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Volume
8: No. 6, November 2011
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Survey Language Preference as a Predictor of Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Objectives Among Hispanic Adults in the United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
| Ethnicity/Survey Language
Preference |
Median |
Interquartile
Range |
| Non-Hispanic white |
| Fruit ≥ 2 |
1.14 |
0.58 |
1.99 |
| Veg ≥ 3 |
2.16 |
1.45 |
3.14 |
| Hispanic |
| Fruit ≥ 2 |
1.28 |
0.71 |
2.28 |
| Veg ≥ 3 |
1.57 |
0.89 |
2.56 |
| English survey language
preference |
| Fruit ≥ 2 |
1.14 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
| Veg ≥ 3 |
1.72 |
1 |
2.72 |
| Spanish survey language
preference |
| Fruit ≥ 2 |
1.42 |
0.78 |
2.29 |
| Veg ≥ 3 |
1.43 |
0.85 |
2.29 |
Figure 1. Median daily frequency (times per day) of fruit and vegetable consumption
among participants who completed the fruit and vegetable screener of the 2009
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (bars denote interquartile ranges).
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| Ethnicity/Survey Language
Preference |
Median |
Interquartile
Range |
| Non-Hispanic white |
| Fruit Juice |
0.28 |
0.06 |
0.98 |
| Fruit |
0.71 |
0.28 |
0.99 |
| Green Salad |
0.42 |
0.16 |
0.71 |
| Potatoes |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.29 |
| Carrots |
0.14 |
0.09 |
0.32 |
| Other |
0.99 |
0.71 |
1.96 |
| Hispanic |
| Fruit Juice |
0.41 |
0.13 |
0.96 |
| Fruit |
0.7 |
0.28 |
1 |
| Green Salad |
0.29 |
0.13 |
0.7 |
| Potatoes |
0.14 |
0.03 |
0.4 |
| Carrots |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0.28 |
| Other |
0.56 |
0.28 |
0.99 |
| English survey language
preference |
| Fruit Juice |
0.41 |
0.13 |
0.96 |
| Fruit |
0.56 |
0.28 |
0.99 |
| Green Salad |
0.4 |
0.14 |
0.7 |
| Potatoes |
0.13 |
0.03 |
0.29 |
| Carrots |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.28 |
| Other |
0.94 |
0.29 |
1.71 |
| Spanish survey language
preference |
| Fruit Juice |
0.42 |
0.14 |
0.94 |
| Fruit |
0.9 |
0.29 |
0.99 |
| Green Salad |
0.29 |
0.13 |
0.55 |
| Potatoes |
0.14 |
0.05 |
0.41 |
| Carrots |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.29 |
| Other |
0.42 |
0.14 |
0.93 |
Figure 2. Median daily frequency (times per day) of consumption of specific fruit
and vegetable items among participants who completed the fruit and vegetable
screener of the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (bars denote
interquartile ranges).
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