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Nutrition Module

Risk Factor 1: At Risk for Not Consuming Five Fruits and Vegetables

Respondents Who Report Consuming Less Than 5 Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Per Day, 2002

Characteristics

# of Respondents

# Adults Consuming Lt 5 Servings of Fruit And Vegetables/Day

% Of Adults Consuming LT 5 Servings of Fruit And Vegetables/Day

% Confidence Interval

Total

2996

2331

79.6

78.1-81.2

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years)

18 – 24

303

256

85.6

81.2-90.1

25 – 34

393

338

86.2

82.6-89.8

35 – 44

617

493

80.1

76.7-83.4

45 – 54

603

499

83.3

80.1-86.4

55 – 64

414

314

77.2

72.9-81.5

65+

645

415

67.2

63.2-71.1

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Male

1265

1109

88.2

86.3-90.1

Female

1731

1222

71.4

69.0-73.7

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

2777

2156

79.4

77.7-81.0

Amer. Indian

87

71

82.2

72.5-91.8

Other

102

82

85.1

78.4-91.9

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

298

234

81.8

77.1-86.4

H.S. Grad

929

738

81.3

78.6-83.9

Some College

937

736

80.2

77.4-83.0

College Grad

826

617

76.2

73.1-79.3

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

344

257

77.7

72.8-82.6

$15,000 – 24,999

553

428

79.5

75.7-83.3

$25,000 – 49,999

975

778

80.9

78.1-83.6

$50,000 – 74,999

455

361

82.3

78.8-85.7

$75,000+

313

250

80.8

76.1-85.5

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Married

1734

1345

78.7

76.7-80.7

Divorced

340

288

85.0

80.8-89.2

Widowed

330

207

64.7

59.1-70.3

Separated

33

26

80.7

66.0-95.5

Never Married

505

418

84.5

80.7-88.2

Member of Unmarried Couple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

1972

1635

83.7

81.9-85.5

Not Employed

70

58

90.4

84.3-96.4

Student/Homeworker

332

218

69.1

63.1-75.0

Retired/Unable to Work

617

416

70.1

66.3-74.0

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Health Coverage

2729

2105

78.9

77.2-80.6

Don’t Have Coverage

254

213

85.4

80.6-90.2

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables
Disability

Yes

548

418

78.4

74.7-82.0

No

2350

1837

79.9

78.1-81.6

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoking

Yes

639

573

89.7

87.1-92.4

No

2351

1754

76.9

75.0-78.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Blood Pressure

Yes

811

589

74.5

71.2-77.7

No

2076

1659

81.4

79.5-83.2

 

 

 

 

 

High Cholesterol

Yes

816

612

77.1

74.0-80.1

No

1439

1092

77.0

74.5-79.4

 

 

 

 

 

Moderate Physical Activity

Yes

2591

2001

79.1

77.3-80.8

No

315

261

85.3

81.3-89.3

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese

Yes

1767

1416

81.7

79.7-83.6

No

1095

814

76.5

73.7-79.3

 

 

 

 

 

General Health

Excellent, very good, good

2530

1976

79.9

78.2-81.6

Fair, poor

443

339

78.4

74.3-82.6


Respondents Who Report Consuming Less Than 5 Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Per Day, 1996-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# Adults consuming LT 5 servings of fruit and vegetables/day

% of Adults consuming LT 5 servings of fruit and vegetables/day

% Confidence Interval

Total

8526

6626

78.9

78.0-79.9

 

Race

White

8123

6291

78.6

77.6-79.6

Amer. Indian

260

219

85.6

80.9-90.3

Other

116

93

83.8

76.7-90.8


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

R1: At Risk for Not Consuming Five Fruits and Vegetables: Respondents Who Report Consuming Less Than 5 Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Per Day

Denominator:

All Respondents

 Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

 

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

 

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval

Distribution Table: Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor

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