Table1. Mean vegetable and fruit consumption (frequency/day) in 1991 and 1997
Unit:  frequency/day mean*
Category		1991(n=2834)	1997(n=2602)
Total		3.8	3.9
Gender	Male	3.5	3.5
	Femele	4.1	4.2
Age	18-34	3.5	3.8
	35-49	3.7	3.8
	50-64	3.9	3.9
	65+	4.3	4.3
Race/Ethnicity	White	3.8	3.9
	African American	4.0	3.8
	Latino	3.6	4.0
Education(years)	<12	3.5	3.6
	12	3.6	3.7
	13+	4.0	4.1
*Adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, education,m poverty level, and smoking and marital status.
Source:  National Cancer Institute's 5 A Day Surveys, U. S. Adults.
Table2. Mean vegetable and fuirt consumption (frequency/day) in 1990, 1994, and 1996.
Unit:  frequency/day mean*
	1990	1994	1996	90-96 change
Total	3.27	3.41	3.40	0.13
Male	3.10	3.19	3.20	0.10
Female	3.44	3.64	3.61	0.17
*Adjusted to 1990 pooled age and sex distributions of 16 participating states.
Source:  CDC(Centers for Disease Controle and Prevention)'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 16 states.
Table3. Mean of 50 U.S. States' mean vegetable and fruit consumption (frequency/day)in 1994, 1996, and 1998
Unit:  frequency/day mean*
	1994	1996	1998
Total	3.77	3.85	3.95
Fruit	0.77	0.80	0.81
Juice	0.70	0.72	0.75
Vegetable	1.48	1.50	1.55
Salad	0.48	0.48	0.49
Potatoes	0.37	0.38	0.379
*Adjusted for smoking, obesity, agricultural sales, age, sex, race and marital status.
Source:  CDC(Centers for Disease Controle and Prevention)'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Table4. Mean vegetable and fruit consumption (sevings/day) in 1989-1991and 1994-1996
Unit:  servings/day mean*
	Fruit		Vegetables		Total
	1989-91	1994-96	1989-91	1994-96	1989-91	1994-96
Total Age(2+)	1.3	1.5	3.2	3.4	4.5	4.9
2-19 yrs	1.3	1.6	2.6	2.7	1.4	4.3
20+ yrs	1.3	1.5	3.4	3.7	4.6	5.2
*Includes all forms of fruit and vegetables, including condiments, candy, chips, and french fries.
Source:  U. S. Department of Agriculture's Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals (CSFII).