2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,884 2,455 61.9 60.1-63.7 1,429 38.1 36.3-39.9
-Eastern NC 1,268 788 61.1 57.8-64.3 480 38.9 35.7-42.2
GENDER
Male 560 327 56.9 52.0-61.6 233 43.1 38.4-48.0
Female 708 461 65.0 60.6-69.1 247 35.0 30.9-39.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 762 472 60.3 56.2-64.3 290 39.7 35.7-43.8
Non-Hispanic Black 300 183 59.9 53.1-66.3 117 40.1 33.7-46.9
Other 206 133 67.4 59.3-74.6 73 32.6 25.4-40.7
AGE
18-34 255 153 58.4 51.3-65.2 102 41.6 34.8-48.7
35-44 179 121 67.3 59.0-74.6 58 32.7 25.4-41.0
45-54 204 120 60.2 52.5-67.4 84 39.8 32.6-47.5
55-64 224 134 56.1 48.5-63.3 90 43.9 36.7-51.5
65-74 242 149 62.5 55.3-69.2 93 37.5 30.8-44.7
75+ 151 102 66.1 55.4-75.3 49 33.9 24.7-44.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 200 58.6 52.5-64.4 154 41.4 35.6-47.5
Some Post-H.S. 418 251 58.4 52.9-63.7 167 41.6 36.3-47.1
College Graduate 374 266 72.8 67.7-77.4 108 27.2 22.6-32.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 485 285 59.4 54.0-64.6 200 40.6 35.4-46.0
No 773 496 62.0 57.9-66.0 277 38.0 34.0-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 231 143 58.1 50.4-65.4 88 41.9 34.6-49.6
Non-Veteran 1,036 645 61.8 58.2-65.3 391 38.2 34.7-41.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 628 395 60.7 56.1-65.1 233 39.3 34.9-43.9
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 352 221 61.3 54.9-67.3 131 38.7 32.7-45.1
Unable to Work 146 85 63.0 53.8-71.4 61 37.0 28.6-46.2
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 178 103 60.1 51.2-68.4 75 39.9 31.6-48.8
$25,000- 34,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 170 106 59.6 50.9-67.7 64 40.4 32.3-49.1
$50,000- 74,999 152 99 64.0 54.8-72.3 53 36.0 27.7-45.2
$75,000+ 299 204 65.5 58.8-71.7 95 34.5 28.3-41.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 80 59.7 49.7-69.0 54 40.3 31.0-50.3
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 587 386 63.8 59.1-68.2 201 36.2 31.8-40.9
HOUSING
Own 807 509 62.0 57.9-65.9 298 38.0 34.1-42.1
Rent 364 224 60.1 54.0-66.0 140 39.9 34.0-46.0
Other arrangement 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 396 252 64.9 59.3-70.2 144 35.1 29.8-40.7
Rural 776 466 57.6 53.4-61.8 310 42.4 38.2-46.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 706 434 59.8 55.3-64.1 272 40.2 35.9-44.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 189 61.7 55.2-67.8 115 38.3 32.2-44.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 258 165 63.4 56.1-70.0 93 36.6 30.0-43.9

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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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