When you purchase items from a vending machine, how often do you choose lower-fat items? Would you say:*
Robeson 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 109 19  20.1  (12.9-30.0) 81  74.2  (64.2-82.2) 9   5.7  ( 2.8-11.1)
SEX        
Male  47 10  23.9  (13.2-39.3) 37  76.1  (60.7-86.8) 0   0.0  (    -    )
Female  62  9  15.9  ( 8.0-29.2) 44  72.1  (58.5-82.6) 9  12.0  ( 6.0-22.6)
RACE        
White  32  7  25.9  (12.7-45.5) 21  64.4  (45.4-79.8) 4   9.7  ( 3.4-24.9)
African-American  31  6  19.8  ( 8.5-39.4) 24  78.8  (59.4-90.4) 1   1.5  ( 0.2- 9.9)
American Indian  42  5  16.7  ( 6.9-35.1) 33  76.9  (59.5-88.3) 4   6.4  ( 2.2-16.9)
AGE        
18-44  77 12  17.9  (10.1-29.6) 61  78.5  (66.8-86.9) 4   3.6  ( 1.3- 9.7)
45+  32  7  25.7  (12.3-46.1) 20  63.3  (44.0-79.1) 5  10.9  ( 4.2-25.8)
EDUCATION        
<=H.S./GED  61 10  20.3  (11.1-34.3) 47  75.3  (61.5-85.3) 4   4.4  ( 1.6-11.9)
Any Post-H.S.  48  9  19.9  (10.1-35.3) 34  72.8  (57.3-84.2) 5   7.4  ( 2.8-17.8)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME        
Less than $35,000  45  3   7.2  ( 2.1-21.6) 38  83.6  (68.2-92.4) 4   9.2  ( 3.3-23.1)
$35,000+  50 12  27.6  (16.1-43.2) 34  68.5  (53.2-80.6) 4   3.9  ( 1.4-10.4)
DISABILITY STATUS        
Any Disability  24  4  19.3  ( 7.2-42.5) 19  76.3  (53.4-90.1) 1   4.3  ( 0.6-25.4)
No Disability  83 14  20.0  (11.9-31.6) 61  73.7  (62.1-82.7) 8   6.3  ( 3.0-12.6)

*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.