TABLE 3. State-specific percentages* of respondents meeting federal vegetable intake recommendations sex, age, race/ethnicity, and income-to-poverty ratio (IPR) — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015.
| State | Sex (n = 319,415) |
Age group (yrs, n = 319,415) |
Race/Ethnicity† |
IPR (n = 319,415) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
Women (Ref) |
18–30 |
31–50 |
≥51 (Ref) |
Black |
Hispanic |
White (Ref) |
<1.25 |
1.25–3.49 |
>3.49 (Ref) |
|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
|
National
|
7.6 (5.6−9.6)
|
10.9¶ (9.0−13.0)
|
6.7¶ (4.7−8.7)
|
8.8¶ (6.9−10.9)
|
10.9 (8.9−12.9)
|
5.5 (0.0−11.1)
|
10.5 (5.0−16.1)
|
9.5 (3.9−15.1)
|
7.0¶ (3.9−10.4)
|
7.5¶ (4.3−10.8)
|
11.4 (8.2−14.7)
|
| Alabama |
5.4 (3.3−7.5) |
6.7 (4.6−8.8) |
3.0¶ (0.7−5.3) |
5.3¶ (3.0−7.7) |
8.0 (5.7−10.3) |
3.1 (0.0−11.3) |
—§ |
7.0 (0.0−15.2) |
3.4¶ (0.0−7.2) |
4.9 (1.2−8.7) |
8.4 (4.6−12.1) |
| Alaska |
8.9 (4.2−13.5) |
15.6¶ (10.9−20.2) |
9.9 (6.1−13.7) |
11.7 (7.9−15.5) |
13.7 (9.8−17.5) |
—§ |
13.2 (4.3−22.1) |
12.9 (4.0−21.8) |
11.7 (6.1−17.3) |
9.4 (3.8−15.0) |
13.9 (8.3−19.5) |
| Arizona |
8.0 (4.7−11.2) |
13.0¶ (9.8−16.3) |
7.7¶ (4.8−10.5) |
10.6 (7.7−13.4) |
11.8 (9.0−14.7) |
5.2 (0.0−14.9) |
11.4 (1.7−21.1) |
10.4 (0.7−20.1) |
10.1 (5.8−14.4) |
8.1¶ (3.8−12.3) |
12.8 (8.5−17.0) |
| Arkansas |
6.9 (4.2−9.6) |
8.8 (6.1−11.5) |
5.9¶ (3.1−8.8) |
6.6¶ (3.8−9.5) |
9.8 (6.9−12.6) |
—§ |
9.9 (3.0−16.8) |
8.4 (1.5−15.3) |
6.3 (1.1−11.5) |
6.6 (1.4−11.8) |
10.2 (5.0−15.5) |
| California |
9.3 (6.3−12.3) |
13.0¶ (10.1−16.0) |
7.5¶ (4.4−10.5) |
11.2 (8.2−14.2) |
13.3 (10.2−16.3) |
6.6 (0.3−13.0) |
10.6 (4.3−17.0) |
11.8 (5.5−18.2) |
9.3 (5.1−13.5) |
9.1 (4.9−13.4) |
13.1 (8.9−17.3) |
| Colorado |
8.6 (5.3−11.8) |
14.6¶ (11.4−17.9) |
8.8¶ (5.9−11.8) |
11.0 (8.0−13.9) |
13.5 (10.5−16.4) |
8.6 (0.2−17.1) |
11.9 (3.5−20.3) |
11.5 (3.1−20.0) |
9.4 (5.3−13.4) |
10.0 (6.0−14.1) |
13.1 (9.1−17.2) |
| Connecticut |
7.8 (4.7−10.8) |
12.9¶ (9.8−15.9) |
9.5 (6.9−12.1) |
9.3 (6.7−11.9) |
11.5 (8.9−14.1) |
5.2 (0.0−13.8) |
8.7 (0.2−17.3) |
11.1 (2.6−19.7) |
7.9¶ (4.0−11.8) |
8.1¶ (4.2−12.0) |
12.1 (8.2−16.0) |
| Delaware |
6.4 (3.0−9.7) |
10.6¶ (7.3−14.0) |
5.7¶ (2.6−8.7) |
7.5 (4.5−10.6) |
10.4 (7.4−13.4) |
6.3 (0.0−16.3) |
5.6 (0.0−15.6) |
9.1 (0.0−19.1) |
4.6¶ (0.6−8.5) |
6.2¶ (2.2−10.1) |
11.1 (7.1−15.1) |
| District of Columbia |
8.4 (3.9−12.9) |
10.9 (6.4−15.4) |
5.0¶ (1.6−8.3) |
10.9 (7.5−14.3) |
12.0 (8.6−15.3) |
6.3 (0.0−17.0) |
14.2 (3.4−24.9) |
11.6 (0.8−22.3) |
6.2 (0.3−12.1) |
7.1 (1.2−13.0) |
11.5 (5.6−17.5) |
| Florida |
8.2 (5.4−11.1) |
12.2¶ (9.4−15.1) |
9.5 (7.0−12.0) |
9.3 (6.8−11.8) |
11.2 (8.7−13.7) |
6.7 (0.0−16.1) |
8.7 (0.0−18.1) |
11.1 (1.7−20.5) |
7.9¶ (3.7−12.1) |
7.3¶ (3.2−11.5) |
13.6 (9.4−17.8) |
| Georgia |
6.4 (3.5−9.3) |
10.5¶ (7.6−13.4) |
6.8¶ (4.1−9.5) |
8.1 (5.4−10.8) |
9.8 (7.1−12.4) |
5.4 (0.0−15.2) |
7.1 (0.0−16.9) |
10.1 (0.3−19.9) |
4.5¶ (0.1−8.9) |
7.6 (3.3−12.0) |
11.2 (6.8−15.6) |
| Hawaii |
9.7 (6.4−12.9) |
13.5¶ (10.2−16.7) |
7.9¶ (4.7−11.0) |
10.2¶ (7.0−13.4) |
14.2 (11.0−17.4) |
—§ |
9.4 (4.6−14.3) |
13.3 (8.5−18.2) |
8.5¶ (4.5−12.5) |
10.8 (6.8−14.7) |
12.8 (8.9−16.8) |
| Idaho |
8.7 (5.3−12.1) |
12.9¶ (9.5−16.2) |
8.4¶ (5.5−11.3) |
11.4 (8.4−14.3) |
11.4 (8.5−14.3) |
—§ |
12.5 (3.7−21.3) |
10.5 (1.7−19.3) |
7.7¶ (3.8−11.7) |
9.6 (5.7−13.6) |
13.3 (9.3−17.2) |
| Illinois |
8.0 (5.2−10.9) |
11.3¶ (8.5−14.1) |
7.5¶ (4.8−10.1) |
9.0 (6.3−11.7) |
11.5 (8.8−14.2) |
6.1 (0.0−18.6) |
14.1 (1.6−26.6) |
9.4 (0.0−21.9) |
9.6 (5.6−13.7) |
7.9 (3.9−12.0) |
10.9 (6.9−15.0) |
| Indiana |
7.6 (4.9−10.3) |
9.5¶ (6.8−12.2) |
4.0¶ (1.4−6.6) |
9.7 (7.1−12.3) |
10.1 (7.5−12.7) |
—§ |
9.6 (0.0−22.1) |
8.9 (0.0−21.4) |
4.4¶ (0.0−9.5) |
7.2 (2.1−12.2) |
11.5 (6.5−16.5) |
| Iowa |
5.3 (2.7−7.9) |
8.8¶ (6.2−11.3) |
4.7¶ (2.2−7.1) |
5.8¶ (3.3−8.2) |
9.1 (6.7−11.6) |
—§ |
11.7 (1.4−22.0) |
6.9 (0.0−17.2) |
6.2 (2.3−10.1) |
5.9 (2.0−9.8) |
8.1 (4.2−12.0) |
| Kansas |
6.5 (4.3−8.7) |
9.8¶ (7.5−12.0) |
4.5¶ (2.3−6.8) |
7.6¶ (5.3−9.8) |
10.3 (8.0−12.5) |
4.6 (0.0−10.4) |
9.1 (3.4−14.9) |
8.1 (2.4−13.9) |
5.8¶ (2.5−9.1) |
6.4¶ (3.2−9.7) |
10.2 (6.9−13.4) |
| Kentucky |
5.1 (2.4−7.8) |
7.6¶ (4.9−10.3) |
3.6¶ (0.9−6.4) |
5.1¶ (2.4−7.8) |
8.6 (5.8−11.3) |
—§ |
—§ |
6.5 (0.0−16.3) |
4.8 (0.2−9.4) |
4.1¶ (0.0−8.7) |
8.8 (4.2−13.3) |
| Louisiana |
8.0 (5.4−10.7) |
8.6 (5.9−11.2) |
6.6 (4.1−9.1) |
8.5 (6.0−11.0) |
9.0 (6.5−11.5) |
5.0 (0.0−13.9) |
7.7 (0.0−16.6) |
10.0 (1.1−18.9) |
4.5¶ (0.0−9.0) |
9.0 (4.4−13.6) |
9.9 (5.3−14.5) |
| Maine |
7.7 (4.7−10.8) |
13.6¶ (10.5−16.6) |
9.8 (7.1−12.5) |
8.6¶ (5.9−11.3) |
12.4 (9.7−15.0) |
—§ |
—§ |
10.7 (0.0−21.5) |
7.1¶ (3.4−10.8) |
9.0¶ (5.3−12.7) |
13.5 (9.8−17.2) |
| Maryland |
6.9 (3.8−10.0) |
10.9¶ (7.8−14.0) |
5.8¶ (2.9−8.7) |
8.0¶ (5.1−10.9) |
11.3 (8.4−14.2) |
5.4 (0.0−14.6) |
11.2 (1.9−20.4) |
9.6 (0.4−18.9) |
5.9¶ (2.4−9.5) |
6.8¶ (3.2−10.4) |
11.0 (7.4−14.6) |
| Massachusetts |
8.7 (5.7−11.8) |
13.3¶ (10.2−16.3) |
8.3¶ (5.3−11.3) |
10.8 (7.8−13.8) |
12.6 (9.6−15.6) |
5.6 (0.0−13.7) |
11.4 (3.3−19.5) |
11.2 (3.1−19.3) |
8.1¶ (4.0−12.1) |
8.9 (4.9−13.0) |
12.7 (8.7−16.8) |
| Michigan |
5.6 (3.1−8.1) |
9.8¶ (7.3−12.3) |
4.4¶ (1.9−6.9) |
6.8¶ (4.3−9.3) |
9.7 (7.2−12.2) |
5.5 (0.0−13.4) |
7.9 (0.0−15.8) |
8.0 (0.1−15.9) |
5.5¶ (1.8−9.3) |
5.7¶ (2.0−9.5) |
9.9 (6.1−13.7) |
| Minnesota |
6.1 (3.6−8.6) |
10.2¶ (7.7−12.6) |
5.6¶ (3.3−7.9) |
7.7 (5.4−10.0) |
9.7 (7.4−12.0) |
4.3 (0.0−12.5) |
12.3 (4.1−20.5) |
8.1 (0.0−16.2) |
5.6¶ (2.2−9.0) |
5.9¶ (2.5−9.3) |
10.0 (6.6−13.4) |
| Mississippi |
5.3 (2.9−7.7) |
7.0 (4.6−9.4) |
5.8 (3.5−8.0) |
4.6¶ (2.4−6.9) |
7.7 (5.5−9.9) |
3.1 (0.0−23.0) |
—§ |
7.4 (0.0−27.3) |
3.7¶ (0.0−8.6) |
4.5¶ (0.0−9.3) |
10.2 (5.4−15.1) |
| Missouri |
6.0 (3.3−8.6) |
9.4¶ (6.7−12.0) |
5.8¶ (3.4−8.3) |
6.6¶ (4.2−9.1) |
9.4 (6.9−11.8) |
5.2 (0.0−12.0) |
5.1 (0.0−12.0) |
8.0 (1.2−14.8) |
3.9¶ (0.0−8.0) |
6.8 (2.7−10.8) |
9.8 (5.7−13.9) |
| Montana |
5.6 (2.4−8.8) |
11.0¶ (7.8−14.3) |
5.6¶ (2.9−8.3) |
7.5 (4.9−10.2) |
9.8 (7.1−12.5) |
—§ |
7.9 (1.1−14.6) |
8.3 (1.5−15.0) |
5.3¶ (1.4−9.1) |
7.2 (3.3−11.0) |
10.3 (6.5−14.2) |
| Nebraska |
6.8 (4.4−9.1) |
9.0 (6.7−11.4) |
5.3¶ (2.9−7.6) |
7.4 (5.0−9.7) |
9.6 (7.2−11.9) |
6.3 (0.0−14.5) |
11.8 (3.5−20.0) |
7.7 (0.0−16.0) |
6.7 (2.7−10.6) |
6.3 (2.3−10.3) |
9.5 (5.5−13.5) |
| Nevada |
9.8 (5.5−14.0) |
13.3 (9.0−17.5) |
14.3 (10.3−18.3) |
9.2 (5.2−13.2) |
12.4 (8.4−16.3) |
—§ |
13.6 (6.2−21.0) |
11.7 (4.3−19.1) |
8.9¶ (3.4−14.3) |
9.0¶ (3.5−14.4) |
14.5 (9.0−19.9) |
| New Hampshire |
8.5 (5.2−11.8) |
13.1¶ (9.8−16.4) |
5.5¶ (2.6−8.4) |
11.2 (8.3−14.1) |
12.4 (9.5−15.3) |
—§ |
—§ |
10.9 (3.2−18.6) |
5.9¶ (1.8−10.0) |
9.6 (5.5−13.7) |
12.3 (8.2−16.5) |
| New Jersey |
6.2 (3.2−9.1) |
10.3¶ (7.3−13.2) |
5.4¶ (2.4−8.3) |
6.8¶ (3.8−9.7) |
10.6 (7.7−13.5) |
4.8 (0.0−12.7) |
8.8 (0.9−16.8) |
8.4 (0.4−16.3) |
6.8 (3.0−10.5) |
5.9¶ (2.1−9.7) |
10.1 (6.3−13.9) |
| New Mexico |
9.1 (6.0−12.2) |
11.5 (8.4−14.6) |
9.1 (6.1−12.1) |
9.0 (6.0−12.0) |
11.9 (8.9−14.8) |
—§ |
10.7 (2.9−18.4) |
10.1 (2.3−17.8) |
8.9 (4.0−13.8) |
8.7 (3.8−13.6) |
12.9 (8.0−17.8) |
| New York |
7.7 (5.0−10.4) |
11.4¶ (8.6−14.1) |
6.9¶ (4.4−9.4) |
9.5 (7.1−12.0) |
10.9 (8.4−13.4) |
7.0 (0.8−13.2) |
9.8 (3.7−16.0) |
10.2 (4.0−16.4) |
7.1¶ (3.2−11.0) |
7.9 (4.0−11.8) |
11.7 (7.8−15.6) |
| North Carolina |
7.3 (4.8−9.8) |
8.9 (6.4−11.4) |
4.4¶ (1.7−7.1) |
7.6¶ (4.9−10.3) |
10.3 (7.6−13.0) |
3.9 (0.0−12.4) |
9.7 (1.1−18.3) |
8.8 (0.3−17.4) |
5.3¶ (1.4−9.2) |
6.6¶ (2.7−10.5) |
10.5 (6.6−14.4) |
| North Dakota |
6.4 (3.5−9.3) |
9.5¶ (6.6−12.4) |
5.6¶ (3.0−8.2) |
7.4 (4.8−10.0) |
9.6 (7.0−12.2) |
—§ |
—§ |
7.7 (0.0−17.4) |
5.0¶ (0.8−9.2) |
6.5 (2.3−10.8) |
9.3 (5.1−13.6) |
| Ohio |
5.2 (2.6−7.8) |
8.7¶ (6.1−11.3) |
4.8¶ (2.4−7.1) |
5.9¶ (3.6−8.2) |
8.7 (6.4−11.0) |
4.4 (0.0−12.2) |
9.1 (1.3−16.9) |
7.1 (0.0−14.9) |
4.0¶ (0.0−8.3) |
5.0¶ (0.7−9.2) |
9.5 (5.3−13.8) |
| Oklahoma |
5.4 (3.2−7.6) |
6.8 (4.6−8.9) |
3.0¶ (0.7−5.2) |
5.9 (3.6−8.1) |
7.7 (5.5−10.0) |
2.3 (0.0−8.0) |
5.5 (0.0−11.2) |
6.5 (0.8−12.1) |
3.2 (0.0−7.3) |
5.2 (1.1−9.2) |
8.3 (4.3−12.3) |
| Oregon |
10.0 (6.5−13.5) |
13.8¶ (10.3−17.3) |
10.0¶ (6.9−13.0) |
11.8 (8.7−14.9) |
12.8 (9.7−15.9) |
—§ |
13.6 (4.0−23.3) |
12.0 (2.4−21.6) |
8.3¶ (3.8−12.7) |
10.6 (6.2−15.1) |
14.1 (9.6−18.5) |
| Pennsylvania |
6.9 (4.0−9.8) |
9.8¶ (6.9−12.7) |
3.7¶ (1.0−6.5) |
8.7 (5.9−11.4) |
10.1 (7.3−12.8) |
6.6 (0.0−19.5) |
—§ |
8.5 (0.0−21.4) |
6.1 (1.7−10.5) |
6.8 (2.4−11.2) |
10.1 (5.7−14.5) |
| Rhode Island |
8.2 (4.8−11.6) |
11.2 (7.8−14.6) |
9.6 (6.7−12.4) |
8.3 (5.5−11.1) |
10.9 (8.1−13.7) |
—§ |
10.6 (0.2−20.9) |
9.7 (0.0−20.0) |
7.5¶ (3.1−11.8) |
7.5¶ (3.2−11.9) |
12.0 (7.6−16.3) |
| South Carolina |
6.6 (4.2−9.1) |
9.5¶ (7.1−12.0) |
6.0¶ (3.6−8.3) |
8.0 (5.7−10.4) |
9.2 (6.9−11.6) |
3.1 (0.0−11.2) |
20.5¶ (12.4−28.6) |
9.0 (0.9−17.1) |
5.7¶ (1.9−9.5) |
6.1¶ (2.3−9.9) |
11.0 (7.2−14.8) |
| South Dakota |
4.5 (2.0−6.9) |
7.5¶ (5.0−10.0) |
2.2¶ (0.0−4.6) |
5.4¶ (3.0−7.9) |
7.9 (5.5−10.3) |
—§ |
—§ |
6.3 (0.6−11.9) |
3.6¶ (0.0−7.2) |
4.9 (1.3−8.5) |
7.4 (3.8−11.0) |
| Tennessee |
9.9 (6.8−12.9) |
9.4 (6.4−12.4) |
9.3 (6.5−12.1) |
9.2 (6.4−12.0) |
10.2 (7.4−13.0) |
—§ |
9.7 (0.0−25.6) |
10.1 (0.0−26.0) |
7.6¶ (3.0−12.3) |
7.6¶ (3.0−12.3) |
12.7 (8.1−17.4) |
| Texas |
9.7 (6.6−12.7) |
12.0 (9.0−15.1) |
8.0¶ (4.9−11.1) |
10.6 (7.5−13.7) |
12.7 (9.6−15.9) |
7.2 (0.0−15.6) |
11.7 (3.2−20.1) |
11.2 (2.8−19.6) |
8.8 (4.1−13.5) |
10.3 (5.6−14.9) |
12.4 (7.7−17.1) |
| Utah |
7.8 (5.1−10.6) |
11.0¶ (8.3−13.8) |
6.6¶ (3.8−9.4) |
9.4 (6.6−12.2) |
11.6 (8.8−14.4) |
—§ |
11.3 (0.6−22.1) |
9.3 (0.0−20.0) |
7.5 (3.3−11.7) |
8.4 (4.2−12.6) |
10.6 (6.4−14.9) |
| Vermont |
7.7 (4.3−11.1) |
14.4¶ (11.0−17.8) |
8.4¶ (5.4−11.4) |
9.8¶ (6.8−12.7) |
12.9 (10.0−15.9) |
—§ |
—§ |
11.1 (2.6−19.6) |
6.5¶ (2.4−10.5) |
7.7¶ (3.7−11.8) |
14.6 (10.5−18.6) |
| Virginia |
6.0 (3.5−8.6) |
9.2¶ (6.6−11.8) |
5.2¶ (2.6−7.8) |
6.7¶ (4.1−9.3) |
9.7 (7.0−12.3) |
4.0 (0.0−13.1) |
9.1 (0.1−18.2) |
8.4 (0.0−17.4) |
4.5¶ (0.7−8.2) |
5.8 (2.0−9.6) |
9.5 (5.7−13.3) |
| Washington |
8.1 (5.1−11.0) |
13.8¶ (10.8−16.8) |
7.1¶ (4.3−9.9) |
10.7 (7.9−13.5) |
13.0 (10.2−15.8) |
9.8 (3.1−16.5) |
10.8 (4.1−17.5) |
11.0 (4.3−17.7) |
8.9¶ (5.3−12.5) |
8.7¶ (5.1−12.3) |
12.8 (9.2−16.4) |
| West Virginia |
4.7 (2.4−6.9) |
7.0¶ (4.8−9.2) |
3.5¶ (1.3−5.7) |
4.7¶ (2.4−6.9) |
7.5 (5.3−9.7) |
—§ |
—§ |
6.0 (0.0−15.0) |
3.5¶ (0.0−7.2) |
4.9 (1.2−8.6) |
8.2 (4.6−11.9) |
| Wisconsin |
6.2 (3.5−8.9) |
9.4¶ (6.7−12.1) |
5.7¶ (3.1−8.2) |
7.2 (4.7−9.8) |
9.1 (6.6−11.7) |
—§ |
7.9 (0.0−20.3) |
7.7 (0.0−20.1) |
5.0¶ (0.9−9.0) |
6.8 (2.7−10.9) |
9.2 (5.2−13.3) |
| Wyoming | 8.4 (5.3−11.5) | 9.9 (6.8−13.0) | 7.8¶ (4.9−10.7) | 7.6¶ (4.7−10.5) | 11.0 (8.1−13.9) | —§ | 11.0 (2.8−19.3) | 9.0 (0.7−17.3) | 6.1¶ (1.7−10.5) | 6.5 (2.1−10.9) | 11.7 (7.4−16.1) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; Ref = referent group.
* Weighted percentages are presented.
† Blacks and whites are non-Hispanic; Hispanic persons could be of any race. Other racial/ethnic group not reported because of small sample sizes but included in overall estimates and estimates by other demographic characteristics.
§ Data where the sample sizes were <50 were considered unstable and were not reported.
¶ p<0.05 for t-test comparing differences by demographic groups to the referent group.