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| Total Respond.^ |
1 meal/week | 2 meals/week | 3 meals/week | 4+ meals/week | No fast foods in typical week | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,466 | 1,589 | 29.9 | 27.8-32.0 | 819 | 16.4 | 14.7-18.3 | 385 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.2 | 449 | 9.7 | 8.4-11.1 | 2,224 | 36.1 | 34.0-38.3 |
| -Western NC | 1,180 | 320 | 28.5 | 24.8-32.5 | 165 | 16.7 | 13.0-21.2 | 85 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 | 93 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.6 | 517 | 36.9 | 33.2-40.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 456 | 115 | 24.2 | 19.3-29.8 | 73 | 19.6 | 13.2-28.0 | 45 | 11.6 | 8.1-16.3 | 53 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.7 | 170 | 32.7 | 27.1-39.0 |
| Female | 724 | 205 | 32.4 | 27.2-37.9 | 92 | 14.1 | 10.8-18.3 | 40 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.9 | 40 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.5 | 347 | 40.7 | 35.8-45.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,075 | 290 | 28.6 | 24.7-32.9 | 147 | 17.0 | 13.1-21.9 | 79 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.2 | 85 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.5 | 474 | 36.3 | 32.5-40.3 |
| African American | 37 | 10 | 31.3 | 14.8-54.4 | 6 | 13.1 | 3.9-36.1 | 2 | 11.3 | 2.5-38.6 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.2-24.8 | 15 | 36.4 | 17.6-60.6 |
| Other Minorities | 64 | 18 | 23.0 | 12.5-38.4 | 11 | 12.2 | 5.4-25.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.6 | 4 | 13.4 | 4.2-35.3 | 27 | 49.9 | 32.2-67.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 22 | 9 | 21.8 | 8.0-47.3 | 3 | 27.1 | 6.1-67.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 51.0 | 22.4-79.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,156 | 311 | 28.7 | 24.9-32.7 | 160 | 16.4 | 12.7-20.9 | 85 | 9.2 | 7.1-12.0 | 93 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.8 | 507 | 36.7 | 32.9-40.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 43 | 15 | 31.7 | 18.8-48.2 | 10 | 22.1 | 11.2-38.8 | 7 | 18.4 | 8.8-34.4 | 5 | 12.2 | 4.3-30.1 | 6 | 15.7 | 7.0-31.4 |
| 25-34 | 81 | 20 | 23.3 | 14.1-35.9 | 20 | 31.5 | 16.7-51.3 | 9 | 10.9 | 5.1-21.8 | 10 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.4 | 22 | 26.0 | 15.7-39.7 |
| 35-44 | 131 | 41 | 37.7 | 26.5-50.3 | 20 | 12.5 | 7.5-20.2 | 19 | 11.8 | 7.1-18.9 | 14 | 11.3 | 6.4-19.4 | 37 | 26.7 | 18.2-37.2 |
| 45-54 | 193 | 49 | 26.8 | 19.5-35.7 | 37 | 16.9 | 11.6-23.8 | 14 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.5 | 23 | 13.5 | 7.9-22.1 | 70 | 35.2 | 27.7-43.6 |
| 55-64 | 282 | 73 | 25.4 | 20.1-31.7 | 35 | 14.2 | 9.8-20.2 | 16 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.5 | 22 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.6 | 136 | 46.8 | 40.0-53.7 |
| 65+ | 439 | 117 | 26.8 | 22.1-32.1 | 40 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.6 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.3 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.3 | 244 | 57.2 | 51.6-62.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 157 | 48 | 31.2 | 22.1-42.1 | 18 | 12.1 | 6.8-20.6 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.6 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.3-14.8 | 81 | 50.6 | 39.6-61.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 377 | 103 | 29.9 | 24.0-36.6 | 61 | 20.0 | 14.8-26.6 | 38 | 11.7 | 7.9-16.9 | 30 | 8.2 | 4.7-13.9 | 145 | 30.2 | 24.6-36.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 303 | 91 | 32.0 | 24.3-41.0 | 37 | 11.8 | 7.8-17.5 | 24 | 13.2 | 8.3-20.3 | 28 | 12.0 | 7.4-18.7 | 123 | 31.0 | 24.6-38.2 |
| College Graduate | 340 | 76 | 21.1 | 15.8-27.6 | 49 | 20.0 | 11.2-33.3 | 19 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.0 | 29 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.7 | 167 | 45.2 | 36.9-53.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 157 | 40 | 30.1 | 19.8-42.7 | 11 | 12.4 | 5.2-26.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 | 8 | 9.3 | 2.8-27.0 | 95 | 47.6 | 35.6-59.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 225 | 64 | 29.1 | 19.7-40.7 | 34 | 14.7 | 9.6-22.0 | 11 | 5.7 | 2.5-12.4 | 17 | 8.6 | 4.6-15.5 | 99 | 41.9 | 32.7-51.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 142 | 41 | 33.1 | 23.8-43.9 | 24 | 18.6 | 12.0-27.7 | 11 | 8.6 | 4.2-16.8 | 16 | 11.5 | 6.3-20.1 | 50 | 28.2 | 20.3-37.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 158 | 34 | 21.6 | 14.7-30.6 | 31 | 21.7 | 14.2-31.7 | 18 | 17.1 | 9.9-27.8 | 17 | 10.7 | 5.1-20.9 | 58 | 29.0 | 20.9-38.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 159 | 47 | 30.8 | 21.0-42.6 | 26 | 24.8 | 11.8-44.8 | 20 | 13.5 | 7.8-22.5 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.7 | 55 | 25.0 | 17.3-34.6 |
| $75,000+ | 163 | 49 | 29.2 | 20.8-39.3 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.3-14.7 | 11 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.6 | 16 | 11.9 | 6.9-19.8 | 72 | 44.0 | 34.6-53.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 446 | 117 | 29.3 | 23.6-35.7 | 54 | 13.8 | 10.0-18.7 | 26 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.2 | 32 | 9.8 | 6.1-15.6 | 217 | 42.1 | 36.2-48.3 |
| No | 726 | 200 | 28.1 | 23.5-33.2 | 111 | 18.0 | 13.2-24.2 | 58 | 10.7 | 7.9-14.4 | 61 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.8 | 296 | 34.7 | 30.0-39.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 168 | 45 | 25.6 | 18.8-33.7 | 22 | 16.8 | 10.4-25.9 | 14 | 8.4 | 4.4-15.5 | 16 | 10.0 | 5.5-17.4 | 71 | 39.2 | 30.9-48.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,009 | 273 | 28.6 | 24.6-33.0 | 143 | 16.7 | 12.7-21.7 | 71 | 9.1 | 6.9-12.1 | 77 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.8 | 445 | 36.7 | 32.7-41.0 |
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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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