2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed vegetables 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 4,380 3,735 84.3 82.8-85.8 645 15.7 14.2-17.2
-Eastern NC 1,718 1,441 84.5 82.1-86.6 277 15.5 13.4-17.9
GENDER
Male 748 604 82.5 78.9-85.6 144 17.5 14.4-21.1
Female 970 837 86.3 82.9-89.2 133 13.7 10.8-17.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,014 904 88.8 85.8-91.2 110 11.2 8.8-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 441 355 83.1 78.3-87.1 86 16.9 12.9-21.7
Other 263 182 64.2 55.7-71.9 81 35.8 28.1-44.3
AGE
18-34 329 276 84.5 79.5-88.4 53 15.5 11.6-20.5
35-44 224 188 86.0 78.8-91.1 36 14.0 8.9-21.2
45-54 286 243 84.5 78.4-89.1 43 15.5 10.9-21.6
55-64 364 308 86.2 81.4-90.0 56 13.8 10.0-18.6
65-74 310 259 81.7 72.8-88.2 51 18.3 11.8-27.2
75+ 191 155 81.9 74.3-87.7 36 18.1 12.3-25.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 133 73.7 64.9-81.0 63 26.3 19.0-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 385 80.2 75.2-84.4 93 19.8 15.6-24.8
Some Post-H.S. 511 439 88.3 84.6-91.2 72 11.7 8.8-15.4
College Graduate 528 480 92.7 89.8-94.8 48 7.3 5.2-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 129 77.2 68.5-84.0 43 22.8 16.0-31.5
$15,000- 24,999 296 230 77.9 71.1-83.5 66 22.1 16.5-28.9
$25,000- 34,999 181 151 84.9 76.9-90.5 30 15.1 9.5-23.1
$35,000- 49,999 223 194 88.7 81.9-93.2 29 11.3 6.8-18.1
$50,000- 74,999 210 187 92.6 88.0-95.6 23 7.4 4.4-12.0
$75,000+ 356 323 88.7 83.4-92.5 33 11.3 7.5-16.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 596 491 85.1 81.2-88.2 105 14.9 11.8-18.8
No 1,111 941 84.2 81.0-86.9 170 15.8 13.1-19.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 320 268 84.7 79.5-88.8 52 15.3 11.2-20.5
Non-Veteran 1,396 1,171 84.4 81.6-86.8 225 15.6 13.2-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 101 87.4 79.0-92.7 16 12.6 7.3-21.0
Regional City or Suburban County 274 232 83.7 77.6-88.4 42 16.3 11.6-22.4
Rural 1,327 1,108 84.4 81.5-86.9 219 15.6 13.1-18.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 871 744 85.5 82.2-88.2 127 14.5 11.8-17.8
Unemployed 74 58 85.9 75.5-92.3 16 14.1 7.7-24.5
Retired 470 393 85.9 81.7-89.3 77 14.1 10.7-18.3
Unable to Work 191 149 79.3 70.7-85.9 42 20.7 14.1-29.3
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 118 69.7 58.9-78.7 41 30.3 21.3-41.1
101% to 150% 289 238 85.0 79.4-89.3 51 15.0 10.7-20.6
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 769 677 88.4 84.9-91.2 92 11.6 8.8-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 564 458 83.6 78.7-87.5 106 16.4 12.5-21.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 709 83.5 79.9-86.5 129 16.5 13.5-20.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 316 274 87.9 83.3-91.3 42 12.1 8.7-16.7

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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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