Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*
Robeson County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
>= 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
< 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 321 73  21.3  (16.7-26.7) 248  78.7  (73.3-83.3)
SEX      
Male 119 23  17.0  (10.9-25.5)  96  83.0  (74.5-89.1)
Female 202 50  25.0  (18.9-32.2) 152  75.0  (67.8-81.1)
RACE      
White 121 31  28.5  (20.1-38.5)  90  71.5  (61.5-79.9)
African-American  78 23  27.4  (17.5-40.1)  55  72.6  (59.9-82.5)
American Indian 114 19  12.5  ( 7.7-19.7)  95  87.5  (80.3-92.3)
AGE      
18-44 164 37  20.5  (14.6-28.2) 127  79.5  (71.8-85.4)
45+ 157 36  22.2  (15.8-30.2) 121  77.8  (69.8-84.2)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 198 46  21.4  (15.7-28.5) 152  78.6  (71.5-84.3)
Any Post-H.S. 122 27  21.2  (14.4-30.1)  95  78.8  (69.9-85.6)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $35,000 135 33  26.1  (18.5-35.5) 102  73.9  (64.5-81.5)
$35,000+ 131 26  15.7  (10.4-23.1) 105  84.3  (76.9-89.6)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability 104 24  23.3  (15.3-33.8)  80  76.7  (66.2-84.7)
No Disability 212 48  20.2  (15.0-26.8) 164  79.8  (73.2-85.0)

*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.