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%)
TOTAL 3,884 2,455 61.9 60.1-63.7 1,429 38.1 36.3-39.9
GENDER
Male 1,778 1,086 59.8 57.1-62.4 692 40.2 37.6-42.9
Female 2,106 1,369 63.8 61.3-66.3 737 36.2 33.7-38.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,464 1,555 61.0 58.7-63.3 909 39.0 36.7-41.3
Non-Hispanic Black 755 454 60.9 56.8-64.9 301 39.1 35.1-43.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 145 92 60.4 50.5-69.5 53 39.6 30.5-49.5
Hispanic 366 263 71.7 66.2-76.6 103 28.3 23.4-33.8
AGE
18-34 823 494 60.0 56.2-63.7 329 40.0 36.3-43.8
35-44 558 367 64.3 59.6-68.7 191 35.7 31.3-40.4
45-54 643 400 61.4 56.9-65.7 243 38.6 34.3-43.1
55-64 709 430 58.9 54.5-63.1 279 41.1 36.9-45.5
65-74 648 408 61.2 56.5-65.6 240 38.8 34.4-43.5
75+ 453 323 70.7 65.0-75.8 130 29.3 24.2-35.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 350 213 59.0 52.7-65.1 137 41.0 34.9-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 898 500 53.9 50.1-57.7 398 46.1 42.3-49.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,152 713 62.6 59.4-65.7 439 37.4 34.3-40.6
College Graduate 1,476 1,024 69.6 66.9-72.1 452 30.4 27.9-33.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,276 778 59.6 56.3-62.9 498 40.4 37.1-43.7
No 2,584 1,659 62.9 60.7-65.0 925 37.1 35.0-39.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 556 360 62.7 57.7-67.4 196 37.3 32.6-42.3
Non-Veteran 3,323 2,094 61.9 59.9-63.8 1,229 38.1 36.2-40.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,081 1,303 61.2 58.8-63.6 778 38.8 36.4-41.2
Unemployed 142 80 54.3 44.2-64.0 62 45.7 36.0-55.8
Retired 1,031 688 65.5 61.8-69.0 343 34.5 31.0-38.2
Unable to Work 345 186 55.2 48.8-61.4 159 44.8 38.6-51.2
Other not in Labor Force 259 183 68.4 61.5-74.5 76 31.6 25.5-38.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 153 56.5 49.6-63.2 116 43.5 36.8-50.4
$15,000- 24,999 491 296 59.1 53.8-64.3 195 40.9 35.7-46.2
$25,000- 34,999 332 205 58.8 52.5-64.9 127 41.2 35.1-47.5
$35,000- 49,999 450 279 60.8 55.4-65.9 171 39.2 34.1-44.6
$50,000-74,999 461 289 61.3 55.8-66.5 172 38.7 33.5-44.2
$75,000+ 1,102 748 66.2 62.9-69.4 354 33.8 30.6-37.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 779 485 61.8 57.5-65.9 294 38.2 34.1-42.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 356 208 58.8 52.7-64.6 148 41.2 35.4-47.3
101% to 150% 395 239 60.0 54.0-65.7 156 40.0 34.3-46.0
151% to 200% 282 177 59.6 52.6-66.2 105 40.4 33.8-47.4
More than 200% 1,943 1,265 63.5 60.9-66.0 678 36.5 34.0-39.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 779 485 61.8 57.5-65.9 294 38.2 34.1-42.5
HOUSING
Own 2,489 1,645 64.4 62.1-66.6 844 35.6 33.4-37.9
Rent 1,102 646 57.4 53.9-60.7 456 42.6 39.3-46.1
Other arrangement 273 153 53.6 46.7-60.4 120 46.4 39.6-53.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,256 822 64.1 60.9-67.1 434 35.9 32.9-39.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,063 672 62.0 58.6-65.4 391 38.0 34.6-41.4
Rural 1,565 961 59.9 56.9-62.8 604 40.1 37.2-43.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 918 561 59.2 55.3-63.0 357 40.8 37.0-44.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,284 800 60.8 57.5-64.0 484 39.2 36.0-42.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,682 1,094 63.9 61.2-66.5 588 36.1 33.5-38.8

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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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