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%)
TOTAL 4,025 600 14.8 13.6-16.2 3,425 85.2 83.8-86.4
GENDER
Male 1,853 258 14.1 12.3-16.1 1,595 85.9 83.9-87.7
Female 2,172 342 15.5 13.8-17.4 1,830 84.5 82.6-86.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,546 393 15.0 13.5-16.6 2,153 85.0 83.4-86.5
Non-Hispanic Black 793 115 14.8 12.0-18.1 678 85.2 81.9-88.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 104 *** *** *** 96 91.8 83.5-96.1
Non-Hispanic Other 147 24 18.4 11.6-28.1 123 81.6 71.9-88.4
Hispanic 373 49 11.0 8.1-14.7 324 89.0 85.3-91.9
AGE
18-34 860 132 15.9 13.3-18.9 728 84.1 81.1-86.7
35-44 569 112 19.8 16.2-23.9 457 80.2 76.1-83.8
45-54 653 93 14.0 11.3-17.2 560 86.0 82.8-88.7
55-64 747 106 13.1 10.6-16.0 641 86.9 84.0-89.4
65-74 668 89 12.8 10.2-15.9 579 87.2 84.1-89.8
75+ 474 61 10.8 8.1-14.3 413 89.2 85.7-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 375 32 7.9 5.3-11.4 343 92.1 88.6-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 947 107 11.0 8.8-13.6 840 89.0 86.4-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,197 180 16.6 14.2-19.3 1,017 83.4 80.7-85.8
College Graduate 1,497 279 19.5 17.3-21.8 1,218 80.5 78.2-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,339 179 13.4 11.3-15.8 1,160 86.6 84.2-88.7
No 2,661 412 15.3 13.8-17.0 2,249 84.7 83.0-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 578 93 15.0 12.0-18.7 485 85.0 81.3-88.0
Non-Veteran 3,442 506 14.8 13.5-16.3 2,936 85.2 83.7-86.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,146 348 16.0 14.3-17.8 1,798 84.0 82.2-85.7
Unemployed 150 18 12.5 7.0-21.4 132 87.5 78.6-93.0
Retired 1,063 143 12.4 10.3-14.8 920 87.6 85.2-89.7
Unable to Work 368 47 12.9 9.3-17.6 321 87.1 82.4-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 268 40 15.7 11.2-21.7 228 84.3 78.3-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 283 32 10.6 7.3-15.3 251 89.4 84.7-92.7
$15,000- 24,999 512 64 12.9 9.7-17.0 448 87.1 83.0-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 341 50 15.3 11.2-20.5 291 84.7 79.5-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 458 57 12.5 9.3-16.5 401 87.5 83.5-90.7
$50,000-74,999 469 80 18.4 14.3-23.2 389 81.6 76.8-85.7
$75,000+ 1,112 218 18.8 16.4-21.6 894 81.2 78.4-83.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 850 99 11.3 9.0-14.0 751 88.7 86.0-91.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 13 10.1 5.3-18.3 99 89.9 81.7-94.7
50% to 100% 371 39 9.9 7.0-13.7 332 90.1 86.3-93.0
101% to 150% 413 55 16.0 11.8-21.2 358 84.0 78.8-88.2
151% to 200% 291 43 14.6 10.5-19.8 248 85.4 80.2-89.5
More than 200% 1,967 345 17.3 15.5-19.4 1,622 82.7 80.6-84.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 850 99 11.3 9.0-14.0 751 88.7 86.0-91.0
HOUSING
Own 2,561 399 15.3 13.7-17.0 2,162 84.7 83.0-86.3
Rent 1,149 157 13.6 11.4-16.1 992 86.4 83.9-88.6
Other arrangement 288 40 14.2 10.1-19.5 248 85.8 80.5-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,298 206 15.8 13.7-18.3 1,092 84.2 81.7-86.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,114 184 16.1 13.7-18.8 930 83.9 81.2-86.3
Rural 1,613 210 13.0 11.1-15.0 1,403 87.0 85.0-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 953 116 12.0 9.8-14.6 837 88.0 85.4-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,332 207 15.0 13.0-17.4 1,125 85.0 82.6-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,740 277 15.9 14.0-18.1 1,463 84.1 81.9-86.0

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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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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