2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,838 1,184 63.3 60.7-65.9 654 36.7 34.1-39.3
GENDER
Male 828 511 60.3 56.3-64.2 317 39.7 35.8-43.7
Female 1,010 673 66.1 62.5-69.5 337 33.9 30.5-37.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,212 790 63.4 60.2-66.6 422 36.6 33.4-39.8
Non-Hispanic Black 360 214 59.0 52.7-65.0 146 41.0 35.0-47.3
Other 266 180 70.6 63.7-76.7 86 29.4 23.3-36.3
AGE
18-34 446 290 65.2 59.7-70.2 156 34.8 29.8-40.3
35-44 272 173 62.9 56.1-69.2 99 37.1 30.8-43.9
45-54 322 191 57.3 50.8-63.5 131 42.7 36.5-49.2
55-64 339 227 63.0 56.6-68.9 112 37.0 31.1-43.4
65-74 269 164 61.1 54.0-67.8 105 38.9 32.2-46.0
75+ 167 122 72.2 63.2-79.7 45 27.8 20.3-36.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 140 91 65.0 55.4-73.6 49 35.0 26.4-44.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 235 57.7 51.9-63.2 165 42.3 36.8-48.1
Some Post-H.S. 479 300 63.0 57.9-67.8 179 37.0 32.2-42.1
College Graduate 817 557 67.4 63.7-71.0 260 32.6 29.0-36.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 80 57.2 46.9-66.9 53 42.8 33.1-53.1
$15,000- 24,999 236 137 58.4 50.6-65.7 99 41.6 34.3-49.4
$25,000- 34,999 156 110 71.2 62.2-78.8 46 28.8 21.2-37.8
$35,000- 49,999 209 125 57.7 49.5-65.5 84 42.3 34.5-50.5
$50,000- 74,999 260 177 67.6 60.5-74.0 83 32.4 26.0-39.5
$75,000+ 560 376 65.9 61.2-70.3 184 34.1 29.7-38.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 459 277 61.1 55.6-66.3 182 38.9 33.7-44.4
No 1,370 902 64.0 60.9-67.0 468 36.0 33.0-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 128 63.9 56.2-71.0 78 36.1 29.0-43.8
Non-Veteran 1,631 1,055 63.3 60.4-66.0 576 36.7 34.0-39.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,079 723 65.8 62.3-69.1 356 34.2 30.9-37.7
Regional City or Suburban County 411 257 61.1 55.4-66.6 154 38.9 33.4-44.6
Rural 348 204 58.6 52.2-64.8 144 41.4 35.2-47.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,063 684 63.5 60.0-66.9 379 36.5 33.1-40.0
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 271 65.3 59.6-70.5 143 34.7 29.5-40.4
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 115 70.6 61.8-78.1 49 29.4 21.9-38.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 202 124 58.9 50.4-66.8 78 41.1 33.2-49.6
151% to 200% 113 76 68.7 58.1-77.6 37 31.3 22.4-41.9
More than 200% 985 650 65.1 61.5-68.5 335 34.9 31.5-38.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 543 330 60.5 55.5-65.3 213 39.5 34.7-44.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,207 800 65.0 61.7-68.2 407 35.0 31.8-38.3

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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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