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
-MALES 1,949 1,611 81.5 79.1-83.8 338 18.5 16.2-20.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 1,156 86.8 84.2-89.0 162 13.2 11.0-15.8
Non-Hispanic Black 311 231 73.0 65.7-79.2 80 27.0 20.8-34.3
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 454 374 78.0 72.5-82.6 80 22.0 17.4-27.5
35-44 260 220 84.3 78.0-89.1 40 15.7 10.9-22.0
45-54 346 278 82.1 76.5-86.5 68 17.9 13.5-23.5
55-64 379 312 84.5 79.5-88.4 67 15.5 11.6-20.5
65-74 323 275 84.5 78.6-89.1 48 15.5 10.9-21.4
75+ 174 140 76.3 66.2-84.1 34 23.7 15.9-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 119 65.7 56.5-73.8 70 34.3 26.2-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 525 401 74.7 69.5-79.3 124 25.3 20.7-30.5
Some Post-H.S. 502 432 86.9 82.9-90.0 70 13.1 10.0-17.1
College Graduate 730 656 90.7 87.8-93.0 74 9.3 7.0-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 285 202 71.4 64.3-77.6 83 28.6 22.4-35.7
$25,000- 34,999 176 146 79.9 70.8-86.7 30 20.1 13.3-29.2
$35,000- 49,999 247 205 83.5 75.9-89.0 42 16.5 11.0-24.1
$50,000- 74,999 289 250 87.6 81.7-91.7 39 12.4 8.3-18.3
$75,000+ 570 521 91.5 88.4-93.9 49 8.5 6.1-11.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 564 453 77.4 72.2-81.8 111 22.6 18.2-27.8
No 1,374 1,151 83.2 80.3-85.6 223 16.8 14.4-19.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 575 488 83.2 78.9-86.7 87 16.8 13.3-21.1
Non-Veteran 1,370 1,119 81.0 78.0-83.6 251 19.0 16.4-22.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 538 448 80.4 75.7-84.3 90 19.6 15.7-24.3
Regional City or Suburban County 394 330 82.9 77.6-87.1 64 17.1 12.9-22.4
Rural 1,017 833 81.8 78.4-84.9 184 18.2 15.1-21.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,210 1,022 83.5 80.6-86.1 188 16.5 13.9-19.4
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 454 378 82.2 77.0-86.4 76 17.8 13.6-23.0
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 259 196 75.0 67.3-81.4 63 25.0 18.6-32.7
151% to 200% 128 106 81.6 71.0-88.9 22 18.4 11.1-29.0
More than 200% 1,070 941 88.8 86.3-91.0 129 11.2 9.0-13.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 379 303 82.1 75.7-87.2 76 17.9 12.8-24.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 688 564 80.7 76.5-84.3 124 19.3 15.7-23.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 882 744 82.0 78.4-85.1 138 18.0 14.9-21.6

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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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