Dietary Fat Intake*

Cabarrus County, 2000

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Higher fat   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Low fat   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	301	225  74.9  (69.1-80.0)	76  25.1  (20.0-30.9)
SEX
Male	109	90  81.4  (72.0-88.1)	19  18.6  (11.9-28.0)
Female	192	135  69.1  (61.4-75.8)	57  30.9  (24.2-38.6)
RACE
White	246	181  73.3  (66.8-78.9)	65  26.7  (21.1-33.2)
Other	52	41  83.9  (71.5-91.6)	11  16.1  ( 8.4-28.5)
AGE
18-44	142	105  74.3  (65.4-81.5)	37  25.7  (18.5-34.6)
45+	156	118  75.6  (67.5-82.2)	38  24.4  (17.8-32.5)
EDUCATION
<=H.S./GED	144	109  75.4  (66.7-82.4)	35  24.6  (17.6-33.3)
Any Post-H.S.	155	115  74.5  (66.2-81.3)	40  25.5  (18.7-33.8)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $35,000	121	94  78.4  (69.4-85.3)	27  21.6  (14.7-30.6)
$35,000+	141	107  75.0  (66.3-82.1)	34  25.0  (17.9-33.7)
DISABILITY STATUS
Any Disability	80	63  78.1  (66.0-86.8)	17  21.9  (13.2-34.0)
No Disability	214	156  73.1  (66.1-79.1)	58  26.9  (20.9-33.9)

*Data in this table were derived from the fat intake questions.

Low-fat= less then or equal to 30% of calories from fat (estimated).

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.