BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?

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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	12,555	9,065	69.1	67.5-70.6	2,978	26.3	24.8-27.8	368	3.2	2.6- 3.8	19	0.1	0.0- 0.1	125	1.4	1.0- 2.0
-Western NC	2,673	1,966	72.8	69.7-75.8	603	22.3	20.0-24.9	73	2.6	1.9- 3.6	5	0.1	0.0- 0.4	26	2.1	0.6- 6.5
GENDER
Male	1,018	711	69.8	64.3-74.8	263	23.5	19.8-27.6	32	2.9	1.9- 4.6	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	11	3.7	1.0-13.4
Female	1,655	1,255	75.6	72.2-78.7	340	21.3	18.3-24.5	41	2.4	1.6- 3.5	4	0.2	0.1- 0.7	15	0.6	0.3- 1.0
RACE
White	2,462	1,823	73.2	69.8-76.3	555	22.8	20.3-25.4	57	1.9	1.4- 2.7	5	0.1	0.0- 0.4	22	2.0	0.5- 7.3
African American	69	40	56.0	38.4-72.2	21	23.4	13.0-38.3	7	15.9	6.5-34.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.7	0.7-26.7
Other Minorities	132	95	78.2	65.8-87.0	26	15.5	8.0-28.0	8	4.5	1.9-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.8	0.5- 6.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	55	44	76.1	56.3-88.7	6	17.5	6.6-38.7	3	4.0	1.1-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.4	0.5-10.1
Non-Hispanic	2,612	1,918	72.8	69.5-75.8	596	22.5	20.1-25.1	69	2.6	1.9- 3.5	5	0.1	0.0- 0.4	24	2.1	0.6- 6.8
AGE
18-24	85	53	60.0	41.6-75.9	22	21.7	12.6-34.6	5	4.4	1.6-11.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	13.9	3.2-44.0
25-34	186	152	85.2	78.5-90.1	29	13.1	8.5-19.7	3	1.1	0.3- 4.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6
35-44	337	240	69.0	61.4-75.8	78	25.5	19.1-33.3	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	3	0.6	0.2- 2.2
45-54	476	332	68.2	62.0-73.8	120	28.1	22.6-34.4	18	2.9	1.7- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	0.8	0.3- 1.7
55-64	623	456	72.8	68.3-76.9	148	24.6	20.7-29.1	15	2.2	1.2- 3.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1
65+	946	718	77.4	74.2-80.3	201	20.3	17.5-23.3	18	1.6	1.0- 2.7	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	7	0.5	0.2- 1.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	234	58.9	45.8-70.9	90	25.2	17.5-35.0	21	6.3	3.4-11.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	5	9.5	1.7-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	865	598	70.5	66.2-74.5	233	25.3	21.6-29.4	26	2.9	1.8- 4.9	3	0.3	0.1- 1.2	5	0.9	0.3- 3.1
Some Post-H.S.	666	496	72.7	66.4-78.1	144	24.2	18.9-30.4	15	1.9	1.0- 3.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	10	1.1	0.5- 2.6
College Graduate	788	635	82.2	78.8-85.1	136	16.1	13.3-19.3	11	1.1	0.6- 2.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	0.6	0.2- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	336	225	66.0	57.1-73.9	86	26.8	19.8-35.2	15	5.4	2.5-11.4	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6	7	1.2	0.5- 2.9
$15,000- 24,999	492	353	73.5	67.7-78.6	115	21.8	17.1-27.4	22	4.2	2.6- 6.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.4	0.1- 2.3
$25,000- 34,999	333	245	75.4	69.3-80.6	75	20.8	16.0-26.7	11	3.1	1.6- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.7	0.1- 3.1
$35,000- 49,999	366	286	77.8	71.9-82.8	73	21.2	16.3-27.1	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3
$50,000-74,999	356	262	73.4	66.7-79.2	87	24.3	18.8-30.9	4	1.2	0.4- 3.8	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6
$75,000+	398	312	77.4	69.5-83.6	76	20.6	14.5-28.5	6	1.4	0.6- 3.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,012	720	69.7	65.2-73.8	233	24.2	20.3-28.6	43	5.0	3.4- 7.3	4	0.2	0.1- 0.6	12	1.0	0.4- 2.2
No	1,586	1,194	75.6	72.4-78.7	352	22.1	19.2-25.3	28	1.7	1.0- 2.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	11	0.5	0.3- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	333	235	73.5	67.8-78.5	86	24.3	19.4-29.9	8	1.6	0.7- 3.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	3	0.4	0.1- 1.8
Non-Veteran	2,117	1,559	72.1	68.4-75.6	475	22.6	19.9-25.6	58	2.7	1.9- 3.8	4	0.1	0.0- 0.5	21	2.4	0.7- 7.9

Total
Respond.^

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,555

9,065

69.1

67.5-70.6

2,978

26.3

24.8-27.8

368

3.2

2.6- 3.8

0.1

0.0- 0.1

125

1.4

1.0- 2.0

-Western NC

2,673

1,966

72.8

69.7-75.8

603

22.3

20.0-24.9

2.6

1.9- 3.6

0.1

0.0- 0.4

2.1

0.6- 6.5

GENDER

Male

1,018

711

69.8

64.3-74.8

263

23.5

19.8-27.6

2.9

1.9- 4.6

0.0

0.0- 0.3

3.7

1.0-13.4

Female

1,655

1,255

75.6

72.2-78.7

340

21.3

18.3-24.5

2.4

1.6- 3.5

0.2

0.1- 0.7

0.6

0.3- 1.0

RACE

White

2,462

1,823

73.2

69.8-76.3

555

22.8

20.3-25.4

1.9

1.4- 2.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

2.0

0.5- 7.3

African American

56.0

38.4-72.2

23.4

13.0-38.3

15.9

6.5-34.1

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.7-26.7

Other Minorities

132

78.2

65.8-87.0

15.5

8.0-28.0

4.5

1.9-10.2

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.5- 6.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

76.1

56.3-88.7

17.5

6.6-38.7

4.0

1.1-13.0

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.5-10.1

Non-Hispanic

2,612

1,918

72.8

69.5-75.8

596

22.5

20.1-25.1

2.6

1.9- 3.5

0.1

0.0- 0.4

2.1

0.6- 6.8

AGE

18-24

60.0

41.6-75.9

21.7

12.6-34.6

4.4

1.6-11.6

0.0

. - .

13.9

3.2-44.0

25-34

186

152

85.2

78.5-90.1

13.1

8.5-19.7

1.1

0.3- 4.6

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 2.6

35-44

337

240

69.0

61.4-75.8

25.5

19.1-33.3

4.3

2.4- 7.7

0.5

0.1- 2.4

0.6

0.2- 2.2

45-54

476

332

68.2

62.0-73.8

120

28.1

22.6-34.4

2.9

1.7- 4.9

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.3- 1.7

55-64

623

456

72.8

68.3-76.9

148

24.6

20.7-29.1

2.2

1.2- 3.8

0.1

0.0- 0.5

0.3

0.1- 1.1

65+

946

718

77.4

74.2-80.3

201

20.3

17.5-23.3

1.6

1.0- 2.7

0.2

0.0- 0.7

0.5

0.2- 1.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

234

58.9

45.8-70.9

25.2

17.5-35.0

6.3

3.4-11.2

0.1

0.0- 0.6

9.5

1.7-39.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

865

598

70.5

66.2-74.5

233

25.3

21.6-29.4

2.9

1.8- 4.9

0.3

0.1- 1.2

0.9

0.3- 3.1

Some Post-H.S.

666

496

72.7

66.4-78.1

144

24.2

18.9-30.4

1.9

1.0- 3.6

0.1

0.0- 0.6

1.1

0.5- 2.6

College Graduate

788

635

82.2

78.8-85.1

136

16.1

13.3-19.3

1.1

0.6- 2.2

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.2- 1.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

336

225

66.0

57.1-73.9

26.8

19.8-35.2

5.4

2.5-11.4

0.5

0.2- 1.6

1.2

0.5- 2.9

$15,000- 24,999

492

353

73.5

67.7-78.6

115

21.8

17.1-27.4

4.2

2.6- 6.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.3

$25,000- 34,999

333

245

75.4

69.3-80.6

20.8

16.0-26.7

3.1

1.6- 5.9

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.1- 3.1

$35,000- 49,999

366

286

77.8

71.9-82.8

21.2

16.3-27.1

0.5

0.2- 1.5

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 1.3

$50,000-74,999

356

262

73.4

66.7-79.2

24.3

18.8-30.9

1.2

0.4- 3.8

0.4

0.1- 3.0

0.6

0.1- 2.6

$75,000+

398

312

77.4

69.5-83.6

20.6

14.5-28.5

1.4

0.6- 3.2

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.2- 1.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,012

720

69.7

65.2-73.8

233

24.2

20.3-28.6

5.0

3.4- 7.3

0.2

0.1- 0.6

1.0

0.4- 2.2

1,586

1,194

75.6

72.4-78.7

352

22.1

19.2-25.3

1.7

1.0- 2.7

0.1

0.0- 0.7

0.5

0.3- 1.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

333

235

73.5

67.8-78.5

24.3

19.4-29.9

1.6

0.7- 3.5

0.2

0.0- 1.5

0.4

0.1- 1.8

Non-Veteran

2,117

1,559

72.1

68.4-75.6

475

22.6

19.9-25.6

2.7

1.9- 3.8

0.1

0.0- 0.5

2.4

0.7- 7.9

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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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