2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 413 195 42.9 37.5-48.6 171 42.2 36.7-47.9 18 4.5 2.6- 7.7 24 9.2 6.0-13.9 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 198 97 42.5 34.8-50.5 75 39.9 32.2-48.1 12 5.8 3.0-10.8 12 10.9 6.0-19.1 *** *** ***
Female 215 98 43.3 35.8-51.2 96 44.3 36.7-52.2 *** *** *** 12 7.7 4.1-13.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 284 148 50.2 43.4-57.0 113 41.3 34.7-48.1 15 5.1 2.8- 9.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 73 25 25.4 16.6-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 129 57 39.9 30.7-49.9 57 44.8 35.2-54.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 162 79 48.2 39.5-57.0 62 37.0 28.9-45.8 *** *** *** 11 9.6 5.3-16.7 *** *** ***
65+ 116 57 39.9 30.2-50.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 138 44 32.0 23.7-41.7 71 47.5 38.1-57.1 *** *** *** 11 12.2 6.5-21.8 *** *** ***
Some College + 275 151 50.2 43.3-57.0 100 38.8 32.2-45.7 *** *** *** 13 7.2 4.0-12.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 171 65 35.7 27.8-44.4 79 44.3 35.8-53.1 12 7.6 3.9-14.4 13 11.0 6.1-19.0 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 169 106 58.6 49.8-67.0 56 35.7 27.8-44.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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