Percentage of Adults Who Reported Consuming Fruits and Vegetables
Less than 5 Times Per Day

Response Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 3246 79.7 0.8 78.1 81.3
  . . . . .
SEX . . . . .
Male 1287 83.5 1.3 81.0 86.0
Female 1959 76.1 1.0 74.1 78.1
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 97 81.4 4.2 73.0 89.7
25-34 years 309 80.2 2.3 75.7 84.7
35-44 years 515 83.4 1.6 80.3 86.5
45-54 years 739 79.9 1.4 77.1 82.7
55-64 years 687 82.6 1.4 79.8 85.3
65+ years 899 71.8 1.4 69.0 74.5
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 135 84.1 4.2 75.9 92.3
Non-Hispanic 3107 79.4 0.8 77.8 81.1
RACE . . . . .
White Only 2911 79.7 0.8 78.1 81.3
Black Only 111 80.9 4.8 71.5 90.3
Other Race Only 159 79.7 4.5 71.0 88.5
More than One Race 53 80.8 7.4 66.2 95.4
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 211 84.1 3.6 77.0 91.1
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 927 82.9 1.7 79.6 86.2
Some College 990 80.9 1.3 78.2 83.5
College Graduate 1116 75.8 1.3 73.1 78.4
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 238 78.9 3.5 72.0 85.8
$15,000 - $24,999 423 79.5 2.9 73.7 85.2
$25,000 - $34,999 368 81.3 2.2 76.9 85.7
$35,000 - $49,999 516 81.9 2.1 77.8 86.0
$50,000+ 1346 78.3 1.2 76.0 80.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 1933 80.8 1.0 78.8 82.9
Out of Work 66 88.2 4.2 80.1 96.4
Homemaker / Student 284 78.6 2.8 73.0 84.2
Retired 774 72.2 1.5 69.3 75.1
Unable to Work 181 87.1 3.1 81.1 93.1
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED . . . . .
None 894 74.3 1.6 71.2 77.5
1-19 Hours 154 75.6 3.5 68.7 82.4
20-39 Hours 405 79.8 2.2 75.5 84.1
40 + Hours 1498 81.2 1.2 78.8 83.5
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 2056 79.3 0.9 77.5 81.1
Divorced / Separated 477 83.1 2.0 79.1 87.0
Widowed 421 72.7 2.0 68.6 76.7
Never Married 282 82.8 3.2 76.6 89.1
DISABILITY STATUS . . . . .
Living with a Disability 866 77.4 1.6 74.2 80.6
Living without a Disability 2374 80.4 0.9 78.5 82.2
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 155 83.5 2.8 78.0 88.9
Rural 431 80.8 2.1 76.6 84.9
Densely-settled Rural 478 80.3 2.1 76.2 84.4
Semi-urban 637 80.4 1.8 76.8 84.0
Urban 1541 78.7 1.2 76.3 81.0
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 276 86.3 2.4 81.6 91.1
Insured 2961 78.8 0.9 77.2 80.5
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 318 77.7 2.3 73.2 82.3
No Diabetes 2926 79.9 0.9 78.2 81.6
ASTHMA STATUS . . . . .
Current Asthma 273 73.7 3.5 66.8 80.6
No Current Asthma 2947 80.1 0.8 78.5 81.8
HYPERTENSION STATUS . . . . .
Hypertension 1235 79.9 1.2 77.6 82.2
No Hypertension 2000 79.6 1.1 77.5 81.6
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 543 82.8 1.9 79.1 86.6
Excellent to Good 2700 79.2 0.9 77.5 81.0
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 274 81.2 3.3 74.7 87.7
<14 days mental health not good 2924 79.5 0.8 77.8 81.1
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 580 88.6 1.5 85.6 91.6
Non-Smoker 2657 77.8 0.9 76.0 79.6
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 1035 77.0 1.4 74.2 79.7
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 1189 79.5 1.4 76.8 82.2
Obese (BMI >= 30) 909 84.1 1.4 81.4 86.8
LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Participates in leisure time physical activity 2287 77.3 1.0 75.3 79.3
Does not participate in leisure time physical activity 958 87.4 1.1 85.2 89.6
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . . . . .
Meets Recommendations 1267 74.5 1.4 71.8 77.2
Insufficient 1349 83.2 1.2 80.9 85.5
No Activity 486 86.1 1.7 82.7 89.5

Numerator: Respondents who reported they consumed fruits
and vegetables less than 5 times per day.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.
 
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