Dietary Fat Intake*
Robeson County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
Higher fat
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
Low fat
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 321 259  81.3  (76.1-85.7) 62  18.7  (14.3-23.9)
SEX      
Male 119 100  85.3  (77.0-90.9) 19  14.7  ( 9.1-23.0)
Female 202 159  78.0  (70.8-83.8) 43  22.0  (16.2-29.2)
RACE      
White 121  89  73.6  (64.0-81.3) 32  26.4  (18.7-36.0)
African-American  78  68  86.4  (74.5-93.2) 10  13.6  ( 6.8-25.5)
American Indian 114  97  86.5  (78.0-92.1) 17  13.5  ( 7.9-22.0)
AGE      
18-44 164 139  86.7  (80.3-91.3) 25  13.3  ( 8.7-19.7)
45+ 157 120  74.8  (66.1-81.9) 37  25.2  (18.1-33.9)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 198 159  81.4  (74.6-86.7) 39  18.6  (13.3-25.4)
Any Post-H.S. 122  99  81.1  (72.2-87.7) 23  18.9  (12.3-27.8)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $35,000 135 108  80.8  (72.4-87.1) 27  19.2  (12.9-27.6)
$35,000+ 131 107  81.6  (73.0-88.0) 24  18.4  (12.0-27.0)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability 104  81  78.6  (68.6-86.1) 23  21.4  (13.9-31.4)
No Disability 212 173  82.1  (75.6-87.2) 39  17.9  (12.8-24.4)

*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.