2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,604 2,796 59.7 57.8-61.5 1,808 40.3 38.5-42.2
-Eastern NC 1,735 1,033 58.3 55.2-61.4 702 41.7 38.6-44.8
GENDER
Male 765 455 58.2 53.6-62.6 310 41.8 37.4-46.4
Female 970 578 58.5 54.0-62.8 392 41.5 37.2-46.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 992 578 55.2 51.0-59.3 414 44.8 40.7-49.0
Non-Hispanic Black 410 251 63.0 56.8-68.7 159 37.0 31.3-43.2
Other 306 186 64.6 57.0-71.6 120 35.4 28.4-43.0
AGE
18-34 326 193 58.0 50.8-64.9 133 42.0 35.1-49.2
35-44 227 122 56.2 48.6-63.6 105 43.8 36.4-51.4
45-54 252 155 61.5 54.0-68.4 97 38.5 31.6-46.0
55-64 318 179 56.1 49.1-62.9 139 43.9 37.1-50.9
65-74 379 235 58.8 52.4-64.9 144 41.2 35.1-47.6
75+ 197 129 62.3 53.1-70.7 68 37.7 29.3-46.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 270 57.5 51.8-63.0 199 42.5 37.0-48.2
Some Post-H.S. 492 282 56.4 50.5-62.1 210 43.6 37.9-49.5
College Graduate 611 380 62.3 57.3-67.0 231 37.7 33.0-42.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 352 54.4 49.0-59.6 257 45.6 40.4-51.0
No 1,112 672 60.2 56.2-64.0 440 39.8 36.0-43.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 170 58.2 51.2-64.8 119 41.8 35.2-48.8
Non-Veteran 1,441 859 58.3 54.8-61.8 582 41.7 38.2-45.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 872 499 56.8 52.4-61.0 373 43.2 39.0-47.6
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 517 321 59.1 53.5-64.4 196 40.9 35.6-46.5
Unable to Work 143 92 62.8 52.5-72.0 51 37.2 28.0-47.5
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 114 60.6 51.6-69.0 72 39.4 31.0-48.4
$35,000- 49,999 211 122 55.1 46.9-63.1 89 44.9 36.9-53.1
$50,000- 74,999 220 *** *** *** 98 45.9 36.0-56.2
$75,000+ 451 270 59.0 53.4-64.4 181 41.0 35.6-46.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 231 59.9 53.3-66.1 156 40.1 33.9-46.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 105 59.8 50.3-68.7 63 40.2 31.3-49.7
More than 200% 845 494 56.3 51.8-60.7 351 43.7 39.3-48.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 231 59.9 53.3-66.1 156 40.1 33.9-46.7
HOUSING
Own 1,166 692 57.2 53.3-61.0 474 42.8 39.0-46.7
Rent 425 259 62.0 56.0-67.7 166 38.0 32.3-44.0
Other arrangement 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 143 87 60.1 50.5-69.0 56 39.9 31.0-49.5
Regional City or Suburban County 481 283 60.2 54.7-65.3 198 39.8 34.7-45.3
Rural 1,111 663 57.2 53.0-61.2 448 42.8 38.8-47.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 876 505 55.6 50.7-60.4 371 44.4 39.6-49.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 688 418 59.8 55.3-64.3 270 40.2 35.7-44.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 171 110 63.5 54.3-71.7 61 36.5 28.3-45.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 352 230 63.5 57.1-69.5 122 36.5 30.5-42.9
2nd Quartile 210 127 61.1 53.1-68.5 83 38.9 31.5-46.9
3rd Quartile 561 318 56.2 51.1-61.2 243 43.8 38.8-48.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 612 358 55.9 49.5-62.1 254 44.1 37.9-50.5

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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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