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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

How often do you eat potatoes not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?

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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 12,634 466 3.3 2.8- 3.9 8,330 65.3 63.7-66.7 2,981 24.6 23.3-26.0 174 1.5 1.1- 1.9 683 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-Western NC 2,713 146 5.1 4.1- 6.4 1,874 69.6 66.8-72.2 530 19.7 17.5-22.1 35 1.3 0.9- 2.1 128 4.3 3.3- 5.5
GENDER
Male 1,036 58 5.4 3.8- 7.5 750 72.3 68.1-76.2 174 17.2 14.1-20.7 8 0.7 0.3- 1.4 46 4.5 2.9- 6.8
Female 1,677 88 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,124 67.0 63.4-70.5 356 22.1 19.1-25.3 27 1.9 1.1- 3.2 82 4.1 3.0- 5.5
RACE
White 2,501 127 4.7 3.7- 5.9 1,754 71.3 68.5-73.9 476 18.9 16.7-21.2 29 1.2 0.7- 2.0 115 3.9 3.0- 5.1
African American 71 5 7.0 2.4-18.4 33 54.2 37.2-70.2 24 33.6 20.1-50.4 3 2.3 0.6- 8.6 6 2.9 1.2- 7.3
Other Minorities 132 13 10.0 4.1-22.4 82 53.9 39.5-67.6 28 24.2 13.6-39.2 2 1.6 0.4- 6.2 7 10.4 3.8-25.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 56 6 9.3 2.6-28.5 39 61.4 40.5-78.8 8 16.4 6.1-37.4 0 0.0 . - . 3 12.9 3.5-37.9
Non-Hispanic 2,652 140 5.0 4.0- 6.2 1,830 69.9 67.1-72.5 522 19.9 17.7-22.3 35 1.4 0.9- 2.1 125 3.9 3.1- 5.0
AGE
18-24 87 6 6.3 2.5-14.7 51 67.5 52.9-79.3 23 18.6 10.8-30.0 2 1.8 0.4- 7.9 5 5.9 2.0-16.1
25-34 187 11 5.5 2.9-10.1 125 67.9 58.8-75.8 43 22.3 15.5-31.0 3 1.5 0.4- 5.3 5 2.7 1.0- 7.3
35-44 338 10 2.1 1.1- 4.1 245 74.5 68.4-79.7 67 20.4 15.6-26.2 4 1.0 0.3- 2.7 12 2.1 1.0- 4.3
45-54 480 30 6.3 3.9-10.2 309 65.5 59.4-71.1 107 21.3 16.4-27.1 4 1.0 0.4- 2.8 30 5.9 3.5- 9.7
55-64 635 30 5.1 3.1- 8.4 430 67.5 62.9-71.9 138 21.0 17.5-24.9 6 0.6 0.3- 1.5 31 5.7 3.6- 8.9
65+ 966 59 5.7 4.2- 7.6 698 72.7 69.1-76.0 148 15.7 13.1-18.8 16 2.0 1.1- 3.9 45 3.9 2.8- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 370 46 12.7 8.2-19.2 239 65.2 55.5-73.7 63 18.4 12.6-26.2 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 20 3.1 1.7- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 879 47 4.7 3.2- 6.7 634 70.3 65.4-74.8 147 18.7 14.9-23.1 8 1.1 0.4- 2.9 43 5.3 3.2- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 674 30 4.0 2.3- 6.9 468 71.7 66.1-76.8 134 19.4 15.2-24.3 7 1.0 0.4- 2.9 35 3.9 2.6- 5.7
College Graduate 786 23 2.8 1.7- 4.7 530 68.6 64.1-72.9 185 22.1 18.6-26.1 18 2.3 1.3- 4.0 30 4.1 2.5- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 351 32 9.7 5.6-16.2 212 57.7 48.5-66.4 65 19.7 13.6-27.6 10 2.6 1.2- 5.4 32 10.3 5.7-17.9
$15,000- 24,999 498 52 10.2 7.1-14.4 346 70.9 64.8-76.3 82 15.8 11.7-20.8 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0 16 2.9 1.2- 6.9
$25,000- 34,999 338 15 5.8 3.2-10.2 235 70.2 63.7-76.0 67 18.7 14.1-24.3 6 2.9 1.1- 7.3 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3
$35,000- 49,999 368 14 3.9 1.9- 7.6 276 75.4 69.2-80.6 62 15.4 11.4-20.4 6 1.2 0.5- 2.9 10 4.2 1.9- 9.1
$50,000-74,999 354 12 3.8 1.9- 7.5 246 70.3 63.0-76.6 80 21.0 15.8-27.4 2 0.7 0.1- 3.7 14 4.2 1.9- 9.2
$75,000+ 400 6 2.1 0.6- 6.5 282 71.2 64.0-77.5 94 22.6 17.3-29.1 4 1.1 0.3- 3.6 14 3.0 1.5- 5.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,037 69 6.3 4.6- 8.6 666 62.6 58.2-66.7 222 24.1 20.2-28.5 17 1.9 1.1- 3.4 63 5.1 3.7- 7.0
No 1,597 69 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,152 72.6 69.2-75.7 296 18.0 15.5-20.8 17 1.1 0.6- 2.1 63 4.0 2.8- 5.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 334 16 5.3 2.9- 9.3 253 73.4 67.1-78.8 51 18.1 13.4-24.0 2 0.5 0.1- 1.8 12 2.8 1.5- 5.1
Non-Veteran 2,152 119 5.4 4.1- 6.9 1,466 69.5 66.4-72.5 437 19.5 17.1-22.1 28 1.4 0.8- 2.2 102 4.3 3.2- 5.8

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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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