2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 873 95 10.4 8.2-13.2 778 89.6 86.8-91.8
GENDER
Male 356 39 9.9 6.8-14.2 317 90.1 85.8-93.2
Female 517 56 10.9 7.9-14.7 461 89.1 85.3-92.1
AGE
18-34 150 21 13.2 8.2-20.7 129 86.8 79.3-91.8
35-44 139 23 17.5 11.1-26.4 116 82.5 73.6-88.9
45-54 151 20 12.3 7.7-19.1 131 87.7 80.9-92.3
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 22 8.9 5.2-14.7 224 91.1 85.3-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 265 35 13.3 9.1-19.0 230 86.7 81.0-90.9
College Graduate 285 37 12.7 8.8-17.8 248 87.3 82.2-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 122 16 15.7 9.1-25.7 106 84.3 74.3-90.9
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 157 25 14.4 9.4-21.5 132 85.6 78.5-90.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 25 6.8 4.1-11.1 305 93.2 88.9-95.9
No 538 69 12.2 9.3-15.9 469 87.8 84.1-90.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 737 82 10.6 8.1-13.6 655 89.4 86.4-91.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 298 31 11.8 8.0-17.2 267 88.2 82.8-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 239 27 10.3 6.7-15.5 212 89.7 84.5-93.3
Rural 336 37 8.8 5.8-13.1 299 91.2 86.9-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 433 59 13.2 9.9-17.4 374 86.8 82.6-90.1
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 16 12.9 7.2-22.1 86 87.1 77.9-92.8
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 351 41 10.9 7.7-15.1 310 89.1 84.9-92.3
HOUSING
Own 482 52 10.1 7.3-13.9 430 89.9 86.1-92.7
Rent 317 35 11.6 7.8-16.7 282 88.4 83.3-92.2
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 330 34 7.3 4.7-11.1 296 92.7 88.9-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 297 34 12.6 8.7-18.1 263 87.4 81.9-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 246 27 10.8 7.1-16.1 219 89.2 83.9-92.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 207 31 14.4 9.8-20.5 176 85.6 79.5-90.2
3rd Quartile 324 30 8.0 5.4-11.6 294 92.0 88.4-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 201 23 8.6 4.9-14.7 178 91.4 85.3-95.1

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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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