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%)
North Carolina 4,025 600 14.8 13.6-16.2 3,425 85.2 83.8-86.4
-FEMALES 2,172 342 15.5 13.8-17.4 1,830 84.5 82.6-86.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,345 217 15.8 13.6-18.1 1,128 84.2 81.9-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black 471 74 15.0 11.6-19.3 397 85.0 80.7-88.4
Other 326 43 12.1 8.6-16.8 283 87.9 83.2-91.4
AGE
18-34 420 64 15.7 12.1-20.0 356 84.3 80.0-87.9
35-44 319 77 23.9 18.9-29.9 242 76.1 70.1-81.1
45-54 352 53 14.6 11.1-19.1 299 85.4 80.9-88.9
55-64 426 60 12.5 9.5-16.4 366 87.5 83.6-90.5
65-74 361 48 13.2 9.7-17.8 313 86.8 82.2-90.3
75+ 264 35 10.9 7.5-15.7 229 89.1 84.3-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 15 7.6 4.5-12.8 171 92.4 87.2-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 471 54 10.7 7.8-14.4 417 89.3 85.6-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 678 95 15.5 12.4-19.1 583 84.5 80.9-87.6
College Graduate 834 177 22.4 19.3-25.8 657 77.6 74.2-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 20 10.5 6.6-16.4 152 89.5 83.6-93.4
$15,000- 24,999 288 28 8.3 5.4-12.4 260 91.7 87.6-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 179 31 19.1 12.9-27.3 148 80.9 72.7-87.1
$35,000- 49,999 233 29 12.4 8.3-18.1 204 87.6 81.9-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 256 55 24.8 18.6-32.3 201 75.2 67.7-81.4
$75,000+ 532 119 20.6 17.1-24.6 413 79.4 75.4-82.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 756 97 13.0 10.3-16.3 659 87.0 83.7-89.7
No 1,405 243 16.7 14.6-19.1 1,162 83.3 80.9-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 13 15.6 8.2-27.5 62 84.4 72.5-91.8
Non-Veteran 2,096 329 15.5 13.8-17.4 1,767 84.5 82.6-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 678 121 17.5 14.4-21.1 557 82.5 78.9-85.6
Regional City or Suburban County 589 99 16.6 13.4-20.3 490 83.4 79.7-86.6
Rural 905 122 12.9 10.5-15.8 783 87.1 84.2-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,040 187 17.6 15.2-20.4 853 82.4 79.6-84.8
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** 76 93.4 85.7-97.1
Retired 590 76 11.7 9.1-15.0 514 88.3 85.0-90.9
Unable to Work 229 38 16.6 11.6-23.3 191 83.4 76.7-88.4
Other not in Labor Force 214 31 14.6 9.7-21.4 183 85.4 78.6-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** 56 87.6 77.1-93.7
50% to 100% 218 19 7.4 4.6-11.7 199 92.6 88.3-95.4
101% to 150% 220 27 13.0 8.4-19.7 193 87.0 80.3-91.6
151% to 200% 143 17 13.0 7.6-21.3 126 87.0 78.7-92.4
More than 200% 1,005 206 20.7 17.9-23.8 799 79.3 76.2-82.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 68 11.4 8.9-14.6 476 88.6 85.4-91.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 705 115 15.8 12.9-19.2 590 84.2 80.8-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 923 159 17.0 14.4-20.1 764 83.0 79.9-85.6

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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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