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Description:

Number of Adults (18 and Older) Consuming Less than 5 Fruits or Vegetables a Day. “Five a day” is a standard recommendation for minimum fruit and vegetable in-take. People who do not meet this recommendation increase their risk of chronic disease, obesity, and cancer.


Source/Citation:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Public Health in Arkansas Communities Search. (2013).Number of Adults Consuming Few Fruits and Vegetables 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2013 from PHACS database. Available from Arkansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey database.

County Value Table More Information:
CountyRanking (1-5)Value
Arkansas311,945
Ashley313,191
Baxter528,499
Benton5129,753
Boone424,514
Bradley26,999
Calhoun12,983
Carroll418,042
Chicot27,063
Clark414,860
Clay29,207
Cleburne416,170
Cleveland15,032
Columbia414,744
Conway312,479
Craighead557,448
Crawford536,333
Crittenden530,101
Cross311,101
Dallas14,803
Desha28,093
Drew311,005
Faulkner564,610
Franklin311,434
Fulton27,506
Garland557,999
Grant310,562
Greene423,550
Hempstead313,984
Hot Spring418,987
Howard28,153
Independence421,302
Izard28,870
Jackson310,600
Jefferson546,378
Johnson415,708
Lafayette15,147
Lawrence210,289
Lee16,643
Lincoln28,653
Little River28,202
Logan313,913
Lonoke538,102
Madison29,828
Marion311,134
Miller427,600
Mississippi426,941
Monroe15,456
Montgomery15,230
Nevada15,881
Newton15,662
Ouachita415,181
Perry16,077
Phillips312,579
Pike16,544
Poinsett414,947
Polk311,295
Pope537,211
Prairie15,568
Pulaski5223,395
Randolph210,009
Saline557,986
Scott16,519
Searcy15,327
Sebastian576,394
Sevier29,091
Sharp310,910
St. Francis415,733
Stone27,934
Union425,369
Van Buren210,344
Washington5118,145
White546,498
Woodruff14,558
Yell312,573

* Health Ranking compared to other counties. This is a result of quintile ranking for all 75 counties in Arkansas. The rankings are assigned by placing the counties into five equal groups by the occurrence of the health indicator. If a county value exist is two adjacent groups, then the county is moved to the quintile group with the most favorable rating.

Quintile 1 - Highest, represents the counties with the most favorable health ranking (in demographics, this represents highest occurrence of the demographic)

Quintile 2 - Higher, represents the counties with the second highest favorable health ranking (in demographics, this represents counties between the highest and mid-range occurrence of the demographic)

Quintile 3 - Middle, represents the counties in the mid-range favorable ranking (in demographics, this represents counties within the middle range occurrence of the demographic)

Quintile 4 - Lower, represents the counties with a lower favorable health ranking( in demographics, this represents counties between mid-range and lowest occurrence of the demographic)

Quintile 5 - Lowest, represents the counties with the least favorable health ranking (in demographics, this represents counties with the lowest occurrence of the demographic )

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