2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,031 1,687 82.9 80.8-84.8 344 17.1 15.2-19.2
GENDER
Male 930 750 80.9 77.6-83.7 180 19.1 16.3-22.4
Female 1,101 937 84.6 81.9-87.0 164 15.4 13.0-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,298 1,120 85.2 82.6-87.5 178 14.8 12.5-17.4
Non-Hispanic Black 402 324 81.8 77.2-85.7 78 18.2 14.3-22.8
Other 331 243 73.2 67.3-78.3 88 26.8 21.7-32.7
AGE
18-34 450 361 81.9 77.6-85.5 89 18.1 14.5-22.4
35-44 316 275 87.2 82.6-90.8 41 12.8 9.2-17.4
45-54 339 282 82.4 76.5-87.0 57 17.6 13.0-23.5
55-64 395 324 81.5 76.5-85.7 71 18.5 14.3-23.5
65-74 302 253 83.7 78.5-87.9 49 16.3 12.1-21.5
75+ 199 167 80.0 70.3-87.1 32 20.0 12.9-29.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 107 63.8 54.6-72.1 63 36.2 27.9-45.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 406 312 79.4 74.5-83.6 94 20.6 16.4-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 570 478 85.2 81.7-88.1 92 14.8 11.9-18.3
College Graduate 882 787 89.2 86.8-91.3 95 10.8 8.7-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 449 77.1 72.5-81.1 127 22.9 18.9-27.5
No 1,444 1,228 85.0 82.7-87.1 216 15.0 12.9-17.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 203 86.3 80.2-90.7 35 13.7 9.3-19.8
Non-Veteran 1,790 1,482 82.5 80.3-84.5 308 17.5 15.5-19.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,168 992 85.2 82.7-87.4 176 14.8 12.6-17.3
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 409 83.5 78.7-87.4 73 16.5 12.6-21.3
Unable to Work 151 107 74.5 66.1-81.3 44 25.5 18.7-33.9
Other not in Labor Force 146 119 81.6 73.3-87.7 27 18.4 12.3-26.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 82 73.6 63.1-81.9 31 26.4 18.1-36.9
$15,000- 24,999 225 156 71.8 64.4-78.1 69 28.2 21.9-35.6
$25,000- 34,999 170 135 81.0 73.4-86.9 35 19.0 13.1-26.6
$35,000- 49,999 217 178 82.4 75.8-87.5 39 17.6 12.5-24.2
$50,000- 74,999 230 195 82.7 75.3-88.2 35 17.3 11.8-24.7
$75,000+ 676 622 91.1 88.0-93.5 54 8.9 6.5-12.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 120 74.1 65.8-81.0 45 25.9 19.0-34.2
101% to 150% 198 154 81.4 74.1-87.0 44 18.6 13.0-25.9
151% to 200% 114 88 78.8 69.4-86.0 26 21.2 14.0-30.6
More than 200% 1,096 968 87.2 84.5-89.5 128 12.8 10.5-15.5
HOUSING
Own 1,270 1,112 85.9 83.3-88.2 158 14.1 11.8-16.7
Rent 612 454 75.1 71.0-78.7 158 24.9 21.3-29.0
Other arrangement 135 110 82.4 74.1-88.5 25 17.6 11.5-25.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,131 955 84.0 81.1-86.4 176 16.0 13.6-18.9
Regional City or Suburban County 510 424 82.1 77.7-85.8 86 17.9 14.2-22.3
Rural 390 308 80.8 76.1-84.8 82 19.2 15.2-23.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 113 90 82.3 73.4-88.6 23 17.7 11.4-26.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 603 82.2 78.4-85.5 121 17.8 14.5-21.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,194 994 83.3 80.7-85.7 200 16.7 14.3-19.3

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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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