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%)
North Carolina 3,884 2,455 61.9 60.1-63.7 1,429 38.1 36.3-39.9
-FEMALES 2,106 1,369 63.8 61.3-66.3 737 36.2 33.7-38.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,303 842 62.4 59.2-65.5 461 37.6 34.5-40.8
Non-Hispanic Black 452 287 64.2 58.9-69.2 165 35.8 30.8-41.1
Other 321 218 67.8 61.1-73.8 103 32.2 26.2-38.9
AGE
18-34 404 263 64.4 59.0-69.5 141 35.6 30.5-41.0
35-44 314 212 66.2 59.9-72.0 102 33.8 28.0-40.1
45-54 347 217 60.9 54.9-66.6 130 39.1 33.4-45.1
55-64 408 243 56.1 50.0-61.9 165 43.9 38.1-50.0
65-74 355 230 64.9 58.9-70.5 125 35.1 29.5-41.1
75+ 249 184 73.4 65.6-80.0 65 26.6 20.0-34.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 99 56.2 47.3-64.6 78 43.8 35.4-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 258 54.2 48.7-59.6 194 45.8 40.4-51.3
Some Post-H.S. 651 416 65.6 61.3-69.7 235 34.4 30.3-38.7
College Graduate 824 594 72.0 68.4-75.3 230 28.0 24.7-31.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 93 55.1 46.3-63.6 73 44.9 36.4-53.7
$15,000- 24,999 282 161 56.3 49.2-63.1 121 43.7 36.9-50.8
$25,000- 34,999 174 111 60.3 51.2-68.8 63 39.7 31.2-48.8
$35,000- 49,999 229 149 62.2 54.4-69.4 80 37.8 30.6-45.6
$50,000- 74,999 250 166 66.0 58.7-72.7 84 34.0 27.3-41.3
$75,000+ 531 376 69.5 64.7-73.8 155 30.5 26.2-35.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 727 441 59.4 54.9-63.7 286 40.6 36.3-45.1
No 1,369 921 66.0 63.0-68.9 448 34.0 31.1-37.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,033 1,325 64.1 61.6-66.6 708 35.9 33.4-38.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 664 458 67.6 63.3-71.6 206 32.4 28.4-36.7
Regional City or Suburban County 564 371 65.7 61.0-70.2 193 34.3 29.8-39.0
Rural 878 540 59.1 55.0-63.0 338 40.9 37.0-45.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,016 650 61.9 58.3-65.4 366 38.1 34.6-41.7
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 574 383 67.0 62.1-71.5 191 33.0 28.5-37.9
Unable to Work 216 122 54.4 46.2-62.5 94 45.6 37.5-53.8
Other not in Labor Force 206 156 73.8 66.2-80.1 50 26.2 19.9-33.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 213 120 57.4 49.4-65.0 93 42.6 35.0-50.6
101% to 150% 217 123 55.4 47.3-63.3 94 44.6 36.7-52.7
151% to 200% 138 87 60.8 50.5-70.1 51 39.2 29.9-49.5
More than 200% 994 680 66.9 63.3-70.2 314 33.1 29.8-36.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 527 324 58.2 52.9-63.2 203 41.8 36.8-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 439 63.1 58.4-67.5 239 36.9 32.5-41.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 901 606 66.8 63.2-70.2 295 33.2 29.8-36.8

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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 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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