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
-MALES 1,643 692 40.9 37.9-44.0 744 43.7 40.6-46.8 89 6.3 4.9- 8.1 89 7.2 5.5- 9.4 29 1.9 1.2- 3.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,097 513 46.4 42.7-50.2 475 41.9 38.2-45.7 60 5.7 4.2- 7.7 35 4.3 2.8- 6.6 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2
Non-Hispanic Black 292 98 30.4 24.2-37.4 132 40.4 33.5-47.6 15 7.1 3.5-13.6 38 19.6 13.7-27.3 *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 281 107 33.6 27.3-40.6 119 43.5 36.5-50.8 27 11.6 7.5-17.4 23 9.7 5.9-15.6 *** *** ***
35-44 204 79 39.8 31.9-48.3 99 47.4 39.0-56.0 *** *** *** 12 6.6 3.0-13.7 *** *** ***
45-54 314 128 42.2 35.5-49.2 141 41.9 35.3-48.9 12 3.3 1.7- 6.5 27 10.8 6.6-17.1 *** *** ***
55-64 347 168 49.7 43.2-56.3 135 36.8 30.8-43.3 20 6.0 3.6-10.0 12 3.8 1.9- 7.7 12 3.6 1.5- 8.0
65-74 308 142 44.3 37.1-51.7 145 46.7 39.4-54.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 177 62 35.7 26.9-45.5 100 51.3 41.5-61.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 47 26.4 19.2-35.2 110 48.9 39.9-57.9 15 10.7 5.9-18.7 17 12.1 6.8-20.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 150 32.5 27.4-38.1 238 51.4 45.6-57.1 30 7.0 4.6-10.5 29 7.5 4.8-11.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 433 182 41.8 36.1-47.7 188 41.4 35.8-47.3 26 6.0 3.9- 9.2 25 7.4 4.5-11.9 12 3.4 1.8- 6.4
College Graduate 561 313 60.3 55.2-65.1 206 33.2 28.6-38.1 18 2.7 1.5- 5.0 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.0 5.8-20.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 232 68 30.6 23.3-39.0 124 50.6 42.2-59.0 20 8.3 4.9-13.6 19 10.4 5.7-18.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 150 50 32.8 23.7-43.3 77 46.2 36.0-56.7 14 14.7 7.7-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 200 86 42.2 33.5-51.4 88 42.0 33.4-51.1 *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.0-18.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 245 113 49.7 41.8-57.7 106 36.4 29.3-44.2 *** *** *** 11 4.7 2.1-10.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 455 254 53.2 47.4-59.0 165 37.4 32.0-43.2 14 2.2 1.2- 4.2 15 4.7 2.5- 8.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 527 196 35.9 30.8-41.4 248 45.3 39.8-50.9 34 7.0 4.6-10.5 37 8.7 5.7-13.0 12 3.1 1.5- 6.4
No 1,108 492 42.9 39.3-46.7 493 43.0 39.3-46.7 54 6.0 4.3- 8.2 52 6.7 4.7- 9.4 17 1.5 0.8- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 466 197 40.4 34.9-46.1 224 47.5 41.8-53.3 17 4.2 2.3- 7.4 20 4.9 2.9- 7.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,175 495 41.1 37.6-44.7 518 42.4 38.8-46.1 72 6.9 5.2- 9.1 69 7.9 5.9-10.7 21 1.6 1.0- 2.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 388 204 49.2 43.4-55.0 146 38.9 33.3-44.8 12 3.7 2.0- 6.8 22 7.2 4.5-11.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 322 147 42.6 36.1-49.3 139 42.5 36.0-49.2 20 7.1 4.4-11.3 12 6.4 3.4-11.9 *** *** ***
Rural 933 341 34.3 30.4-38.6 459 47.5 43.1-51.9 57 7.6 5.3-10.7 55 7.7 5.3-11.1 21 2.9 1.6- 5.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 961 423 42.7 38.8-46.7 417 42.4 38.5-46.4 48 5.4 3.8- 7.7 55 7.8 5.6-10.7 18 1.8 1.0- 3.1
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 184 43.2 37.2-49.5 213 46.9 40.8-53.0 18 5.7 3.2-10.2 13 3.8 1.9- 7.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 6.9 3.4-13.5 11 9.4 4.6-18.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 235 69 32.6 25.0-41.3 126 48.5 40.0-57.0 21 9.5 5.3-16.4 16 7.9 4.1-14.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 908 455 49.2 45.1-53.4 363 38.7 34.8-42.8 34 3.9 2.6- 5.9 37 5.7 3.7- 8.7 19 2.5 1.4- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 369 121 30.8 24.6-37.8 183 48.2 40.9-55.5 23 6.1 3.6-10.2 29 12.0 7.2-19.4 13 2.9 1.4- 5.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 591 231 38.2 33.4-43.3 295 47.2 42.1-52.3 33 6.3 4.2- 9.6 22 5.3 3.1- 8.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 340 45.8 41.2-50.4 266 39.7 35.2-44.3 33 6.3 4.2- 9.2 38 7.4 5.1-10.8 *** *** ***

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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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