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
-FEMALES 2,552 285 11.1 9.7-12.6 2,267 88.9 87.4-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,603 189 11.3 9.5-13.2 1,414 88.7 86.8-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 517 56 10.9 7.9-14.7 461 89.1 85.3-92.1
Other 400 39 11.2 7.7-15.9 361 88.8 84.1-92.3
AGE
18-34 472 65 13.3 10.2-17.1 407 86.7 82.9-89.8
35-44 387 53 13.7 10.1-18.3 334 86.3 81.7-89.9
45-54 371 43 11.0 7.9-15.3 328 89.0 84.7-92.1
55-64 454 41 7.1 5.0- 9.9 413 92.9 90.1-95.0
65-74 485 45 8.8 6.0-12.7 440 91.2 87.3-94.0
75+ 322 28 9.9 6.2-15.6 294 90.1 84.4-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 18 7.1 4.0-12.1 202 92.9 87.9-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 47 9.5 6.8-13.2 496 90.5 86.8-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 705 68 10.2 7.8-13.2 637 89.8 86.8-92.2
College Graduate 1,076 152 14.7 12.3-17.4 924 85.3 82.6-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 16 10.4 5.5-18.8 163 89.6 81.2-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 262 26 9.1 5.6-14.5 236 90.9 85.5-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 278 33 12.6 8.5-18.4 245 87.4 81.6-91.5
$35,000- 49,999 243 18 6.8 4.0-11.2 225 93.2 88.8-96.0
$50,000- 74,999 289 27 7.3 4.7-10.9 262 92.7 89.1-95.3
$75,000+ 694 107 15.4 12.5-18.7 587 84.6 81.3-87.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 71 8.6 6.5-11.4 779 91.4 88.6-93.5
No 1,683 213 12.3 10.5-14.3 1,470 87.7 85.7-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 72 92.8 84.7-96.8
Non-Veteran 2,468 277 11.2 9.8-12.8 2,191 88.8 87.2-90.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 753 100 13.0 10.4-16.1 653 87.0 83.9-89.6
Regional City or Suburban County 680 77 10.6 8.2-13.5 603 89.4 86.5-91.8
Rural 1,119 108 9.7 7.7-12.3 1,011 90.3 87.7-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,235 150 11.3 9.4-13.5 1,085 88.7 86.5-90.6
Unemployed 136 19 18.8 11.7-28.8 117 81.2 71.2-88.3
Retired 736 65 8.9 6.5-12.0 671 91.1 88.0-93.5
Unable to Work 187 15 4.4 2.3- 8.2 172 95.6 91.8-97.7
Other not in Labor Force 240 33 13.4 9.2-19.3 207 86.6 80.7-90.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 228 20 9.7 5.6-16.1 208 90.3 83.9-94.4
101% to 150% 241 22 6.6 3.9-11.0 219 93.4 89.0-96.1
151% to 200% 217 26 10.4 6.7-15.9 191 89.6 84.1-93.3
More than 200% 1,179 145 12.2 10.2-14.6 1,034 87.8 85.4-89.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 750 73 9.4 6.9-12.5 677 90.6 87.5-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 991 109 10.4 8.4-12.9 882 89.6 87.1-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 811 103 12.8 10.4-15.7 708 87.2 84.3-89.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 756 100 12.6 10.1-15.6 656 87.4 84.4-89.9
2nd Quartile 640 71 11.2 8.6-14.5 569 88.8 85.5-91.4
3rd Quartile 726 77 10.4 8.1-13.4 649 89.6 86.6-91.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 430 37 8.0 5.1-12.3 393 92.0 87.7-94.9

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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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