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
-MALES 1,993 1,220 60.3 57.5-63.1 773 39.7 36.9-42.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,344 831 60.7 57.3-64.0 513 39.3 36.0-42.7
Non-Hispanic Black 319 180 53.9 46.6-61.0 139 46.1 39.0-53.4
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 458 288 64.0 58.3-69.2 170 36.0 30.8-41.7
35-44 263 159 60.3 52.9-67.2 104 39.7 32.8-47.1
45-54 352 186 48.8 42.2-55.4 166 51.2 44.6-57.8
55-64 383 243 61.7 55.4-67.7 140 38.3 32.3-44.6
65-74 338 205 60.5 53.4-67.1 133 39.5 32.9-46.6
75+ 184 128 67.7 58.1-76.0 56 32.3 24.0-41.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 119 57.0 48.0-65.6 81 43.0 34.4-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 301 54.6 49.3-59.9 242 45.4 40.1-50.7
Some Post-H.S. 511 315 63.3 58.1-68.3 196 36.7 31.7-41.9
College Graduate 736 483 65.0 60.6-69.1 253 35.0 30.9-39.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 294 168 60.2 52.8-67.0 126 39.8 33.0-47.2
$25,000- 34,999 179 113 64.6 55.1-73.1 66 35.4 26.9-44.9
$35,000- 49,999 251 141 55.9 47.9-63.6 110 44.1 36.4-52.1
$50,000- 74,999 298 193 66.6 59.4-73.1 105 33.4 26.9-40.6
$75,000+ 577 373 61.7 56.5-66.6 204 38.3 33.4-43.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 343 57.6 52.3-62.8 236 42.4 37.2-47.7
No 1,403 871 61.3 57.9-64.5 532 38.7 35.5-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 592 385 64.1 59.2-68.8 207 35.9 31.2-40.8
Non-Veteran 1,397 831 59.0 55.6-62.3 566 41.0 37.7-44.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 550 361 63.6 58.7-68.3 189 36.4 31.7-41.3
Regional City or Suburban County 405 248 60.8 54.7-66.6 157 39.2 33.4-45.3
Rural 1,038 611 57.1 53.0-61.1 427 42.9 38.9-47.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 761 61.9 58.4-65.3 467 38.1 34.7-41.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 473 299 60.6 54.7-66.3 174 39.4 33.7-45.3
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 268 158 59.2 51.2-66.8 110 40.8 33.2-48.8
151% to 200% 137 86 67.3 56.9-76.1 51 32.7 23.9-43.1
More than 200% 1,084 683 62.5 58.8-66.1 401 37.5 33.9-41.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 387 228 55.9 48.7-62.8 159 44.1 37.2-51.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 713 428 60.9 56.3-65.3 285 39.1 34.7-43.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 893 564 60.9 56.9-64.8 329 39.1 35.2-43.1

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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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