2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 818 631 77.3 73.5-80.8 187 22.7 19.2-26.5
GENDER
Male 324 239 74.6 68.2-80.1 85 25.4 19.9-31.8
Female 494 392 79.4 74.6-83.5 102 20.6 16.5-25.4
AGE
18-34 140 106 73.5 63.7-81.4 34 26.5 18.6-36.3
35-44 135 112 83.3 74.6-89.5 23 16.7 10.5-25.4
45-54 143 124 89.1 82.8-93.3 19 10.9 6.7-17.2
55-64 166 110 67.5 58.4-75.5 56 32.5 24.5-41.6
65-74 144 112 77.6 67.7-85.1 32 22.4 14.9-32.3
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 150 70.7 62.7-77.6 73 29.3 22.4-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 255 206 81.0 74.6-86.1 49 19.0 13.9-25.4
College Graduate 279 238 84.3 78.4-88.8 41 15.7 11.2-21.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 121 92 75.9 65.2-84.2 29 24.1 15.8-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 97 79 83.5 73.6-90.2 18 16.5 9.8-26.4
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 152 132 82.3 72.5-89.1 20 17.7 10.9-27.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 214 71.6 64.6-77.7 89 28.4 22.3-35.4
No 510 412 79.9 75.2-83.9 98 20.1 16.1-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 692 535 78.2 74.1-81.7 157 21.8 18.3-25.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 283 220 77.2 70.8-82.5 63 22.8 17.5-29.2
Regional City or Suburban County 221 168 75.7 67.6-82.2 53 24.3 17.8-32.4
Rural 314 243 79.1 73.0-84.2 71 20.9 15.8-27.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 414 340 81.3 76.2-85.5 74 18.7 14.5-23.8
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 166 78.2 70.4-84.5 43 21.8 15.5-29.6
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 81 86.6 76.8-92.7 17 13.4 7.3-23.2
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 346 289 83.0 77.3-87.4 57 17.0 12.6-22.7
HOUSING
Own 455 367 81.2 76.3-85.3 88 18.8 14.7-23.7
Rent 298 219 74.0 67.1-79.9 79 26.0 20.1-32.9
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 240 76.6 69.5-82.4 72 23.4 17.6-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 211 78.0 71.6-83.2 63 22.0 16.8-28.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 232 180 77.4 70.4-83.1 52 22.6 16.9-29.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 134 100 72.0 61.9-80.3 34 28.0 19.7-38.1
2nd Quartile 188 151 81.4 74.3-86.9 37 18.6 13.1-25.7
3rd Quartile 303 231 74.0 66.9-80.0 72 26.0 20.0-33.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 193 149 80.8 73.0-86.8 44 19.2 13.2-27.0

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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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