2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 793 115 14.8 12.0-18.1 678 85.2 81.9-88.0
GENDER
Male 322 41 14.5 10.3-20.0 281 85.5 80.0-89.7
Female 471 74 15.0 11.6-19.3 397 85.0 80.7-88.4
AGE
18-34 167 20 12.4 7.9-19.0 147 87.6 81.0-92.1
35-44 118 27 23.6 15.4-34.4 91 76.4 65.6-84.6
45-54 136 21 14.6 8.9-22.9 115 85.4 77.1-91.1
55-64 164 27 16.5 11.0-24.2 137 83.5 75.8-89.0
65-74 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 20 10.5 6.3-16.9 198 89.5 83.1-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 272 42 16.9 12.1-23.2 230 83.1 76.8-87.9
College Graduate 227 46 19.8 14.7-26.1 181 80.2 73.9-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 34 21.6 14.7-30.6 115 78.4 69.4-85.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 40 14.5 10.2-20.2 246 85.5 79.8-89.8
No 500 74 15.0 11.5-19.2 426 85.0 80.8-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 17 16.3 9.4-26.8 90 83.7 73.2-90.6
Non-Veteran 684 98 14.6 11.7-18.1 586 85.4 81.9-88.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 310 57 18.7 14.1-24.4 253 81.3 75.6-85.9
Regional City or Suburban County 198 32 16.4 10.9-24.0 166 83.6 76.0-89.1
Rural 285 26 8.2 5.3-12.4 259 91.8 87.6-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 389 63 16.3 12.3-21.3 326 83.7 78.7-87.7
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 200 27 14.8 9.7-21.9 173 85.2 78.1-90.3
Unable to Work 125 16 11.2 6.4-18.8 109 88.8 81.2-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 13 11.1 6.1-19.4 80 88.9 80.6-93.9
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 300 59 20.8 15.6-27.1 241 79.2 72.9-84.4
HOUSING
Own 388 63 16.8 12.6-21.9 325 83.2 78.1-87.4
Rent 321 40 12.1 8.7-16.6 281 87.9 83.4-91.3
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 33 11.3 7.6-16.5 234 88.7 83.5-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 33 14.3 9.8-20.5 204 85.7 79.5-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 49 17.6 12.9-23.5 240 82.4 76.5-87.1

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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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