Table 3.

Perceptions of Quality, Variety, and Affordability of Fruits and Vegetables by Selected Characteristics Among Survey (N = 2,479) and Formative Assessment Participants (n = 32), a North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network Study, 2004^a

Category	% of Survey Respondentsb
	Quality			Variety			Affordability
	Excellent	Good	Fair/Poor	Excellent	Good	Fair/Poor	Excellent	Good	Fair/Poor
Income, $	P = .92			P = .48			P < .001
<30,000	33.0	57.4	9.5	33.1	55.9	11.0	17.6	73.1	9.4
≥30,000	33.8	56.6	9.6	34.6	53.4	12.0	26.0	71.3	2.7
Education	P = .61			P = .73			P <.001
<High school diploma	32.6	59.2	8.2	32.3	56.3	11.4	20.1	65.0	14.9
≥High school diploma	33.5	56.7	9.7	34.4	54.0	11.6	22.3	73.1	4.6
Age, y	P = .002			P <.001			P = .003
≥60	36.8	55.5	7.7	39.7	51.9	8.4	24.3	67.8	7.9
46-59	33.7	58	8.3	34.4	54.1	11.5	21.2	73.1	5.6
≤45	29.8	57.9	12.3	28.6	57	14.4	21	75.1	3.9
Poverty rate by census block group	P = .67			P = .44			P = .02
>12.3%	32.5	57.8	9.7	32.8	55.8	11.4	20.5	71.9	7.6
≤12.3%	34.3	56.7	9.0	35.5	53.3	11.2	23.0	72.1	4.9
Race/ethnicity	P = .11			P = .16			P = .11
African American	37.7	54.2	8.1	34.6	56.6	8.8	18.9	74.4	6.8
Non-Hispanic white	32.5	57.7	9.8	34.5	53.6	12.0	23.4	70.9	5.7
Body mass index, kg/m2	P = .03			P = .90			P = .58
>30	37.0	53.3	9.7	35.5	53.2	11.3	20.9	72.8	6.4
25-30	32.5	58.4	9.1	34.7	54.4	10.9	22.2	72.8	5.0
<25	29.5	60.1	10.3	33.2	54.9	11.8	23.5	70.4	6.0
Comorbiditya	P = .001			P = .01			P < .001
>3	32.7	55.8	11.5	33.8	53.6	12.6	17.9	71.3	10.8
1-3	35.7	56.4	7.9	36.3	52.9	10.7	24.8	71.2	4.0
0	25.8	62.8	11.4	26.3	61.1	12.6	20.8	75.4	3.8

^a Comorbid counts were determined by summing counts of 18 separate conditions including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

^b P values are for the χ² test (α = .05).