BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Fruits & Vegetables
Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat? *
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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 | 8,123 | 6,135 | 73.8 | 72.5-75.0 | 1,796 | 23.5 | 22.4-24.8 | 126 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.2 | 57 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,185 | 2,238 | 68.7 | 66.6-70.7 | 850 | 28.1 | 26.1-30.1 | 63 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 28 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 |
| Female | 4,938 | 3,897 | 78.5 | 77.0-79.8 | 946 | 19.4 | 18.1-20.8 | 63 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,155 | 4,739 | 76.3 | 75.0-77.5 | 1,291 | 21.5 | 20.3-22.8 | 77 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 45 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| African American | 1,719 | 1,215 | 68.3 | 65.3-71.2 | 446 | 28.0 | 25.3-30.9 | 45 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Other | 196 | 146 | 69.8 | 60.9-77.5 | 42 | 26.1 | 18.8-35.1 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 3.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 113 | 75 | 61.1 | 49.3-71.8 | 35 | 35.9 | 25.4-47.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.4-12.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.5 |
| No | 7,884 | 5,964 | 74.1 | 72.8-75.3 | 1,735 | 23.3 | 22.1-24.5 | 120 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.2 | 56 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 388 | 260 | 66.5 | 60.9-71.6 | 112 | 28.8 | 24.0-34.2 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 |
| 25-34 | 996 | 730 | 72.4 | 69.1-75.4 | 236 | 24.5 | 21.6-27.7 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,444 | 1,069 | 73.6 | 70.9-76.1 | 323 | 23.1 | 20.7-25.7 | 35 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,647 | 1,257 | 75.1 | 72.5-77.4 | 357 | 23.3 | 20.9-25.8 | 28 | 1.3 | 0.9- 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,580 | 1,189 | 75.4 | 73.0-77.7 | 356 | 22.6 | 20.3-24.9 | 23 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
| 65+ | 2,001 | 1,576 | 78.4 | 76.3-80.3 | 399 | 20.2 | 18.3-22.2 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,060 | 718 | 66.0 | 62.1-69.7 | 289 | 29.1 | 25.5-32.9 | 38 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,570 | 1,863 | 70.6 | 68.2-72.9 | 644 | 26.2 | 24.0-28.4 | 41 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,052 | 1,562 | 74.2 | 71.7-76.6 | 451 | 23.7 | 21.4-26.1 | 27 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,426 | 1,979 | 80.6 | 78.7-82.5 | 410 | 17.9 | 16.1-19.8 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 973 | 675 | 70.0 | 66.0-73.7 | 252 | 25.6 | 22.2-29.4 | 33 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,279 | 923 | 68.3 | 64.7-71.6 | 318 | 27.4 | 24.3-30.8 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 949 | 699 | 72.4 | 68.7-75.9 | 226 | 25.1 | 21.8-28.8 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,217 | 923 | 75.6 | 72.7-78.4 | 268 | 22.3 | 19.7-25.2 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| $50,000+ | 2,657 | 2,107 | 77.5 | 75.5-79.3 | 512 | 20.7 | 18.9-22.6 | 24 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 515 | 388 | 75.4 | 70.7-79.6 | 116 | 22.1 | 18.1-26.6 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.3 |
| Appalachia II | 916 | 685 | 73.3 | 69.2-77.1 | 209 | 24.3 | 20.6-28.3 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| Appalachia III | 673 | 494 | 68.7 | 64.0-73.0 | 162 | 28.0 | 23.8-32.5 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 5.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| Catawba | 522 | 409 | 78.3 | 73.6-82.4 | 101 | 18.1 | 14.7-22.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 601 | 445 | 71.9 | 66.8-76.4 | 144 | 26.2 | 21.8-31.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Low Country | 429 | 341 | 75.7 | 69.9-80.8 | 81 | 22.3 | 17.4-28.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 |
| Palmetto | 1,235 | 937 | 74.1 | 70.7-77.2 | 262 | 23.0 | 20.0-26.3 | 22 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
| Pee Dee | 668 | 508 | 75.5 | 71.0-79.5 | 140 | 22.0 | 18.2-26.5 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Trident | 960 | 750 | 75.7 | 72.0-79.1 | 186 | 21.7 | 18.5-25.2 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 443 | 326 | 72.0 | 66.6-76.9 | 109 | 24.9 | 20.3-30.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Waccamaw | 651 | 487 | 74.5 | 70.3-78.4 | 150 | 23.0 | 19.3-27.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 |
| Wateree | 405 | 291 | 70.4 | 64.8-75.5 | 108 | 28.4 | 23.4-34.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 958 | 714 | 73.8 | 70.3-77.1 | 225 | 23.4 | 20.3-26.9 | 15 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
| Region II | 1,589 | 1,179 | 71.4 | 68.3-74.3 | 371 | 25.8 | 23.0-28.8 | 27 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| Region III | 1,757 | 1,346 | 75.4 | 72.6-77.9 | 363 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 |
| Region IV | 1,073 | 799 | 73.6 | 70.2-76.8 | 248 | 24.4 | 21.3-27.8 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 |
| Region V | 601 | 445 | 71.9 | 66.8-76.4 | 144 | 26.2 | 21.8-31.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Region VI | 651 | 487 | 74.5 | 70.3-78.4 | 150 | 23.0 | 19.3-27.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 |
| Region VII | 960 | 750 | 75.7 | 72.0-79.1 | 186 | 21.7 | 18.5-25.2 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Region VIII | 429 | 341 | 75.7 | 69.9-80.8 | 81 | 22.3 | 17.4-28.0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.9 |
*Example: A serving of vegetables at both lunch and dinner would be two servings.
#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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