2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina
Fruits and Vegetables
Median servings of fruit consumed per day.
(CDC calculated variable)
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Total |
Median Daily Fruit Intake |
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Median |
Lower C.I.(95%) |
Upper C.I.(95%) |
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TOTAL |
4,495 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.05 |
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GENDER |
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Male |
1,995 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.03 |
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Female |
2,500 |
1.01 |
0.99 |
1.09 |
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RACE/ETHNICITY |
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Non-Hispanic White |
2,988 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.05 |
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Non-Hispanic Black |
850 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
1.09 |
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Non-Hispanic Am Indian |
137 |
0.84 |
0.52 |
0.97 |
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Non-Hispanic Other |
161 |
0.97 |
0.92 |
1.11 |
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Hispanic |
312 |
1.28 |
1.01 |
1.54 |
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AGE |
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18-34 |
916 |
1.13 |
1.03 |
1.25 |
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35-44 |
590 |
1.04 |
0.97 |
1.12 |
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45-54 |
758 |
0.97 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
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55-64 |
871 |
0.99 |
0.96 |
1.04 |
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65-74 |
793 |
0.98 |
0.98 |
1.01 |
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75+ |
522 |
1.01 |
0.99 |
1.28 |
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EDUCATION |
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Less Than H.S. |
436 |
0.98 |
0.92 |
1.10 |
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H.S. or G.E.D. |
1,121 |
0.98 |
0.97 |
1.01 |
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Some Post-H.S. |
1,261 |
1.02 |
0.99 |
1.14 |
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College Graduate |
1,670 |
1.09 |
1.04 |
1.14 |
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HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
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Less than $15,000 |
381 |
1.01 |
0.98 |
1.14 |
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$15,000- 24,999 |
695 |
0.99 |
0.94 |
1.15 |
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$25,000- 34,999 |
443 |
1.00 |
0.98 |
1.14 |
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$35,000- 49,999 |
533 |
0.99 |
0.97 |
1.02 |
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$50,000-74,999 |
603 |
1.01 |
0.98 |
1.08 |
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$75,000+ |
1,103 |
1.05 |
1.02 |
1.15 |
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Don't know/Not sure or Refused |
739 |
0.98 |
0.96 |
1.02 |
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FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY |
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Yes |
1,397 |
0.99 |
0.98 |
1.01 |
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No |
3,074 |
1.02 |
1.00 |
1.08 |
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VETERAN STATUS |
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Veteran |
665 |
1.02 |
0.99 |
1.11 |
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Non-Veteran |
3,828 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.04 |
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RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1 |
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Urban |
1,196 |
1.04 |
1.02 |
1.14 |
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Regional City or Suburban County |
910 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.13 |
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Rural |
2,391 |
0.99 |
0.99 |
1.02 |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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Employed or Self-Employed |
2,350 |
1.01 |
0.99 |
1.08 |
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Unemployed |
164 |
0.75 |
0.56 |
1.01 |
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Retired |
1,225 |
0.99 |
0.99 |
1.02 |
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Unable to Work |
414 |
0.97 |
0.92 |
1.05 |
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Other not in Labor Force |
319 |
1.14 |
1.03 |
1.38 |
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POVERTY LEVEL2 |
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Less than 50% |
131 |
1.04 |
0.71 |
1.43 |
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50% to 100% |
336 |
0.99 |
0.97 |
1.14 |
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101% to 150% |
635 |
1.00 |
0.95 |
1.19 |
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151% to 200% |
316 |
0.99 |
0.98 |
1.13 |
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More than 200% |
2,184 |
1.02 |
1.00 |
1.08 |
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Don't know/Not sure or Refused |
739 |
0.98 |
0.96 |
1.02 |
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NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
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Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) |
973 |
0.99 |
0.97 |
1.01 |
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Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) |
1,654 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
1.06 |
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Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)
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1,870 |
1.03 |
1.01 |
1.12 |
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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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