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Increase vegetable consumption by people aged 2 years and older — NWS‑07 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
0.73 cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories (2017-20) *

National Target:
0.84 cup equivalents per 1,000 calories  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
0.76 cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories was the mean daily intake by persons aged 2 years and over in 2013-16 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Mean daily intake of total vegetables, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Total
0.76
CI 0.73 / 0.78
SE 0.011
0.73
CI 0.70 / 0.77
SE 0.017

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Sex, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Male
0.69
CI 0.67 / 0.72
SE 0.011
0.65
CI 0.62 / 0.69
SE 0.017
Female
0.82
CI 0.78 / 0.86
SE 0.018
0.81
CI 0.77 / 0.85
SE 0.020

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Race/Ethnicity, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
Asian only
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
DNA
DNA
White only
DNA
DNA
2 or more races
DSU
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
0.78
CI 0.76 / 0.81
SE 0.011
0.78
CI 0.74 / 0.82
SE 0.020
Mexican American
0.80
CI 0.77 / 0.83
SE 0.015
0.76
CI 0.70 / 0.83
SE 0.030
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.99
CI 0.95 / 1.04
SE 0.022
0.94
CI 0.87 / 1.00
SE 0.031
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.68
CI 0.65 / 0.71
SE 0.015
0.67
CI 0.62 / 0.72
SE 0.023
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.75
CI 0.72 / 0.78
SE 0.017
0.72
CI 0.67 / 0.77
SE 0.024
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Age group, 2013-16 to 2017-20 † ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
2-18 years
0.54
CI 0.52 / 0.56
SE 0.010
0.48
CI 0.46 / 0.51
SE 0.012
2-8 years
0.49
CI 0.45 / 0.52
SE 0.016
0.46
CI 0.41 / 0.50
SE 0.022
9-18 years
0.57
CI 0.54 / 0.60
SE 0.014
0.50
CI 0.48 / 0.52
SE 0.010
2-3 years
0.47
CI 0.43 / 0.51
SE 0.020
0.48
CI 0.42 / 0.55
SE 0.031
4-8 years
0.49
CI 0.45 / 0.53
SE 0.020
0.45
CI 0.41 / 0.49
SE 0.021
9-13 years
0.55
CI 0.52 / 0.58
SE 0.015
0.46
CI 0.41 / 0.51
SE 0.023
14-18 years
0.58
CI 0.52 / 0.64
SE 0.029
0.54
CI 0.51 / 0.58
SE 0.017
19 years and over
0.84
CI 0.81 / 0.87
SE 0.013
0.82
CI 0.78 / 0.87
SE 0.022
19-50 years
0.79
CI 0.76 / 0.82
SE 0.015
0.79
CI 0.73 / 0.84
SE 0.025
51 years and over
0.90
CI 0.87 / 0.94
SE 0.016
0.87
CI 0.82 / 0.92
SE 0.026
19-30 years
0.72
CI 0.67 / 0.77
SE 0.025
0.76
CI 0.70 / 0.82
SE 0.029
31-50 years
0.83
CI 0.80 / 0.87
SE 0.018
0.80
CI 0.74 / 0.86
SE 0.028
51-70 years
0.90
CI 0.86 / 0.94
SE 0.018
0.85
CI 0.79 / 0.90
SE 0.027
71 years and over
0.92
CI 0.85 / 0.98
SE 0.031
0.93
CI 0.83 / 1.04
SE 0.051

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Less than High school
0.76
CI 0.71 / 0.80
SE 0.021
0.78
CI 0.70 / 0.85
SE 0.034
High school (including GED or equivalent)
0.77
CI 0.72 / 0.81
SE 0.021
0.70
CI 0.65 / 0.76
SE 0.025
Some college or Associate degree
0.85
CI 0.81 / 0.90
SE 0.023
0.78
CI 0.73 / 0.84
SE 0.026
4-year college degree or more
0.93
CI 0.89 / 0.98
SE 0.022
0.97
CI 0.91 / 1.04
SE 0.033

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Family income (percent poverty guidelines), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
<100
0.73
CI 0.68 / 0.78
SE 0.023
0.70
CI 0.65 / 0.75
SE 0.024
100-199
0.70
CI 0.67 / 0.74
SE 0.018
0.69
CI 0.66 / 0.73
SE 0.016
200-399
0.75
CI 0.71 / 0.79
SE 0.020
0.70
CI 0.65 / 0.74
SE 0.022
400+
0.79
CI 0.75 / 0.84
SE 0.022
0.79
CI 0.73 / 0.85
SE 0.028

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Health insurance status (2-64 years), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Insured
0.74
CI 0.72 / 0.77
SE 0.014
0.72
CI 0.68 / 0.76
SE 0.019
Private
0.75
CI 0.72 / 0.79
SE 0.017
0.75
CI 0.69 / 0.80
SE 0.027
Public
0.70
CI 0.67 / 0.74
SE 0.018
0.65
CI 0.62 / 0.68
SE 0.016
Uninsured
0.69
CI 0.67 / 0.72
SE 0.013
0.67
CI 0.62 / 0.71
SE 0.022

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Geographic location, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Geographic location
DNC
DNC

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Marital status (20 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Married/​Cohabiting partner
0.86
CI 0.82 / 0.90
SE 0.019
0.83
CI 0.78 / 0.89
SE 0.027
Divorced, separated, widowed
0.82
CI 0.69 / 0.96
SE 0.065
0.83
CI 0.76 / 0.91
SE 0.037
Never married
0.79
CI 0.73 / 0.86
SE 0.033
0.76
CI 0.71 / 0.82
SE 0.027

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Country of birth, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
US
0.74
CI 0.71 / 0.76
SE 0.013
0.71
CI 0.67 / 0.74
SE 0.018
Outside US
0.89
CI 0.85 / 0.92
SE 0.015
0.84
CI 0.79 / 0.89
SE 0.022

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Veteran
0.80
CI 0.73 / 0.88
SE 0.036
DNA
Non-veteran
0.84
CI 0.81 / 0.87
SE 0.014
DNA

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Activity limitation (20 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
With activity limitations
0.76
CI 0.71 / 0.80
SE 0.021
DNC
Without activity limitations
0.86
CI 0.82 / 0.89
SE 0.016
DNC

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Sexual orientation (18 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Sexual orientation (18 years and over)
DSU
DSU

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Gender identity, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
Gender identity
DNC
DNC

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Obesity status - Children and Adolescents (2-19 years), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
With obesity
0.60
CI 0.53 / 0.67
SE 0.034
0.51
CI 0.46 / 0.56
SE 0.025
Without obesity
0.53
CI 0.51 / 0.55
SE 0.011
0.49
CI 0.46 / 0.51
SE 0.013

Mean daily intake of total vegetables by Obesity status - Adults (20 years and over), 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories)
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-201
With obesity
0.80
CI 0.76 / 0.84
SE 0.018
0.76
CI 0.72 / 0.81
SE 0.022
Without obesity
0.85
CI 0.82 / 0.89
SE 0.018
0.86
CI 0.80 / 0.93
SE 0.030

Disparity