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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,643 692 40.9 37.9-44.0 744 43.7 40.6-46.8 89 6.3 4.9- 8.1 89 7.2 5.5- 9.4 29 1.9 1.2- 3.1
Female 2,121 925 41.6 38.7-44.5 901 43.7 40.8-46.7 115 6.1 4.8- 7.8 129 6.3 5.0- 8.1 51 2.2 1.5- 3.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,481 1,216 47.1 44.5-49.6 1,014 41.7 39.1-44.3 120 5.4 4.3- 6.8 95 4.3 3.3- 5.6 36 1.5 0.9- 2.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 244 63 26.0 19.5-33.8 147 62.9 54.6-70.6 13 5.5 2.9-10.1 18 4.5 2.5- 8.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 587 217 33.2 28.7-38.2 246 43.6 38.6-48.8 57 10.5 7.8-14.0 51 9.6 6.7-13.5 16 3.1 1.7- 5.5
35-44 449 182 42.0 36.4-47.8 200 45.5 39.8-51.4 25 4.6 2.9- 7.3 30 6.0 3.7- 9.6 12 1.9 0.9- 4.0
45-54 667 293 46.9 42.0-51.8 273 38.5 33.9-43.3 36 4.4 2.9- 6.6 50 8.4 5.8-11.9 15 1.8 0.9- 3.5
55-64 794 388 48.8 44.3-53.4 308 37.8 33.5-42.3 39 5.8 3.7- 8.8 38 5.1 3.4- 7.7 21 2.5 1.3- 4.7
65-74 724 336 42.8 38.0-47.7 327 48.0 43.1-53.1 24 4.2 2.5- 7.0 25 3.5 1.9- 6.4 12 1.5 0.5- 4.3
75+ 509 187 32.6 27.4-38.3 275 54.9 48.8-60.9 21 5.1 2.8- 9.2 23 6.9 3.9-11.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 408 101 23.5 18.5-29.3 235 53.5 46.9-60.0 33 10.7 7.1-15.6 33 10.2 6.6-15.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 949 314 34.3 30.5-38.4 486 50.8 46.7-54.9 64 5.9 4.3- 7.9 63 6.8 4.9- 9.3 22 2.2 1.3- 3.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,098 458 42.2 38.5-46.0 474 41.3 37.6-45.1 67 6.7 5.0- 8.9 65 6.9 4.9- 9.5 34 3.0 1.9- 4.7
College Graduate 1,304 743 58.8 55.3-62.1 446 33.1 29.9-36.5 40 3.0 2.0- 4.4 57 4.4 3.2- 6.1 18 0.7 0.4- 1.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 349 105 29.2 23.3-35.9 172 48.2 41.1-55.4 20 8.9 4.9-15.4 37 9.8 6.6-14.4 15 3.9 1.8- 8.4
$15,000- 24,999 572 187 30.2 25.3-35.4 298 54.5 48.8-60.1 45 7.6 5.3-10.8 34 6.6 4.1-10.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 380 129 34.1 28.0-40.7 178 42.9 36.4-49.5 38 12.6 8.3-18.9 27 9.4 5.9-14.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 428 188 41.9 35.7-48.3 177 39.9 33.9-46.3 23 5.4 3.2- 8.9 30 9.9 5.9-16.3 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 492 252 52.0 46.2-57.7 185 35.4 30.2-41.0 16 4.6 2.6- 7.9 25 5.2 3.1- 8.6 14 2.9 1.6- 5.2
$75,000+ 870 512 57.2 52.9-61.5 297 35.3 31.3-39.5 21 2.0 1.2- 3.4 29 4.1 2.5- 6.4 11 1.5 0.7- 3.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 675 244 30.4 26.2-35.0 340 53.0 48.0-58.0 41 7.5 5.2-10.7 36 6.7 4.3-10.2 14 2.4 1.2- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,284 474 34.8 31.4-38.4 593 45.8 42.1-49.6 88 8.0 6.1-10.5 95 8.4 6.2-11.1 34 3.0 1.8- 4.8
No 2,461 1,136 44.1 41.5-46.7 1,043 42.8 40.3-45.4 114 5.3 4.2- 6.7 122 6.1 4.8- 7.6 46 1.7 1.1- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 516 221 40.5 35.3-45.9 244 47.5 42.1-52.9 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7 24 5.4 3.4- 8.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,248 1,396 41.3 39.1-43.6 1,401 43.2 40.9-45.5 186 6.5 5.4- 7.8 194 7.0 5.7- 8.4 71 2.0 1.4- 2.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 870 450 48.6 44.6-52.5 329 38.5 34.6-42.4 31 5.0 3.3- 7.4 46 6.4 4.5- 8.9 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9
Regional City or Suburban County 731 349 44.1 39.5-48.7 301 42.4 37.9-47.1 38 5.9 4.1- 8.3 32 5.6 3.7- 8.4 11 2.1 0.9- 4.5
Rural 2,165 818 34.5 31.8-37.3 1,017 48.2 45.2-51.2 135 7.2 5.7- 9.0 140 7.7 6.0- 9.8 55 2.5 1.7- 3.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,864 837 43.2 40.3-46.1 780 42.1 39.2-45.0 100 5.5 4.3- 7.0 109 7.2 5.6- 9.2 38 2.1 1.4- 3.2
Unemployed 134 45 31.8 22.4-42.9 *** *** *** 11 12.5 6.3-23.3 15 11.5 5.4-22.9 *** *** ***
Retired 1,126 498 41.6 37.8-45.6 528 48.2 44.2-52.2 39 4.4 2.9- 6.7 48 5.1 3.5- 7.4 13 0.6 0.3- 1.3
Unable to Work 395 138 35.7 29.4-42.5 167 40.2 33.7-47.0 36 9.3 6.0-14.1 33 8.6 5.5-13.3 21 6.2 3.3-11.5
Other not in Labor Force 231 91 38.2 30.3-46.8 107 47.8 39.2-56.5 17 8.8 5.1-14.7 13 4.4 2.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 8.7 4.3-17.0 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 300 91 26.6 20.8-33.5 145 51.5 43.6-59.3 23 8.4 4.8-14.4 30 10.4 6.6-16.0 11 3.1 1.4- 6.5
101% to 150% 567 192 35.5 30.2-41.2 282 46.9 41.3-52.5 43 8.3 5.6-12.2 37 6.9 4.5-10.6 13 2.4 1.0- 5.5
151% to 200% 260 89 32.3 25.1-40.5 131 49.1 40.9-57.4 19 9.7 5.4-16.9 16 8.5 4.3-16.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,847 966 51.4 48.4-54.4 689 36.6 33.8-39.6 72 4.2 3.2- 5.6 86 5.8 4.3- 7.8 34 1.9 1.2- 3.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 675 244 30.4 26.2-35.0 340 53.0 48.0-58.0 41 7.5 5.2-10.7 36 6.7 4.3-10.2 14 2.4 1.2- 4.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 936 308 29.4 25.5-33.7 459 50.5 45.8-55.2 53 6.1 4.2- 8.9 80 10.5 7.6-14.3 36 3.5 2.2- 5.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,391 577 38.7 35.5-42.1 645 46.9 43.5-50.3 80 6.5 5.0- 8.5 64 5.4 3.9- 7.3 25 2.5 1.5- 4.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,439 732 46.8 43.6-50.1 543 39.1 35.9-42.4 71 5.9 4.5- 7.8 74 6.8 5.1- 9.0 19 1.4 0.8- 2.4

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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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