2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,767 523 10.8 9.8-11.9 4,244 89.2 88.1-90.2
-Eastern NC 1,790 210 12.1 10.3-14.2 1,580 87.9 85.8-89.7
GENDER
Male 792 98 11.9 9.4-15.0 694 88.1 85.0-90.6
Female 998 112 12.2 9.8-15.1 886 87.8 84.9-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,014 116 11.5 9.3-14.2 898 88.5 85.8-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 430 55 13.0 9.5-17.6 375 87.0 82.4-90.5
Other 319 38 14.2 9.5-20.7 281 85.8 79.3-90.5
AGE
18-34 333 47 13.6 9.9-18.3 286 86.4 81.7-90.1
35-44 237 34 16.3 11.1-23.2 203 83.7 76.8-88.9
45-54 260 43 18.0 13.1-24.3 217 82.0 75.7-86.9
55-64 327 34 8.4 5.7-12.2 293 91.6 87.8-94.3
65-74 382 33 6.4 4.3- 9.5 349 93.6 90.5-95.7
75+ 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 489 58 13.4 10.0-17.9 431 86.6 82.1-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 505 55 12.5 9.3-16.5 450 87.5 83.5-90.7
College Graduate 622 87 14.0 10.9-17.7 535 86.0 82.3-89.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 53 8.1 5.7-11.3 575 91.9 88.7-94.3
No 1,148 155 14.0 11.6-16.7 993 86.0 83.3-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 301 37 11.9 8.2-17.1 264 88.1 82.9-91.8
Non-Veteran 1,484 173 12.2 10.2-14.5 1,311 87.8 85.5-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 890 120 14.1 11.5-17.1 770 85.9 82.9-88.5
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 537 47 7.7 5.2-11.2 490 92.3 88.8-94.8
Unable to Work 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 187 22 11.7 7.1-18.7 165 88.3 81.3-92.9
$25,000- 34,999 191 26 16.8 10.7-25.2 165 83.2 74.8-89.3
$35,000- 49,999 213 21 9.7 5.9-15.7 192 90.3 84.3-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 227 22 9.6 5.7-15.6 205 90.4 84.4-94.3
$75,000+ 454 73 17.5 13.5-22.3 381 82.5 77.7-86.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 411 33 7.1 4.6-10.9 378 92.9 89.1-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 14 13.4 7.3-23.1 120 86.6 76.9-92.7
101% to 150% 158 20 10.9 6.2-18.5 138 89.1 81.5-93.8
151% to 200% 175 28 17.0 11.2-24.9 147 83.0 75.1-88.8
More than 200% 858 108 13.5 10.9-16.8 750 86.5 83.2-89.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 411 33 7.1 4.6-10.9 378 92.9 89.1-95.4
HOUSING
Own 1,201 149 13.1 10.8-15.7 1,052 86.9 84.3-89.2
Rent 439 48 11.1 7.9-15.4 391 88.9 84.6-92.1
Other arrangement 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 145 16 9.8 5.4-17.2 129 90.2 82.8-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 496 69 15.2 11.8-19.4 427 84.8 80.6-88.2
Rural 1,149 125 10.8 8.6-13.3 1,024 89.2 86.7-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 909 100 10.3 8.0-13.2 809 89.7 86.8-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 707 85 12.8 10.1-16.2 622 87.2 83.8-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 174 25 16.5 10.9-24.3 149 83.5 75.7-89.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 361 45 12.5 8.9-17.3 316 87.5 82.7-91.1
2nd Quartile 213 33 19.1 13.4-26.4 180 80.9 73.6-86.6
3rd Quartile 583 69 11.6 8.9-14.9 514 88.4 85.1-91.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 633 63 8.9 6.2-12.5 570 91.1 87.5-93.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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