2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 511 336 63.7 58.3-68.8 175 36.3 31.2-41.7
GENDER
Male 262 178 67.0 59.6-73.6 84 33.0 26.4-40.4
Female 249 158 60.6 52.7-68.0 91 39.4 32.0-47.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 423 275 63.5 57.6-69.0 148 36.5 31.0-42.4
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** 34 35.6 26.0-46.4
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 103 71.5 63.2-78.5 50 28.5 21.5-36.8
College Graduate 197 147 75.7 68.4-81.8 50 24.3 18.2-31.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 116 59.2 49.4-68.3 63 40.8 31.7-50.6
No 330 219 66.5 60.2-72.2 111 33.5 27.8-39.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 436 286 64.1 58.4-69.4 150 35.9 30.6-41.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 264 165 60.8 53.6-67.6 99 39.2 32.4-46.4
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 158 116 73.8 63.9-81.8 42 26.2 18.2-36.1
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 118 84 71.6 61.7-79.9 34 28.4 20.1-38.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 158 68.0 61.0-74.3 75 32.0 25.7-39.0
HOUSING
Own 364 252 66.0 59.6-71.9 112 34.0 28.1-40.4
Rent 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 145 100 64.2 54.8-72.6 45 35.8 27.4-45.2
Rural 366 236 63.5 57.0-69.6 130 36.5 30.4-43.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 138 63.3 54.7-71.2 81 36.7 28.8-45.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 202 140 65.7 57.7-72.8 62 34.3 27.2-42.3

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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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