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%)
TOTAL 4,380 3,735 84.3 82.8-85.8 645 15.7 14.2-17.2
GENDER
Male 1,949 1,611 81.5 79.1-83.8 338 18.5 16.2-20.9
Female 2,431 2,124 86.9 84.8-88.7 307 13.1 11.3-15.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,924 2,618 88.7 87.0-90.1 306 11.3 9.9-13.0
Non-Hispanic Black 819 652 78.8 74.6-82.4 167 21.2 17.6-25.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 161 132 80.7 72.1-87.1 29 19.3 12.9-27.9
Hispanic 303 197 63.0 54.9-70.4 106 37.0 29.6-45.1
AGE
18-34 898 759 81.5 77.8-84.7 139 18.5 15.3-22.2
35-44 580 506 87.9 84.2-90.9 74 12.1 9.1-15.8
45-54 746 621 82.6 78.8-85.8 125 17.4 14.2-21.2
55-64 862 738 85.8 82.4-88.6 124 14.2 11.4-17.6
65-74 762 659 86.6 82.7-89.7 103 13.4 10.3-17.3
75+ 490 414 82.8 77.6-87.0 76 17.2 13.0-22.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 406 273 68.7 62.2-74.6 133 31.3 25.4-37.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,078 865 79.2 75.8-82.2 213 20.8 17.8-24.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,234 1,067 87.7 85.2-89.8 167 12.3 10.2-14.8
College Graduate 1,655 1,524 92.5 90.7-94.0 131 7.5 6.0- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 380 285 74.0 67.4-79.7 95 26.0 20.3-32.6
$15,000- 24,999 676 515 74.0 69.0-78.5 161 26.0 21.5-31.0
$25,000- 34,999 433 369 85.3 80.4-89.2 64 14.7 10.8-19.6
$35,000- 49,999 526 457 86.7 82.1-90.3 69 13.3 9.7-17.9
$50,000-74,999 585 525 89.7 85.8-92.7 60 10.3 7.3-14.2
$75,000+ 1,096 1,019 92.9 90.8-94.5 77 7.1 5.5- 9.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 686 567 78.6 73.7-82.8 119 21.4 17.2-26.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,350 1,113 81.2 78.1-83.9 237 18.8 16.1-21.9
No 3,008 2,607 85.6 83.8-87.3 401 14.4 12.7-16.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 644 548 83.5 79.5-86.8 96 16.5 13.2-20.5
Non-Veteran 3,734 3,185 84.4 82.7-86.0 549 15.6 14.0-17.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,169 1,007 83.9 81.0-86.4 162 16.1 13.6-19.0
Regional City or Suburban County 888 772 86.0 82.8-88.7 116 14.0 11.3-17.2
Rural 2,325 1,958 83.7 81.3-85.8 367 16.3 14.2-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,308 2,007 85.9 83.9-87.7 301 14.1 12.3-16.1
Unemployed 157 120 78.0 67.4-85.8 37 22.0 14.2-32.6
Retired 1,178 1,014 86.0 83.1-88.5 164 14.0 11.5-16.9
Unable to Work 406 316 76.9 70.8-82.0 90 23.1 18.0-29.2
Other not in Labor Force 313 262 80.1 72.8-85.8 51 19.9 14.2-27.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 128 91 75.4 64.9-83.5 37 24.6 16.5-35.1
50% to 100% 337 247 70.1 62.4-76.9 90 29.9 23.1-37.6
101% to 150% 622 499 79.9 75.3-83.8 123 20.1 16.2-24.7
151% to 200% 299 259 85.2 79.0-89.8 40 14.8 10.2-21.0
More than 200% 2,156 1,944 90.6 88.9-92.1 212 9.4 7.9-11.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 686 567 78.6 73.7-82.8 119 21.4 17.2-26.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 935 773 84.6 80.9-87.8 162 15.4 12.2-19.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,606 1,365 83.7 81.2-85.9 241 16.3 14.1-18.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,841 1,599 84.7 82.3-86.8 242 15.3 13.2-17.7

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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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