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%)
TOTAL 4,665 801 17.9 16.4-19.5 3,864 82.1 80.5-83.6
GENDER
Male 2,076 340 17.0 14.9-19.2 1,736 83.0 80.8-85.1
Female 2,589 461 18.8 16.7-21.1 2,128 81.2 78.9-83.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,081 552 17.6 15.9-19.4 2,529 82.4 80.6-84.1
Non-Hispanic Black 899 143 18.7 15.1-23.0 756 81.3 77.0-84.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 146 19 14.2 7.8-24.4 127 85.8 75.6-92.2
Non-Hispanic Other 167 29 20.1 13.0-29.7 138 79.9 70.3-87.0
Hispanic 321 49 17.1 11.3-24.8 272 82.9 75.2-88.7
AGE
18-34 943 214 23.6 20.2-27.4 729 76.4 72.6-79.8
35-44 609 112 17.7 14.1-21.9 497 82.3 78.1-85.9
45-54 776 134 17.5 14.4-21.3 642 82.5 78.7-85.6
55-64 896 147 16.1 13.3-19.5 749 83.9 80.5-86.7
65-74 829 117 11.0 8.6-14.0 712 89.0 86.0-91.4
75+ 566 65 10.9 7.7-15.2 501 89.1 84.8-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 474 42 12.0 7.9-17.7 432 88.0 82.3-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,181 170 15.6 12.9-18.6 1,011 84.4 81.4-87.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,303 224 19.9 17.1-23.0 1,079 80.1 77.0-82.9
College Graduate 1,699 362 21.0 18.7-23.5 1,337 79.0 76.5-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 420 54 13.5 9.6-18.6 366 86.5 81.4-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 715 106 16.5 12.6-21.3 609 83.5 78.7-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 462 81 20.9 16.1-26.8 381 79.1 73.2-83.9
$35,000- 49,999 547 101 19.6 15.3-24.8 446 80.4 75.2-84.7
$50,000-74,999 614 110 18.0 14.2-22.6 504 82.0 77.4-85.8
$75,000+ 1,116 235 20.3 17.3-23.6 881 79.7 76.4-82.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 793 114 15.0 11.9-18.6 679 85.0 81.4-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,484 205 15.0 12.5-17.9 1,279 85.0 82.1-87.5
No 3,155 593 19.2 17.4-21.1 2,562 80.8 78.9-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 686 132 19.3 15.8-23.4 554 80.7 76.6-84.2
Non-Veteran 3,977 669 17.8 16.1-19.5 3,308 82.2 80.5-83.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,226 238 19.1 16.6-21.9 988 80.9 78.1-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 940 165 18.0 14.9-21.7 775 82.0 78.3-85.1
Rural 2,501 398 16.8 14.6-19.2 2,103 83.2 80.8-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,409 472 19.7 17.7-21.9 1,937 80.3 78.1-82.3
Unemployed 174 19 10.1 6.0-16.5 155 89.9 83.5-94.0
Retired 1,285 183 13.9 11.4-16.7 1,102 86.1 83.3-88.6
Unable to Work 447 54 12.9 8.8-18.6 393 87.1 81.4-91.2
Other not in Labor Force 326 67 23.4 17.4-30.7 259 76.6 69.3-82.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 138 24 20.4 12.9-30.6 114 79.6 69.4-87.1
50% to 100% 357 50 16.3 10.8-23.9 307 83.7 76.1-89.2
101% to 150% 669 97 16.7 12.9-21.3 572 83.3 78.7-87.1
151% to 200% 323 55 16.3 11.6-22.4 268 83.7 77.6-88.4
More than 200% 2,229 426 19.5 17.3-21.8 1,803 80.5 78.2-82.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 793 114 15.0 11.9-18.6 679 85.0 81.4-88.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,026 147 13.0 10.3-16.2 879 87.0 83.8-89.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,716 292 17.1 14.8-19.6 1,424 82.9 80.4-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,925 362 19.8 17.5-22.3 1,563 80.2 77.7-82.5

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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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