2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,174 333 15.2 13.5-17.0 1,841 84.8 83.0-86.5
GENDER
Male 997 139 13.9 11.6-16.5 858 86.1 83.5-88.4
Female 1,177 194 16.3 14.0-19.0 983 83.7 81.0-86.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,382 217 15.1 13.1-17.3 1,165 84.9 82.7-86.9
Non-Hispanic Black 442 72 17.2 13.4-21.9 370 82.8 78.1-86.6
Other 350 44 12.2 8.7-16.9 306 87.8 83.1-91.3
AGE
18-34 484 68 15.8 12.4-19.9 416 84.2 80.1-87.6
35-44 325 70 21.0 16.5-26.5 255 79.0 73.5-83.5
45-54 357 53 13.8 10.4-18.0 304 86.2 82.0-89.6
55-64 418 62 14.6 11.2-18.8 356 85.4 81.2-88.8
65-74 318 44 12.7 9.2-17.3 274 87.3 82.7-90.8
75+ 240 33 9.7 6.6-14.2 207 90.3 85.8-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 17 7.9 4.6-13.2 180 92.1 86.8-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 54 11.9 8.8-15.8 401 88.1 84.2-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 602 90 17.0 13.8-20.9 512 83.0 79.1-86.2
College Graduate 916 171 18.5 15.9-21.4 745 81.5 78.6-84.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 85 13.2 10.3-16.8 555 86.8 83.2-89.7
No 1,521 244 15.8 13.8-18.0 1,277 84.2 82.0-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 38 14.4 10.1-20.0 220 85.6 80.0-89.9
Non-Veteran 1,912 294 15.3 13.5-17.3 1,618 84.7 82.7-86.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,224 200 16.4 14.2-19.0 1,024 83.6 81.0-85.8
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 536 75 12.1 9.4-15.5 461 87.9 84.5-90.6
Unable to Work 163 22 13.8 8.8-21.2 141 86.2 78.8-91.2
Other not in Labor Force 156 28 18.5 12.6-26.4 128 81.5 73.6-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 13 8.5 4.7-14.9 114 91.5 85.1-95.3
$15,000- 24,999 246 28 11.1 7.4-16.4 218 88.9 83.6-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 189 28 16.8 11.1-24.6 161 83.2 75.4-88.9
$35,000- 49,999 223 28 13.8 9.1-20.3 195 86.2 79.7-90.9
$50,000- 74,999 244 44 19.3 14.1-26.0 200 80.7 74.0-85.9
$75,000+ 691 132 17.8 14.9-21.2 559 82.2 78.8-85.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 17 8.2 4.9-13.4 166 91.8 86.6-95.1
101% to 150% 214 30 16.9 11.5-24.3 184 83.1 75.7-88.5
151% to 200% 122 18 16.3 10.0-25.3 104 83.7 74.7-90.0
More than 200% 1,137 199 16.9 14.6-19.5 938 83.1 80.5-85.4
HOUSING
Own 1,351 225 15.3 13.3-17.6 1,126 84.7 82.4-86.7
Rent 656 80 13.4 10.6-16.9 576 86.6 83.1-89.4
Other arrangement 150 25 17.7 11.8-25.8 125 82.3 74.2-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,198 190 16.2 13.9-18.8 1,008 83.8 81.2-86.1
Regional City or Suburban County 546 81 14.3 11.2-18.0 465 85.7 82.0-88.8
Rural 430 62 13.6 10.4-17.6 368 86.4 82.4-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 16 12.2 7.2-19.8 108 87.8 80.2-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 787 130 15.7 13.0-18.9 657 84.3 81.1-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 187 15.2 13.0-17.6 1,076 84.8 82.4-87.0

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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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