2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 876 584 66.1 61.4-70.4 292 33.9 29.6-38.6
GENDER
Male 394 238 62.4 55.3-68.9 156 37.6 31.1-44.7
Female 482 346 69.4 63.2-75.0 136 30.6 25.0-36.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 781 526 66.4 61.4-71.0 255 33.6 29.0-38.6
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 128 84 69.8 59.3-78.6 44 30.2 21.4-40.7
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 164 100 61.1 50.6-70.7 64 38.9 29.3-49.4
65-74 198 127 59.2 49.5-68.2 71 40.8 31.8-50.5
75+ 148 117 74.8 63.2-83.6 31 25.2 16.4-36.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 129 60.8 51.7-69.3 92 39.2 30.7-48.3
Some Post-H.S. 247 169 70.1 62.3-76.9 78 29.9 23.1-37.7
College Graduate 324 235 74.8 68.5-80.2 89 25.2 19.8-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 85 64.1 53.2-73.7 66 35.9 26.3-46.8
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 137 69.8 58.8-78.9 50 30.2 21.1-41.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 197 58.9 50.4-66.8 124 41.1 33.2-49.6
No 550 382 69.7 64.4-74.6 168 30.3 25.4-35.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 748 503 66.8 61.8-71.5 245 33.2 28.5-38.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 212 148 72.2 64.2-79.0 64 27.8 21.0-35.8
Rural 664 436 63.4 57.7-68.7 228 36.6 31.3-42.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 254 67.0 60.2-73.1 134 33.0 26.9-39.8
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 311 214 63.1 55.3-70.4 97 36.9 29.6-44.7
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 419 287 66.8 60.0-72.9 132 33.2 27.1-40.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 285 185 60.2 51.1-68.6 100 39.8 31.4-48.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 159 64.5 56.3-72.0 87 35.5 28.0-43.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 240 71.4 64.5-77.4 105 28.6 22.6-35.5

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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.

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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