Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day*
Wake County, 2000


Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond.#
>= 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
< 5 fv/day
 
N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 341 89  25.4  (20.6-30.9) 252  74.6  (69.1-79.4)
SEX      
Male 129 31  24.6  (17.3-33.8)  98  75.4  (66.2-82.7)
Female 212 58  26.2  (20.4-33.0) 154  73.8  (67.0-79.6)
RACE      
White 262 66  24.4  (19.1-30.6) 196  75.6  (69.4-80.9)
Other  74 21  27.9  (17.9-40.8)  53  72.1  (59.2-82.1)
AGE      
18-44 184 42  23.7  (17.5-31.3) 142  76.3  (68.7-82.5)
45+ 151 46  28.6  (21.6-36.9) 105  71.4  (63.1-78.4)
EDUCATION      
< College 151 39  24.6  (17.6-33.3) 112  75.4  (66.7-82.4)
College Graduate or More 187 49  26.1  (19.8-33.6) 138  73.9  (66.4-80.2)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME      
Less than $75,000 133 32  23.4  (16.1-32.8) 101  76.6  (67.2-83.9)
$75,000+ 148 44  29.0  (21.8-37.5) 104  71.0  (62.5-78.2)
DISABILITY STATUS      
Any Disability  75 28  38.7  (27.2-51.6)  47  61.3  (48.4-72.8)
No Disability 260 61  22.8  (17.6-29.0) 199  77.2  (71.0-82.4)

*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.