2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,781 3,134 82.9 81.4-84.3 647 17.1 15.7-18.6
-Eastern NC 1,249 1,025 82.0 79.1-84.5 224 18.0 15.5-20.9
GENDER
Male 542 434 80.3 76.0-83.9 108 19.7 16.1-24.0
Female 707 591 83.5 79.5-86.8 116 16.5 13.2-20.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 752 653 87.6 84.6-90.1 99 12.4 9.9-15.4
Non-Hispanic Black 297 229 72.7 65.5-78.9 68 27.3 21.1-34.5
Other 200 143 72.7 64.1-79.9 57 27.3 20.1-35.9
AGE
18-34 252 210 83.1 77.1-87.9 42 16.9 12.1-22.9
35-44 176 151 86.9 80.5-91.5 25 13.1 8.5-19.5
45-54 198 160 81.1 74.1-86.5 38 18.9 13.5-25.9
55-64 226 190 84.2 76.5-89.7 36 15.8 10.3-23.5
65-74 237 194 81.4 74.8-86.6 43 18.6 13.4-25.2
75+ 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 80 69.3 58.4-78.4 40 30.7 21.6-41.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 337 251 75.3 69.3-80.5 86 24.7 19.5-30.7
Some Post-H.S. 414 356 87.4 83.5-90.6 58 12.6 9.4-16.5
College Graduate 374 336 91.3 87.9-93.8 38 8.7 6.2-12.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 369 77.4 72.1-82.0 104 22.6 18.0-27.9
No 766 647 84.5 81.2-87.4 119 15.5 12.6-18.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 195 87.2 81.5-91.3 31 12.8 8.7-18.5
Non-Veteran 1,022 830 80.9 77.6-83.8 192 19.1 16.2-22.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 626 527 85.6 82.1-88.5 99 14.4 11.5-17.9
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 340 275 76.8 70.0-82.4 65 23.2 17.6-30.0
Unable to Work 141 103 70.3 59.0-79.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 74 71.6 60.0-80.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 133 77.1 68.9-83.6 42 22.9 16.4-31.1
$25,000- 34,999 109 90 90.3 84.1-94.2 19 9.7 5.8-15.9
$35,000- 49,999 162 131 84.1 77.5-89.0 31 15.9 11.0-22.5
$50,000- 74,999 147 129 88.9 82.0-93.3 18 11.1 6.7-18.0
$75,000+ 299 273 91.4 87.1-94.3 26 8.6 5.7-12.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 94 75.7 65.7-83.6 33 24.3 16.4-34.3
101% to 150% 135 113 86.3 78.9-91.4 22 13.7 8.6-21.1
151% to 200% 112 89 84.7 76.6-90.4 23 15.3 9.6-23.4
More than 200% 575 503 89.2 86.2-91.6 72 10.8 8.4-13.8
HOUSING
Own 799 670 84.0 80.6-86.9 129 16.0 13.1-19.4
Rent 355 283 78.4 72.3-83.4 72 21.6 16.6-27.7
Other arrangement 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 80 88.1 79.8-93.3 14 11.9 6.7-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 390 327 84.6 79.7-88.5 63 15.4 11.5-20.3
Rural 765 618 79.7 75.8-83.2 147 20.3 16.8-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 546 78.1 73.9-81.9 146 21.9 18.1-26.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 260 84.6 79.2-88.9 44 15.4 11.1-20.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 219 87.9 82.3-91.9 34 12.1 8.1-17.7

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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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