2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed fruits or vegetables or beans five or more times per day

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,025 600 14.8 13.6-16.2 3,425 85.2 83.8-86.4
-Eastern NC 1,323 172 12.2 10.3-14.4 1,151 87.8 85.6-89.7
GENDER
Male 583 69 11.8 8.9-15.5 514 88.2 84.5-91.1
Female 740 103 12.5 10.2-15.3 637 87.5 84.7-89.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 790 109 12.4 10.2-15.1 681 87.6 84.9-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 321 39 10.7 7.4-15.4 282 89.3 84.6-92.6
Other 212 24 14.2 8.2-23.5 188 85.8 76.5-91.8
AGE
18-34 269 35 11.3 7.7-16.3 234 88.7 83.7-92.3
35-44 181 30 15.7 10.6-22.6 151 84.3 77.4-89.4
45-54 209 25 12.8 8.2-19.5 184 87.2 80.5-91.8
55-64 244 32 10.4 7.2-14.9 212 89.6 85.1-92.8
65-74 247 29 12.6 8.6-18.1 218 87.4 81.9-91.4
75+ 159 18 10.3 6.0-17.1 141 89.7 82.9-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 37 9.1 6.0-13.7 341 90.9 86.3-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 436 62 12.8 9.9-16.6 374 87.2 83.4-90.1
College Graduate 378 61 17.6 13.6-22.4 317 82.4 77.6-86.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 62 12.1 9.2-15.9 450 87.9 84.1-90.8
No 801 107 12.1 9.7-15.0 694 87.9 85.0-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 42 15.5 10.8-21.6 198 84.5 78.4-89.2
Non-Veteran 1,082 130 11.5 9.4-13.9 952 88.5 86.1-90.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 652 92 12.6 10.0-15.6 560 87.4 84.4-90.0
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 46 11.8 8.6-16.0 316 88.2 84.0-91.4
Unable to Work 160 17 10.6 6.1-17.8 143 89.4 82.2-93.9
Other not in Labor Force 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 14 14.0 7.8-23.9 97 86.0 76.1-92.2
$15,000- 24,999 184 23 14.6 8.9-23.3 161 85.4 76.7-91.1
$25,000- 34,999 114 14 9.2 5.1-15.8 100 90.8 84.2-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 172 21 11.6 7.3-17.9 151 88.4 82.1-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 155 20 12.9 7.7-20.9 135 87.1 79.1-92.3
$75,000+ 302 58 17.4 13.1-22.9 244 82.6 77.1-86.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 13 9.2 5.2-15.9 121 90.8 84.1-94.8
101% to 150% 142 18 15.4 8.6-25.9 124 84.6 74.1-91.4
151% to 200% 118 16 12.7 7.5-20.7 102 87.3 79.3-92.5
More than 200% 595 95 14.6 11.7-18.2 500 85.4 81.8-88.3
HOUSING
Own 835 101 12.0 9.6-15.0 734 88.0 85.0-90.4
Rent 383 59 13.5 10.2-17.5 324 86.5 82.5-89.8
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 100 16 12.4 7.3-20.4 84 87.6 79.6-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 418 69 16.8 12.8-21.8 349 83.2 78.2-87.2
Rural 805 87 9.5 7.5-11.9 718 90.5 88.1-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 734 83 10.8 8.5-13.6 651 89.2 86.4-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 320 46 13.5 9.7-18.5 274 86.5 81.5-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 43 13.9 9.6-19.7 226 86.1 80.3-90.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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