2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed fruits or vegetables or beans five or more times per day

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,665 801 17.9 16.4-19.5 3,864 82.1 80.5-83.6
-Eastern NC 1,866 320 19.0 16.5-21.7 1,546 81.0 78.3-83.5
GENDER
Male 810 138 20.4 16.7-24.6 672 79.6 75.4-83.3
Female 1,056 182 17.7 14.5-21.4 874 82.3 78.6-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,084 204 18.9 16.1-22.1 880 81.1 77.9-83.9
Non-Hispanic Black 493 78 21.9 16.2-29.0 415 78.1 71.0-83.8
Other 289 38 12.7 8.6-18.3 251 87.3 81.7-91.4
AGE
18-34 354 79 23.7 18.3-30.3 275 76.3 69.7-81.7
35-44 237 48 20.6 14.5-28.3 189 79.4 71.7-85.5
45-54 300 56 17.3 12.8-23.0 244 82.7 77.0-87.2
55-64 380 59 18.2 13.4-24.1 321 81.8 75.9-86.6
65-74 349 47 11.9 8.4-16.4 302 88.1 83.6-91.6
75+ 230 28 14.3 8.2-23.8 202 85.7 76.2-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 232 23 12.7 7.1-21.8 209 87.3 78.2-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 530 75 15.7 12.1-20.1 455 84.3 79.9-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 556 102 22.7 18.0-28.3 454 77.3 71.7-82.0
College Graduate 542 118 22.6 18.7-27.1 424 77.4 72.9-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 193 24 15.5 9.5-24.3 169 84.5 75.7-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 319 56 19.0 13.3-26.3 263 81.0 73.7-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 195 31 21.2 13.3-32.1 164 78.8 67.9-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 234 48 26.6 18.5-36.7 186 73.4 63.3-81.5
$50,000- 74,999 223 45 21.5 15.6-28.9 178 78.5 71.1-84.4
$75,000+ 362 74 19.0 14.4-24.6 288 81.0 75.4-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 666 92 16.4 12.3-21.6 574 83.6 78.4-87.7
No 1,187 228 20.4 17.4-23.8 959 79.6 76.2-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 76 24.4 18.9-30.8 266 75.6 69.2-81.1
Non-Veteran 1,522 244 17.8 15.0-20.9 1,278 82.2 79.1-85.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 25 20.7 13.6-30.4 100 79.3 69.6-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 298 67 23.1 17.6-29.7 231 76.9 70.3-82.4
Rural 1,443 228 17.8 15.0-21.1 1,215 82.2 78.9-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 922 179 20.9 17.3-25.0 743 79.1 75.0-82.7
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 533 77 16.4 12.2-21.7 456 83.6 78.3-87.8
Unable to Work 211 26 12.6 7.6-20.0 185 87.4 80.0-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 104 25 22.8 14.6-33.8 79 77.2 66.2-85.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 170 21 8.7 4.9-15.1 149 91.3 84.9-95.1
101% to 150% 314 51 22.4 15.6-31.1 263 77.6 68.9-84.4
151% to 200% 136 26 21.0 13.3-31.4 110 79.0 68.6-86.7
More than 200% 802 159 21.7 17.8-26.1 643 78.3 73.9-82.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 632 77 12.5 9.3-16.6 555 87.5 83.4-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 899 172 19.4 16.3-22.9 727 80.6 77.1-83.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 335 71 24.4 18.0-32.2 264 75.6 67.8-82.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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