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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,986 1,956 63.3 61.0-65.6 1,030 36.7 34.4-39.0
GENDER
Male 1,344 831 60.7 57.3-64.0 513 39.3 36.0-42.7
Female 1,642 1,125 65.8 62.6-68.8 517 34.2 31.2-37.4
AGE
18-34 526 349 65.4 60.3-70.1 177 34.6 29.9-39.7
35-44 336 216 62.7 56.1-68.8 120 37.3 31.2-43.9
45-54 494 285 55.6 49.9-61.2 209 44.4 38.8-50.1
55-64 596 402 66.1 61.0-70.8 194 33.9 29.2-39.0
65-74 589 363 57.9 52.4-63.1 226 42.1 36.9-47.6
75+ 421 319 73.7 67.7-78.9 102 26.3 21.1-32.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 101 56.4 46.7-65.6 71 43.6 34.4-53.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 687 391 55.6 50.9-60.3 296 44.4 39.7-49.1
Some Post-H.S. 872 562 63.2 59.1-67.2 310 36.8 32.8-40.9
College Graduate 1,253 901 72.1 68.9-75.0 352 27.9 25.0-31.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 128 62.2 52.6-70.9 73 37.8 29.1-47.4
$15,000- 24,999 350 206 59.0 52.0-65.7 144 41.0 34.3-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 284 179 64.1 56.7-70.8 105 35.9 29.2-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 355 222 59.2 52.3-65.7 133 40.8 34.3-47.7
$50,000- 74,999 462 312 65.5 59.8-70.8 150 34.5 29.2-40.2
$75,000+ 893 611 66.2 62.1-70.1 282 33.8 29.9-37.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 917 576 60.4 56.0-64.6 341 39.6 35.4-44.0
No 2,054 1,371 64.6 61.9-67.2 683 35.4 32.8-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 314 66.6 61.1-71.7 158 33.4 28.3-38.9
Non-Veteran 2,512 1,639 62.8 60.2-65.2 873 37.2 34.8-39.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 701 488 67.2 62.9-71.3 213 32.8 28.7-37.1
Regional City or Suburban County 631 414 63.3 58.5-68.0 217 36.7 32.0-41.5
Rural 1,655 1,054 60.5 57.3-63.7 601 39.5 36.3-42.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,525 971 62.4 59.3-65.5 554 37.6 34.5-40.7
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 936 643 65.7 61.5-69.6 293 34.3 30.4-38.5
Unable to Work 236 143 59.8 51.0-68.0 93 40.2 32.0-49.0
Other not in Labor Force 195 145 73.8 65.0-80.9 50 26.2 19.1-35.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 349 203 58.1 51.0-64.9 146 41.9 35.1-49.0
151% to 200% 220 144 66.9 58.7-74.2 76 33.1 25.8-41.3
More than 200% 1,669 1,119 65.0 62.0-67.9 550 35.0 32.1-38.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 563 356 59.1 52.9-65.0 207 40.9 35.0-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,133 728 62.3 58.7-65.9 405 37.7 34.1-41.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,291 872 65.1 61.7-68.3 419 34.9 31.7-38.3

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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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