BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (In a typical week, how many days do you eat a main meal that is prepared at home?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Physical Activity & Nutrition

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	Total Respond.^	1-2 days	3-4 days	5-6 days	Every day	Do not eat main meal at home
North Carolina	5,479	376	5.8	5.0- 6.8	952	17.7	16.2-19.4	1,844	33.4	31.3-35.5	2,203	41.5	39.2-43.9	104	1.6	1.0- 2.3
-Western NC	1,176	75	8.8	5.6-13.6	189	16.4	13.7-19.4	370	32.6	28.9-36.5	523	41.0	36.9-45.2	19	1.3	0.6- 2.4
GENDER
Male	455	29	11.2	5.6-21.2	80	16.3	12.5-20.9	145	31.8	26.1-38.0	188	39.0	32.7-45.6	13	1.9	0.9- 4.0
Female	721	46	6.7	4.4-10.1	109	16.4	12.9-20.7	225	33.4	28.7-38.3	335	42.8	37.6-48.2	6	0.7	0.2- 2.4
RACE
White	1,074	67	8.6	5.2-13.9	170	17.0	14.1-20.3	344	32.8	29.0-36.9	476	40.2	35.9-44.6	17	1.4	0.7- 2.6
African American	37	5	12.4	4.2-31.2	9	11.3	5.0-23.7	10	37.0	18.1-60.9	13	39.4	19.6-63.3	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	61	3	8.9	2.1-31.1	8	7.1	2.8-17.0	16	26.5	14.0-44.4	32	57.0	38.7-73.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	43.2	16.4-74.6	16	56.8	25.4-83.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,152	75	9.0	5.7-13.9	188	16.7	14.0-19.8	364	32.4	28.7-36.3	506	40.6	36.5-44.9	19	1.3	0.7- 2.4
AGE
18-24	43	5	14.6	5.5-33.7	7	12.5	5.7-25.5	16	38.4	24.0-55.3	14	32.0	19.0-48.5	1	2.5	0.3-15.7
25-34	80	4	15.7	4.1-45.1	19	18.5	10.6-30.3	27	30.0	19.1-43.7	29	34.4	22.2-48.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2
35-44	130	10	6.6	3.3-12.6	20	12.8	7.6-20.6	55	39.4	29.4-50.3	43	40.5	29.1-53.0	2	0.7	0.1- 3.7
45-54	192	20	7.4	4.4-12.4	38	23.0	16.0-31.8	53	27.9	21.0-36.1	78	41.0	32.6-49.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2
55-64	280	17	6.9	4.0-11.7	40	14.5	10.4-19.9	85	30.5	24.7-37.0	133	46.1	39.3-53.0	5	1.9	0.7- 5.4
65+	440	19	5.4	2.7-10.5	61	15.1	11.4-19.6	130	31.6	26.7-37.1	223	47.0	41.3-52.7	7	0.9	0.4- 2.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	155	12	11.6	5.3-23.5	20	13.6	8.0-22.2	31	22.1	14.1-32.9	88	51.5	40.4-62.5	4	1.1	0.3- 4.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	376	24	7.5	4.1-13.5	61	16.1	12.0-21.3	108	32.4	26.2-39.4	177	42.4	35.9-49.3	6	1.5	0.4- 4.8
Some Post-H.S.	302	19	6.3	3.2-11.9	50	18.5	12.9-25.8	96	28.2	22.1-35.1	134	46.3	38.1-54.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.9
College Graduate	340	20	11.7	4.2-28.6	57	15.7	11.3-21.3	134	40.6	32.8-48.9	123	30.4	23.7-38.0	6	1.6	0.5- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	10	14.2	5.6-31.6	8	4.5	1.7-11.4	27	24.1	14.3-37.7	105	53.6	40.6-66.2	7	3.6	1.4- 9.1
$15,000- 24,999	221	14	7.1	3.5-14.1	41	17.3	11.9-24.5	55	20.2	14.2-27.9	110	55.3	45.5-64.8	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
$25,000- 34,999	143	9	5.9	2.7-12.2	27	20.3	13.0-30.1	37	26.7	18.5-37.0	66	44.0	34.2-54.3	4	3.2	0.9-11.1
$35,000- 49,999	159	11	6.6	3.1-13.4	31	23.6	15.1-34.9	60	36.2	27.2-46.3	54	32.4	23.4-43.0	3	1.2	0.3- 4.5
$50,000-74,999	157	8	15.0	4.1-42.3	37	19.0	12.6-27.6	64	39.6	28.3-52.2	47	26.3	17.9-36.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
$75,000+	165	15	8.9	5.1-15.2	26	15.4	9.8-23.3	72	39.6	30.8-49.0	51	34.5	25.2-45.0	1	1.7	0.2-10.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	445	30	7.9	5.0-12.4	67	17.0	12.5-22.7	114	27.0	21.7-33.1	222	46.4	40.2-52.8	12	1.7	0.8- 3.6
No	723	45	9.2	5.1-16.2	121	16.1	12.9-19.9	254	35.0	30.3-40.1	296	38.6	33.4-44.0	7	1.1	0.4- 2.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	168	11	7.7	3.8-15.0	27	15.4	10.1-22.7	52	32.4	24.4-41.6	72	42.3	33.5-51.5	6	2.2	0.8- 5.6
Non-Veteran	1,005	64	9.0	5.5-14.4	162	16.5	13.6-19.9	316	32.4	28.4-36.6	451	41.0	36.5-45.6	12	1.1	0.5- 2.4

Total
Respond.^

1-2 days

3-4 days

5-6 days

Every day

Do not eat main meal at home

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,479

376

5.8

5.0- 6.8

952

17.7

16.2-19.4

1,844

33.4

31.3-35.5

2,203

41.5

39.2-43.9

104

1.6

1.0- 2.3

-Western NC

1,176

8.8

5.6-13.6

189

16.4

13.7-19.4

370

32.6

28.9-36.5

523

41.0

36.9-45.2

1.3

0.6- 2.4

GENDER

Male

455

11.2

5.6-21.2

16.3

12.5-20.9

145

31.8

26.1-38.0

188

39.0

32.7-45.6

1.9

0.9- 4.0

Female

721

6.7

4.4-10.1

109

16.4

12.9-20.7

225

33.4

28.7-38.3

335

42.8

37.6-48.2

0.7

0.2- 2.4

RACE

White

1,074

8.6

5.2-13.9

170

17.0

14.1-20.3

344

32.8

29.0-36.9

476

40.2

35.9-44.6

1.4

0.7- 2.6

African American

12.4

4.2-31.2

11.3

5.0-23.7

37.0

18.1-60.9

39.4

19.6-63.3

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

8.9

2.1-31.1

7.1

2.8-17.0

26.5

14.0-44.4

57.0

38.7-73.5

0.5

0.1- 2.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

43.2

16.4-74.6

56.8

25.4-83.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,152

9.0

5.7-13.9

188

16.7

14.0-19.8

364

32.4

28.7-36.3

506

40.6

36.5-44.9

1.3

0.7- 2.4

AGE

18-24

14.6

5.5-33.7

12.5

5.7-25.5

38.4

24.0-55.3

32.0

19.0-48.5

2.5

0.3-15.7

25-34

15.7

4.1-45.1

18.5

10.6-30.3

30.0

19.1-43.7

34.4

22.2-48.9

1.4

0.2- 9.2

35-44

130

6.6

3.3-12.6

12.8

7.6-20.6

39.4

29.4-50.3

40.5

29.1-53.0

0.7

0.1- 3.7

45-54

192

7.4

4.4-12.4

23.0

16.0-31.8

27.9

21.0-36.1

41.0

32.6-49.9

0.7

0.2- 2.2

55-64

280

6.9

4.0-11.7

14.5

10.4-19.9

30.5

24.7-37.0

133

46.1

39.3-53.0

1.9

0.7- 5.4

65+

440

5.4

2.7-10.5

15.1

11.4-19.6

130

31.6

26.7-37.1

223

47.0

41.3-52.7

0.9

0.4- 2.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

155

11.6

5.3-23.5

13.6

8.0-22.2

22.1

14.1-32.9

51.5

40.4-62.5

1.1

0.3- 4.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

376

7.5

4.1-13.5

16.1

12.0-21.3

108

32.4

26.2-39.4

177

42.4

35.9-49.3

1.5

0.4- 4.8

Some Post-H.S.

302

6.3

3.2-11.9

18.5

12.9-25.8

28.2

22.1-35.1

134

46.3

38.1-54.7

0.8

0.2- 2.9

College Graduate

340

11.7

4.2-28.6

15.7

11.3-21.3

134

40.6

32.8-48.9

123

30.4

23.7-38.0

1.6

0.5- 4.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

14.2

5.6-31.6

4.5

1.7-11.4

24.1

14.3-37.7

105

53.6

40.6-66.2

3.6

1.4- 9.1

$15,000- 24,999

221

7.1

3.5-14.1

17.3

11.9-24.5

20.2

14.2-27.9

110

55.3

45.5-64.8

0.0

0.0- 0.3

$25,000- 34,999

143

5.9

2.7-12.2

20.3

13.0-30.1

26.7

18.5-37.0

44.0

34.2-54.3

3.2

0.9-11.1

$35,000- 49,999

159

6.6

3.1-13.4

23.6

15.1-34.9

36.2

27.2-46.3

32.4

23.4-43.0

1.2

0.3- 4.5

$50,000-74,999

157

15.0

4.1-42.3

19.0

12.6-27.6

39.6

28.3-52.2

26.3

17.9-36.9

0.1

0.0- 0.7

$75,000+

165

8.9

5.1-15.2

15.4

9.8-23.3

39.6

30.8-49.0

34.5

25.2-45.0

1.7

0.2-10.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

445

7.9

5.0-12.4

17.0

12.5-22.7

114

27.0

21.7-33.1

222

46.4

40.2-52.8

1.7

0.8- 3.6

723

9.2

5.1-16.2

121

16.1

12.9-19.9

254

35.0

30.3-40.1

296

38.6

33.4-44.0

1.1

0.4- 2.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

168

7.7

3.8-15.0

15.4

10.1-22.7

32.4

24.4-41.6

42.3

33.5-51.5

2.2

0.8- 5.6

Non-Veteran

1,005

9.0

5.5-14.4

162

16.5

13.6-19.9

316

32.4

28.4-36.6

451

41.0

36.5-45.6

1.1

0.5- 2.4

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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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