2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,105 1,331 61.8 59.3-64.2 774 38.2 35.8-40.7
GENDER
Male 956 581 59.3 55.6-62.9 375 40.7 37.1-44.4
Female 1,149 750 63.9 60.6-67.1 399 36.1 32.9-39.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,336 846 61.1 58.0-64.1 490 38.9 35.9-42.0
Non-Hispanic Black 428 255 61.5 56.1-66.6 173 38.5 33.4-43.9
Other 341 230 65.5 59.2-71.4 111 34.5 28.6-40.8
AGE
18-34 465 272 59.7 54.6-64.6 193 40.3 35.4-45.4
35-44 318 207 63.3 57.2-69.1 111 36.7 30.9-42.8
45-54 352 233 63.2 57.0-69.0 119 36.8 31.0-43.0
55-64 402 242 59.8 54.2-65.1 160 40.2 34.9-45.8
65-74 309 193 58.6 52.2-64.7 116 41.4 35.3-47.8
75+ 228 166 72.1 63.9-79.0 62 27.9 21.0-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 183 115 61.0 52.2-69.1 68 39.0 30.9-47.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 244 53.4 47.9-58.7 189 46.6 41.3-52.1
Some Post-H.S. 581 359 62.5 58.0-66.8 222 37.5 33.2-42.0
College Graduate 905 611 67.4 64.0-70.7 294 32.6 29.3-36.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 377 59.3 54.6-63.9 235 40.7 36.1-45.4
No 1,481 944 62.5 59.6-65.3 537 37.5 34.7-40.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 250 167 66.7 59.6-73.2 83 33.3 26.8-40.4
Non-Veteran 1,851 1,163 61.3 58.6-63.8 688 38.7 36.2-41.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 743 61.4 58.2-64.5 446 38.6 35.5-41.8
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 521 351 65.0 59.9-69.8 170 35.0 30.2-40.1
Unable to Work 155 77 50.8 41.8-59.8 78 49.2 40.2-58.2
Other not in Labor Force 152 109 68.4 59.3-76.3 43 31.6 23.7-40.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 69 55.7 45.3-65.6 53 44.3 34.4-54.7
$15,000- 24,999 235 142 57.2 49.5-64.5 93 42.8 35.5-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 118 62.6 54.2-70.2 67 37.4 29.8-45.8
$35,000- 49,999 218 135 62.2 54.6-69.3 83 37.8 30.7-45.4
$50,000- 74,999 239 145 59.8 52.2-67.0 94 40.2 33.0-47.8
$75,000+ 685 460 65.8 61.6-69.8 225 34.2 30.2-38.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 177 106 59.0 50.5-67.0 71 41.0 33.0-49.5
101% to 150% 206 129 61.1 52.8-68.9 77 38.9 31.1-47.2
151% to 200% 116 73 63.0 52.7-72.2 43 37.0 27.8-47.3
More than 200% 1,123 721 62.7 59.3-65.9 402 37.3 34.1-40.7
HOUSING
Own 1,318 884 65.0 61.9-68.0 434 35.0 32.0-38.1
Rent 630 359 55.8 51.3-60.2 271 44.2 39.8-48.7
Other arrangement 144 82 53.9 44.5-63.0 62 46.1 37.0-55.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,160 752 63.6 60.3-66.8 408 36.4 33.2-39.7
Regional City or Suburban County 522 320 59.7 54.7-64.5 202 40.3 35.5-45.3
Rural 423 259 59.6 54.0-64.9 164 40.4 35.1-46.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 69 56.2 45.9-65.9 53 43.8 34.1-54.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 761 473 59.7 55.4-63.8 288 40.3 36.2-44.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,222 789 63.6 60.5-66.7 433 36.4 33.3-39.5

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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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