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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,923 2,617 88.7 87.0-90.1 306 11.3 9.9-13.0
GENDER
Male 1,318 1,156 86.8 84.2-89.0 162 13.2 11.0-15.8
Female 1,605 1,461 90.4 88.1-92.2 144 9.6 7.8-11.9
AGE
18-34 524 477 89.1 85.2-92.1 47 10.9 7.9-14.8
35-44 328 312 94.1 89.9-96.6 16 5.9 3.4-10.1
45-54 490 430 87.0 82.7-90.4 60 13.0 9.6-17.3
55-64 591 528 88.4 84.4-91.5 63 11.6 8.5-15.6
65-74 567 507 88.1 83.4-91.5 60 11.9 8.5-16.6
75+ 399 341 82.5 76.4-87.2 58 17.5 12.8-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 123 74.8 64.9-82.6 35 25.2 17.4-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 568 85.2 81.5-88.3 95 14.8 11.7-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 859 768 90.4 87.7-92.6 91 9.6 7.4-12.3
College Graduate 1,241 1,156 93.4 91.5-95.0 85 6.6 5.0- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 199 154 76.3 67.1-83.5 45 23.7 16.5-32.9
$15,000- 24,999 342 287 82.8 77.1-87.3 55 17.2 12.7-22.9
$25,000- 34,999 279 248 90.0 84.8-93.5 31 10.0 6.5-15.2
$35,000- 49,999 349 317 90.1 84.0-94.0 32 9.9 6.0-16.0
$50,000- 74,999 449 408 91.4 87.4-94.2 41 8.6 5.8-12.6
$75,000+ 885 835 93.9 91.7-95.6 50 6.1 4.4- 8.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 891 765 83.9 80.3-87.0 126 16.1 13.0-19.7
No 2,019 1,840 90.4 88.5-92.0 179 9.6 8.0-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 460 403 85.7 81.1-89.3 57 14.3 10.7-18.9
Non-Veteran 2,461 2,212 89.1 87.3-90.7 249 10.9 9.3-12.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 688 622 88.8 85.5-91.5 66 11.2 8.5-14.5
Regional City or Suburban County 616 562 90.2 86.6-92.8 54 9.8 7.2-13.4
Rural 1,620 1,434 87.6 85.1-89.7 186 12.4 10.3-14.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,496 1,376 91.3 89.3-93.0 120 8.7 7.0-10.7
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 907 799 87.2 83.9-89.9 108 12.8 10.1-16.1
Unable to Work 234 192 80.9 73.0-86.8 42 19.1 13.2-27.0
Other not in Labor Force 195 176 87.8 80.0-92.9 19 12.2 7.1-20.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 116 80.2 69.8-87.7 26 19.8 12.3-30.2
101% to 150% 343 292 84.9 78.9-89.4 51 15.1 10.6-21.1
151% to 200% 212 188 87.4 80.7-92.0 24 12.6 8.0-19.3
More than 200% 1,644 1,513 92.3 90.5-93.8 131 7.7 6.2- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 547 487 91.6 88.0-94.2 60 8.4 5.8-12.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,106 974 86.0 82.9-88.6 132 14.0 11.4-17.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,271 1,157 90.0 87.7-92.0 114 10.0 8.0-12.3

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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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