2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,798 1,545 84.3 82.0-86.3 253 15.7 13.7-18.0
GENDER
Male 807 670 80.8 77.2-84.0 137 19.2 16.0-22.8
Female 991 875 87.4 84.5-89.8 116 12.6 10.2-15.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,189 1,072 88.6 86.2-90.7 117 11.4 9.3-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 350 275 77.1 71.3-82.1 75 22.9 17.9-28.7
Other 259 198 72.9 64.8-79.7 61 27.1 20.3-35.2
AGE
18-34 440 369 80.2 74.9-84.6 71 19.8 15.4-25.1
35-44 270 243 89.8 85.1-93.1 27 10.2 6.9-14.9
45-54 318 262 81.9 76.4-86.4 56 18.1 13.6-23.6
55-64 334 286 84.7 79.3-88.8 48 15.3 11.2-20.7
65-74 260 232 89.6 84.6-93.2 28 10.4 6.8-15.4
75+ 154 132 82.2 73.3-88.6 22 17.8 11.4-26.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 87 65.3 54.9-74.3 44 34.7 25.7-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 300 77.3 71.9-81.9 86 22.7 18.1-28.1
Some Post-H.S. 470 406 87.6 83.9-90.5 64 12.4 9.5-16.1
College Graduate 809 750 92.5 90.1-94.4 59 7.5 5.6- 9.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 103 71.9 61.8-80.2 31 28.1 19.8-38.2
$15,000- 24,999 232 168 69.9 61.9-76.8 64 30.1 23.2-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 153 134 87.4 79.8-92.5 19 12.6 7.5-20.2
$35,000- 49,999 207 176 84.9 77.8-90.0 31 15.1 10.0-22.2
$50,000- 74,999 253 229 88.6 82.5-92.7 24 11.4 7.3-17.5
$75,000+ 555 519 94.0 91.4-95.8 36 6.0 4.2- 8.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 442 355 78.1 73.0-82.5 87 21.9 17.5-27.0
No 1,349 1,187 86.4 83.8-88.6 162 13.6 11.4-16.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 170 84.1 77.1-89.3 27 15.9 10.7-22.9
Non-Veteran 1,600 1,374 84.3 81.9-86.4 226 15.7 13.6-18.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,052 906 83.9 80.9-86.5 146 16.1 13.5-19.1
Regional City or Suburban County 406 356 86.8 82.3-90.2 50 13.2 9.8-17.7
Rural 340 283 81.6 75.2-86.7 57 18.4 13.3-24.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,051 923 86.4 83.6-88.8 128 13.6 11.2-16.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 403 351 86.1 81.4-89.7 52 13.9 10.3-18.6
Unable to Work 123 93 74.6 64.8-82.5 30 25.4 17.5-35.2
Other not in Labor Force 158 131 80.6 71.1-87.5 27 19.4 12.5-28.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 197 155 75.8 67.7-82.5 42 24.2 17.5-32.3
151% to 200% 109 91 83.6 74.0-90.1 18 16.4 9.9-26.0
More than 200% 973 887 91.2 88.9-93.1 86 8.8 6.9-11.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 68 81.5 70.5-89.1 17 18.5 10.9-29.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 527 453 84.8 80.6-88.2 74 15.2 11.8-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,186 1,024 84.2 81.3-86.7 162 15.8 13.3-18.7

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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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