2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 Demographics

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
Region 1 & 2 675 305 40.8 35.5-46.3 291 45.5 39.9-51.2 34 6.1 3.8- 9.6 30 5.6 3.0-10.1 15 2.0 0.9- 4.4
GENDER
Male 293 122 39.3 31.3-47.8 140 49.3 40.8-57.8 17 5.3 2.9- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 382 183 42.3 35.4-49.4 151 41.8 34.7-49.2 17 6.8 3.5-12.9 20 6.0 3.0-11.4 11 3.1 1.2- 7.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 601 288 43.6 37.9-49.5 247 42.4 36.6-48.4 30 6.0 3.6- 9.8 26 5.8 3.0-11.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 147 61 35.4 26.2-45.9 *** *** *** 13 10.1 5.3-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 244 109 43.9 35.0-53.1 99 39.9 31.0-49.4 12 3.4 1.4- 8.4 16 9.6 4.2-20.7 *** *** ***
65+ 277 132 42.8 35.0-50.9 126 49.0 40.8-57.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 228 77 33.6 25.6-42.7 119 48.8 39.4-58.3 15 7.0 3.5-13.6 11 7.7 3.1-17.9 *** *** ***
Some College + 446 228 46.9 40.4-53.6 171 42.5 36.0-49.3 19 5.4 2.9- 9.7 19 3.8 2.0- 7.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 317 128 38.8 31.2-47.0 140 43.9 35.7-52.3 22 8.2 4.5-14.3 18 6.0 3.0-11.9 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 239 132 48.9 39.4-58.4 91 41.5 32.6-51.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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