2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 726 576 78.7 74.9-82.0 150 21.3 18.0-25.1
GENDER
Male 293 221 75.7 69.7-80.8 72 24.3 19.2-30.3
Female 433 355 81.0 76.0-85.2 78 19.0 14.8-24.0
AGE
18-34 146 118 79.8 71.6-86.1 28 20.2 13.9-28.4
35-44 115 101 88.0 79.8-93.2 14 12.0 6.8-20.2
45-54 126 101 81.6 73.0-87.9 25 18.4 12.1-27.0
55-64 143 103 68.2 58.0-77.0 40 31.8 23.0-42.0
65-74 119 93 75.9 65.9-83.7 26 24.1 16.3-34.1
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 189 132 69.7 61.5-76.9 57 30.3 23.1-38.5
Some Post-H.S. 255 211 84.1 78.4-88.5 44 15.9 11.5-21.6
College Graduate 215 191 90.6 85.8-93.9 24 9.4 6.1-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 84 71.8 61.6-80.1 31 28.2 19.9-38.4
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 70 82.4 71.6-89.7 17 17.6 10.3-28.4
$50,000- 74,999 76 60 80.3 68.5-88.4 16 19.7 11.6-31.5
$75,000+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 255 189 72.2 65.0-78.4 66 27.8 21.6-35.0
No 464 381 81.5 77.0-85.4 83 18.5 14.6-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 79 78.7 68.6-86.2 22 21.3 13.8-31.4
Non-Veteran 623 495 78.6 74.5-82.3 128 21.4 17.7-25.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 283 242 86.0 80.9-89.9 41 14.0 10.1-19.1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 145 78.7 70.8-84.9 38 21.3 15.1-29.2
Rural 260 189 68.2 60.7-74.9 71 31.8 25.1-39.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 359 298 83.2 78.3-87.2 61 16.8 12.8-21.7
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 182 145 76.0 67.0-83.1 37 24.0 16.9-33.0
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 84 83.7 75.1-89.8 20 16.3 10.2-24.9
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 284 241 85.7 80.4-89.7 43 14.3 10.3-19.6
HOUSING
Own 364 298 81.5 76.3-85.8 66 18.5 14.2-23.7
Rent 289 218 73.9 67.6-79.3 71 26.1 20.7-32.4
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 249 186 70.5 62.6-77.3 63 29.5 22.7-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 213 167 78.0 70.9-83.8 46 22.0 16.2-29.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 264 223 84.8 79.3-89.1 41 15.2 10.9-20.7

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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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