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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,480 1,216 47.1 44.5-49.6 1,013 41.7 39.1-44.3 120 5.4 4.3- 6.8 95 4.3 3.3- 5.6 36 1.5 0.9- 2.4
GENDER
Male 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 *** *** ***
Female 1,383 703 47.6 44.1-51.2 538 41.5 38.0-45.1 60 5.2 3.8- 7.3 60 4.3 3.1- 5.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 312 140 41.1 34.6-47.8 126 43.0 36.4-49.7 21 7.7 4.8-12.1 19 6.7 3.8-11.4 *** *** ***
35-44 242 118 47.2 39.6-55.0 95 43.2 35.6-51.1 15 6.0 3.3-10.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 442 224 54.0 48.1-59.8 167 34.4 29.1-40.2 20 3.1 1.8- 5.4 25 6.8 4.0-11.3 *** *** ***
55-64 539 293 52.5 47.1-57.9 192 36.1 31.0-41.5 27 5.6 3.4- 9.2 15 3.6 2.0- 6.3 *** *** ***
65-74 526 268 46.5 40.9-52.2 218 45.1 39.4-50.9 18 4.6 2.6- 8.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 402 164 36.8 30.7-43.4 208 54.7 47.9-61.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 49 27.3 19.5-36.8 85 47.9 38.4-57.5 16 12.6 7.4-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 581 221 41.1 36.1-46.4 290 48.0 42.8-53.2 34 4.9 3.2- 7.4 23 4.1 2.5- 6.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 761 338 44.4 40.0-48.9 334 44.3 39.9-48.8 43 5.9 4.1- 8.4 32 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 973 607 64.2 60.4-67.8 304 29.9 26.4-33.6 27 2.4 1.5- 3.8 28 3.1 2.0- 4.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 66 33.0 24.6-42.6 85 46.4 36.8-56.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 285 108 34.1 27.2-41.7 144 52.5 44.6-60.2 18 7.1 4.2-11.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 244 92 42.1 34.0-50.6 114 40.3 32.7-48.4 25 11.7 7.1-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 141 48.8 40.9-56.7 101 41.5 33.8-49.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 380 203 53.1 46.6-59.6 141 35.6 29.7-42.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 712 436 59.5 54.8-64.1 235 34.3 30.0-38.9 20 2.4 1.4- 4.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 841 350 39.3 35.0-43.8 374 43.7 39.2-48.3 53 7.8 5.5-11.0 45 6.2 4.1- 9.1 *** *** ***
No 1,626 861 50.6 47.5-53.7 632 40.8 37.7-44.0 66 4.2 3.1- 5.7 50 3.5 2.5- 5.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 365 162 42.8 36.6-49.3 173 46.5 40.2-53.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,115 1,054 47.7 44.9-50.5 840 40.9 38.2-43.8 103 5.5 4.3- 7.0 87 4.6 3.5- 6.1 31 1.2 0.7- 2.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 505 319 59.5 54.3-64.5 155 33.0 28.3-38.1 *** *** *** 13 3.0 1.6- 5.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 500 262 47.0 41.6-52.5 197 42.6 37.2-48.2 23 5.4 3.4- 8.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,476 635 40.0 36.7-43.4 662 46.1 42.6-49.6 84 6.5 4.9- 8.4 70 5.6 4.0- 7.7 25 1.9 1.1- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 623 50.8 47.2-54.4 454 39.6 36.1-43.2 54 4.0 2.9- 5.5 50 4.7 3.3- 6.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 852 412 45.3 40.9-49.8 379 46.3 41.8-50.8 30 4.8 3.0- 7.6 24 3.1 1.9- 5.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 224 89 39.6 31.1-48.7 91 37.9 29.8-46.8 19 7.8 4.4-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 308 118 37.4 30.3-45.0 149 47.0 39.5-54.6 19 6.2 3.7-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 178 66 36.2 27.2-46.3 87 48.4 38.8-58.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,414 794 55.4 52.0-58.7 507 36.3 33.1-39.6 53 3.7 2.6- 5.2 46 3.5 2.3- 5.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 535 205 35.9 30.4-41.8 261 48.7 42.6-54.7 24 5.5 3.2- 9.1 33 8.6 5.1-14.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 951 437 43.3 39.3-47.4 423 46.2 42.2-50.3 49 5.4 3.8- 7.6 27 3.0 1.9- 4.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 995 574 53.4 49.4-57.3 330 35.8 32.1-39.8 47 5.4 3.8- 7.7 35 4.3 2.8- 6.5 *** *** ***

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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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