Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*
Surry County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
>= 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
< 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 305 90  30.1  (24.7-36.1) 215  69.9  (63.9-75.3)
SEX      
Male 121 25  23.6  (16.1-33.2)  96  76.4  (66.8-83.9)
Female 184 65  35.9  (28.7-43.8) 119  64.1  (56.2-71.3)
AGE      
18-44 140 36  26.5  (19.0-35.5) 104  73.5  (64.5-81.0)
45+ 164 54  33.4  (26.0-41.8) 110  66.6  (58.2-74.0)
EDUCATION      
<=H.S./GED 192 52  27.2  (20.8-34.9) 140  72.8  (65.1-79.2)
Any Post-H.S. 113 38  34.8  (25.9-44.9)  75  65.2  (55.1-74.1)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $25,000 100 29  27.2  (18.8-37.6)  71  72.8  (62.4-81.2)
$25,000+ 136 37  27.5  (20.1-36.3)  99  72.5  (63.7-79.9)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability  98 32  32.6  (23.1-43.7)  66  67.4  (56.3-76.9)
No Disability 206 58  28.9  (22.6-36.2) 148  71.1  (63.8-77.4)

*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.