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%)
TOTAL 4,493 2,884 62.6 60.7-64.5 1,609 37.4 35.5-39.3
GENDER
Male 1,993 1,220 60.3 57.5-63.1 773 39.7 36.9-42.5
Female 2,500 1,664 64.6 62.1-67.1 836 35.4 32.9-37.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,987 1,956 63.3 61.0-65.6 1,031 36.7 34.4-39.0
Non-Hispanic Black 850 505 57.2 52.6-61.7 345 42.8 38.3-47.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 160 100 62.5 52.9-71.2 60 37.5 28.8-47.1
Hispanic 312 212 71.2 64.4-77.2 100 28.8 22.8-35.6
AGE
18-34 914 588 64.6 60.7-68.4 326 35.4 31.6-39.3
35-44 590 372 62.3 57.3-67.0 218 37.7 33.0-42.7
45-54 758 442 56.2 51.6-60.7 316 43.8 39.3-48.4
55-64 871 565 63.9 59.6-68.0 306 36.1 32.0-40.4
65-74 793 494 57.8 52.9-62.4 299 42.2 37.6-47.1
75+ 522 385 70.4 64.7-75.4 137 29.6 24.6-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 436 257 58.8 52.5-64.8 179 41.2 35.2-47.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,120 646 57.3 53.5-61.0 474 42.7 39.0-46.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,260 807 63.1 59.7-66.5 453 36.9 33.5-40.3
College Graduate 1,670 1,170 69.1 66.2-71.8 500 30.9 28.2-33.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 381 238 61.4 54.5-67.9 143 38.6 32.1-45.5
$15,000- 24,999 695 411 59.1 54.0-63.9 284 40.9 36.1-46.0
$25,000- 34,999 443 284 63.9 57.8-69.6 159 36.1 30.4-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 533 328 58.9 53.3-64.3 205 41.1 35.7-46.7
$50,000-74,999 603 405 66.6 61.5-71.3 198 33.4 28.7-38.5
$75,000+ 1,102 746 65.9 62.2-69.4 356 34.1 30.6-37.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 738 472 59.8 54.8-64.5 266 40.2 35.5-45.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,397 855 59.7 56.2-63.2 542 40.3 36.8-43.8
No 3,072 2,014 63.7 61.4-65.9 1,058 36.3 34.1-38.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 664 436 64.4 59.7-68.8 228 35.6 31.2-40.3
Non-Veteran 3,827 2,444 62.2 60.2-64.3 1,383 37.8 35.7-39.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,196 808 66.2 62.9-69.4 388 33.8 30.6-37.1
Regional City or Suburban County 909 592 63.1 59.0-67.0 317 36.9 33.0-41.0
Rural 2,390 1,484 58.9 56.1-61.7 906 41.1 38.3-43.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,350 1,487 62.5 59.9-65.0 863 37.5 35.0-40.1
Unemployed 163 84 46.4 36.7-56.3 79 53.6 43.7-63.3
Retired 1,225 821 63.6 59.9-67.2 404 36.4 32.8-40.1
Unable to Work 414 248 59.7 53.0-66.0 166 40.3 34.0-47.0
Other not in Labor Force 318 229 70.9 64.0-76.8 89 29.1 23.2-36.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 336 205 57.7 50.3-64.8 131 42.3 35.2-49.7
101% to 150% 635 383 60.0 54.7-65.0 252 40.0 35.0-45.3
151% to 200% 316 206 64.8 57.6-71.4 110 35.2 28.6-42.4
More than 200% 2,183 1,444 64.9 62.2-67.4 739 35.1 32.6-37.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 738 472 59.8 54.8-64.5 266 40.2 35.5-45.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 972 602 55.9 51.2-60.6 370 44.1 39.4-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,653 1,037 61.3 58.3-64.3 616 38.7 35.7-41.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,870 1,245 65.0 62.2-67.7 625 35.0 32.3-37.8

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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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