2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed fruit one or more times per day.
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,493 2,884 62.6 60.7-64.5 1,609 37.4 35.5-39.3
-Eastern NC 1,781 1,116 59.1 56.0-62.2 665 40.9 37.8-44.0
GENDER
Male 771 471 59.0 54.4-63.4 300 41.0 36.6-45.6
Female 1,010 645 59.2 54.8-63.5 365 40.8 36.5-45.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,043 673 61.5 57.5-65.3 370 38.5 34.7-42.5
Non-Hispanic Black 463 275 53.3 46.8-59.7 188 46.7 40.3-53.2
Other 275 168 59.1 50.9-66.9 107 40.9 33.1-49.1
AGE
18-34 340 214 61.2 54.6-67.4 126 38.8 32.6-45.4
35-44 231 137 57.4 48.8-65.5 94 42.6 34.5-51.2
45-54 293 165 51.7 44.3-59.0 128 48.3 41.0-55.7
55-64 368 238 66.8 60.5-72.5 130 33.2 27.5-39.5
65-74 326 203 50.7 42.9-58.4 123 49.3 41.6-57.1
75+ 207 146 63.9 54.7-72.2 61 36.1 27.8-45.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 116 49.9 40.5-59.2 98 50.1 40.8-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 282 54.3 48.6-59.9 217 45.7 40.1-51.4
Some Post-H.S. 534 338 61.1 55.7-66.2 196 38.9 33.8-44.3
College Graduate 529 378 71.5 66.6-76.0 151 28.5 24.0-33.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 173 103 59.1 48.9-68.6 70 40.9 31.4-51.1
$15,000- 24,999 308 189 56.9 49.0-64.5 119 43.1 35.5-51.0
$25,000- 34,999 188 112 54.9 44.7-64.7 76 45.1 35.3-55.3
$35,000- 49,999 225 140 61.0 52.2-69.1 85 39.0 30.9-47.8
$50,000- 74,999 218 145 64.1 55.6-71.8 73 35.9 28.2-44.4
$75,000+ 355 233 64.0 57.3-70.1 122 36.0 29.9-42.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 617 381 57.5 51.9-62.9 236 42.5 37.1-48.1
No 1,152 730 60.1 56.2-63.9 422 39.9 36.1-43.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 228 66.3 59.7-72.3 103 33.7 27.7-40.3
Non-Veteran 1,448 886 57.3 53.7-60.8 562 42.7 39.2-46.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 85 71.0 60.4-79.7 32 29.0 20.3-39.6
Regional City or Suburban County 286 187 62.0 54.7-68.8 99 38.0 31.2-45.3
Rural 1,378 844 57.3 53.6-60.9 534 42.7 39.1-46.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 549 57.9 53.5-62.2 350 42.1 37.8-46.5
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 336 60.8 54.9-66.4 164 39.2 33.6-45.1
Unable to Work 193 111 58.4 48.9-67.3 82 41.6 32.7-51.1
Other not in Labor Force 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 295 179 58.8 50.7-66.5 116 41.2 33.5-49.3
151% to 200% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 779 507 63.5 58.9-67.8 272 36.5 32.2-41.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 599 363 53.8 47.7-59.8 236 46.2 40.2-52.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 864 548 61.2 57.0-65.3 316 38.8 34.7-43.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 205 59.0 51.6-66.1 113 41.0 33.9-48.4

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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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