2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Median servings of vegetables consumed per day.
(CDC calculated variable)

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Total
Respond.^

Median Daily Vegetable Intake

Median

Lower C.I.(95%)

Upper C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,381

1.77

1.73

1.86

GENDER

Male

1,950

1.71

1.66

1.78

Female

2,431

1.85

1.79

1.94

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

2,925

1.88

1.85

2.00

Non-Hispanic Black

819

1.57

1.47

1.72

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

128

1.56

1.14

1.83

Non-Hispanic Other

161

2.00

1.75

2.14

Hispanic

303

1.26

1.13

1.33

AGE

18-34

899

1.77

1.73

1.82

35-44

580

1.86

1.75

2.03

45-54

746

1.80

1.71

1.98

55-64

862

1.73

1.68

1.89

65-74

762

1.77

1.71

1.88

75+

490

1.59

1.56

1.73

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

406

1.29

1.22

1.45

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,079

1.69

1.58

1.75

Some Post-H.S.

1,234

1.86

1.81

2.00

College Graduate

1,655

2.00

1.93

2.07

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

380

1.50

1.35

1.72

$15,000- 24,999

676

1.53

1.44

1.61

$25,000- 34,999

433

1.71

1.57

1.86

$35,000- 49,999

526

1.83

1.71

2.01

$50,000-74,999

585

1.89

1.73

2.02

$75,000+

1,096

2.00

1.99

2.12

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

687

1.69

1.57

1.83

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

1,350

1.71

1.64

1.83

No

3,009

1.82

1.74

1.87

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

644

1.86

1.73

2.00

Non-Veteran

3,735

1.76

1.72

1.82

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1

Urban

1,169

1.85

1.76

1.98

Regional City or Suburban County

888

1.72

1.66

1.86

Rural

2,326

1.73

1.71

1.85

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

2,308

1.85

1.79

1.95

Unemployed

158

1.66

1.47

1.75

Retired

1,178

1.72

1.69

1.86

Unable to Work

406

1.56

1.43

1.73

Other not in Labor Force

313

1.72

1.56

2.00

POVERTY LEVEL2

Less than 50%

128

1.77

1.72

1.86

50% to 100%

337

1.74

1.32

2.17

101% to 150%

622

1.60

1.55

1.77

151% to 200%

299

1.63

1.51

1.86

More than 200%

2,156

1.99

1.89

2.02

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

687

1.69

1.57

1.83

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

936

1.70

1.58

1.83

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

1,606

1.71

1.67

1.79

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,841

1.86

1.79

2.00

 

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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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