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
-MALES 1,853 258 14.1 12.3-16.1 1,595 85.9 83.9-87.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,201 176 14.1 12.1-16.5 1,025 85.9 83.5-87.9
Non-Hispanic Black 322 41 14.5 10.3-20.0 281 85.5 80.0-89.7
Other 298 38 14.3 9.7-20.7 260 85.7 79.3-90.3
AGE
18-34 440 68 16.1 12.5-20.4 372 83.9 79.6-87.5
35-44 250 35 15.2 10.7-21.1 215 84.8 78.9-89.3
45-54 301 40 13.3 9.5-18.4 261 86.7 81.6-90.5
55-64 321 46 13.7 9.9-18.5 275 86.3 81.5-90.1
65-74 307 41 12.2 8.8-16.7 266 87.8 83.3-91.2
75+ 210 26 10.6 6.8-16.2 184 89.4 83.8-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 17 8.1 4.7-13.6 172 91.9 86.4-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 53 11.3 8.3-15.2 423 88.7 84.8-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 519 85 17.9 14.4-22.1 434 82.1 77.9-85.6
College Graduate 663 102 15.6 12.8-19.0 561 84.4 81.0-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 12 10.8 5.6-19.6 99 89.2 80.4-94.4
$15,000- 24,999 224 36 18.3 12.6-25.8 188 81.7 74.2-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 162 19 11.5 7.0-18.3 143 88.5 81.7-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 225 28 12.6 8.3-18.7 197 87.4 81.3-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 213 25 11.2 7.2-17.0 188 88.8 83.0-92.8
$75,000+ 580 99 17.3 14.0-21.2 481 82.7 78.8-86.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 82 13.9 10.8-17.6 501 86.1 82.4-89.2
No 1,256 169 13.9 11.7-16.3 1,087 86.1 83.7-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 80 14.9 11.7-18.9 423 85.1 81.1-88.3
Non-Veteran 1,346 177 13.8 11.8-16.2 1,169 86.2 83.8-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 620 85 14.0 11.2-17.5 535 86.0 82.5-88.8
Regional City or Suburban County 525 85 15.5 12.1-19.7 440 84.5 80.3-87.9
Rural 708 88 13.0 10.4-16.2 620 87.0 83.8-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,106 161 14.5 12.3-17.0 945 85.5 83.0-87.7
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 473 67 13.2 10.2-17.1 406 86.8 82.9-89.8
Unable to Work 139 *** *** *** 130 93.1 85.3-96.9
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 20 13.7 8.5-21.3 133 86.3 78.7-91.5
101% to 150% 193 28 18.7 12.4-27.1 165 81.3 72.9-87.6
151% to 200% 148 26 16.0 10.6-23.4 122 84.0 76.6-89.4
More than 200% 962 139 14.1 11.8-16.8 823 85.9 83.2-88.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 409 48 12.6 9.2-17.0 361 87.4 83.0-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 92 14.3 11.4-17.6 535 85.7 82.4-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 817 118 14.6 11.9-17.8 699 85.4 82.2-88.1

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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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