2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 819 652 78.8 74.6-82.4 167 21.2 17.6-25.4
GENDER
Male 311 231 73.0 65.7-79.2 80 27.0 20.8-34.3
Female 508 421 83.5 79.0-87.3 87 16.5 12.7-21.0
AGE
18-34 171 140 76.4 66.6-83.9 31 23.6 16.1-33.4
35-44 116 95 84.5 74.3-91.1 21 15.5 8.9-25.7
45-54 142 111 73.9 63.3-82.3 31 26.1 17.7-36.7
55-64 180 138 77.8 69.3-84.5 42 22.2 15.5-30.7
65-74 138 108 80.1 69.6-87.6 30 19.9 12.4-30.4
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 187 72.1 63.6-79.3 65 27.9 20.7-36.4
Some Post-H.S. 226 186 84.2 77.3-89.3 40 15.8 10.7-22.7
College Graduate 244 219 88.9 82.8-93.1 25 11.1 6.9-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 133 70.4 61.1-78.3 51 29.6 21.7-38.9
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 109 90 85.5 76.5-91.4 19 14.5 8.6-23.5
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 214 80.4 73.7-85.8 62 19.6 14.2-26.3
No 537 436 78.8 73.5-83.2 101 21.2 16.8-26.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 83 80.7 69.8-88.3 20 19.3 11.7-30.2
Non-Veteran 716 569 78.5 74.1-82.5 147 21.5 17.5-25.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 268 221 79.2 72.2-84.8 47 20.8 15.2-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 160 129 80.3 70.9-87.1 31 19.7 12.9-29.1
Rural 391 302 77.2 70.8-82.6 89 22.8 17.4-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 425 353 81.0 75.2-85.8 72 19.0 14.2-24.8
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 193 157 81.7 73.4-87.8 36 18.3 12.2-26.6
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 125 76.3 66.9-83.7 37 23.7 16.3-33.1
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 264 86.4 80.7-90.6 45 13.6 9.4-19.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 228 167 71.4 61.9-79.3 61 28.6 20.7-38.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 293 240 80.9 74.5-86.0 53 19.1 14.0-25.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 298 245 79.5 72.8-85.0 53 20.5 15.0-27.2

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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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