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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,414 2,083 86.2 84.4-87.8 331 13.8 12.2-15.6
GENDER
Male 1,142 985 86.5 83.9-88.7 157 13.5 11.3-16.1
Female 1,272 1,098 86.0 83.4-88.2 174 14.0 11.8-16.6
AGE
18-34 438 384 87.8 83.9-90.9 54 12.2 9.1-16.1
35-44 300 272 90.3 85.7-93.5 28 9.7 6.5-14.3
45-54 380 336 87.4 82.6-91.1 44 12.6 8.9-17.4
55-64 475 414 86.4 82.0-89.9 61 13.6 10.1-18.0
65-74 477 401 84.5 80.4-87.8 76 15.5 12.2-19.6
75+ 320 255 76.7 69.6-82.6 65 23.3 17.4-30.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 85 77.0 66.3-85.1 25 23.0 14.9-33.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 492 403 83.2 79.0-86.7 89 16.8 13.3-21.0
Some Post-H.S. 742 634 86.8 83.9-89.2 108 13.2 10.8-16.1
College Graduate 1,065 957 90.1 87.9-91.9 108 9.9 8.1-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 86 77.7 67.9-85.2 26 22.3 14.8-32.1
$15,000- 24,999 232 180 80.3 73.6-85.6 52 19.7 14.4-26.4
$25,000- 34,999 185 158 87.2 81.0-91.6 27 12.8 8.4-19.0
$35,000- 49,999 287 243 85.0 79.5-89.1 44 15.0 10.9-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 325 288 87.7 81.9-91.8 37 12.3 8.2-18.1
$75,000+ 826 759 91.2 88.6-93.3 67 8.8 6.7-11.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 621 81.3 77.5-84.5 138 18.7 15.5-22.5
No 1,643 1,451 88.4 86.4-90.1 192 11.6 9.9-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 332 88.6 84.2-91.9 48 11.4 8.1-15.8
Non-Veteran 2,034 1,751 85.8 83.9-87.6 283 14.2 12.4-16.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 691 612 87.4 83.7-90.3 79 12.6 9.7-16.3
Regional City or Suburban County 710 618 86.5 83.1-89.3 92 13.5 10.7-16.9
Rural 1,013 853 85.1 82.4-87.5 160 14.9 12.5-17.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,285 1,142 88.8 86.6-90.6 143 11.2 9.4-13.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 733 614 82.4 78.4-85.7 119 17.6 14.3-21.6
Unable to Work 173 136 81.3 73.8-87.1 37 18.7 12.9-26.2
Other not in Labor Force 145 126 85.1 76.8-90.8 19 14.9 9.2-23.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 119 81.6 72.6-88.0 26 18.4 12.0-27.4
101% to 150% 201 166 86.0 79.8-90.5 35 14.0 9.5-20.2
151% to 200% 167 138 84.8 77.8-89.9 29 15.2 10.1-22.2
More than 200% 1,415 1,263 88.9 86.7-90.8 152 11.1 9.2-13.3
HOUSING
Own 1,764 1,556 87.6 85.5-89.4 208 12.4 10.6-14.5
Rent 497 402 80.7 76.4-84.4 95 19.3 15.6-23.6
Other arrangement 143 117 86.7 80.2-91.2 26 13.3 8.8-19.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 463 389 85.4 81.4-88.6 74 14.6 11.4-18.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 879 758 85.2 81.9-88.0 121 14.8 12.0-18.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,072 936 87.4 84.9-89.5 136 12.6 10.5-15.1

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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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