2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,885 318 17.8 15.7-20.1 1,567 82.2 79.9-84.3
GENDER
Male 850 131 15.7 13.0-19.0 719 84.3 81.0-87.0
Female 1,035 187 19.6 16.7-23.0 848 80.4 77.0-83.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,236 212 17.5 15.2-20.2 1,024 82.5 79.8-84.8
Non-Hispanic Black 376 59 17.2 12.6-23.0 317 82.8 77.0-87.4
Other 273 47 20.0 14.0-27.8 226 80.0 72.2-86.0
AGE
18-34 455 102 24.1 19.5-29.4 353 75.9 70.6-80.5
35-44 280 46 17.1 12.4-23.2 234 82.9 76.8-87.6
45-54 330 57 17.6 13.3-23.0 273 82.4 77.0-86.7
55-64 344 57 14.8 11.1-19.4 287 85.2 80.6-88.9
65-74 274 33 9.8 6.4-14.9 241 90.2 85.1-93.6
75+ 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 15 13.9 7.8-23.6 137 86.1 76.4-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 55 14.1 10.5-18.8 361 85.9 81.2-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 485 79 19.4 15.5-24.1 406 80.6 75.9-84.5
College Graduate 830 168 20.3 17.4-23.5 662 79.7 76.5-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 17 12.5 7.1-20.8 127 87.5 79.2-92.9
$15,000- 24,999 240 27 13.5 8.3-21.3 213 86.5 78.7-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 162 36 24.2 17.1-33.1 126 75.8 66.9-82.9
$35,000- 49,999 213 31 15.8 10.5-23.0 182 84.2 77.0-89.5
$50,000- 74,999 265 45 18.1 12.8-25.0 220 81.9 75.0-87.2
$75,000+ 563 108 20.0 16.3-24.4 455 80.0 75.6-83.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 477 60 14.1 10.5-18.8 417 85.9 81.2-89.5
No 1,399 257 19.0 16.5-21.7 1,142 81.0 78.3-83.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 209 33 16.9 11.7-23.9 176 83.1 76.1-88.3
Non-Veteran 1,675 285 17.9 15.7-20.3 1,390 82.1 79.7-84.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,101 213 19.0 16.4-21.9 888 81.0 78.1-83.6
Regional City or Suburban County 425 54 16.1 11.9-21.5 371 83.9 78.5-88.1
Rural 359 51 16.3 11.6-22.5 308 83.7 77.5-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,084 207 19.4 16.7-22.4 877 80.6 77.6-83.3
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 56 13.0 9.5-17.6 373 87.0 82.4-90.5
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 166 34 24.9 17.1-34.8 132 75.1 65.2-82.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 209 29 13.8 8.8-21.1 180 86.2 78.9-91.2
151% to 200% 115 16 14.6 8.3-24.2 99 85.4 75.8-91.7
More than 200% 999 175 18.8 15.9-22.1 824 81.2 77.9-84.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 561 81 15.7 12.3-20.0 480 84.3 80.0-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,232 225 19.1 16.5-22.0 1,007 80.9 78.0-83.5

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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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