2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Perceived Nutrition Environment

To what degree would you agree with the statement, “It is easy to purchase healthy foods
in my neighborhood such as whole grain foods, low fat options, and fruits and vegetables.”

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  Total
Respond.^		 Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,764 1,617 41.2 39.2-43.3 1,645 43.7 41.6-45.8 204 6.2 5.2- 7.4 218 6.8 5.6- 8.1 80 2.1 1.5- 2.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 759 243 30.2 26.0-34.7 352 43.3 38.6-48.1 51 7.1 4.8-10.4 85 15.2 11.6-19.9 28 4.2 2.5- 6.8
GENDER
Male 292 98 30.4 24.2-37.4 132 40.4 33.5-47.6 *** *** *** 38 19.6 13.7-27.3 *** *** ***
Female 467 145 30.0 24.5-36.2 220 45.6 39.4-52.0 36 7.1 4.6-10.9 47 11.7 7.6-17.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 36 23.9 15.6-34.8 53 32.3 23.6-42.4 18 15.1 8.4-25.5 19 19.5 11.1-31.9 *** *** ***
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 42 27.4 19.6-37.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.1 8.6-25.3 *** *** ***
55-64 171 60 37.3 28.5-47.1 79 43.2 34.0-52.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 22 17.4 10.2-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 54 20.6 14.9-27.6 120 54.4 46.0-62.6 *** *** *** 30 15.6 9.8-23.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 212 79 37.6 29.2-46.8 80 32.5 25.2-40.6 *** *** *** 25 16.0 9.5-25.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 214 88 41.8 33.4-50.6 92 42.5 33.9-51.6 *** *** *** 16 8.7 4.8-15.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 25 21.8 13.4-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.2 6.7-21.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 47 27.3 19.4-36.9 77 53.4 43.3-63.3 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.2-23.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 81 25.1 19.1-32.1 132 48.4 40.4-56.5 24 8.2 4.7-14.0 34 14.9 9.0-23.8 *** *** ***
No 476 161 32.9 27.5-38.8 218 40.5 34.9-46.4 26 6.5 3.8-10.9 51 15.5 11.1-21.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 662 204 29.4 24.9-34.3 309 43.0 38.0-48.1 50 7.9 5.4-11.6 74 15.2 11.3-20.3 25 4.5 2.6- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 215 84 36.5 29.3-44.4 93 40.0 32.5-48.0 *** *** *** 20 13.2 8.0-20.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 146 *** *** *** 66 40.2 30.3-50.9 *** *** *** 14 14.9 8.1-25.7 *** *** ***
Rural 398 104 21.5 16.8-27.2 193 48.1 41.0-55.2 32 8.3 4.6-14.4 51 17.5 11.6-25.4 18 4.7 2.6- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 128 30.7 25.1-36.9 165 39.8 33.6-46.4 27 7.6 4.4-12.6 38 16.3 11.1-23.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 57 26.0 18.6-35.1 107 57.6 47.7-67.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 23 18.6 11.2-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 151 48 33.3 24.0-44.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 104 37.7 30.1-46.0 114 35.1 28.0-42.8 *** *** *** 28 16.7 10.5-25.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 58 17.4 12.4-23.8 111 54.6 45.5-63.3 19 3.9 2.2- 6.9 36 16.7 11.0-24.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 277 91 28.5 22.4-35.6 135 44.9 37.6-52.5 17 7.8 4.3-13.8 27 14.1 8.7-21.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 94 37.2 29.9-45.1 106 36.9 29.8-44.6 *** *** *** 22 15.6 9.8-24.1 *** *** ***

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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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