BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Fruits & Vegetables
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| Total # Respondents |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,092 | 501 | 5.8 | 5.2- 6.4 | 3,547 | 40.9 | 39.6-42.3 | 2,326 | 28.9 | 27.7-30.2 | 328 | 4.3 | 3.7- 4.9 | 1,390 | 20.1 | 18.9-21.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,179 | 154 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.3 | 1,350 | 38.5 | 36.5-40.6 | 964 | 30.9 | 29.0-32.9 | 153 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.3 | 558 | 20.2 | 18.4-22.2 |
| Female | 4,913 | 347 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.2 | 2,197 | 43.1 | 41.5-44.8 | 1,362 | 27.1 | 25.7-28.7 | 175 | 3.5 | 2.9- 4.1 | 832 | 19.9 | 18.5-21.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,128 | 377 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.5 | 2,920 | 46.3 | 44.9-47.8 | 1,751 | 28.9 | 27.5-30.2 | 211 | 3.3 | 2.8- 3.9 | 869 | 15.7 | 14.6-16.9 |
| African American | 1,715 | 107 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 503 | 25.9 | 23.4-28.6 | 519 | 30.5 | 27.8-33.3 | 101 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 485 | 32.2 | 29.2-35.3 |
| Other | 197 | 16 | 9.5 | 5.0-17.3 | 104 | 54.0 | 45.3-62.6 | 45 | 19.9 | 14.4-26.7 | 11 | 7.8 | 3.7-15.9 | 21 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 113 | 10 | 9.0 | 4.6-16.9 | 53 | 49.2 | 38.3-60.3 | 28 | 23.6 | 15.4-34.4 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.7-14.6 | 15 | 11.7 | 6.6-19.9 |
| No | 7,855 | 487 | 5.7 | 5.1- 6.4 | 3,445 | 40.8 | 39.5-42.1 | 2,277 | 29.2 | 28.0-30.5 | 312 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.8 | 1,334 | 20.1 | 18.9-21.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 394 | 19 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.1 | 122 | 31.1 | 26.2-36.5 | 119 | 28.7 | 24.0-33.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.2 | 120 | 31.6 | 26.5-37.2 |
| 25-34 | 993 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.1 | 361 | 35.6 | 32.4-39.0 | 282 | 27.7 | 24.7-30.9 | 44 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.4 | 254 | 26.8 | 23.7-30.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,448 | 65 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.3 | 593 | 39.3 | 36.6-42.1 | 455 | 32.2 | 29.5-35.0 | 62 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.8 | 273 | 19.2 | 17.1-21.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,638 | 100 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.7 | 745 | 43.9 | 41.2-46.6 | 487 | 30.7 | 28.2-33.3 | 62 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.3 | 244 | 15.3 | 13.4-17.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,584 | 110 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 | 712 | 44.9 | 42.2-47.6 | 458 | 28.7 | 26.3-31.2 | 77 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.7 | 227 | 15.1 | 13.1-17.2 |
| 65+ | 1,968 | 149 | 7.6 | 6.4- 9.1 | 980 | 49.9 | 47.4-52.4 | 512 | 25.4 | 23.3-27.6 | 68 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.3 | 259 | 13.8 | 12.1-15.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,069 | 63 | 5.9 | 4.3- 7.9 | 353 | 29.7 | 26.3-33.4 | 286 | 28.0 | 24.7-31.6 | 70 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.3 | 297 | 29.0 | 25.7-32.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,554 | 144 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.7 | 973 | 34.6 | 32.3-36.9 | 802 | 30.8 | 28.6-33.1 | 113 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.8 | 522 | 25.4 | 23.0-27.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,040 | 127 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.8 | 959 | 44.4 | 41.7-47.1 | 574 | 29.1 | 26.6-31.6 | 77 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.7 | 303 | 16.8 | 14.7-19.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,411 | 167 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.9 | 1,252 | 50.3 | 48.0-52.6 | 661 | 27.1 | 25.1-29.2 | 68 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.0 | 263 | 12.8 | 11.2-14.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 966 | 64 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.1 | 343 | 32.9 | 28.9-37.2 | 235 | 22.5 | 19.4-26.1 | 58 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.5 | 266 | 32.0 | 27.9-36.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,272 | 82 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 | 498 | 36.3 | 33.0-39.7 | 361 | 28.9 | 25.8-32.3 | 55 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.6 | 276 | 25.5 | 22.3-28.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 947 | 50 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 | 385 | 35.3 | 31.7-39.0 | 283 | 30.6 | 27.0-34.3 | 41 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.0 | 188 | 24.7 | 21.1-28.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,210 | 67 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 556 | 42.4 | 39.2-45.7 | 372 | 31.3 | 28.3-34.6 | 45 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.4 | 170 | 17.0 | 14.4-19.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,651 | 154 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.1 | 1,297 | 47.8 | 45.6-50.0 | 792 | 29.6 | 27.6-31.6 | 92 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 | 316 | 13.2 | 11.7-14.9 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 513 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 235 | 43.3 | 38.3-48.4 | 151 | 29.2 | 24.8-34.0 | 20 | 4.9 | 2.7- 8.7 | 84 | 18.7 | 14.9-23.3 |
| Appalachia II | 906 | 69 | 8.1 | 5.9-10.9 | 421 | 43.8 | 39.8-47.9 | 254 | 26.3 | 23.0-29.9 | 37 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 125 | 16.9 | 13.5-20.9 |
| Appalachia III | 679 | 42 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.7 | 300 | 42.9 | 38.5-47.5 | 174 | 27.3 | 23.3-31.7 | 23 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 | 140 | 21.7 | 18.1-25.7 |
| Catawba | 527 | 31 | 6.0 | 4.0- 9.0 | 229 | 42.3 | 37.3-47.3 | 159 | 30.4 | 25.9-35.2 | 25 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.6 | 83 | 16.5 | 12.6-21.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 603 | 40 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.8 | 263 | 38.2 | 33.5-43.3 | 176 | 28.8 | 24.4-33.6 | 25 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.6 | 99 | 22.9 | 17.6-29.1 |
| Low Country | 428 | 28 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 | 202 | 42.4 | 36.3-48.6 | 124 | 31.2 | 25.7-37.3 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.0 | 63 | 18.2 | 13.8-23.6 |
| Palmetto | 1,231 | 93 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.9 | 564 | 44.2 | 40.8-47.7 | 328 | 27.1 | 24.1-30.4 | 50 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 196 | 17.9 | 15.3-20.8 |
| Pee Dee | 660 | 28 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.4 | 249 | 34.2 | 30.0-38.7 | 186 | 27.9 | 23.8-32.4 | 35 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.3 | 162 | 28.0 | 23.6-32.8 |
| Trident | 954 | 53 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 | 432 | 42.3 | 38.5-46.1 | 295 | 30.3 | 26.8-34.0 | 29 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.6 | 145 | 18.7 | 15.6-22.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 444 | 25 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.8 | 173 | 34.6 | 29.7-39.8 | 141 | 33.3 | 28.2-38.8 | 27 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 | 78 | 20.5 | 16.1-25.7 |
| Waccamaw | 642 | 35 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.6 | 282 | 41.3 | 36.8-46.0 | 194 | 30.6 | 26.3-35.2 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.6 | 107 | 18.8 | 15.3-22.9 |
| Wateree | 401 | 25 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.1 | 156 | 36.6 | 31.1-42.5 | 114 | 28.6 | 23.5-34.3 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.2 | 90 | 25.4 | 20.4-31.3 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 957 | 48 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 | 408 | 39.1 | 35.6-42.8 | 292 | 31.2 | 27.8-34.8 | 47 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.1 | 162 | 19.6 | 16.6-23.0 |
| Region II | 1,585 | 111 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.5 | 721 | 43.4 | 40.5-46.5 | 428 | 26.7 | 24.2-29.5 | 60 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 265 | 18.9 | 16.4-21.7 |
| Region III | 1,758 | 124 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.2 | 793 | 43.6 | 40.8-46.5 | 487 | 28.1 | 25.6-30.8 | 75 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 | 279 | 17.5 | 15.3-19.9 |
| Region IV | 1,061 | 53 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 | 405 | 35.1 | 31.7-38.7 | 300 | 28.1 | 24.9-31.6 | 51 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.0 | 252 | 27.0 | 23.6-30.7 |
| Region V | 603 | 40 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.8 | 263 | 38.2 | 33.5-43.3 | 176 | 28.8 | 24.4-33.6 | 25 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.6 | 99 | 22.9 | 17.6-29.1 |
| Region VI | 642 | 35 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.6 | 282 | 41.3 | 36.8-46.0 | 194 | 30.6 | 26.3-35.2 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.6 | 107 | 18.8 | 15.3-22.9 |
| Region VII | 954 | 53 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 | 432 | 42.3 | 38.5-46.1 | 295 | 30.3 | 26.8-34.0 | 29 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.6 | 145 | 18.7 | 15.6-22.4 |
| Region VIII | 428 | 28 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.8 | 202 | 42.4 | 36.3-48.6 | 124 | 31.2 | 25.7-37.3 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.0 | 63 | 18.2 | 13.8-23.6 |
#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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