2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 827 494 57.3 52.9-61.5 333 42.7 38.5-47.1
GENDER
Male 340 196 56.6 49.8-63.2 144 43.4 36.8-50.2
Female 487 298 57.8 52.2-63.3 189 42.2 36.7-47.8
AGE
18-34 142 83 54.7 44.7-64.3 59 45.3 35.7-55.3
35-44 134 77 58.2 48.0-67.7 57 41.8 32.3-52.0
45-54 141 79 55.3 45.2-64.9 62 44.7 35.1-54.8
55-64 162 95 58.3 48.9-67.1 67 41.7 32.9-51.1
65-74 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 233 138 57.9 49.6-65.8 95 42.1 34.2-50.4
Some Post-H.S. 249 156 60.4 52.6-67.7 93 39.6 32.3-47.4
College Graduate 276 167 59.3 52.3-66.0 109 40.7 34.0-47.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 153 84 52.2 42.8-61.5 69 47.8 38.5-57.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 315 186 54.7 47.4-61.8 129 45.3 38.2-52.6
No 507 303 58.0 52.6-63.3 204 42.0 36.7-47.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 696 418 57.4 52.7-62.0 278 42.6 38.0-47.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 288 163 54.8 47.8-61.6 125 45.2 38.4-52.2
Regional City or Suburban County 226 132 57.2 48.7-65.3 94 42.8 34.7-51.3
Rural 313 199 60.8 53.5-67.6 114 39.2 32.4-46.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 413 237 53.9 48.1-59.7 176 46.1 40.3-51.9
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 134 60.8 52.2-68.7 82 39.2 31.3-47.8
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 194 55.7 49.1-62.1 143 44.3 37.9-50.9
HOUSING
Own 456 270 56.9 51.1-62.5 186 43.1 37.5-48.9
Rent 304 189 59.3 51.9-66.3 115 40.7 33.7-48.1
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 191 58.1 50.6-65.2 121 41.9 34.8-49.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 170 59.3 51.9-66.3 109 40.7 33.7-48.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 133 54.8 47.2-62.2 103 45.2 37.8-52.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 80 59.9 49.2-69.7 50 40.1 30.3-50.8
2nd Quartile 197 118 56.5 48.4-64.3 79 43.5 35.7-51.6
3rd Quartile 308 173 54.4 47.3-61.4 135 45.6 38.6-52.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 123 61.8 52.4-70.4 69 38.2 29.6-47.6

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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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