2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed fruits or vegetables or beans five or more times per day

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,665 801 17.9 16.4-19.5 3,864 82.1 80.5-83.6
-FEMALES 2,589 461 18.8 16.7-21.1 2,128 81.2 78.9-83.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,689 309 17.7 15.5-20.3 1,380 82.3 79.7-84.5
Non-Hispanic Black 556 95 19.9 15.2-25.6 461 80.1 74.4-84.8
Other 89 *** *** *** 79 90.8 76.3-96.8
AGE
18-34 468 112 24.8 19.9-30.6 356 75.2 69.4-80.1
35-44 335 69 18.6 13.8-24.6 266 81.4 75.4-86.2
45-54 413 74 18.4 14.1-23.7 339 81.6 76.3-85.9
55-64 505 91 17.8 13.8-22.6 414 82.2 77.4-86.2
65-74 472 63 10.7 7.3-15.3 409 89.3 84.7-92.7
75+ 363 41 11.1 7.2-16.6 322 88.9 83.4-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 20 14.0 7.7-24.0 232 86.0 76.0-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 607 85 14.2 10.9-18.2 522 85.8 81.8-89.1
Some Post-H.S. 777 135 20.0 16.3-24.4 642 80.0 75.6-83.7
College Graduate 946 219 23.7 20.5-27.3 727 76.3 72.7-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 263 37 15.0 9.8-22.2 226 85.0 77.8-90.2
$15,000- 24,999 413 62 17.9 12.4-25.3 351 82.1 74.7-87.6
$25,000- 34,999 274 49 19.7 13.8-27.3 225 80.3 72.7-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 286 53 19.4 13.1-27.9 233 80.6 72.1-86.9
$50,000- 74,999 309 62 18.5 13.6-24.6 247 81.5 75.4-86.4
$75,000+ 532 124 22.4 18.0-27.5 408 77.6 72.5-82.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 864 130 17.5 13.8-21.9 734 82.5 78.1-86.2
No 1,709 329 19.5 17.0-22.3 1,380 80.5 77.7-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,516 442 18.7 16.5-21.0 2,074 81.3 79.0-83.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 660 141 21.7 18.2-25.8 519 78.3 74.2-81.8
Regional City or Suburban County 519 86 16.8 12.7-21.8 433 83.2 78.2-87.3
Rural 1,410 234 17.5 14.5-21.1 1,176 82.5 78.9-85.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,144 241 20.6 17.6-23.8 903 79.4 76.2-82.4
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** 90 90.1 80.7-95.2
Retired 787 117 16.0 12.5-20.3 670 84.0 79.7-87.5
Unable to Work 287 39 15.8 10.0-24.3 248 84.2 75.7-90.0
Other not in Labor Force 256 50 22.5 15.5-31.4 206 77.5 68.6-84.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 224 36 18.8 11.2-29.8 188 81.2 70.2-88.8
101% to 150% 386 55 16.6 11.6-23.0 331 83.4 77.0-88.4
151% to 200% 183 32 16.6 10.4-25.6 151 83.4 74.4-89.6
More than 200% 1,119 231 20.1 17.0-23.6 888 79.9 76.4-83.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 85 11.7 8.5-16.0 528 88.3 84.0-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 167 16.6 13.8-19.8 808 83.4 80.2-86.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,001 209 22.5 19.1-26.4 792 77.5 73.6-80.9

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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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