Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*
Pitt County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
>= 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
< 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 303 87  26.4  (21.4-32.1) 216  73.6  (67.9-78.6)
SEX      
Male 134 30  21.9  (15.0-30.8) 104  78.1  (69.2-85.0)
Female 169 57  30.4  (23.5-38.2) 112  69.6  (61.8-76.5)
RACE      
White 208 64  28.3  (22.1-35.4) 144  71.7  (64.6-77.9)
Other  89 19  18.9  (11.7-29.0)  70  81.1  (71.0-88.3)
AGE      
18-44 165 37  21.3  (15.3-28.9) 128  78.7  (71.1-84.7)
45+ 137 49  33.5  (25.5-42.6)  88  66.5  (57.4-74.5)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 120 25  17.8  (11.8-26.1)  95  82.2  (73.9-88.2)
Any Post-H.S. 182 62  32.0  (25.1-39.9) 120  68.0  (60.1-74.9)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $35,000 147 39  23.6  (16.9-32.0) 108  76.4  (68.0-83.1)
$35,000+ 113 37  30.4  (22.2-40.0)  76  69.6  (60.0-77.8)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability  92 32  33.0  (23.1-44.6)  60  67.0  (55.4-76.9)
No Disability 208 54  23.6  (18.1-30.3) 154  76.4  (69.7-81.9)

*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.