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%)
TOTAL 3,884 2,455 61.9 60.1-63.7 1,429 38.1 36.3-39.9
GENDER
Male 1,778 1,086 59.8 57.1-62.4 692 40.2 37.6-42.9
Female 2,106 1,369 63.8 61.3-66.3 737 36.2 33.7-38.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,401 2,150 61.6 59.6-63.5 1,251 38.4 36.5-40.4
No 478 301 63.7 58.6-68.5 177 36.3 31.5-41.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,011 680 65.1 61.5-68.5 331 34.9 31.5-38.5
Overweight 1,310 802 59.9 56.7-63.1 508 40.1 36.9-43.3
Obese 1,218 744 59.7 56.4-62.9 474 40.3 37.1-43.6
Current Smoker
Yes 631 324 50.1 45.4-54.7 307 49.9 45.3-54.6
No 3,232 2,122 64.6 62.6-66.5 1,110 35.4 33.5-37.4
History of CVD**
Yes 446 273 61.7 56.1-67.0 173 38.3 33.0-43.9
No 3,406 2,160 61.9 59.9-63.8 1,246 38.1 36.2-40.1
Binge Drinker
Yes 487 279 53.8 48.6-58.9 208 46.2 41.1-51.4
No 3,246 2,079 63.0 61.0-65.0 1,167 37.0 35.0-39.0
COPD
Yes 326 172 51.0 44.4-57.6 154 49.0 42.4-55.6
No 3,549 2,279 62.9 61.0-64.7 1,270 37.1 35.3-39.0
Current Asthma
Yes 345 224 64.5 58.3-70.2 121 35.5 29.8-41.7
No 3,522 2,225 61.8 59.9-63.7 1,297 38.2 36.3-40.1
Functional Disability
Yes 1,276 778 59.6 56.3-62.9 498 40.4 37.1-43.7
No 2,584 1,659 62.9 60.7-65.0 925 37.1 35.0-39.3
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,227 758 59.8 56.4-63.2 469 40.2 36.8-43.6
No 2,657 1,697 62.7 60.5-64.8 960 37.3 35.2-39.5

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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