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% Adults in WNC Consuming 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables Per Day
Current Value
6.5%
Definition
Data Talking Points
Data Talking Points:
- Data Source
- PRC Community Health Survey (2012, 2015, 2018)
- Data is collected every 3 years
- Method Reminders:
- Random Selection
- Sampling levels allow for good local confidence intervals (N=3,300), but you should still keep in mind that error rates are larger at the county level than for WNC as a region–Results for WNC regional data have maximum error rate of +1.7% at the 95% confidence level–Results for individual counties have maximum error rate of +5.6% at the 95% confidence level Weights were added to enhance representativeness of data at county and regional levels
- Landline (94%) and Cell Phone (6%)
- Survey instrument based largely on national survey models (e.g. CDC BRFSS)
- Definition of "Consuming 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables Per Day"
- PRC Survey Questions:
Comprised of the following questions:
Now I would like you to think about the food you ate during the past week. About how many 1-cup servings of fruit did you have in the past week? For example, one apple equals 1 cup.
And, NOT counting lettuce salad or potatoes, about how many 1-cup servings of vegetables did you have in the past week? For example, 12 baby carrots equal 1 cup.
- Examples of Talking Points
- A total of 6.5% of WNC adults report eating five or more servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day.
- Fruit/vegetable consumption has decreased between 2012 and 2018.
- Those with lower incomes, Native Americans and Balcks are less likely to get the recommended servings of daily fruits/vegetables.
- Western North Carolina adults average 7.3 one-cup servings of fruits in the past week.
- Community members average 8.4 one-cup servings of vegetables in the past week (not including lettuce salad or potatoes).
- Both of these data points are statistically unchanged from 2012 survey results
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