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%)
TOTAL 4,604 2,796 59.7 57.8-61.5 1,808 40.3 38.5-42.2
GENDER
Male 2,143 1,275 57.8 55.1-60.4 868 42.2 39.6-44.9
Female 2,461 1,521 61.4 58.9-63.9 940 38.6 36.1-41.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,955 1,785 59.5 57.2-61.7 1,170 40.5 38.3-42.8
Non-Hispanic Black 827 494 57.3 52.9-61.5 333 42.7 38.5-47.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 446 297 67.5 61.8-72.7 149 32.5 27.3-38.2
AGE
18-34 958 550 57.2 53.3-61.0 408 42.8 39.0-46.7
35-44 692 413 60.6 56.0-64.9 279 39.4 35.1-44.0
45-54 729 435 58.6 54.2-62.8 294 41.4 37.2-45.8
55-64 778 465 59.2 54.7-63.5 313 40.8 36.5-45.3
65-74 839 530 63.0 58.7-67.1 309 37.0 32.9-41.3
75+ 509 347 64.0 58.3-69.2 162 36.0 30.8-41.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 394 221 53.9 47.5-60.1 173 46.1 39.9-52.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,069 612 56.5 52.7-60.3 457 43.5 39.7-47.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,230 724 58.9 55.5-62.2 506 41.1 37.8-44.5
College Graduate 1,893 1,227 65.6 63.0-68.0 666 34.4 32.0-37.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,426 822 54.3 51.0-57.7 604 45.7 42.3-49.0
No 3,147 1,951 61.8 59.6-63.9 1,196 38.2 36.1-40.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 601 370 59.2 54.3-64.0 231 40.8 36.0-45.7
Non-Veteran 3,992 2,418 59.7 57.7-61.6 1,574 40.3 38.4-42.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,511 1,474 58.2 55.7-60.5 1,037 41.8 39.5-44.3
Unemployed 229 139 65.1 57.1-72.3 90 34.9 27.7-42.9
Retired 1,225 791 62.8 59.3-66.2 434 37.2 33.8-40.7
Unable to Work 312 176 50.8 43.5-58.1 136 49.2 41.9-56.5
Other not in Labor Force 291 196 66.3 58.9-73.0 95 33.7 27.0-41.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 253 143 54.0 45.4-62.3 110 46.0 37.7-54.6
$15,000- 24,999 423 248 54.7 48.3-60.9 175 45.3 39.1-51.7
$25,000- 34,999 482 295 61.7 56.3-66.8 187 38.3 33.2-43.7
$35,000- 49,999 497 294 58.5 53.0-63.8 203 41.5 36.2-47.0
$50,000-74,999 572 333 59.0 53.7-64.2 239 41.0 35.8-46.3
$75,000-100,000 470 291 60.7 55.2-66.0 179 39.3 34.0-44.8
$100,000-150,000 520 335 64.0 59.0-68.8 185 36.0 31.2-41.0
$150,000+ 413 274 64.3 58.5-69.7 139 35.7 30.3-41.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 974 583 58.3 54.2-62.3 391 41.7 37.7-45.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 361 209 53.4 46.2-60.4 152 46.6 39.6-53.8
101% to 150% 394 232 59.0 52.7-65.0 162 41.0 35.0-47.3
151% to 200% 381 230 58.4 52.4-64.2 151 41.6 35.8-47.6
More than 200% 2,365 1,463 61.2 58.7-63.6 902 38.8 36.4-41.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 974 583 58.3 54.2-62.3 391 41.7 37.7-45.8
HOUSING
Own 3,016 1,879 61.5 59.2-63.6 1,137 38.5 36.4-40.8
Rent 1,236 727 57.0 53.5-60.4 509 43.0 39.6-46.5
Other arrangement 303 160 53.2 45.9-60.5 143 46.8 39.5-54.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,420 882 61.5 58.3-64.5 538 38.5 35.5-41.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,234 737 59.3 55.9-62.6 497 40.7 37.4-44.1
Rural 1,950 1,177 58.3 55.3-61.2 773 41.7 38.8-44.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,243 718 55.7 51.7-59.6 525 44.3 40.4-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,836 1,107 59.2 56.4-62.0 729 40.8 38.0-43.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,525 971 62.4 59.5-65.3 554 37.6 34.7-40.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,432 915 62.2 59.1-65.3 517 37.8 34.7-40.9
2nd Quartile 1,196 734 60.6 57.2-63.9 462 39.4 36.1-42.8
3rd Quartile 1,297 751 56.6 53.2-60.0 546 43.4 40.0-46.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 679 396 56.5 50.7-62.1 283 43.5 37.9-49.3

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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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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