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
-MALES 1,778 1,086 59.8 57.1-62.4 692 40.2 37.6-42.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,161 713 59.5 56.2-62.8 448 40.5 37.2-43.8
Non-Hispanic Black 303 167 56.7 50.2-62.9 136 43.3 37.1-49.8
Other 287 190 64.9 58.0-71.3 97 35.1 28.7-42.0
AGE
18-34 419 231 55.7 50.3-61.0 188 44.3 39.0-49.7
35-44 244 155 62.1 55.1-68.6 89 37.9 31.4-44.9
45-54 296 183 61.9 55.1-68.2 113 38.1 31.8-44.9
55-64 301 187 62.3 56.1-68.2 114 37.7 31.8-43.9
65-74 293 178 56.5 49.4-63.4 115 43.5 36.6-50.6
75+ 204 139 66.6 58.2-74.1 65 33.4 25.9-41.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 114 61.7 52.5-70.1 59 38.3 29.9-47.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 242 53.6 48.2-58.8 204 46.4 41.2-51.8
Some Post-H.S. 501 297 59.0 54.1-63.7 204 41.0 36.3-45.9
College Graduate 652 430 66.4 62.3-70.2 222 33.6 29.8-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 209 135 62.6 54.4-70.2 74 37.4 29.8-45.6
$25,000- 34,999 158 94 57.4 48.4-65.9 64 42.6 34.1-51.6
$35,000- 49,999 221 130 59.5 51.9-66.7 91 40.5 33.3-48.1
$50,000- 74,999 211 123 56.1 48.0-63.9 88 43.9 36.1-52.0
$75,000+ 571 372 63.5 58.8-67.9 199 36.5 32.1-41.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 549 337 59.9 54.8-64.8 212 40.1 35.2-45.2
No 1,215 738 59.5 56.2-62.6 477 40.5 37.4-43.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 484 316 63.8 58.5-68.8 168 36.2 31.2-41.5
Non-Veteran 1,290 769 58.6 55.4-61.7 521 41.4 38.3-44.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 592 364 60.1 55.4-64.6 228 39.9 35.4-44.6
Regional City or Suburban County 499 301 58.1 53.0-63.1 198 41.9 36.9-47.0
Rural 687 421 60.8 56.4-65.0 266 39.2 35.0-43.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,065 653 60.6 57.2-63.9 412 39.4 36.1-42.8
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 457 305 63.6 58.0-69.0 152 36.4 31.0-42.0
Unable to Work 129 64 56.4 46.6-65.7 65 43.6 34.3-53.4
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 88 61.1 51.6-69.8 55 38.9 30.2-48.4
101% to 150% 178 116 64.6 55.7-72.5 62 35.4 27.5-44.3
151% to 200% 144 90 58.6 49.0-67.6 54 41.4 32.4-51.0
More than 200% 949 585 60.2 56.6-63.8 364 39.8 36.2-43.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 391 237 60.4 54.6-66.0 154 39.6 34.0-45.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 606 361 58.4 53.7-63.0 245 41.6 37.0-46.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 781 488 60.6 56.5-64.5 293 39.4 35.5-43.5

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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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