19-6


19-6.		Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least three daily servings of vegetables, with at least one-third being dark green or orange vegetables.

Target: 50 percent.

Baseline: 3 percent of persons aged 2 years and older consumed at least three daily servings of vegetables, with at least one-third of these servings being dark green or orange vegetables in 1994–96 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) (2-day average), USDA.

Persons Aged 2 Years and Older, 1994–96	Servings of Vegetables
	19-6. Meet Both Recommend- ations	3 or More Daily Servings*	One-Third or More Servings From Dark Green or Orange Vegetables*
	Percent
TOTAL	3	49	8
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU	DSU
Asian	DNC	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	DNA	DNA	DNA
White	DNA	DNA	DNA

Hispanic or Latino	2	47	6
Mexican American	2	50	5
Other Hispanic	DSU	44	6
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA	DNA	DNA
Black or African American	DNA	43	14
White	DNA	50	8
Gender and age
Female
2 years and older	4	41	10
2 to 5 years (not age adjusted)	DSU	23	9
6 to 11 years (not age adjusted)	DSU	24	7
12 to 19 years (not age adjusted)	2	38	7
20 to 39 years (not age adjusted)	4	43	10
40 to 59 years (not age adjusted)	4	49	11
60 years and older (not age adjusted)	6	43	13
Male
2 years and older	3	57	7
2 to 5 years (not age adjusted)	DSU	23	8
6 to 11 years (not age adjusted)	DSU	27	6
12 to 19 years (not age adjusted)	DSU	55	4
20 to 39 years (not age adjusted)	3	68	4
40 to 59 years (not age adjusted)	4	64	9
60 years and older (not age adjusted)	6	57	11
Household income level^†
Lower income (<130 percent of poverty threshold)	3	42	8
Higher income (>130 percent of poverty threshold)	4	50	8
Disability status
Persons with disabilities	DNC	DNC	DNC
Persons without disabilities	DNC	DNC	DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Aged adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
*Data for number and type of daily servings are displayed to further characterize the issue.
^†A household income below 130 percent of poverty threshold is used by the Food Stamp Program.