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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,464 1,555 61.0 58.7-63.3 909 39.0 36.7-41.3
GENDER
Male 1,161 713 59.5 56.2-62.8 448 40.5 37.2-43.8
Female 1,303 842 62.4 59.2-65.5 461 37.6 34.5-40.8
AGE
18-34 445 265 57.7 52.6-62.8 180 42.3 37.2-47.4
35-44 301 192 62.5 56.3-68.4 109 37.5 31.6-43.7
45-54 386 230 58.4 52.7-63.9 156 41.6 36.1-47.3
55-64 476 294 59.5 54.2-64.6 182 40.5 35.4-45.8
65-74 486 309 61.5 56.1-66.6 177 38.5 33.4-43.9
75+ 347 250 71.9 65.5-77.5 97 28.1 22.5-34.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 271 50.1 45.2-55.0 247 49.9 45.0-54.8
Some Post-H.S. 750 461 61.7 57.8-65.5 289 38.3 34.5-42.2
College Graduate 1,077 758 70.4 67.3-73.4 319 29.6 26.6-32.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 58 50.6 40.5-60.6 59 49.4 39.4-59.5
$15,000- 24,999 233 139 57.7 50.0-65.0 94 42.3 35.0-50.0
$25,000- 34,999 199 117 54.2 46.1-62.2 82 45.8 37.8-53.9
$35,000- 49,999 291 183 60.9 54.1-67.2 108 39.1 32.8-45.9
$50,000- 74,999 336 216 61.8 55.3-67.8 120 38.2 32.2-44.7
$75,000+ 834 560 65.1 61.3-68.8 274 34.9 31.2-38.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 795 475 58.0 53.7-62.1 320 42.0 37.9-46.3
No 1,655 1,069 62.3 59.6-65.0 586 37.7 35.0-40.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 394 253 60.6 54.5-66.4 141 39.4 33.6-45.5
Non-Veteran 2,069 1,301 61.1 58.6-63.5 768 38.9 36.5-41.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 465 63.9 59.6-68.0 235 36.1 32.0-40.4
Regional City or Suburban County 720 448 60.3 56.1-64.4 272 39.7 35.6-43.9
Rural 1,044 642 59.6 55.9-63.1 402 40.4 36.9-44.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,283 788 59.1 56.0-62.2 495 40.9 37.8-44.0
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 770 521 66.1 61.8-70.1 249 33.9 29.9-38.2
Unable to Work 181 97 56.0 47.4-64.3 84 44.0 35.7-52.6
Other not in Labor Force 147 101 66.0 56.8-74.2 46 34.0 25.8-43.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 82 55.3 45.8-64.3 65 44.7 35.7-54.2
101% to 150% 205 120 57.1 49.0-64.8 85 42.9 35.2-51.0
151% to 200% 172 106 58.8 49.8-67.3 66 41.2 32.7-50.2
More than 200% 1,444 946 63.3 60.3-66.1 498 36.7 33.9-39.7
HOUSING
Own 1,800 1,186 63.3 60.6-65.9 614 36.7 34.1-39.4
Rent 508 289 56.1 51.1-61.1 219 43.9 38.9-48.9
Other arrangement 148 76 48.1 39.0-57.3 72 51.9 42.7-61.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 479 287 57.8 52.5-62.9 192 42.2 37.1-47.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 899 565 60.9 57.0-64.7 334 39.1 35.3-43.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,086 703 62.4 59.1-65.7 383 37.6 34.3-40.9

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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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