2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed fruit 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%)
North Carolina 4,493 2,884 62.6 60.7-64.5 1,609 37.4 35.5-39.3
-FEMALES 2,500 1,664 64.6 62.1-67.1 836 35.4 32.9-37.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,642 1,125 65.8 62.6-68.8 517 34.2 31.2-37.4
Non-Hispanic Black 531 325 59.9 54.0-65.5 206 40.1 34.5-46.0
Other 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 456 300 65.3 59.8-70.5 156 34.7 29.5-40.2
35-44 326 213 64.6 57.8-70.8 113 35.4 29.2-42.2
45-54 405 256 62.9 56.4-68.9 149 37.1 31.1-43.6
55-64 488 322 66.0 60.0-71.4 166 34.0 28.6-40.0
65-74 455 289 55.4 48.8-61.9 166 44.6 38.1-51.2
75+ 338 257 72.0 64.9-78.2 81 28.0 21.8-35.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 236 138 60.5 51.6-68.8 98 39.5 31.2-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 345 60.5 55.2-65.5 231 39.5 34.5-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 748 492 63.0 58.4-67.4 256 37.0 32.6-41.6
College Graduate 934 687 72.7 68.9-76.2 247 27.3 23.8-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 240 152 62.9 54.0-71.1 88 37.1 28.9-46.0
$15,000- 24,999 399 243 58.5 51.5-65.2 156 41.5 34.8-48.5
$25,000- 34,999 264 171 63.3 55.2-70.6 93 36.7 29.4-44.8
$35,000- 49,999 282 187 62.2 54.3-69.5 95 37.8 30.5-45.7
$50,000- 74,999 305 212 66.6 59.3-73.2 93 33.4 26.8-40.7
$75,000+ 525 373 71.1 65.9-75.8 152 28.9 24.2-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 818 512 61.5 56.7-66.1 306 38.5 33.9-43.3
No 1,667 1,143 66.1 63.0-69.0 524 33.9 31.0-37.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,428 1,613 64.6 62.0-67.1 815 35.4 32.9-38.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 646 447 68.7 64.2-72.8 199 31.3 27.2-35.8
Regional City or Suburban County 504 344 65.1 59.5-70.3 160 34.9 29.7-40.5
Rural 1,350 873 60.8 56.9-64.5 477 39.2 35.5-43.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 726 63.2 59.5-66.8 395 36.8 33.2-40.5
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 752 522 65.8 60.9-70.3 230 34.2 29.7-39.1
Unable to Work 269 167 64.4 56.2-71.9 102 35.6 28.1-43.8
Other not in Labor Force 249 187 73.4 65.5-80.1 62 26.6 19.9-34.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 128 58.4 48.5-67.7 83 41.6 32.3-51.5
101% to 150% 367 225 60.7 53.7-67.2 142 39.3 32.8-46.3
151% to 200% 178 120 62.8 52.7-71.9 58 37.2 28.1-47.3
More than 200% 1,099 761 67.4 63.6-70.9 338 32.6 29.1-36.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 374 56.0 49.5-62.2 211 44.0 37.8-50.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 609 61.9 57.8-65.8 330 38.1 34.2-42.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 976 681 69.1 65.3-72.7 295 30.9 27.3-34.7

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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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