BRFSS Survey Results 2007 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 | 9,903 | 7,422 | 73.7 | 72.4-74.9 | 2,223 | 23.3 | 22.1-24.6 | 148 | 1.7 | 1.4- 2.1 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 97 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,718 | 2,642 | 71.4 | 69.2-73.4 | 949 | 24.9 | 23.0-27.0 | 75 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.1 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 46 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
| Female | 6,185 | 4,780 | 75.8 | 74.2-77.3 | 1,274 | 21.9 | 20.4-23.4 | 73 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 51 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 7,335 | 5,635 | 76.1 | 74.7-77.5 | 1,546 | 21.7 | 20.4-23.1 | 78 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 70 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| African American | 1,914 | 1,338 | 68.9 | 65.8-71.9 | 501 | 26.8 | 24.0-29.8 | 53 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 |
| Other | 461 | 327 | 69.3 | 62.8-75.1 | 113 | 25.0 | 19.7-31.2 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 152 | 95 | 62.4 | 51.1-72.6 | 47 | 27.9 | 19.2-38.7 | 7 | 7.8 | 3.3-17.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.4 |
| No | 9,601 | 7,232 | 74.1 | 72.8-75.4 | 2,123 | 23.1 | 21.8-24.3 | 140 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 94 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 331 | 214 | 65.5 | 58.8-71.6 | 103 | 30.6 | 24.7-37.2 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.3 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 |
| 25-34 | 887 | 653 | 72.7 | 68.8-76.3 | 201 | 23.3 | 19.9-27.0 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.9 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,514 | 1,120 | 74.7 | 71.8-77.3 | 350 | 22.3 | 19.8-25.1 | 26 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 |
| 45-54 | 2,087 | 1,549 | 74.3 | 71.9-76.5 | 490 | 23.5 | 21.3-25.8 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,172 | 1,647 | 75.1 | 72.7-77.4 | 460 | 21.8 | 19.6-24.1 | 39 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
| 65+ | 2,912 | 2,239 | 76.2 | 74.2-78.2 | 619 | 21.8 | 19.9-23.8 | 31 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,222 | 828 | 68.1 | 64.0-72.0 | 326 | 25.8 | 22.2-29.7 | 44 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,966 | 2,125 | 69.5 | 67.0-72.0 | 746 | 26.8 | 24.4-29.3 | 58 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 34 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,508 | 1,915 | 75.3 | 72.8-77.6 | 539 | 22.4 | 20.2-24.8 | 27 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.6 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| College Graduate | 3,180 | 2,534 | 78.9 | 76.7-80.8 | 608 | 19.8 | 17.9-21.8 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 956 | 640 | 67.9 | 63.6-71.9 | 258 | 25.6 | 22.1-29.5 | 35 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,407 | 988 | 68.6 | 64.7-72.3 | 369 | 27.7 | 24.2-31.5 | 32 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.0 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,109 | 817 | 70.5 | 66.3-74.5 | 259 | 25.0 | 21.3-29.1 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,435 | 1,083 | 75.0 | 71.4-78.3 | 322 | 22.4 | 19.3-25.9 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 |
| $50,000+ | 3,675 | 2,909 | 77.8 | 75.9-79.6 | 724 | 20.7 | 19.0-22.6 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 24 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 706 | 524 | 71.9 | 66.9-76.3 | 160 | 24.7 | 20.4-29.5 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.8 |
| Appalachia II | 671 | 507 | 71.9 | 67.0-76.4 | 141 | 25.2 | 20.9-30.0 | 14 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Appalachia III | 500 | 360 | 73.7 | 68.3-78.5 | 123 | 22.9 | 18.4-28.1 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 |
| Catawba | 404 | 301 | 72.1 | 66.2-77.4 | 91 | 24.2 | 19.3-29.9 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.2 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,230 | 907 | 70.2 | 66.6-73.6 | 296 | 27.0 | 23.7-30.6 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Low Country | 1,182 | 899 | 76.8 | 73.0-80.2 | 255 | 19.3 | 16.6-22.4 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
| Palmetto | 817 | 629 | 78.5 | 74.9-81.7 | 174 | 19.9 | 16.8-23.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Pee Dee | 776 | 554 | 69.2 | 64.9-73.1 | 197 | 27.8 | 24.0-32.0 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| Trident | 1,203 | 937 | 75.6 | 72.2-78.8 | 241 | 21.8 | 18.8-25.1 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Upper Savannah | 587 | 413 | 68.0 | 62.7-73.0 | 160 | 29.2 | 24.4-34.4 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.4 |
| Waccamaw | 1,229 | 921 | 71.7 | 67.9-75.1 | 271 | 24.9 | 21.5-28.6 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 |
| Wateree | 487 | 388 | 79.9 | 74.7-84.3 | 91 | 17.1 | 13.3-21.8 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 5.1 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,293 | 937 | 70.1 | 66.5-73.5 | 320 | 26.7 | 23.5-30.2 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.8 |
| Region II | 1,171 | 867 | 72.7 | 69.1-76.0 | 264 | 24.2 | 21.0-27.7 | 23 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.2 |
| Region III | 1,221 | 930 | 76.5 | 73.4-79.3 | 265 | 21.3 | 18.6-24.3 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| Region IV | 1,263 | 942 | 73.5 | 70.2-76.6 | 288 | 23.5 | 20.6-26.6 | 23 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| Region V | 1,230 | 907 | 70.2 | 66.6-73.6 | 296 | 27.0 | 23.7-30.6 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Region VI | 1,229 | 921 | 71.7 | 67.9-75.1 | 271 | 24.9 | 21.5-28.6 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 |
| Region VII | 1,203 | 937 | 75.6 | 72.2-78.8 | 241 | 21.8 | 18.8-25.1 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Region VIII | 1,182 | 899 | 76.8 | 73.0-80.2 | 255 | 19.3 | 16.6-22.4 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
*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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