2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 528 95 18.9 15.1-23.3 433 81.1 76.7-84.9
GENDER
Male 273 50 19.7 14.5-26.1 223 80.3 73.9-85.5
Female 255 45 18.1 13.0-24.7 210 81.9 75.3-87.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 436 78 19.4 15.2-24.3 358 80.6 75.7-84.8
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 62 13 17.2 9.5-29.3 49 82.8 70.7-90.5
AGE
18-34 107 29 27.9 19.6-38.2 78 72.1 61.8-80.4
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 15 17.5 9.7-29.6 72 82.5 70.4-90.3
55-64 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 16 12.9 7.3-21.8 87 87.1 78.2-92.7
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 16 12.0 7.0-19.8 98 88.0 80.2-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 159 28 22.6 15.5-31.7 131 77.4 68.3-84.5
College Graduate 203 47 26.9 20.2-34.9 156 73.1 65.1-79.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 32 15.9 10.5-23.4 155 84.1 76.6-89.5
No 339 61 20.1 15.4-25.9 278 79.9 74.1-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 13 15.8 8.7-26.8 67 84.2 73.2-91.3
Non-Veteran 448 82 19.4 15.3-24.3 366 80.6 75.7-84.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 270 56 20.7 15.7-26.8 214 79.3 73.2-84.3
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 22 14.3 9.0-21.8 143 85.7 78.2-91.0
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 119 28 28.9 20.1-39.7 91 71.1 60.3-79.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 235 51 25.8 19.5-33.4 184 74.2 66.6-80.5
HOUSING
Own 375 73 20.8 16.3-26.1 302 79.2 73.9-83.7
Rent 110 18 15.6 8.5-27.0 92 84.4 73.0-91.5
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 150 34 23.1 16.4-31.5 116 76.9 68.5-83.6
Rural 378 61 17.5 13.2-22.8 317 82.5 77.2-86.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 225 31 14.6 10.0-20.9 194 85.4 79.1-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 47 24.4 17.9-32.4 161 75.6 67.6-82.1

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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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