2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 755 454 60.9 56.8-64.9 301 39.1 35.1-43.2
GENDER
Male 303 167 56.7 50.2-62.9 136 43.3 37.1-49.8
Female 452 287 64.2 58.9-69.2 165 35.8 30.8-41.1
AGE
18-34 151 86 60.7 52.1-68.8 65 39.3 31.2-47.9
35-44 116 77 66.8 56.4-75.8 39 33.2 24.2-43.6
45-54 134 85 65.7 56.6-73.9 49 34.3 26.1-43.4
55-64 150 82 53.5 44.3-62.4 68 46.5 37.6-55.7
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 110 56.2 48.3-63.8 92 43.8 36.2-51.7
Some Post-H.S. 262 161 64.8 57.9-71.0 101 35.2 29.0-42.1
College Graduate 222 145 64.9 57.5-71.7 77 35.1 28.3-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 64 53.9 43.7-63.8 57 46.1 36.2-56.3
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 102 70.8 61.5-78.6 43 29.2 21.4-38.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 270 162 58.2 51.2-64.9 108 41.8 35.1-48.8
No 479 288 62.1 57.0-67.0 191 37.9 33.0-43.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 68 66.0 55.2-75.4 36 34.0 24.6-44.8
Non-Veteran 649 386 60.2 55.8-64.5 263 39.8 35.5-44.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 297 181 62.7 56.2-68.6 116 37.3 31.4-43.8
Regional City or Suburban County 187 118 64.6 56.2-72.2 69 35.4 27.8-43.8
Rural 271 155 55.6 48.6-62.3 116 44.4 37.7-51.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 372 227 62.5 56.7-67.9 145 37.5 32.1-43.3
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 120 60.1 51.5-68.1 76 39.9 31.9-48.5
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** 51 43.9 34.0-54.3
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 295 190 65.0 58.5-71.1 105 35.0 28.9-41.5
HOUSING
Own 377 241 64.1 58.2-69.5 136 35.9 30.5-41.8
Rent 301 164 54.4 47.9-60.7 137 45.6 39.3-52.1
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 160 60.1 52.6-67.1 93 39.9 32.9-47.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 127 57.4 49.8-64.6 100 42.6 35.4-50.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 167 64.2 57.7-70.3 108 35.8 29.7-42.3

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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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