BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Fruits & Vegetables
How often do you eat potatoes not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?
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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 | 8,138 | 303 | 3.7 | 3.2- 4.3 | 5,237 | 63.1 | 61.8-64.4 | 1,944 | 25.0 | 23.8-26.2 | 141 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 513 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,198 | 152 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 | 2,159 | 64.7 | 62.6-66.8 | 680 | 23.1 | 21.3-25.0 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.2 | 174 | 6.3 | 5.3- 7.6 |
| Female | 4,940 | 151 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.6 | 3,078 | 61.6 | 60.0-63.3 | 1,264 | 26.7 | 25.2-28.2 | 108 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.5 | 339 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,166 | 242 | 3.7 | 3.3- 4.3 | 4,228 | 69.5 | 68.2-70.9 | 1,279 | 20.5 | 19.3-21.7 | 83 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.5 | 334 | 5.0 | 4.4- 5.8 |
| African American | 1,723 | 51 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.7 | 870 | 48.3 | 45.3-51.4 | 591 | 35.5 | 32.6-38.5 | 54 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.4 | 157 | 9.9 | 8.2-12.0 |
| Other | 195 | 9 | 6.2 | 2.5-14.4 | 109 | 55.3 | 46.3-63.9 | 57 | 28.1 | 20.7-37.0 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.7 | 17 | 8.6 | 5.1-14.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 112 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.3 | 70 | 60.2 | 48.6-70.8 | 30 | 25.4 | 16.7-36.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.4-10.6 | 7 | 9.9 | 4.4-21.0 |
| No | 7,902 | 291 | 3.7 | 3.3- 4.3 | 5,093 | 63.2 | 61.8-64.5 | 1,889 | 25.0 | 23.8-26.2 | 138 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 491 | 6.4 | 5.7- 7.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 390 | 15 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.7 | 225 | 55.9 | 50.2-61.4 | 112 | 29.1 | 24.2-34.5 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.0- 6.0 | 30 | 8.8 | 6.0-12.7 |
| 25-34 | 1,000 | 36 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 | 607 | 60.3 | 56.8-63.7 | 280 | 28.4 | 25.3-31.7 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.3 | 60 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,446 | 51 | 3.7 | 2.7- 4.9 | 885 | 61.4 | 58.5-64.2 | 404 | 27.7 | 25.2-30.4 | 21 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 85 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,641 | 46 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.8 | 1,089 | 66.3 | 63.6-68.8 | 393 | 23.7 | 21.4-26.1 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 88 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,593 | 55 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 1,010 | 64.4 | 61.7-66.9 | 382 | 23.6 | 21.3-25.9 | 41 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.2 | 105 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.5 |
| 65+ | 2,000 | 95 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.8 | 1,378 | 69.6 | 67.3-71.8 | 359 | 17.5 | 15.7-19.4 | 28 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 | 140 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,068 | 51 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.1 | 648 | 59.9 | 56.0-63.7 | 247 | 25.1 | 21.7-28.8 | 30 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 | 92 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,577 | 111 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.9 | 1,662 | 61.0 | 58.5-63.5 | 612 | 25.2 | 23.0-27.4 | 37 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 155 | 7.3 | 6.0- 9.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,053 | 78 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.8 | 1,345 | 64.1 | 61.4-66.7 | 492 | 25.5 | 23.1-28.1 | 31 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 107 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,423 | 63 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.5 | 1,567 | 65.9 | 63.7-68.0 | 593 | 24.3 | 22.4-26.3 | 43 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.2 | 157 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 969 | 55 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.4 | 555 | 56.9 | 52.7-61.0 | 257 | 27.6 | 23.9-31.7 | 21 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 | 81 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,287 | 46 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 829 | 61.8 | 58.2-65.3 | 304 | 26.1 | 22.9-29.4 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.4 | 77 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 952 | 41 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.5 | 579 | 59.6 | 55.6-63.5 | 250 | 25.1 | 21.9-28.6 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.3 | 66 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,215 | 52 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.8 | 819 | 66.1 | 62.8-69.3 | 268 | 23.0 | 20.2-26.1 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 61 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.7 |
| $50,000+ | 2,659 | 73 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 1,779 | 66.9 | 64.8-68.9 | 628 | 23.9 | 22.1-25.9 | 34 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.6 | 145 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 512 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.8 | 343 | 65.5 | 60.4-70.3 | 116 | 24.3 | 20.0-29.2 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.4 | 25 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.5 |
| Appalachia II | 914 | 30 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 604 | 65.5 | 61.2-69.5 | 214 | 22.7 | 19.3-26.5 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0- 5.9 | 51 | 5.1 | 3.8- 7.0 |
| Appalachia III | 679 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 479 | 68.8 | 64.4-73.0 | 123 | 20.0 | 16.4-24.1 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 | 33 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.0 |
| Catawba | 530 | 26 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.5 | 371 | 68.1 | 62.9-72.9 | 106 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.5 | 22 | 3.6 | 2.2- 6.0 |
| Edisto Savannah | 603 | 22 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.5 | 377 | 59.7 | 54.3-64.8 | 161 | 29.5 | 24.7-34.8 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 31 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 |
| Low Country | 430 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.1 | 264 | 59.9 | 53.7-65.8 | 109 | 29.0 | 23.7-35.1 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 31 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.7 |
| Palmetto | 1,235 | 46 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.9 | 721 | 58.5 | 55.0-61.9 | 350 | 27.6 | 24.6-30.8 | 25 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 93 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.7 |
| Pee Dee | 665 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.6 | 410 | 61.1 | 56.3-65.7 | 172 | 25.3 | 21.4-29.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 56 | 9.8 | 6.8-13.9 |
| Trident | 962 | 41 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 623 | 65.0 | 61.1-68.7 | 216 | 23.6 | 20.3-27.2 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 67 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 |
| Upper Savannah | 450 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.5 | 295 | 64.6 | 59.1-69.7 | 105 | 25.0 | 20.4-30.2 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.8 | 25 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.8 |
| Waccamaw | 646 | 24 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 430 | 65.3 | 60.5-69.8 | 143 | 23.7 | 19.6-28.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 | 39 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 |
| Wateree | 407 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 | 255 | 56.9 | 50.8-62.8 | 105 | 27.9 | 22.9-33.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 30 | 12.0 | 7.9-17.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 962 | 34 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.7 | 638 | 65.1 | 61.4-68.6 | 221 | 24.6 | 21.4-28.1 | 19 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 50 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.3 |
| Region II | 1,593 | 61 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.6 | 1,083 | 66.9 | 63.8-69.8 | 337 | 21.6 | 19.0-24.3 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 84 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 |
| Region III | 1,765 | 72 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.1 | 1,092 | 61.4 | 58.6-64.2 | 456 | 25.9 | 23.4-28.5 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 115 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.6 |
| Region IV | 1,072 | 29 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.8 | 665 | 59.6 | 55.8-63.2 | 277 | 26.3 | 23.1-29.7 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 86 | 10.6 | 8.1-13.8 |
| Region V | 603 | 22 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.5 | 377 | 59.7 | 54.3-64.8 | 161 | 29.5 | 24.7-34.8 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 31 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 |
| Region VI | 646 | 24 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 430 | 65.3 | 60.5-69.8 | 143 | 23.7 | 19.6-28.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 | 39 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.5 |
| Region VII | 962 | 41 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 623 | 65.0 | 61.1-68.7 | 216 | 23.6 | 20.3-27.2 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 67 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 |
| Region VIII | 430 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.1 | 264 | 59.9 | 53.7-65.8 | 109 | 29.0 | 23.7-35.1 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 31 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.7 |
#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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