BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 9,890 | 296 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.4 | 6,339 | 64.1 | 62.7-65.5 | 2,365 | 24.4 | 23.1-25.6 | 155 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 735 | 7.0 | 6.3- 7.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,739 | 117 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.9 | 2,544 | 66.6 | 64.2-68.8 | 794 | 22.7 | 20.7-24.9 | 45 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 239 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.5 |
| Female | 6,151 | 179 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.4 | 3,795 | 61.9 | 60.2-63.5 | 1,571 | 25.8 | 24.3-27.4 | 110 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.2 | 496 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,341 | 208 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 | 5,047 | 70.0 | 68.5-71.5 | 1,554 | 20.7 | 19.4-22.0 | 90 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 442 | 5.1 | 4.5- 5.8 |
| African American | 1,894 | 58 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.3 | 923 | 48.7 | 45.4-52.1 | 642 | 35.4 | 32.2-38.8 | 49 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 | 222 | 10.5 | 8.8-12.5 |
| Other | 463 | 16 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.3 | 260 | 63.4 | 56.8-69.5 | 128 | 20.7 | 16.4-25.8 | 13 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.3 | 46 | 11.7 | 7.5-17.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 153 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.0 | 88 | 60.3 | 48.6-70.9 | 39 | 17.0 | 11.1-25.0 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 | 15 | 18.8 | 9.9-32.9 |
| No | 9,590 | 280 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.4 | 6,165 | 64.3 | 62.9-65.7 | 2,296 | 24.6 | 23.3-25.9 | 146 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 703 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 336 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.2 | 205 | 58.1 | 51.2-64.8 | 83 | 27.5 | 21.7-34.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 33 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.3 |
| 25-34 | 898 | 24 | 2.9 | 1.7- 5.0 | 552 | 62.1 | 58.0-66.1 | 255 | 27.5 | 24.0-31.4 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 59 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,516 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 | 988 | 65.1 | 62.0-68.1 | 387 | 24.8 | 22.2-27.6 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 93 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 |
| 45-54 | 2,091 | 62 | 2.9 | 2.2- 4.0 | 1,293 | 63.3 | 60.7-65.8 | 544 | 24.8 | 22.5-27.2 | 33 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 159 | 7.2 | 5.8- 8.8 |
| 55-64 | 2,172 | 63 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 1,371 | 66.0 | 63.6-68.4 | 529 | 22.9 | 20.8-25.2 | 43 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.8 | 166 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.2 |
| 65+ | 2,877 | 107 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.1 | 1,930 | 67.8 | 65.7-69.9 | 567 | 19.0 | 17.3-20.8 | 48 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 225 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,218 | 62 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.7 | 705 | 59.2 | 54.8-63.5 | 310 | 23.0 | 19.8-26.6 | 25 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 116 | 10.3 | 7.6-13.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,976 | 92 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 1,906 | 61.8 | 59.1-64.4 | 710 | 25.6 | 23.2-28.2 | 43 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 225 | 7.8 | 6.5- 9.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,501 | 59 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 1,633 | 66.4 | 63.7-69.0 | 599 | 24.2 | 21.8-26.7 | 43 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 167 | 5.8 | 4.7- 7.2 |
| College Graduate | 3,170 | 82 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 | 2,081 | 66.6 | 64.3-68.9 | 740 | 23.6 | 21.6-25.8 | 44 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 223 | 5.8 | 4.9- 7.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 944 | 41 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 | 540 | 57.1 | 52.2-61.9 | 250 | 25.5 | 21.5-30.0 | 20 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.7 | 93 | 10.3 | 7.5-13.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,412 | 58 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 | 851 | 60.0 | 55.9-63.9 | 363 | 25.4 | 21.9-29.3 | 31 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.5 | 109 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,113 | 39 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 | 695 | 62.4 | 58.2-66.4 | 296 | 27.9 | 24.1-32.0 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 | 72 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.4 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,435 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 | 939 | 65.5 | 61.8-69.1 | 346 | 23.9 | 20.9-27.3 | 18 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 | 101 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.8 |
| $50,000+ | 3,677 | 77 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 2,494 | 68.5 | 66.4-70.5 | 820 | 22.5 | 20.7-24.4 | 50 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 236 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 718 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 488 | 69.7 | 65.1-73.9 | 149 | 21.0 | 17.3-25.3 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 49 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.3 |
| Appalachia II | 679 | 29 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 444 | 66.2 | 61.4-70.7 | 155 | 22.9 | 19.1-27.2 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.4 | 39 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 |
| Appalachia III | 498 | 21 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.1 | 338 | 66.8 | 60.7-72.3 | 102 | 19.7 | 15.3-25.0 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.7 | 32 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.8 |
| Catawba | 412 | 11 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.2 | 297 | 73.7 | 68.0-78.7 | 79 | 18.9 | 14.5-24.2 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.5 | 19 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.9 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,221 | 39 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 | 740 | 58.9 | 55.2-62.5 | 335 | 27.9 | 24.7-31.3 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 90 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.8 |
| Low Country | 1,167 | 27 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 | 735 | 62.0 | 57.7-66.2 | 283 | 24.4 | 20.9-28.4 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 106 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.9 |
| Palmetto | 824 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 499 | 61.3 | 56.9-65.4 | 237 | 29.4 | 25.5-33.6 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.4 | 58 | 6.6 | 4.8- 9.1 |
| Pee Dee | 770 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.4 | 479 | 61.5 | 57.0-65.8 | 205 | 26.1 | 22.4-30.2 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.1 | 52 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.4 |
| Trident | 1,202 | 30 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 739 | 62.0 | 58.3-65.5 | 299 | 24.5 | 21.4-27.8 | 31 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 | 103 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.4 |
| Upper Savannah | 591 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.2- 6.9 | 393 | 64.5 | 59.0-69.7 | 130 | 24.3 | 19.6-29.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 41 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.0 |
| Waccamaw | 1,213 | 40 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 832 | 69.0 | 65.4-72.4 | 236 | 20.1 | 17.1-23.4 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 92 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.2 |
| Wateree | 489 | 16 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.0 | 296 | 58.6 | 51.8-65.0 | 125 | 28.8 | 22.5-36.1 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.2 | 44 | 7.8 | 5.5-11.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,309 | 44 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.5 | 881 | 67.4 | 63.8-70.7 | 279 | 22.5 | 19.5-25.9 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 90 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.1 |
| Region II | 1,177 | 50 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.8 | 782 | 66.5 | 62.7-70.0 | 257 | 21.5 | 18.6-24.8 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 71 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 |
| Region III | 1,236 | 26 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.5 | 796 | 65.3 | 61.8-68.6 | 316 | 26.0 | 22.9-29.3 | 21 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 77 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.4 |
| Region IV | 1,259 | 34 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.3 | 775 | 60.3 | 56.5-64.0 | 330 | 27.2 | 23.7-31.0 | 24 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 96 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.1 |
| Region V | 1,221 | 39 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.1 | 740 | 58.9 | 55.2-62.5 | 335 | 27.9 | 24.7-31.3 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 90 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.8 |
| Region VI | 1,213 | 40 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 832 | 69.0 | 65.4-72.4 | 236 | 20.1 | 17.1-23.4 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 92 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.2 |
| Region VII | 1,202 | 30 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 739 | 62.0 | 58.3-65.5 | 299 | 24.5 | 21.4-27.8 | 31 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 | 103 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.4 |
| Region VIII | 1,167 | 27 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 | 735 | 62.0 | 57.7-66.2 | 283 | 24.4 | 20.9-28.4 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 106 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.9 |
#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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