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%)
TOTAL 4,530 3,728 82.0 80.5-83.3 802 18.0 16.7-19.5
GENDER
Male 2,088 1,672 79.6 77.3-81.7 416 20.4 18.3-22.7
Female 2,442 2,056 84.1 82.2-85.9 386 15.9 14.1-17.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,908 2,508 85.4 83.7-86.9 400 14.6 13.1-16.3
Non-Hispanic Black 818 631 77.3 73.5-80.8 187 22.7 19.2-26.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 130 101 80.1 68.5-88.2 29 19.9 11.8-31.5
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 70 63 90.0 78.5-95.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 436 285 64.9 59.0-70.3 151 35.1 29.7-41.0
AGE
18-34 947 753 78.7 75.3-81.7 194 21.3 18.3-24.7
35-44 688 585 85.9 82.5-88.8 103 14.1 11.2-17.5
45-54 730 606 84.1 80.8-86.9 124 15.9 13.1-19.2
55-64 781 629 81.2 77.6-84.2 152 18.8 15.8-22.4
65-74 821 697 82.6 78.7-85.9 124 17.4 14.1-21.3
75+ 472 383 83.8 79.5-87.3 89 16.2 12.7-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 383 231 65.7 59.6-71.3 152 34.3 28.7-40.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,036 794 76.2 72.8-79.4 242 23.8 20.6-27.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,221 1,038 86.2 83.8-88.4 183 13.8 11.6-16.2
College Graduate 1,874 1,654 88.4 86.5-90.0 220 11.6 10.0-13.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,384 1,078 78.0 75.1-80.7 306 22.0 19.3-24.9
No 3,118 2,626 83.5 81.8-85.1 492 16.5 14.9-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 576 483 82.5 78.1-86.2 93 17.5 13.8-21.9
Non-Veteran 3,943 3,237 82.0 80.4-83.4 706 18.0 16.6-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,491 2,081 83.3 81.4-85.0 410 16.7 15.0-18.6
Unemployed 229 167 76.9 69.3-83.0 62 23.1 17.0-30.7
Retired 1,182 1,010 84.5 81.6-87.0 172 15.5 13.0-18.4
Unable to Work 307 217 71.8 65.2-77.6 90 28.2 22.4-34.8
Other not in Labor Force 290 228 78.4 71.6-84.0 62 21.6 16.0-28.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 249 177 73.9 66.7-79.9 72 26.1 20.1-33.3
$15,000- 24,999 409 306 74.8 68.6-80.0 103 25.2 20.0-31.4
$25,000- 34,999 473 362 76.8 71.6-81.3 111 23.2 18.7-28.4
$35,000- 49,999 488 396 81.3 76.7-85.1 92 18.7 14.9-23.3
$50,000-74,999 585 513 88.2 84.5-91.1 72 11.8 8.9-15.5
$75,000-100,000 466 413 88.2 84.3-91.2 53 11.8 8.8-15.7
$100,000-150,000 515 462 88.1 84.1-91.2 53 11.9 8.8-15.9
$150,000+ 411 379 90.1 85.3-93.4 32 9.9 6.6-14.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 934 720 76.1 72.4-79.5 214 23.9 20.5-27.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 77 74.6 64.1-82.9 31 25.4 17.1-35.9
50% to 100% 344 250 74.3 67.9-79.7 94 25.7 20.3-32.1
101% to 150% 387 289 75.4 69.3-80.6 98 24.6 19.4-30.7
151% to 200% 378 305 81.4 76.2-85.7 73 18.6 14.3-23.8
More than 200% 2,359 2,068 87.0 85.1-88.6 291 13.0 11.4-14.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 934 720 76.1 72.4-79.5 214 23.9 20.5-27.6
HOUSING
Own 2,976 2,557 84.9 83.2-86.5 419 15.1 13.5-16.8
Rent 1,215 909 75.5 72.4-78.4 306 24.5 21.6-27.6
Other arrangement 296 227 75.3 68.8-80.8 69 24.7 19.2-31.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,403 1,162 82.6 80.0-84.9 241 17.4 15.1-20.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,219 993 80.7 77.8-83.3 226 19.3 16.7-22.2
Rural 1,908 1,573 82.4 80.0-84.5 335 17.6 15.5-20.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,227 992 79.8 76.4-82.9 235 20.2 17.1-23.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,800 1,484 81.9 79.6-84.0 316 18.1 16.0-20.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,503 1,252 83.3 80.9-85.4 251 16.7 14.6-19.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,410 1,177 83.3 80.8-85.5 233 16.7 14.5-19.2
2nd Quartile 1,167 968 82.3 79.4-84.8 199 17.7 15.2-20.6
3rd Quartile 1,282 1,060 81.3 78.3-83.9 222 18.7 16.1-21.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 671 523 78.8 73.9-83.0 148 21.2 17.0-26.1

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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 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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