9.1	6.0-13.5

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,657

1,786

12.5

11.6-13.5

8,353

66.6

65.1-68.1

1,784

14.5

13.5-15.6

107

0.9

0.7- 1.2

627

5.4

4.6- 6.4

-Western NC

2,708

410

14.3

12.5-16.4

1,768

64.0

60.6-67.2

359

13.1

11.3-15.0

0.7

0.3- 1.5

151

7.9

5.4-11.6

GENDER

Male

1,038

148

13.4

10.6-16.8

687

62.5

56.9-67.8

138

12.7

10.3-15.7

0.4

0.2- 0.8

10.9

6.3-18.4

Female

1,670

262

15.2

12.9-17.7

1,081

65.3

61.6-68.8

221

13.4

11.0-16.1

1.0

0.4- 2.8

5.2

3.6- 7.4

RACE

White

2,496

378

13.5

11.9-15.4

1,632

64.7

61.3-68.0

327

13.2

11.4-15.3

0.8

0.4- 1.7

140

7.7

5.0-11.8

African American

18.8

6.0-45.9

53.9

35.8-71.1

10.3

4.3-22.7

0.6

0.1- 4.0

16.4

6.5-35.6

Other Minorities

131

23.7

13.2-38.9

58.3

43.3-71.9

11.7

5.3-24.0

0.0

. - .

6.2

1.3-25.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.4

7.3-35.9

60.2

39.6-77.7

11.7

3.4-33.1

0.0

. - .

10.7

2.3-37.7

Non-Hispanic

2,647

400

14.2

12.4-16.2

1,729

64.1

60.7-67.3

352

13.1

11.4-15.1

0.7

0.3- 1.6

146

7.8

5.2-11.6

AGE

18-24

14.6

7.9-25.3

47.4

31.2-64.2

14.1

7.3-25.4

1.9

0.3-12.6

22.0

8.7-45.7

25-34

185

13.6

7.9-22.4

123

62.1

51.5-71.6

14.1

9.0-21.4

0.0

. - .

10.2

4.0-23.9

35-44

336

8.7

5.9-12.6

243

73.1

66.5-78.8

12.5

8.9-17.4

0.5

0.2- 1.6

5.2

2.3-11.0

45-54

479

13.7

10.5-17.7

316

64.7

58.5-70.5

15.3

11.5-20.1

0.2

0.0- 0.6

6.1

2.8-12.8

55-64

633

14.7

11.8-18.1

420

66.5

62.0-70.7

12.9

10.3-16.1

1.7

0.6- 5.1

4.2

2.6- 6.5

65+

967

173

18.9

16.0-22.3

605

64.6

60.9-68.2

115

10.5

8.6-12.9

0.5

0.2- 1.0

5.5

4.2- 7.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

368

10.8

6.8-16.6

203

45.3

35.1-56.0

16.1

11.0-22.9

1.8

0.3- 9.0

26.0

14.1-42.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

876

10.3

7.7-13.7

574

66.4

61.8-70.7

140

16.7

13.4-20.5

0.5

0.2- 1.0

6.1

4.3- 8.7

Some Post-H.S.

670

11.3

8.3-15.3

463

71.7

66.0-76.8

12.6

9.3-17.0

0.9

0.3- 3.3

3.5

2.0- 5.9

College Graduate

790

179

23.7

19.7-28.1

526

63.5

57.9-68.8

7.8

5.7-10.7

0.3

0.1- 0.7

4.7

1.5-13.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

346

15.7

10.0-23.6

184

52.1

42.7-61.4

15.8

10.5-23.1

0.9

0.4- 2.1

15.5

8.1-27.7

$15,000- 24,999

497

11.6

8.5-15.6

332

66.7

60.2-72.7

13.8

9.8-18.9

1.4

0.4- 5.3

6.5

3.3-12.4

$25,000- 34,999

339

7.7

5.2-11.3

242

70.4

63.9-76.2

16.0

11.5-21.8

0.0

. - .

5.9

3.3-10.1

$35,000- 49,999

366

19.0

13.7-25.6

248

67.1

60.3-73.3

10.7

7.4-15.1

0.4

0.1- 1.5

2.8

1.3- 6.0

$50,000-74,999

357

10.8

7.7-14.8

252

68.6

59.1-76.7

11.7

7.7-17.5

0.4

0.1- 1.3

8.5

2.7-23.9

$75,000+

400

20.6

15.2-27.3

275

68.8

61.2-75.6

9.3

6.1-14.0

0.2

0.0- 1.1

1.1

0.5- 2.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,028

139

13.7

11.2-16.6

615

60.2

55.7-64.5

174

15.3

12.6-18.4

1.4

0.5- 4.0

9.4

6.6-13.4

1,603

261

15.1

12.7-17.8

1,098

66.5

62.5-70.3

178

12.4

10.2-15.1

0.4

0.1- 1.3

5.6

3.2- 9.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

339

18.1

13.9-23.2

225

67.8

61.8-73.3

11.5

7.9-16.4

0.7

0.2- 2.3

1.9

1.0- 3.6

Non-Veteran

2,144

319

13.8

11.8-16.1

1,388

63.0

59.2-66.8

294

13.4

11.3-15.6

0.7

0.3- 1.8

129

9.1

6.0-13.5

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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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