2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed vegetables 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 4,380 3,735 84.3 82.8-85.8 645 15.7 14.2-17.2
-FEMALES 2,431 2,124 86.9 84.8-88.7 307 13.1 11.3-15.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,605 1,461 90.4 88.1-92.2 144 9.6 7.8-11.9
Non-Hispanic Black 508 421 83.5 79.0-87.3 87 16.5 12.7-21.0
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 444 385 85.3 80.1-89.3 59 14.7 10.7-19.9
35-44 319 285 91.2 86.7-94.3 34 8.8 5.7-13.3
45-54 399 342 83.1 77.6-87.4 57 16.9 12.6-22.4
55-64 483 426 87.1 82.1-90.8 57 12.9 9.2-17.9
65-74 439 384 88.3 82.6-92.3 55 11.7 7.7-17.4
75+ 316 274 87.0 81.4-91.1 42 13.0 8.9-18.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 154 71.6 62.0-79.6 63 28.4 20.4-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 463 84.3 80.0-87.7 89 15.7 12.3-20.0
Some Post-H.S. 731 634 88.3 85.1-90.9 97 11.7 9.1-14.9
College Graduate 925 868 94.1 91.8-95.8 57 5.9 4.2- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 187 80.3 72.6-86.3 50 19.7 13.7-27.4
$15,000- 24,999 389 311 76.1 68.7-82.2 78 23.9 17.8-31.3
$25,000- 34,999 257 223 89.5 84.0-93.3 34 10.5 6.7-16.0
$35,000- 49,999 279 252 90.2 84.7-93.9 27 9.8 6.1-15.3
$50,000- 74,999 296 275 91.8 85.8-95.4 21 8.2 4.6-14.2
$75,000+ 526 498 94.5 91.6-96.5 28 5.5 3.5- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 786 660 84.4 80.6-87.6 126 15.6 12.4-19.4
No 1,632 1,454 88.0 85.4-90.1 178 12.0 9.9-14.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 60 86.1 73.2-93.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,362 2,064 86.9 84.8-88.7 298 13.1 11.3-15.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 631 559 87.3 83.7-90.1 72 12.7 9.9-16.3
Regional City or Suburban County 494 442 88.8 84.7-91.9 52 11.2 8.1-15.3
Rural 1,306 1,123 85.3 81.7-88.2 183 14.7 11.8-18.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,097 984 88.9 86.2-91.1 113 11.1 8.9-13.8
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 724 636 88.8 85.4-91.5 88 11.2 8.5-14.6
Unable to Work 265 210 79.9 72.9-85.4 55 20.1 14.6-27.1
Other not in Labor Force 246 210 81.4 72.5-87.9 36 18.6 12.1-27.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 162 72.9 62.1-81.6 48 27.1 18.4-37.9
101% to 150% 363 303 84.3 78.8-88.5 60 15.7 11.5-21.2
151% to 200% 170 152 88.3 80.4-93.2 18 11.7 6.8-19.6
More than 200% 1,086 1,003 92.5 90.1-94.4 83 7.5 5.6- 9.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 556 470 86.7 82.0-90.3 86 13.3 9.7-18.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 800 86.2 83.0-88.8 117 13.8 11.2-17.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 958 854 87.4 84.1-90.2 104 12.6 9.8-15.9

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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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