Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*
Cabarrus County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
>= 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
< 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 302 98  31.0  (25.5-37.0) 204  69.0  (63.0-74.5)
SEX      
Male 110 24  22.5  (15.0-32.3)  86  77.5  (67.7-85.0)
Female 192 74  38.7  (31.5-46.4) 118  61.3  (53.6-68.5)
RACE      
White 247 82  32.5  (26.4-39.2) 165  67.5  (60.8-73.6)
Other  52 15  21.4  (12.0-35.1)  37  78.6  (64.9-88.0)
AGE      
18-44 142 46  31.0  (23.1-40.1)  96  69.0  (59.9-76.9)
45+ 157 51  30.7  (23.5-39.0) 106  69.3  (61.0-76.5)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 144 33  20.8  (14.5-28.9) 111  79.2  (71.1-85.5)
Any Post-H.S. 156 65  40.0  (31.8-48.8)  91  60.0  (51.2-68.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $35,000 121 39  29.0  (21.1-38.4)  82  71.0  (61.6-78.9)
$35,000+ 142 50  34.4  (26.4-43.5)  92  65.6  (56.5-73.6)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability  80 23  26.5  (17.4-38.2)  57  73.5  (61.8-82.6)
No Disability 215 73  32.8  (26.2-40.1) 142  67.2  (59.9-73.8)

*Data in this table were derived from the fruits and vegetables questions.
#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.