BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Fruits & Vegetables
Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?
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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 | 8,115 | 3,057 | 34.3 | 33.1-35.6 | 3,774 | 48.1 | 46.8-49.5 | 921 | 12.4 | 11.5-13.4 | 116 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.0 | 247 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,180 | 955 | 28.1 | 26.2-30.0 | 1,590 | 50.5 | 48.3-52.7 | 448 | 14.9 | 13.4-16.5 | 52 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 135 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.0 |
| Female | 4,935 | 2,102 | 40.1 | 38.4-41.7 | 2,184 | 46.0 | 44.3-47.7 | 473 | 10.2 | 9.2-11.3 | 64 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.9 | 112 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,140 | 2,358 | 35.3 | 34.0-36.7 | 2,837 | 47.7 | 46.2-49.2 | 670 | 12.0 | 11.1-13.1 | 79 | 1.3 | 1.1- 1.7 | 196 | 3.6 | 3.1- 4.3 |
| African American | 1,721 | 581 | 30.7 | 28.0-33.5 | 836 | 49.8 | 46.7-52.8 | 228 | 14.2 | 12.1-16.6 | 30 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 46 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.9 |
| Other | 199 | 90 | 41.7 | 33.4-50.4 | 82 | 47.0 | 38.4-55.7 | 19 | 8.5 | 5.2-13.6 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 114 | 51 | 43.4 | 32.8-54.6 | 50 | 46.8 | 36.0-57.9 | 10 | 7.6 | 3.3-16.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.0 |
| No | 7,879 | 2,948 | 34.0 | 32.8-35.3 | 3,673 | 48.3 | 46.9-49.7 | 905 | 12.6 | 11.7-13.6 | 114 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.0 | 239 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 393 | 123 | 31.9 | 26.9-37.4 | 195 | 48.0 | 42.4-53.6 | 55 | 14.1 | 10.5-18.6 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.9 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 |
| 25-34 | 995 | 280 | 27.4 | 24.4-30.6 | 510 | 51.7 | 48.2-55.2 | 138 | 13.7 | 11.5-16.2 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 52 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,445 | 371 | 25.2 | 22.8-27.8 | 771 | 54.0 | 51.1-56.9 | 228 | 16.1 | 14.1-18.4 | 31 | 2.0 | 1.4- 3.0 | 44 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,647 | 562 | 32.7 | 30.2-35.3 | 810 | 48.9 | 46.2-51.6 | 207 | 14.0 | 12.0-16.1 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 50 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,585 | 648 | 39.1 | 36.5-41.8 | 695 | 45.7 | 43.0-48.4 | 166 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.8 | 30 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 | 46 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.4 |
| 65+ | 1,983 | 1,038 | 51.4 | 49.0-53.9 | 766 | 39.3 | 36.9-41.7 | 123 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 | 19 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,049 | 371 | 31.9 | 28.4-35.5 | 455 | 45.1 | 41.2-49.1 | 141 | 13.8 | 11.5-16.6 | 29 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.0 | 53 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,575 | 889 | 30.8 | 28.6-33.1 | 1,191 | 47.9 | 45.4-50.4 | 370 | 15.8 | 14.0-17.8 | 43 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 | 82 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,056 | 726 | 32.8 | 30.3-35.4 | 1,020 | 50.6 | 47.9-53.3 | 222 | 11.8 | 10.1-13.7 | 31 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 | 57 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,418 | 1,060 | 41.1 | 38.8-43.4 | 1,102 | 47.5 | 45.2-49.8 | 188 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 55 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 963 | 343 | 32.3 | 28.6-36.3 | 403 | 44.2 | 39.8-48.6 | 144 | 15.5 | 12.2-19.4 | 26 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.2 | 47 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,286 | 451 | 29.7 | 26.7-32.9 | 607 | 49.4 | 45.9-53.0 | 152 | 13.8 | 11.4-16.5 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.7 | 51 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 950 | 330 | 29.2 | 25.9-32.7 | 431 | 48.1 | 44.1-52.1 | 144 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.5 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 | 35 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,211 | 421 | 32.8 | 29.7-36.1 | 605 | 50.6 | 47.2-54.0 | 138 | 12.3 | 10.2-14.7 | 23 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 | 24 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 |
| $50,000+ | 2,658 | 1,030 | 37.1 | 35.0-39.3 | 1,289 | 49.1 | 46.9-51.3 | 255 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.2 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 60 | 2.2 | 1.7- 3.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 515 | 188 | 31.9 | 27.5-36.7 | 234 | 47.3 | 42.2-52.5 | 57 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.3 | 9 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.8 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.0 |
| Appalachia II | 911 | 332 | 34.6 | 30.7-38.7 | 435 | 49.8 | 45.7-54.0 | 110 | 10.8 | 8.7-13.3 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.1 |
| Appalachia III | 677 | 242 | 32.2 | 28.1-36.5 | 314 | 47.8 | 43.3-52.4 | 93 | 15.7 | 12.5-19.6 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.0 | 18 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.5 |
| Catawba | 528 | 195 | 33.7 | 29.1-38.6 | 241 | 46.8 | 41.7-51.9 | 63 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.9 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.9 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 606 | 205 | 27.6 | 23.5-32.0 | 304 | 51.8 | 46.4-57.1 | 76 | 17.0 | 12.6-22.5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 |
| Low Country | 428 | 192 | 39.9 | 34.2-45.9 | 192 | 50.0 | 43.8-56.2 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Palmetto | 1,232 | 468 | 35.0 | 31.8-38.4 | 578 | 48.3 | 44.8-51.8 | 128 | 11.4 | 9.3-13.9 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 | 39 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 |
| Pee Dee | 662 | 219 | 31.3 | 27.1-35.8 | 314 | 48.1 | 43.4-52.9 | 88 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.2 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 | 30 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.8 |
| Trident | 964 | 439 | 41.9 | 38.1-45.7 | 402 | 44.6 | 40.8-48.5 | 87 | 9.3 | 7.2-12.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.9 | 26 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 441 | 154 | 34.0 | 28.9-39.5 | 207 | 45.6 | 40.1-51.1 | 61 | 16.1 | 12.4-20.8 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.1 | 11 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.8 |
| Waccamaw | 649 | 248 | 34.9 | 30.6-39.5 | 306 | 48.5 | 43.8-53.3 | 67 | 11.7 | 8.9-15.3 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 | 20 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 |
| Wateree | 401 | 143 | 30.5 | 25.4-36.2 | 196 | 51.0 | 45.0-57.0 | 45 | 13.2 | 9.4-18.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.6 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 956 | 342 | 32.9 | 29.5-36.5 | 441 | 46.5 | 42.7-50.3 | 118 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.6 | 17 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.2 | 38 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.1 |
| Region II | 1,588 | 574 | 33.6 | 30.7-36.5 | 749 | 49.0 | 45.9-52.1 | 203 | 12.9 | 11.0-15.0 | 19 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 43 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.3 |
| Region III | 1,760 | 663 | 34.6 | 32.0-37.4 | 819 | 47.8 | 45.0-50.7 | 191 | 11.9 | 10.2-13.9 | 31 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 56 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.6 |
| Region IV | 1,063 | 362 | 31.0 | 27.7-34.5 | 510 | 49.2 | 45.5-53.0 | 133 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.3 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 44 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 |
| Region V | 606 | 205 | 27.6 | 23.5-32.0 | 304 | 51.8 | 46.4-57.1 | 76 | 17.0 | 12.6-22.5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 |
| Region VI | 649 | 248 | 34.9 | 30.6-39.5 | 306 | 48.5 | 43.8-53.3 | 67 | 11.7 | 8.9-15.3 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 | 20 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 |
| Region VII | 964 | 439 | 41.9 | 38.1-45.7 | 402 | 44.6 | 40.8-48.5 | 87 | 9.3 | 7.2-12.0 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.9 | 26 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 |
| Region VIII | 428 | 192 | 39.9 | 34.2-45.9 | 192 | 50.0 | 43.8-56.2 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
#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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