When you purchase items from a vending machine, how often do you choose lower-fat items? Would you say:*
Cabarrus County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
Usually/Often
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Sometimes/Never
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Low-fat not available
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 87 25  26.9  (18.0-38.3) 55  64.7  (52.8-75.0) 7   8.4  ( 3.6-18.2)
SEX        
Male 40  9  21.1  (10.6-37.5) 27  68.9  (51.8-82.1) 4  10.0  ( 3.4-25.7)
Female 47 16  36.1  (22.9-51.9) 28  58.0  (42.5-72.1) 3   5.8  ( 1.7-18.4)
RACE        
White 71 21  27.3  (17.6-39.8) 46  65.6  (52.6-76.7) 4   7.0  ( 2.4-18.6)
Other 14  3  25.3  ( 7.9-57.3)  8  50.9  (24.9-76.5) 3  23.8  ( 7.1-55.8)
AGE        
18-44 52 16  29.2  (17.8-44.0) 30  58.1  (42.7-72.0) 6  12.8  ( 5.3-27.5)
45+ 34  9  23.7  (11.2-43.4) 24  75.2  (55.6-88.0) 1   1.1  ( 0.2- 7.7)
EDUCATION        
<=H.S./GED 39  9  24.8  (12.5-43.2) 25  61.6  (43.1-77.2) 5  13.6  ( 5.0-32.1)
Any Post-H.S. 48 16  28.5  (17.0-43.9) 30  67.1  (51.4-79.7) 2   4.4  ( 0.9-18.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
Less than $35,000 33 10  34.7  (18.7-55.0) 19  56.5  (37.3-74.0) 4   8.8  ( 3.0-23.2)
$35,000+ 48 13  21.5  (12.1-35.2) 33  72.2  (57.0-83.6) 2   6.3  ( 1.5-23.0)
DISABILITY STATUS        
Any Disability 22  8  42.7  (21.5-67.0) 12  49.8  (27.3-72.4) 2   7.5  ( 1.7-27.9)
No Disability 63 17  22.7  (13.9-34.9) 41  68.3  (54.7-79.4) 5   9.0  ( 3.3-22.1)

*This question was only asked of those who reported purchasing food items, not including beverages, from a vending machine
#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.