2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 866 751 85.6 81.8-88.8 115 14.4 11.2-18.2
GENDER
Male 394 337 84.2 77.8-89.0 57 15.8 11.0-22.2
Female 472 414 87.0 82.0-90.7 58 13.0 9.3-18.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 768 681 88.1 84.5-91.0 87 11.9 9.0-15.5
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 129 114 85.3 75.4-91.6 15 14.7 8.4-24.6
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 142 116 82.2 72.4-89.1 26 17.8 10.9-27.6
55-64 164 144 89.9 82.5-94.4 20 10.1 5.6-17.5
65-74 192 168 84.8 75.7-90.9 24 15.2 9.1-24.3
75+ 145 127 85.9 76.3-92.1 18 14.1 7.9-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 214 180 85.6 78.4-90.7 34 14.4 9.3-21.6
Some Post-H.S. 253 222 87.5 80.9-92.1 31 12.5 7.9-19.1
College Graduate 318 294 91.9 86.4-95.3 24 8.1 4.7-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 117 81.7 72.1-88.5 31 18.3 11.5-27.9
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 267 83.4 75.5-89.1 45 16.6 10.9-24.5
No 548 479 86.9 82.5-90.4 69 13.1 9.6-17.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 738 640 86.8 82.7-90.0 98 13.2 10.0-17.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 208 184 86.6 78.9-91.7 24 13.4 8.3-21.1
Rural 658 567 85.2 80.6-88.9 91 14.8 11.1-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 386 340 86.7 81.3-90.8 46 13.3 9.2-18.7
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 270 85.6 78.7-90.6 35 14.4 9.4-21.3
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 106 82.0 72.6-88.7 30 18.0 11.3-27.4
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 414 380 91.9 87.4-94.9 34 8.1 5.1-12.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 247 88.4 80.1-93.5 39 11.6 6.5-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 203 81.4 73.8-87.1 38 18.6 12.9-26.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 339 301 87.3 81.3-91.6 38 12.7 8.4-18.7

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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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