BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 9,787 | 574 | 5.2 | 4.6- 5.9 | 4,364 | 41.5 | 40.1-42.9 | 2,810 | 28.9 | 27.6-30.2 | 338 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.1 | 1,701 | 20.9 | 19.6-22.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,690 | 163 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 1,623 | 40.3 | 38.1-42.7 | 1,098 | 30.1 | 27.9-32.3 | 141 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 | 665 | 21.6 | 19.5-23.8 |
| Female | 6,097 | 411 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.3 | 2,741 | 42.5 | 40.8-44.2 | 1,712 | 27.8 | 26.3-29.3 | 197 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.7 | 1,036 | 20.3 | 18.8-21.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,250 | 429 | 5.5 | 4.8- 6.3 | 3,497 | 46.2 | 44.6-47.8 | 2,120 | 29.9 | 28.4-31.4 | 212 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.5 | 992 | 15.5 | 14.3-16.7 |
| African American | 1,892 | 99 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 601 | 28.2 | 25.4-31.1 | 528 | 28.3 | 25.4-31.4 | 104 | 5.4 | 4.2- 7.0 | 560 | 33.9 | 30.7-37.3 |
| Other | 452 | 35 | 6.6 | 3.9-10.9 | 196 | 44.2 | 37.6-51.0 | 126 | 23.3 | 18.4-28.9 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.4 | 79 | 23.2 | 17.3-30.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 151 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 | 74 | 48.9 | 38.0-59.9 | 34 | 20.1 | 13.2-29.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.8 | 30 | 24.7 | 15.5-37.0 |
| No | 9,486 | 559 | 5.3 | 4.7- 6.0 | 4,235 | 41.3 | 39.9-42.8 | 2,745 | 29.2 | 27.9-30.6 | 330 | 3.6 | 3.1- 4.1 | 1,617 | 20.6 | 19.3-21.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 340 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.4 | 89 | 24.0 | 19.0-29.8 | 103 | 30.5 | 24.6-37.0 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.7 | 124 | 39.0 | 32.5-45.9 |
| 25-34 | 885 | 38 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.4 | 330 | 38.3 | 34.3-42.5 | 260 | 29.2 | 25.6-33.2 | 33 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.7 | 224 | 25.1 | 21.6-29.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,514 | 75 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 640 | 41.6 | 38.5-44.8 | 454 | 28.6 | 25.8-31.6 | 47 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 298 | 20.9 | 18.2-23.9 |
| 45-54 | 2,080 | 121 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.8 | 937 | 45.7 | 43.1-48.4 | 599 | 28.5 | 26.1-30.9 | 83 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.6 | 340 | 16.1 | 14.2-18.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,147 | 133 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.4 | 962 | 43.3 | 40.7-45.9 | 643 | 30.4 | 28.0-32.9 | 82 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.3 | 327 | 17.1 | 15.1-19.3 |
| 65+ | 2,821 | 192 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.4 | 1,406 | 48.6 | 46.3-51.0 | 751 | 26.9 | 24.9-29.0 | 84 | 3.7 | 2.8- 5.0 | 388 | 14.4 | 12.8-16.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,206 | 59 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.0 | 409 | 32.0 | 28.2-36.2 | 323 | 25.6 | 22.1-29.4 | 56 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.8 | 359 | 33.3 | 29.1-37.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,942 | 141 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.9 | 1,120 | 34.2 | 31.8-36.7 | 888 | 29.5 | 27.1-32.0 | 127 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.7 | 666 | 27.9 | 25.3-30.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,473 | 130 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 | 1,191 | 43.6 | 40.9-46.5 | 734 | 31.1 | 28.5-33.8 | 82 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.6 | 336 | 17.2 | 15.0-19.7 |
| College Graduate | 3,140 | 242 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.5 | 1,636 | 50.8 | 48.4-53.3 | 857 | 27.5 | 25.3-29.7 | 73 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 | 332 | 12.1 | 10.5-13.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 943 | 43 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 | 341 | 32.3 | 27.9-37.0 | 257 | 28.1 | 23.8-33.0 | 39 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 | 263 | 30.9 | 26.8-35.4 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,387 | 80 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.3 | 531 | 34.9 | 31.1-38.9 | 390 | 25.3 | 22.0-28.8 | 61 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.2 | 325 | 30.2 | 26.2-34.6 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,095 | 55 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 468 | 39.0 | 35.0-43.2 | 334 | 31.6 | 27.7-35.7 | 47 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | 191 | 21.7 | 18.2-25.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,411 | 80 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.2 | 630 | 42.5 | 38.8-46.4 | 409 | 29.8 | 26.5-33.4 | 50 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.3 | 242 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.6 |
| $50,000+ | 3,645 | 227 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.7 | 1,817 | 46.5 | 44.3-48.7 | 1,080 | 29.3 | 27.4-31.4 | 95 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 426 | 15.6 | 13.8-17.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 711 | 37 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 339 | 44.5 | 39.6-49.5 | 209 | 31.9 | 27.2-36.9 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.4 | 101 | 17.6 | 13.5-22.7 |
| Appalachia II | 673 | 41 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.5 | 328 | 44.2 | 39.4-49.1 | 186 | 28.4 | 24.2-33.0 | 23 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.6 | 95 | 18.6 | 14.5-23.6 |
| Appalachia III | 500 | 26 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.5 | 215 | 37.7 | 32.5-43.3 | 145 | 27.9 | 23.0-33.4 | 12 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.7 | 102 | 24.2 | 19.0-30.2 |
| Catawba | 404 | 25 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.3 | 196 | 48.2 | 42.2-54.4 | 105 | 24.9 | 20.2-30.3 | 14 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 | 64 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,222 | 73 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.3 | 509 | 38.4 | 34.9-42.0 | 358 | 29.4 | 26.1-32.9 | 39 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 243 | 23.5 | 20.3-27.0 |
| Low Country | 1,158 | 70 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 572 | 43.7 | 39.7-47.8 | 324 | 28.6 | 24.7-32.9 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 | 164 | 20.1 | 16.6-24.2 |
| Palmetto | 812 | 49 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 349 | 42.2 | 37.9-46.6 | 241 | 30.9 | 26.9-35.2 | 31 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.3 | 142 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.2 |
| Pee Dee | 756 | 37 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 264 | 32.0 | 28.1-36.3 | 229 | 30.1 | 26.2-34.4 | 38 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.1 | 188 | 29.1 | 25.1-33.5 |
| Trident | 1,183 | 63 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 | 588 | 48.0 | 44.2-51.7 | 311 | 25.3 | 22.3-28.5 | 44 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.7 | 177 | 17.3 | 14.3-20.8 |
| Upper Savannah | 578 | 38 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 | 243 | 39.6 | 34.4-45.0 | 163 | 27.9 | 23.5-32.7 | 20 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 | 114 | 23.3 | 18.9-28.4 |
| Waccamaw | 1,203 | 77 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 | 531 | 38.2 | 34.7-41.9 | 371 | 32.4 | 28.9-36.2 | 43 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 | 181 | 19.4 | 16.2-23.1 |
| Wateree | 480 | 30 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 191 | 34.4 | 29.0-40.3 | 145 | 32.5 | 26.9-38.6 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 | 95 | 24.3 | 18.0-31.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,289 | 75 | 4.4 | 3.3- 6.0 | 582 | 42.3 | 38.7-45.9 | 372 | 30.1 | 26.8-33.6 | 45 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 215 | 20.2 | 17.1-23.7 |
| Region II | 1,173 | 67 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.6 | 543 | 41.4 | 37.8-45.1 | 331 | 28.2 | 24.9-31.7 | 35 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 | 197 | 21.1 | 17.7-24.8 |
| Region III | 1,216 | 74 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.8 | 545 | 44.2 | 40.6-47.7 | 346 | 29.0 | 25.8-32.3 | 45 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 206 | 18.5 | 15.8-21.5 |
| Region IV | 1,236 | 67 | 4.3 | 3.1- 5.7 | 455 | 33.0 | 29.7-36.5 | 374 | 31.1 | 27.8-34.6 | 57 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.2 | 283 | 27.1 | 23.6-31.0 |
| Region V | 1,222 | 73 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.3 | 509 | 38.4 | 34.9-42.0 | 358 | 29.4 | 26.1-32.9 | 39 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 243 | 23.5 | 20.3-27.0 |
| Region VI | 1,203 | 77 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 | 531 | 38.2 | 34.7-41.9 | 371 | 32.4 | 28.9-36.2 | 43 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 | 181 | 19.4 | 16.2-23.1 |
| Region VII | 1,183 | 63 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.5 | 588 | 48.0 | 44.2-51.7 | 311 | 25.3 | 22.3-28.5 | 44 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.7 | 177 | 17.3 | 14.3-20.8 |
| Region VIII | 1,158 | 70 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 572 | 43.7 | 39.7-47.8 | 324 | 28.6 | 24.7-32.9 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.4 | 164 | 20.1 | 16.6-24.2 |
#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 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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