2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 & 5 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 3 & 5 721 337 44.2 39.9-48.5 305 41.8 37.5-46.2 36 6.3 4.3- 9.1 29 4.7 3.0- 7.3 14 3.1 1.7- 5.4
GENDER
Male 304 138 43.7 37.3-50.3 131 41.3 34.9-47.9 15 5.7 3.1-10.1 13 5.5 2.9-10.4 *** *** ***
Female 417 199 44.6 39.0-50.4 174 42.3 36.7-48.2 21 6.8 4.1-11.0 16 3.9 2.2- 6.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 509 266 47.5 42.4-52.6 195 39.3 34.4-44.4 22 5.8 3.6- 9.3 17 4.7 2.7- 8.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 216 93 39.2 31.9-47.0 88 42.9 35.3-50.8 16 8.4 4.8-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 277 145 53.4 46.4-60.2 102 33.1 27.0-39.8 13 4.9 2.6- 9.1 13 6.1 3.4-10.8 *** *** ***
65+ 225 99 38.9 31.7-46.6 112 52.2 44.4-60.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 240 75 30.8 24.5-38.0 139 54.4 46.8-61.8 11 5.7 2.8-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some College + 481 262 52.5 47.1-57.8 166 34.0 29.1-39.2 25 6.6 4.2-10.3 19 4.0 2.3- 6.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 321 119 33.3 27.6-39.6 156 46.8 40.3-53.4 26 10.6 6.9-15.9 14 6.3 3.3-11.4 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 293 180 59.7 52.9-66.2 93 32.1 26.1-38.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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