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
-FEMALES 2,461 1,521 61.4 58.9-63.9 940 38.6 36.1-41.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,562 968 62.2 59.1-65.3 594 37.8 34.7-40.9
Non-Hispanic Black 487 298 57.8 52.2-63.3 189 42.2 36.7-47.8
Other 382 238 64.8 58.2-70.8 144 35.2 29.2-41.8
AGE
18-34 457 271 59.3 53.6-64.7 186 40.7 35.3-46.4
35-44 374 223 61.0 54.6-66.9 151 39.0 33.1-45.4
45-54 364 226 62.6 56.5-68.4 138 37.4 31.6-43.5
55-64 440 258 58.8 53.0-64.4 182 41.2 35.6-47.0
65-74 468 304 67.1 61.2-72.4 164 32.9 27.6-38.8
75+ 302 204 62.5 55.0-69.4 98 37.5 30.6-45.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 121 59.0 50.0-67.3 81 41.0 32.7-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 315 59.2 53.6-64.6 208 40.8 35.4-46.4
Some Post-H.S. 678 415 61.2 56.4-65.8 263 38.8 34.2-43.6
College Graduate 1,050 665 64.4 60.9-67.7 385 35.6 32.3-39.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 96 55.1 45.2-64.6 73 44.9 35.4-54.8
$15,000- 24,999 251 146 52.4 44.3-60.4 105 47.6 39.6-55.7
$25,000- 34,999 273 168 63.1 55.9-69.8 105 36.9 30.2-44.1
$35,000- 49,999 235 150 61.0 52.5-68.9 85 39.0 31.1-47.5
$50,000- 74,999 278 159 57.8 49.6-65.7 119 42.2 34.3-50.4
$75,000+ 688 454 67.2 63.0-71.2 234 32.8 28.8-37.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 817 473 55.3 50.9-59.7 344 44.7 40.3-49.1
No 1,627 1,034 63.9 60.8-66.9 593 36.1 33.1-39.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,380 1,464 61.4 58.9-63.9 916 38.6 36.1-41.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 730 456 62.6 58.3-66.7 274 37.4 33.3-41.7
Regional City or Suburban County 656 411 62.3 57.7-66.8 245 37.7 33.2-42.3
Rural 1,075 654 59.5 55.3-63.7 421 40.5 36.3-44.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,201 713 59.3 55.7-62.7 488 40.7 37.3-44.3
Unemployed 130 85 72.6 62.9-80.6 45 27.4 19.4-37.1
Retired 702 453 62.5 57.8-67.0 249 37.5 33.0-42.2
Unable to Work 179 103 55.9 46.6-64.8 76 44.1 35.2-53.4
Other not in Labor Force 231 156 66.3 57.9-73.7 75 33.7 26.3-42.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 217 123 53.0 44.2-61.6 94 47.0 38.4-55.8
101% to 150% 236 142 58.6 50.4-66.3 94 41.4 33.7-49.6
151% to 200% 207 129 59.6 51.2-67.5 78 40.4 32.5-48.8
More than 200% 1,156 730 63.8 60.2-67.3 426 36.2 32.7-39.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 717 422 57.2 51.6-62.6 295 42.8 37.4-48.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 955 582 60.7 56.7-64.6 373 39.3 35.4-43.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 789 517 64.6 60.6-68.4 272 35.4 31.6-39.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 736 486 65.8 61.5-69.8 250 34.2 30.2-38.5
2nd Quartile 613 382 62.7 58.0-67.2 231 37.3 32.8-42.0
3rd Quartile 700 413 57.4 52.6-62.0 287 42.6 38.0-47.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 412 240 55.0 47.0-62.8 172 45.0 37.2-53.0

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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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