2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 501 422 86.0 82.1-89.2 79 14.0 10.8-17.9
GENDER
Male 261 225 90.0 86.1-92.9 36 10.0 7.1-13.9
Female 240 197 82.0 75.1-87.3 43 18.0 12.7-24.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 416 352 86.5 82.2-89.8 64 13.5 10.2-17.8
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 98 79 82.9 73.0-89.6 19 17.1 10.4-27.0
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 87 84.4 76.0-90.2 20 15.6 9.8-24.0
Some Post-H.S. 150 126 87.2 79.7-92.2 24 12.8 7.8-20.3
College Graduate 198 174 89.8 84.6-93.3 24 10.2 6.7-15.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 138 80.4 71.6-87.0 36 19.6 13.0-28.4
No 325 282 89.0 85.1-92.0 43 11.0 8.0-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 60 85.0 75.4-91.3 15 15.0 8.7-24.6
Non-Veteran 426 362 86.2 81.8-89.7 64 13.8 10.3-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 260 222 88.1 83.3-91.6 38 11.9 8.4-16.7
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 157 127 80.6 71.5-87.4 30 19.4 12.6-28.5
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 204 91.4 87.0-94.4 24 8.6 5.6-13.0
HOUSING
Own 356 306 86.9 82.1-90.6 50 13.1 9.4-17.9
Rent 106 83 81.1 71.8-87.8 23 18.9 12.2-28.2
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 145 129 89.5 82.9-93.7 16 10.5 6.3-17.1
Rural 356 293 84.8 79.8-88.7 63 15.2 11.3-20.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 72 85.4 76.1-91.5 14 14.6 8.5-23.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 174 83.7 76.7-88.9 40 16.3 11.1-23.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 176 89.2 84.0-92.9 25 10.8 7.1-16.0

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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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