2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 899 143 18.7 15.1-23.0 756 81.3 77.0-84.9
GENDER
Male 343 48 17.3 12.1-24.2 295 82.7 75.8-87.9
Female 556 95 19.9 15.2-25.6 461 80.1 74.4-84.8
AGE
18-34 183 40 23.9 15.8-34.4 143 76.1 65.6-84.2
35-44 127 28 26.1 17.3-37.2 99 73.9 62.8-82.7
45-54 150 20 15.7 9.2-25.4 130 84.3 74.6-90.8
55-64 194 28 14.9 9.6-22.5 166 85.1 77.5-90.4
65-74 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 281 38 15.0 9.7-22.5 243 85.0 77.5-90.3
Some Post-H.S. 243 45 26.1 18.6-35.4 198 73.9 64.6-81.4
College Graduate 257 49 18.8 13.3-25.8 208 81.2 74.2-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 199 29 14.8 9.6-22.2 170 85.2 77.8-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 314 39 14.7 9.3-22.4 275 85.3 77.6-90.7
No 578 104 20.7 16.2-26.1 474 79.3 73.9-83.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 785 120 17.9 14.1-22.6 665 82.1 77.4-85.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 288 51 17.3 12.5-23.3 237 82.7 76.7-87.5
Regional City or Suburban County 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 440 60 16.6 11.5-23.5 380 83.4 76.5-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 453 88 22.5 17.2-28.8 365 77.5 71.2-82.8
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 20 9.5 5.5-15.8 204 90.5 84.2-94.5
Unable to Work 134 21 15.4 8.6-26.0 113 84.6 74.0-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 177 27 20.8 12.9-31.7 150 79.2 68.3-87.1
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 319 58 25.3 18.3-33.9 261 74.7 66.1-81.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 33 13.4 8.7-20.1 223 86.6 79.9-91.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 327 52 16.9 11.9-23.5 275 83.1 76.5-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 316 58 21.9 16.0-29.2 258 78.1 70.8-84.0

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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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