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%)
TOTAL 3,781 3,134 82.9 81.4-84.3 647 17.1 15.7-18.6
GENDER
Male 1,733 1,409 81.8 79.5-83.8 324 18.2 16.2-20.5
Female 2,048 1,725 83.9 81.8-85.8 323 16.1 14.2-18.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,414 2,083 86.2 84.4-87.8 331 13.8 12.2-15.6
Non-Hispanic Black 726 576 78.7 74.9-82.0 150 21.3 18.0-25.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 97 74 78.7 68.7-86.1 23 21.3 13.9-31.3
Non-Hispanic Other 145 125 85.3 77.1-90.9 20 14.7 9.1-22.9
Hispanic 347 234 65.6 59.6-71.2 113 34.4 28.8-40.4
AGE
18-34 804 664 83.4 80.3-86.0 140 16.6 14.0-19.7
35-44 551 473 86.0 82.4-89.0 78 14.0 11.0-17.6
45-54 622 517 83.0 79.0-86.3 105 17.0 13.7-21.0
55-64 699 581 82.5 78.7-85.8 118 17.5 14.2-21.3
65-74 637 526 82.8 79.2-85.9 111 17.2 14.1-20.8
75+ 418 331 75.7 69.5-81.1 87 24.3 18.9-30.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 336 222 67.3 61.0-73.1 114 32.7 26.9-39.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 850 650 78.4 75.0-81.4 200 21.6 18.6-25.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,134 960 86.2 83.8-88.3 174 13.8 11.7-16.2
College Graduate 1,454 1,297 89.7 87.9-91.3 157 10.3 8.7-12.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,223 956 77.6 74.5-80.5 267 22.4 19.5-25.5
No 2,535 2,157 85.2 83.5-86.8 378 14.8 13.2-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 539 458 86.5 82.8-89.4 81 13.5 10.6-17.2
Non-Veteran 3,238 2,674 82.4 80.8-84.0 564 17.6 16.0-19.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,054 1,741 85.4 83.6-87.1 313 14.6 12.9-16.4
Unemployed 137 109 74.9 64.0-83.4 28 25.1 16.6-36.0
Retired 979 811 81.3 77.9-84.3 168 18.7 15.7-22.1
Unable to Work 334 244 73.6 67.3-79.0 90 26.4 21.0-32.7
Other not in Labor Force 254 214 84.5 78.7-88.9 40 15.5 11.1-21.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 189 74.9 68.3-80.5 67 25.1 19.5-31.7
$15,000- 24,999 478 348 73.3 68.3-77.8 130 26.7 22.2-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 313 254 84.7 79.8-88.5 59 15.3 11.5-20.2
$35,000- 49,999 440 360 82.7 78.3-86.4 80 17.3 13.6-21.7
$50,000-74,999 445 385 85.7 81.0-89.4 60 14.3 10.6-19.0
$75,000+ 1,091 1,002 91.4 89.2-93.2 89 8.6 6.8-10.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 758 596 77.3 73.3-80.9 162 22.7 19.1-26.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 342 254 75.3 69.6-80.2 88 24.7 19.8-30.4
101% to 150% 386 308 81.8 76.7-86.0 78 18.2 14.0-23.3
151% to 200% 275 218 81.7 76.0-86.3 57 18.3 13.7-24.0
More than 200% 1,899 1,675 88.1 86.2-89.8 224 11.9 10.2-13.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 758 596 77.3 73.3-80.9 162 22.7 19.1-26.7
HOUSING
Own 2,425 2,088 85.4 83.6-87.1 337 14.6 12.9-16.4
Rent 1,073 820 76.3 73.2-79.2 253 23.7 20.8-26.8
Other arrangement 261 208 81.3 75.4-86.1 53 18.7 13.9-24.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,225 1,035 83.8 81.1-86.2 190 16.2 13.8-18.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,045 880 83.8 80.9-86.3 165 16.2 13.7-19.1
Rural 1,511 1,219 81.4 78.9-83.6 292 18.6 16.4-21.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 891 708 79.6 76.2-82.7 183 20.4 17.3-23.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,242 1,037 83.0 80.2-85.4 205 17.0 14.6-19.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,648 1,389 84.3 82.1-86.2 259 15.7 13.8-17.9

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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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