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
-MALES 2,076 340 17.0 14.9-19.2 1,736 83.0 80.8-85.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,391 243 17.5 15.0-20.2 1,148 82.5 79.8-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black 343 48 17.3 12.1-24.2 295 82.7 75.8-87.9
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 475 102 22.5 18.0-27.7 373 77.5 72.3-82.0
35-44 273 43 16.9 12.0-23.3 230 83.1 76.7-88.0
45-54 362 60 16.6 12.2-22.1 302 83.4 77.9-87.8
55-64 391 56 14.3 10.5-19.2 335 85.7 80.8-89.5
65-74 357 54 11.4 8.3-15.5 303 88.6 84.5-91.7
75+ 203 24 10.7 6.0-18.3 179 89.3 81.7-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 22 10.0 5.7-16.7 200 90.0 83.3-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 573 85 16.8 13.0-21.5 488 83.2 78.5-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 525 89 19.7 15.7-24.5 436 80.3 75.5-84.3
College Graduate 753 143 17.9 14.8-21.5 610 82.1 78.5-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 17 11.3 6.3-19.5 140 88.7 80.5-93.7
$15,000- 24,999 300 44 14.9 10.1-21.3 256 85.1 78.7-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 188 32 22.5 15.1-32.1 156 77.5 67.9-84.9
$35,000- 49,999 261 48 19.8 14.5-26.5 213 80.2 73.5-85.5
$50,000- 74,999 305 48 17.5 12.0-24.8 257 82.5 75.2-88.0
$75,000+ 584 111 18.6 14.8-23.1 473 81.4 76.9-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 75 12.0 9.0-15.7 545 88.0 84.3-91.0
No 1,444 264 18.9 16.3-21.7 1,180 81.1 78.3-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 613 113 18.7 15.0-23.0 500 81.3 77.0-85.0
Non-Veteran 1,459 227 16.5 14.1-19.2 1,232 83.5 80.8-85.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 97 16.3 13.1-20.2 469 83.7 79.8-86.9
Regional City or Suburban County 421 79 19.5 14.8-25.2 342 80.5 74.8-85.2
Rural 1,089 164 16.0 13.1-19.4 925 84.0 80.6-86.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,264 231 19.0 16.3-22.1 1,033 81.0 77.9-83.7
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** 65 89.6 79.6-95.0
Retired 498 66 11.0 8.1-14.8 432 89.0 85.2-91.9
Unable to Work 160 15 8.5 4.5-15.5 145 91.5 84.5-95.5
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 14 12.5 6.6-22.5 118 87.5 77.5-93.4
101% to 150% 283 42 16.9 11.5-24.0 241 83.1 76.0-88.5
151% to 200% 139 23 15.9 9.7-25.1 116 84.1 74.9-90.3
More than 200% 1,110 195 18.8 15.9-22.2 915 81.2 77.8-84.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 413 62 14.5 10.4-19.9 351 85.5 80.1-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 125 17.7 14.3-21.8 615 82.3 78.2-85.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 923 153 17.0 14.1-20.2 770 83.0 79.8-85.9

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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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