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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,383 703 47.6 44.1-51.2 538 41.5 38.0-45.1 60 5.2 3.8- 7.3 60 4.3 3.1- 5.9 22 1.3 0.7- 2.5
Non-Hispanic Black 467 145 30.0 24.5-36.2 220 45.6 39.4-52.0 36 7.1 4.6-10.9 47 11.7 7.6-17.7 19 5.5 3.0-10.0
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 306 110 32.9 26.5-40.0 127 43.8 36.7-51.1 30 9.4 6.2-14.1 28 9.5 5.7-15.4 11 4.4 2.1- 8.9
35-44 244 103 44.4 36.7-52.5 100 43.2 35.5-51.3 16 6.0 3.3-10.7 18 5.5 3.1- 9.4 *** *** ***
45-54 352 165 51.5 44.7-58.3 131 35.1 29.0-41.8 24 5.6 3.3- 9.1 23 6.0 3.6- 9.9 *** *** ***
55-64 447 220 48.0 41.8-54.3 173 38.6 32.7-45.0 19 5.5 2.7-10.8 26 6.3 3.8-10.3 *** *** ***
65-74 416 194 41.5 35.2-48.1 182 49.2 42.5-56.0 14 4.6 2.3- 9.1 15 2.3 1.2- 4.4 11 2.4 0.7- 7.7
75+ 332 125 30.6 24.4-37.7 175 57.3 49.6-64.6 11 4.0 1.8- 8.4 18 7.4 3.7-14.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 54 20.4 14.2-28.4 125 58.4 49.0-67.3 18 10.6 6.2-17.6 16 8.3 4.3-15.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 164 36.5 30.9-42.5 247 49.8 44.0-55.7 34 4.7 3.0- 7.1 34 6.0 3.9- 9.0 14 3.0 1.5- 5.9
Some Post-H.S. 664 276 42.5 37.6-47.6 285 41.2 36.4-46.2 41 7.2 4.9-10.5 40 6.4 4.1-10.0 22 2.7 1.4- 5.1
College Graduate 743 430 57.4 52.7-62.0 240 33.0 28.7-37.7 22 3.3 2.0- 5.4 39 5.3 3.6- 7.9 12 0.9 0.4- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 68 28.5 21.3-37.1 101 44.7 35.8-54.0 16 12.8 6.7-23.0 25 9.0 5.4-14.6 11 5.0 1.9-12.6
$15,000- 24,999 338 119 30.1 23.9-37.0 172 57.4 49.8-64.7 25 7.2 4.4-11.6 15 3.5 1.7- 7.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 230 79 35.1 27.4-43.7 101 40.2 32.3-48.7 24 11.0 6.3-18.4 20 12.1 6.9-20.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 228 102 41.5 33.0-50.7 89 37.7 29.5-46.6 13 6.8 3.5-12.8 19 10.9 5.4-20.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 139 54.1 45.8-62.1 79 34.4 27.0-42.7 *** *** *** 14 5.6 2.8-11.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 415 258 62.3 55.9-68.2 132 32.5 26.9-38.8 *** *** *** 14 3.2 1.8- 5.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 757 278 33.9 29.4-38.8 345 46.2 41.2-51.3 54 8.9 6.2-12.6 58 8.1 5.3-12.1 22 2.9 1.5- 5.4
No 1,351 644 45.3 41.7-48.9 548 42.6 39.0-46.2 60 4.7 3.4- 6.5 70 5.5 4.1- 7.4 29 2.0 1.1- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,071 901 41.6 38.7-44.5 881 43.7 40.7-46.7 114 6.3 4.9- 7.9 125 6.2 4.9- 8.0 50 2.3 1.5- 3.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 482 246 48.0 42.6-53.4 183 38.0 32.9-43.4 19 6.1 3.6-10.1 24 5.7 3.4- 9.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 409 202 45.3 39.1-51.8 162 42.4 36.2-48.8 18 4.8 2.8- 8.0 20 4.9 2.9- 8.0 *** *** ***
Rural 1,230 477 34.7 31.2-38.5 556 48.7 44.6-52.8 78 6.9 5.1- 9.2 85 7.6 5.5-10.6 34 2.0 1.3- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 902 414 43.8 39.6-48.1 362 41.7 37.5-46.0 52 5.5 4.0- 7.7 54 6.5 4.5- 9.4 20 2.5 1.3- 4.6
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 696 314 40.5 35.6-45.6 315 49.1 44.0-54.3 21 3.5 1.9- 6.3 35 6.1 3.8- 9.6 11 0.8 0.4- 1.8
Unable to Work 255 91 37.4 29.3-46.4 104 38.2 30.3-46.7 24 10.9 6.3-18.3 22 8.1 4.6-14.0 14 5.3 2.3-11.9
Other not in Labor Force 188 78 42.2 33.0-52.1 82 44.7 35.1-54.7 13 7.7 4.0-14.3 12 4.2 2.0- 8.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 186 53 23.1 16.3-31.7 *** *** *** 19 11.9 6.3-21.4 21 10.5 5.9-18.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 332 123 38.3 31.3-45.8 156 45.3 38.0-52.7 22 7.2 4.3-12.0 21 6.0 3.5-10.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 55 32.3 23.2-43.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 939 511 53.8 49.5-58.1 326 34.4 30.5-38.6 38 4.5 3.0- 6.6 49 5.9 3.9- 8.8 15 1.3 0.6- 3.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 567 187 28.2 23.4-33.6 276 52.5 46.4-58.5 30 6.1 3.5-10.4 51 9.2 6.5-13.0 23 4.0 2.2- 7.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 799 346 39.3 35.0-43.7 349 46.5 42.0-51.0 47 6.7 4.7- 9.5 42 5.5 3.8- 7.9 15 2.0 1.0- 4.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 755 392 47.9 43.2-52.6 276 38.5 33.9-43.3 38 5.6 3.7- 8.3 36 6.2 4.0- 9.5 13 1.9 0.9- 3.9

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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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