BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Fruits and 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 | 9,209 | 241 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.5 | 5,740 | 62.9 | 61.1-64.6 | 2,469 | 26.7 | 25.1-28.3 | 161 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 | 598 | 6.7 | 5.7- 7.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,491 | 98 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.9 | 2,295 | 64.8 | 61.9-67.5 | 853 | 24.5 | 22.0-27.1 | 52 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 | 193 | 6.8 | 5.3- 8.7 |
| Female | 5,718 | 143 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 | 3,445 | 61.2 | 59.0-63.3 | 1,616 | 28.6 | 26.7-30.7 | 109 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 405 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,090 | 147 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 | 4,232 | 70.3 | 68.3-72.1 | 1,367 | 22.7 | 21.0-24.4 | 63 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.7 | 281 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.7 |
| African American | 2,454 | 66 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 1,124 | 45.5 | 41.6-49.5 | 923 | 36.7 | 33.0-40.5 | 87 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.5 | 254 | 12.6 | 9.9-15.8 |
| Other | 440 | 16 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 259 | 57.3 | 49.4-64.8 | 114 | 27.7 | 20.9-35.6 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 | 42 | 11.6 | 7.1-18.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 142 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 82 | 46.8 | 34.0-60.0 | 40 | 34.8 | 22.8-49.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.3 | 17 | 17.0 | 8.7-30.7 |
| No | 8,875 | 229 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.5 | 5,551 | 63.5 | 61.7-65.2 | 2,377 | 26.4 | 24.8-28.0 | 157 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.4 | 561 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 258 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.4 | 136 | 52.6 | 43.8-61.2 | 72 | 28.8 | 21.5-37.5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.7 | 40 | 15.2 | 9.7-23.0 |
| 25-34 | 653 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 | 372 | 59.9 | 54.6-65.0 | 219 | 32.7 | 27.9-37.8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 47 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,177 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 683 | 62.5 | 58.3-66.6 | 379 | 27.4 | 23.9-31.3 | 25 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 69 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,756 | 40 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.7 | 1,047 | 62.5 | 59.1-65.7 | 522 | 27.9 | 25.0-31.0 | 42 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 | 105 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.7 |
| 55-64 | 2,227 | 46 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.2 | 1,364 | 64.4 | 61.3-67.4 | 636 | 25.7 | 23.1-28.5 | 45 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.2 | 136 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 |
| 65+ | 3,138 | 120 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.9 | 2,138 | 71.1 | 68.8-73.3 | 641 | 18.2 | 16.4-20.2 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 | 201 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,212 | 62 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.5 | 690 | 58.8 | 53.6-63.8 | 328 | 25.6 | 21.3-30.4 | 32 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.2 | 100 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,846 | 76 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 | 1,756 | 61.4 | 58.0-64.8 | 754 | 25.8 | 22.9-29.0 | 53 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 | 207 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,358 | 42 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 1,531 | 66.3 | 63.0-69.4 | 604 | 25.0 | 22.3-28.0 | 43 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 138 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,775 | 59 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 | 1,753 | 63.1 | 60.1-66.1 | 778 | 29.2 | 26.4-32.1 | 33 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 152 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,081 | 40 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.9 | 581 | 54.1 | 47.9-60.1 | 333 | 32.9 | 26.9-39.5 | 24 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 | 103 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,536 | 69 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 907 | 60.6 | 56.3-64.9 | 422 | 26.8 | 23.1-30.9 | 34 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.4 | 104 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,058 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 | 657 | 65.8 | 60.6-70.5 | 286 | 22.2 | 18.4-26.4 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 70 | 9.0 | 5.9-13.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,149 | 24 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.0 | 735 | 65.6 | 60.6-70.2 | 310 | 23.0 | 19.3-27.2 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 62 | 8.8 | 5.7-13.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,965 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 1,993 | 65.1 | 62.3-67.9 | 759 | 28.2 | 25.6-30.9 | 39 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.3 | 144 | 4.5 | 3.4- 5.9 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,191 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 805 | 66.8 | 62.3-71.0 | 278 | 23.3 | 19.6-27.4 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 58 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.9 |
| Region II | 1,189 | 34 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 789 | 67.6 | 63.2-71.7 | 274 | 21.9 | 18.4-25.9 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 | 69 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 |
| Region III | 1,237 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 | 728 | 61.8 | 57.2-66.2 | 371 | 28.6 | 24.6-33.0 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 90 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.2 |
| Region IV | 1,072 | 30 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.2 | 632 | 57.8 | 53.3-62.3 | 314 | 30.7 | 26.7-35.1 | 19 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 | 77 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.8 |
| Region V | 1,102 | 30 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 | 649 | 59.8 | 55.6-64.0 | 323 | 27.9 | 24.3-31.9 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 84 | 8.8 | 6.4-11.8 |
| Region VI | 1,190 | 29 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.0 | 800 | 66.4 | 61.7-70.8 | 285 | 23.2 | 19.7-27.1 | 19 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 57 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.1 |
| Region VII | 1,120 | 39 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 | 643 | 59.4 | 54.3-64.4 | 333 | 30.0 | 25.6-34.8 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.7 | 85 | 6.5 | 4.2-10.0 |
| Region VIII | 1,108 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.5 | 694 | 59.9 | 55.4-64.2 | 291 | 29.7 | 25.6-34.2 | 17 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 78 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.5 |
** 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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