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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,546 393 15.0 13.5-16.6 2,153 85.0 83.4-86.5
GENDER
Male 1,201 176 14.1 12.1-16.5 1,025 85.9 83.5-87.9
Female 1,345 217 15.8 13.6-18.1 1,128 84.2 81.9-86.4
AGE
18-34 460 78 17.2 13.7-21.2 382 82.8 78.8-86.3
35-44 306 65 21.2 16.6-26.8 241 78.8 73.2-83.4
45-54 393 55 13.8 10.5-18.0 338 86.2 82.0-89.5
55-64 498 67 12.1 9.3-15.6 431 87.9 84.4-90.7
65-74 501 73 12.8 10.0-16.3 428 87.2 83.7-90.0
75+ 364 52 11.8 8.6-16.0 312 88.2 84.0-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 545 60 9.6 7.3-12.6 485 90.4 87.4-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 780 121 17.2 14.3-20.5 659 82.8 79.5-85.7
College Graduate 1,090 200 19.1 16.6-21.9 890 80.9 78.1-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 13 10.9 6.0-19.0 111 89.1 81.0-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 244 35 14.4 10.1-20.2 209 85.6 79.8-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 203 33 16.1 11.1-22.9 170 83.9 77.1-88.9
$35,000- 49,999 297 39 12.4 8.8-17.0 258 87.6 83.0-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 342 58 17.2 12.7-22.7 284 82.8 77.3-87.3
$75,000+ 839 157 18.0 15.3-21.0 682 82.0 79.0-84.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 831 106 11.9 9.5-14.7 725 88.1 85.3-90.5
No 1,701 281 16.3 14.4-18.3 1,420 83.7 81.7-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 410 68 14.6 11.2-18.8 342 85.4 81.2-88.8
Non-Veteran 2,135 324 15.0 13.4-16.8 1,811 85.0 83.2-86.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 114 15.1 12.4-18.2 606 84.9 81.8-87.6
Regional City or Suburban County 752 129 16.1 13.4-19.2 623 83.9 80.8-86.6
Rural 1,074 150 14.1 11.8-16.7 924 85.9 83.3-88.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,322 218 16.0 14.0-18.3 1,104 84.0 81.7-86.0
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 792 111 11.9 9.6-14.5 681 88.1 85.5-90.4
Unable to Work 193 25 14.4 9.3-21.7 168 85.6 78.3-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 152 25 17.1 11.1-25.3 127 82.9 74.7-88.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 17 10.9 6.6-17.5 139 89.1 82.5-93.4
101% to 150% 211 33 16.9 11.9-23.5 178 83.1 76.5-88.1
151% to 200% 178 30 16.8 11.4-24.2 148 83.2 75.8-88.6
More than 200% 1,460 249 16.5 14.4-18.7 1,211 83.5 81.3-85.6
HOUSING
Own 1,852 290 15.0 13.2-16.9 1,562 85.0 83.1-86.8
Rent 526 83 15.8 12.4-19.8 443 84.2 80.2-87.6
Other arrangement 156 19 14.1 8.8-21.8 137 85.9 78.2-91.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 493 58 12.1 9.2-15.8 435 87.9 84.2-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 932 154 15.9 13.4-18.8 778 84.1 81.2-86.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,121 181 15.4 13.1-17.9 940 84.6 82.1-86.9

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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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