2016-2017 North Carolina Statewide CHAMP Survey Results

Nutrition

On a typical day, how many servings of fruit does (CHILD) eat? (a serving of fruit is 1/2 cup or a medium piece of fruit)1

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  Total
Respond2		 1 serving 2 servings 3 or more servings None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 681 181 25.5 21.4-30.0 226 33.3 28.5-38.4 241 36.4 31.6-41.5 33 4.8 3.0- 7.5
GENDER
Male 362 111 28.6 23.1-34.7 108 29.5 23.9-35.9 123 37.4 31.0-44.3 20 4.5 2.7- 7.4
Female 316 70 22.9 17.2-30.0 117 36.8 29.6-44.6 116 35.1 28.2-42.8 13 5.1 2.5-10.3
RACE
White 445 120 25.0 20.4-30.4 152 34.9 29.3-40.9 154 36.0 30.1-42.3 19 4.1 2.3- 7.2
African American 118 *** *** *** 41 29.3 20.6-39.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other Minorities 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HISPANIC
Yes 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 596 161 25.8 21.5-30.7 204 34.7 29.5-40.3 205 35.5 30.3-41.1 26 3.9 2.4- 6.2
AGE GROUPS
Under 5 126 18 12.4 7.1-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
5 through 10 194 46 22.8 16.3-30.9 76 40.3 30.9-50.5 67 33.7 25.6-42.9 *** *** ***
11 through 13 135 *** *** *** 35 25.7 17.6-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
14 through 17 226 74 31.7 24.4-40.0 72 30.8 23.5-39.1 63 30.9 23.2-40.0 17 6.6 3.6-11.6
PARENT EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 126 *** *** *** 35 23.8 16.1-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some College 202 52 19.1 13.6-26.2 78 38.7 29.9-48.3 61 36.8 27.8-46.9 11 5.4 2.1-13.3
College Graduate 352 97 27.0 21.2-33.6 112 33.9 27.2-41.4 130 35.3 28.8-42.3 13 3.9 2.0- 7.3
SCHOOL
Public School 502 145 28.6 23.6-34.2 170 34.2 28.6-40.3 157 30.8 25.7-36.5 30 6.3 3.9-10.1
Private/Home 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
GRADE
Not In School 137 19 12.1 7.0-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
K-5th 197 49 23.2 16.8-31.2 78 41.5 32.1-51.5 65 33.1 25.0-42.3 *** *** ***
6th-8th 131 *** *** *** 32 22.0 14.6-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
9th-12th3 213 71 32.2 24.7-40.8 67 30.3 22.9-38.8 58 30.1 22.2-39.5 17 7.4 4.1-12.9
HEALTH INSURANCE4
Private 325 97 27.8 21.8-34.8 101 35.5 28.3-43.5 114 33.6 26.9-41.0 13 3.0 1.6- 5.8
Public 278 72 24.9 18.9-32.0 95 30.8 24.2-38.2 94 36.5 29.1-44.5 17 7.8 4.2-14.1
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No health insurance 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Yes 163 47 31.2 22.4-41.7 51 26.6 19.0-35.9 *** *** *** 11 5.1 2.7- 9.5
No 505 128 23.4 18.9-28.6 172 35.5 29.8-41.6 183 36.3 30.8-42.2 22 4.8 2.7- 8.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology, results from 2011, 2012, 2013-2014 and 2016-2017 are NOT comparable to results from 2010 and earlier.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards; see N.C. CHAMP Technical Notes for more details

1Asked only for children 1 year and older.

2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = numerator, % = 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.

39th-12th grade includes those in college or other post high school education.

4Health Insurance categories: PRIVATE = State Employee Health Plan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC, or other private health insurance plan purchased from an employer or directly from insurance company.
PUBLIC = Medicaid, Carolina ACCESS, Health Check, or NC Health Choice. OTHER = the military, CHAMPUS, TRI CARE, Indian Health Services or other type not otherwise listed.

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