2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 850 505 57.2 52.6-61.7 345 42.8 38.3-47.4
GENDER
Male 319 180 53.9 46.6-61.0 139 46.1 39.0-53.4
Female 531 325 59.9 54.0-65.5 206 40.1 34.5-46.0
AGE
18-34 176 109 59.7 49.9-68.7 67 40.3 31.3-50.1
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 81 52.8 42.3-62.9 66 47.2 37.1-57.7
55-64 183 102 53.7 44.2-63.0 81 46.3 37.0-55.8
65-74 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 263 145 53.3 45.0-61.4 118 46.7 38.6-55.0
Some Post-H.S. 234 148 64.5 56.2-72.1 86 35.5 27.9-43.8
College Graduate 251 158 57.0 48.7-64.8 93 43.0 35.2-51.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 193 106 52.4 43.2-61.3 87 47.6 38.7-56.8
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 162 54.6 46.6-62.4 127 45.4 37.6-53.4
No 554 339 58.0 52.4-63.5 215 42.0 36.5-47.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 743 436 56.9 51.9-61.7 307 43.1 38.3-48.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 274 168 60.4 53.2-67.2 106 39.6 32.8-46.8
Regional City or Suburban County 164 101 61.8 51.2-71.4 63 38.2 28.6-48.8
Rural 412 236 50.1 43.1-57.0 176 49.9 43.0-56.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 433 265 59.1 52.7-65.2 168 40.9 34.8-47.3
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 125 53.6 44.4-62.7 86 46.4 37.3-55.6
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 168 100 57.0 46.6-66.9 68 43.0 33.1-53.4
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 192 64.9 57.5-71.7 116 35.1 28.3-42.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 146 51.1 42.2-60.0 94 48.9 40.0-57.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 308 173 54.1 46.8-61.3 135 45.9 38.7-53.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 302 186 61.3 54.2-68.0 116 38.7 32.0-45.8

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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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