SC BRFSS 2002: (Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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Fruits and Vegetables

Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?

	Total Respond.#	1 or more/day	1 or more/week	1 or more/month	1 or more/year	Never
TOTAL	4,433	1,529	33.0	31.1-34.9	2,094	48.5	46.5-50.5	616	14.5	13.1-16.0	77	1.5	1.1- 2.1	117	2.5	2.0- 3.2
GENDER
Male	1,720	456	26.7	23.9-29.7	873	50.2	47.0-53.4	298	18.3	15.9-21.0	42	2.0	1.3- 3.0	51	2.8	2.0- 4.0
Female	2,713	1,073	38.7	36.3-41.1	1,221	46.9	44.4-49.4	318	11.0	9.6-12.7	35	1.1	0.7- 1.7	66	2.3	1.6- 3.1
RACE
White	3,312	1,135	32.5	30.5-34.6	1,593	49.3	47.1-51.6	436	14.1	12.5-15.8	55	1.4	1.0- 2.0	93	2.7	2.1- 3.5
African American	983	339	33.7	29.5-38.2	445	47.7	43.3-52.2	157	14.2	11.5-17.4	20	2.0	1.2- 3.5	22	2.4	1.3- 4.2
Other Minorities	100	39	34.9	24.2-47.4	42	40.0	28.4-52.8	16	23.2	12.6-38.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5	2	1.2	0.2- 6.4
HISPANIC
Yes	97	28	26.2	15.8-40.2	48	47.7	33.9-61.8	16	23.6	12.6-40.0	3	1.2	0.3- 5.4	2	1.2	0.2- 6.6
No	4,268	1,476	33.1	31.3-35.1	2,019	48.6	46.6-50.7	587	14.1	12.7-15.6	73	1.5	1.1- 2.1	113	2.6	2.0- 3.3
AGE
18-24	312	76	26.4	20.2-33.8	164	52.3	45.1-59.4	55	16.6	12.1-22.2	6	1.4	0.6- 3.6	11	3.3	1.6- 6.8
25-34	741	197	26.0	21.9-30.5	399	54.8	50.0-59.6	117	16.3	12.7-20.6	8	1.0	0.4- 2.3	20	1.9	1.1- 3.4
35-44	885	227	27.1	23.3-31.1	452	50.5	46.2-54.8	156	17.2	14.2-20.8	22	2.0	1.2- 3.5	28	3.2	2.0- 4.9
45-54	883	281	29.3	25.6-33.3	429	50.9	46.5-55.3	127	14.4	11.5-18.0	18	2.0	1.1- 3.8	28	3.3	2.0- 5.4
55-64	710	282	41.7	37.1-46.4	314	42.8	38.2-47.5	84	12.1	9.0-16.0	17	1.9	1.0- 3.7	13	1.6	0.6- 3.8
65+	867	450	51.5	47.3-55.7	323	37.4	33.4-41.6	71	8.7	6.6-11.3	6	0.7	0.2- 2.4	17	1.7	0.9- 3.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	664	230	31.4	26.6-36.5	267	39.8	34.5-45.3	125	23.5	18.6-29.3	25	3.4	2.0- 5.7	17	1.9	1.0- 3.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,408	421	28.2	25.0-31.7	670	48.8	45.1-52.4	237	17.2	14.6-20.1	33	1.7	1.1- 2.7	47	4.1	2.8- 6.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,110	356	31.4	27.9-35.2	544	50.6	46.7-54.6	169	15.0	12.5-17.9	10	1.0	0.4- 2.1	31	2.0	1.2- 3.2
College Graduate	1,247	520	40.8	37.4-44.3	611	50.7	47.1-54.2	85	6.2	4.8- 8.0	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0	22	1.5	0.9- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	588	199	32.9	27.2-39.1	222	39.8	34.0-45.8	126	20.0	15.7-25.0	17	3.0	1.7- 5.4	24	4.4	2.5- 7.6
$15,000- 24,999	783	269	30.7	26.5-35.3	352	44.6	39.8-49.6	125	18.9	14.9-23.7	21	2.8	1.6- 5.0	16	2.9	1.5- 5.5
$25,000- 34,999	577	164	25.5	21.0-30.7	289	52.9	47.3-58.4	95	17.7	13.7-22.6	11	1.5	0.7- 3.1	18	2.4	1.4- 4.3
$35,000- 49,999	727	218	30.1	25.5-35.1	389	54.0	48.9-59.0	92	12.7	9.7-16.4	9	1.0	0.5- 2.3	19	2.2	1.3- 3.9
$50,000+	1,224	456	37.6	34.3-41.0	617	49.2	45.7-52.6	116	10.8	8.6-13.4	13	0.7	0.3- 1.4	22	1.8	1.0- 3.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	189	63	28.9	22.4-36.3	96	55.4	47.4-63.1	20	9.2	5.8-14.3	3	2.7	0.8- 8.2	7	3.9	1.7- 8.4
Appalachia II	367	135	33.8	28.6-39.5	177	50.2	44.4-56.1	42	12.2	8.8-16.7	5	1.5	0.5- 4.5	8	2.3	1.0- 5.1
Appalachia III	274	100	35.1	29.0-41.9	131	49.5	42.8-56.3	35	12.7	9.0-17.8	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	6	2.0	0.8- 4.5
Catawba	205	77	38.5	30.4-47.3	91	45.3	37.2-53.7	28	13.1	8.4-19.9	7	2.5	1.0- 5.8	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5
Edisto	91	28	25.0	16.4-36.0	46	48.8	37.0-60.8	13	19.9	11.4-32.5	2	2.3	0.6- 8.9	2	4.0	0.9-16.4
Low Country	183	75	36.9	29.5-45.0	76	43.9	35.7-52.4	20	12.2	7.4-19.6	2	1.5	0.4- 5.6	10	5.6	2.6-11.6
Palmetto	478	174	35.9	30.7-41.4	228	47.6	42.2-53.0	65	14.6	11.2-18.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	8	1.3	0.6- 2.9
Pee Dee	1,323	439	29.4	26.3-32.6	617	49.3	45.5-53.1	201	16.2	13.4-19.5	31	2.9	1.8- 4.7	35	2.2	1.4- 3.5
Savannah	155	59	32.7	25.1-41.5	70	49.9	40.6-59.1	23	16.4	10.7-24.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4
Trident	409	127	28.6	23.7-34.0	213	51.9	46.2-57.6	52	14.9	11.1-19.8	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	14	4.0	2.3- 7.1
Upper Savannah	289	81	27.7	21.3-35.2	147	51.8	43.8-59.8	45	14.3	9.6-20.8	6	2.2	0.7- 6.6	10	4.0	1.6- 9.8
Waccamaw	262	94	35.6	28.4-43.6	116	43.8	36.0-52.0	40	16.8	10.8-25.1	5	1.6	0.7- 4.0	7	2.2	1.0- 4.7
Wateree	156	57	36.4	27.7-46.1	63	37.9	29.0-47.6	26	20.1	12.7-30.4	5	3.5	1.2- 9.4	5	2.2	0.7- 6.2

Total
Respond.#

1 or more/day

1 or more/week

1 or more/month

1 or more/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,433

1,529

33.0

31.1-34.9

2,094

48.5

46.5-50.5

616

14.5

13.1-16.0

1.5

1.1- 2.1

117

2.5

2.0- 3.2

GENDER

Male

1,720

456

26.7

23.9-29.7

873

50.2

47.0-53.4

298

18.3

15.9-21.0

2.0

1.3- 3.0

2.8

2.0- 4.0

Female

2,713

1,073

38.7

36.3-41.1

1,221

46.9

44.4-49.4

318

11.0

9.6-12.7

1.1

0.7- 1.7

2.3

1.6- 3.1

RACE

White

3,312

1,135

32.5

30.5-34.6

1,593

49.3

47.1-51.6

436

14.1

12.5-15.8

1.4

1.0- 2.0

2.7

2.1- 3.5

African American

983

339

33.7

29.5-38.2

445

47.7

43.3-52.2

157

14.2

11.5-17.4

2.0

1.2- 3.5

2.4

1.3- 4.2

Other Minorities

100

34.9

24.2-47.4

40.0

28.4-52.8

23.2

12.6-38.9

0.7

0.1- 4.5

1.2

0.2- 6.4

HISPANIC

Yes

26.2

15.8-40.2

47.7

33.9-61.8

23.6

12.6-40.0

1.2

0.3- 5.4

1.2

0.2- 6.6

4,268

1,476

33.1

31.3-35.1

2,019

48.6

46.6-50.7

587

14.1

12.7-15.6

1.5

1.1- 2.1

113

2.6

2.0- 3.3

AGE

18-24

312

26.4

20.2-33.8

164

52.3

45.1-59.4

16.6

12.1-22.2

1.4

0.6- 3.6

3.3

1.6- 6.8

25-34

741

197

26.0

21.9-30.5

399

54.8

50.0-59.6

117

16.3

12.7-20.6

1.0

0.4- 2.3

1.9

1.1- 3.4

35-44

885

227

27.1

23.3-31.1

452

50.5

46.2-54.8

156

17.2

14.2-20.8

2.0

1.2- 3.5

3.2

2.0- 4.9

45-54

883

281

29.3

25.6-33.3

429

50.9

46.5-55.3

127

14.4

11.5-18.0

2.0

1.1- 3.8

3.3

2.0- 5.4

55-64

710

282

41.7

37.1-46.4

314

42.8

38.2-47.5

12.1

9.0-16.0

1.9

1.0- 3.7

1.6

0.6- 3.8

65+

867

450

51.5

47.3-55.7

323

37.4

33.4-41.6

8.7

6.6-11.3

0.7

0.2- 2.4

1.7

0.9- 3.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

664

230

31.4

26.6-36.5

267

39.8

34.5-45.3

125

23.5

18.6-29.3

3.4

2.0- 5.7

1.9

1.0- 3.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,408

421

28.2

25.0-31.7

670

48.8

45.1-52.4

237

17.2

14.6-20.1

1.7

1.1- 2.7

4.1

2.8- 6.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,110

356

31.4

27.9-35.2

544

50.6

46.7-54.6

169

15.0

12.5-17.9

1.0

0.4- 2.1

2.0

1.2- 3.2

College Graduate

1,247

520

40.8

37.4-44.3

611

50.7

47.1-54.2

6.2

4.8- 8.0

0.9

0.4- 2.0

1.5

0.9- 2.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

588

199

32.9

27.2-39.1

222

39.8

34.0-45.8

126

20.0

15.7-25.0

3.0

1.7- 5.4

4.4

2.5- 7.6

$15,000- 24,999

783

269

30.7

26.5-35.3

352

44.6

39.8-49.6

125

18.9

14.9-23.7

2.8

1.6- 5.0

2.9

1.5- 5.5

$25,000- 34,999

577

164

25.5

21.0-30.7

289

52.9

47.3-58.4

17.7

13.7-22.6

1.5

0.7- 3.1

2.4

1.4- 4.3

$35,000- 49,999

727

218

30.1

25.5-35.1

389

54.0

48.9-59.0

12.7

9.7-16.4

1.0

0.5- 2.3

2.2

1.3- 3.9

$50,000+

1,224

456

37.6

34.3-41.0

617

49.2

45.7-52.6

116

10.8

8.6-13.4

0.7

0.3- 1.4

1.8

1.0- 3.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

189

28.9

22.4-36.3

55.4

47.4-63.1

9.2

5.8-14.3

2.7

0.8- 8.2

3.9

1.7- 8.4

Appalachia II

367

135

33.8

28.6-39.5

177

50.2

44.4-56.1

12.2

8.8-16.7

1.5

0.5- 4.5

2.3

1.0- 5.1

Appalachia III

274

100

35.1

29.0-41.9

131

49.5

42.8-56.3

12.7

9.0-17.8

0.6

0.2- 2.6

2.0

0.8- 4.5

Catawba

205

38.5

30.4-47.3

45.3

37.2-53.7

13.1

8.4-19.9

2.5

1.0- 5.8

0.6

0.1- 2.5

Edisto

25.0

16.4-36.0

48.8

37.0-60.8

19.9

11.4-32.5

2.3

0.6- 8.9

4.0

0.9-16.4

Low Country

183

36.9

29.5-45.0

43.9

35.7-52.4

12.2

7.4-19.6

1.5

0.4- 5.6

5.6

2.6-11.6

Palmetto

478

174

35.9

30.7-41.4

228

47.6

42.2-53.0

14.6

11.2-18.9

0.6

0.2- 2.0

1.3

0.6- 2.9

Pee Dee

1,323

439

29.4

26.3-32.6

617

49.3

45.5-53.1

201

16.2

13.4-19.5

2.9

1.8- 4.7

2.2

1.4- 3.5

Savannah

155

32.7

25.1-41.5

49.9

40.6-59.1

16.4

10.7-24.3

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.3- 3.4

Trident

409

127

28.6

23.7-34.0

213

51.9

46.2-57.6

14.9

11.1-19.8

0.6

0.2- 1.8

4.0

2.3- 7.1

Upper Savannah

289

27.7

21.3-35.2

147

51.8

43.8-59.8

14.3

9.6-20.8

2.2

0.7- 6.6

4.0

1.6- 9.8

Waccamaw

262

35.6

28.4-43.6

116

43.8

36.0-52.0

16.8

10.8-25.1

1.6

0.7- 4.0

2.2

1.0- 4.7

Wateree

156

36.4

27.7-46.1

37.9

29.0-47.6

20.1

12.7-30.4

3.5

1.2- 9.4

2.2

0.7- 6.2

#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.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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