2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,530 3,728 82.0 80.5-83.3 802 18.0 16.7-19.5
-Eastern NC 1,700 1,405 82.3 79.6-84.6 295 17.7 15.4-20.4
GENDER
Male 743 596 80.0 76.1-83.5 147 20.0 16.5-23.9
Female 957 809 84.3 80.7-87.3 148 15.7 12.7-19.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 969 847 86.0 82.6-88.8 122 14.0 11.2-17.4
Non-Hispanic Black 406 312 78.1 72.6-82.8 94 21.9 17.2-27.4
Other 299 224 75.8 68.8-81.7 75 24.2 18.3-31.2
AGE
18-34 320 253 76.2 69.5-81.7 67 23.8 18.3-30.5
35-44 227 193 86.9 81.3-91.1 34 13.1 8.9-18.7
45-54 253 219 89.1 83.9-92.7 34 10.9 7.3-16.1
55-64 321 261 83.4 77.9-87.7 60 16.6 12.3-22.1
65-74 365 309 83.3 77.6-87.8 56 16.7 12.2-22.4
75+ 182 142 80.5 72.3-86.7 40 19.5 13.3-27.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 86 63.7 53.0-73.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 350 75.7 70.1-80.5 109 24.3 19.5-29.9
Some Post-H.S. 486 422 88.5 84.7-91.5 64 11.5 8.5-15.3
College Graduate 601 540 89.5 85.2-92.7 61 10.5 7.3-14.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 589 468 78.8 73.9-83.1 121 21.2 16.9-26.1
No 1,099 927 83.9 80.7-86.6 172 16.1 13.4-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 276 230 84.5 78.6-89.0 46 15.5 11.0-21.4
Non-Veteran 1,419 1,171 81.8 78.8-84.4 248 18.2 15.6-21.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 859 722 83.1 79.6-86.1 137 16.9 13.9-20.4
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 498 421 84.0 79.4-87.7 77 16.0 12.3-20.6
Unable to Work 140 104 80.1 71.4-86.6 36 19.9 13.4-28.6
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 78 78.7 67.7-86.7 23 21.3 13.3-32.3
$15,000- 24,999 177 133 73.4 62.2-82.3 44 26.6 17.7-37.8
$25,000- 34,999 183 144 78.5 69.6-85.3 39 21.5 14.7-30.4
$35,000- 49,999 205 170 80.3 72.3-86.4 35 19.7 13.6-27.7
$50,000- 74,999 222 188 85.3 76.7-91.1 34 14.7 8.9-23.3
$75,000+ 443 409 92.3 88.7-94.8 34 7.7 5.2-11.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 369 283 76.1 70.0-81.3 86 23.9 18.7-30.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 97 75.4 64.6-83.7 28 24.6 16.3-35.4
101% to 150% 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 167 135 80.6 71.8-87.1 32 19.4 12.9-28.2
More than 200% 834 738 88.3 84.9-91.0 96 11.7 9.0-15.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 369 283 76.1 70.0-81.3 86 23.9 18.7-30.0
HOUSING
Own 1,143 982 85.2 82.0-88.0 161 14.8 12.0-18.0
Rent 417 311 75.7 70.1-80.5 106 24.3 19.5-29.9
Other arrangement 124 97 74.2 63.3-82.8 27 25.8 17.2-36.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 139 119 85.8 77.5-91.4 20 14.2 8.6-22.5
Regional City or Suburban County 476 393 81.6 76.9-85.5 83 18.4 14.5-23.1
Rural 1,085 893 82.2 78.7-85.2 192 17.8 14.8-21.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 862 687 79.5 75.3-83.2 175 20.5 16.8-24.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 673 569 83.4 79.5-86.6 104 16.6 13.4-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 341 297 85.0 79.1-89.5 44 15.0 10.5-20.9
2nd Quartile 205 179 86.4 79.6-91.2 26 13.6 8.8-20.4
3rd Quartile 551 455 81.7 77.4-85.4 96 18.3 14.6-22.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 603 474 79.0 73.5-83.6 129 21.0 16.4-26.5

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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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