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%)
North Carolina 3,781 3,134 82.9 81.4-84.3 647 17.1 15.7-18.6
-MALES 1,733 1,409 81.8 79.5-83.8 324 18.2 16.2-20.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,142 985 86.5 83.9-88.7 157 13.5 11.3-16.1
Non-Hispanic Black 293 221 75.7 69.7-80.8 72 24.3 19.2-30.3
Other 273 185 69.4 62.6-75.3 88 30.6 24.7-37.4
AGE
18-34 409 333 82.8 78.3-86.5 76 17.2 13.5-21.7
35-44 238 198 84.9 79.5-89.1 40 15.1 10.9-20.5
45-54 287 227 77.9 71.0-83.5 60 22.1 16.5-29.0
55-64 299 251 85.0 79.9-89.0 48 15.0 11.0-20.1
65-74 294 237 81.4 76.0-85.9 57 18.6 14.1-24.0
75+ 184 146 73.6 64.0-81.4 38 26.4 18.6-36.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 104 66.2 57.0-74.3 61 33.8 25.7-43.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 424 320 79.4 74.8-83.3 104 20.6 16.7-25.2
Some Post-H.S. 493 408 84.8 81.1-87.9 85 15.2 12.1-18.9
College Graduate 647 574 88.4 85.4-90.9 73 11.6 9.1-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 74 76.4 66.2-84.3 27 23.6 15.7-33.8
$15,000- 24,999 206 139 71.0 63.1-77.7 67 29.0 22.3-36.9
$25,000- 34,999 145 113 81.9 74.1-87.7 32 18.1 12.3-25.9
$35,000- 49,999 213 174 83.9 77.9-88.5 39 16.1 11.5-22.1
$50,000- 74,999 201 168 82.4 74.8-88.1 33 17.6 11.9-25.2
$75,000+ 569 514 89.4 85.9-92.2 55 10.6 7.8-14.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 401 75.8 71.1-79.9 133 24.2 20.1-28.9
No 1,185 995 84.2 81.6-86.5 190 15.8 13.5-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 470 398 86.8 83.2-89.8 72 13.2 10.2-16.8
Non-Veteran 1,260 1,009 80.2 77.5-82.7 251 19.8 17.3-22.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 478 81.4 77.0-85.1 101 18.6 14.9-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 490 404 83.2 79.2-86.6 86 16.8 13.4-20.8
Rural 664 527 81.0 77.4-84.2 137 19.0 15.8-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,051 881 85.0 82.4-87.2 170 15.0 12.8-17.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 433 351 79.6 74.5-83.9 82 20.4 16.1-25.5
Unable to Work 127 83 67.1 56.9-75.9 44 32.9 24.1-43.1
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 101 73.6 64.8-80.8 41 26.4 19.2-35.2
101% to 150% 175 131 78.9 70.8-85.2 44 21.1 14.8-29.2
151% to 200% 142 113 83.1 75.6-88.7 29 16.9 11.3-24.4
More than 200% 922 801 86.4 83.5-88.9 121 13.6 11.1-16.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 376 294 79.7 74.5-84.1 82 20.3 15.9-25.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 477 81.2 77.2-84.6 110 18.8 15.4-22.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 770 638 83.2 79.8-86.1 132 16.8 13.9-20.2

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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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