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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,080 552 17.6 15.9-19.4 2,528 82.4 80.6-84.1
GENDER
Male 1,391 243 17.5 15.0-20.2 1,148 82.5 79.8-85.0
Female 1,689 309 17.7 15.5-20.3 1,380 82.3 79.7-84.5
AGE
18-34 543 129 23.6 19.6-28.2 414 76.4 71.8-80.4
35-44 340 66 16.4 12.1-21.8 274 83.6 78.2-87.9
45-54 506 99 19.0 15.1-23.6 407 81.0 76.4-84.9
55-64 608 105 16.5 13.1-20.5 503 83.5 79.5-86.9
65-74 608 92 11.0 8.6-14.0 516 89.0 86.0-91.4
75+ 450 54 11.5 7.9-16.6 396 88.5 83.4-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 721 105 15.3 12.2-19.0 616 84.7 81.0-87.8
Some Post-H.S. 895 151 18.0 14.9-21.5 744 82.0 78.5-85.1
College Graduate 1,272 281 22.0 19.3-24.9 991 78.0 75.1-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 218 29 14.3 9.1-21.8 189 85.7 78.2-90.9
$15,000- 24,999 358 53 14.6 10.3-20.4 305 85.4 79.6-89.7
$25,000- 34,999 297 51 21.0 15.2-28.2 246 79.0 71.8-84.8
$35,000- 49,999 361 72 21.6 16.4-27.9 289 78.4 72.1-83.6
$50,000- 74,999 470 84 17.2 13.2-22.0 386 82.8 78.0-86.8
$75,000+ 904 194 18.6 15.7-21.9 710 81.4 78.1-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 966 141 14.6 11.8-18.0 825 85.4 82.0-88.2
No 2,098 408 18.8 16.8-21.0 1,690 81.2 79.0-83.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 484 98 19.0 15.0-23.8 386 81.0 76.2-85.0
Non-Veteran 2,594 454 17.4 15.6-19.4 2,140 82.6 80.6-84.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 709 142 19.7 16.5-23.3 567 80.3 76.7-83.5
Regional City or Suburban County 650 117 17.1 13.7-21.1 533 82.9 78.9-86.3
Rural 1,722 293 16.5 14.2-19.0 1,429 83.5 81.0-85.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,553 317 19.3 17.0-21.9 1,236 80.7 78.1-83.0
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 973 151 14.5 11.7-17.7 822 85.5 82.3-88.3
Unable to Work 254 27 11.2 6.2-19.2 227 88.8 80.8-93.8
Other not in Labor Force 201 44 23.5 17.0-31.6 157 76.5 68.4-83.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 19 13.0 7.5-21.8 131 87.0 78.2-92.5
101% to 150% 366 51 15.3 10.7-21.5 315 84.7 78.5-89.3
151% to 200% 226 40 16.9 11.4-24.3 186 83.1 75.7-88.6
More than 200% 1,699 332 18.6 16.3-21.1 1,367 81.4 78.9-83.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 591 93 13.6 10.1-18.1 498 86.4 81.9-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,170 204 17.2 14.5-20.2 966 82.8 79.8-85.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,320 255 18.9 16.4-21.6 1,065 81.1 78.4-83.6

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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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