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
-FEMALES 2,442 2,056 84.1 82.2-85.9 386 15.9 14.1-17.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,537 1,351 87.4 85.1-89.4 186 12.6 10.6-14.9
Non-Hispanic Black 494 392 79.4 74.6-83.5 102 20.6 16.5-25.4
Other 384 290 75.4 69.4-80.6 94 24.6 19.4-30.6
AGE
18-34 456 374 82.0 77.5-85.8 82 18.0 14.2-22.5
35-44 378 324 87.1 82.7-90.5 54 12.9 9.5-17.3
45-54 368 311 85.7 81.1-89.3 57 14.3 10.7-18.9
55-64 446 372 83.5 78.7-87.4 74 16.5 12.6-21.3
65-74 463 396 83.3 77.5-87.9 67 16.7 12.1-22.5
75+ 279 234 86.0 80.5-90.2 45 14.0 9.8-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 134 70.9 62.9-77.7 71 29.1 22.3-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 505 400 78.5 73.3-82.9 105 21.5 17.1-26.7
Some Post-H.S. 677 581 87.1 83.8-89.8 96 12.9 10.2-16.2
College Graduate 1,048 936 89.6 87.2-91.6 112 10.4 8.4-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 165 120 74.0 65.2-81.2 45 26.0 18.8-34.8
$15,000- 24,999 245 196 78.3 70.4-84.6 49 21.7 15.4-29.6
$25,000- 34,999 270 214 79.6 72.4-85.3 56 20.4 14.7-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 237 204 84.3 77.4-89.4 33 15.7 10.6-22.6
$50,000- 74,999 287 255 91.5 86.8-94.6 32 8.5 5.4-13.2
$75,000+ 687 629 90.9 87.9-93.2 58 9.1 6.8-12.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 796 639 80.2 76.4-83.5 157 19.8 16.5-23.6
No 1,630 1,401 85.7 83.3-87.7 229 14.3 12.3-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 67 91.7 82.8-96.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,362 1,985 83.9 81.9-85.7 377 16.1 14.3-18.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 721 610 84.1 80.6-87.0 111 15.9 13.0-19.4
Regional City or Suburban County 657 560 84.6 80.7-87.8 97 15.4 12.2-19.3
Rural 1,064 886 83.7 80.5-86.5 178 16.3 13.5-19.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,209 1,043 86.2 83.7-88.4 166 13.8 11.6-16.3
Unemployed 132 103 85.5 77.6-90.9 29 14.5 9.1-22.4
Retired 678 592 85.7 81.5-89.0 86 14.3 11.0-18.5
Unable to Work 175 123 72.1 63.0-79.6 52 27.9 20.4-37.0
Other not in Labor Force 232 182 78.4 70.9-84.5 50 21.6 15.5-29.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 164 78.6 71.3-84.5 46 21.4 15.5-28.7
101% to 150% 233 180 75.0 66.5-82.0 53 25.0 18.0-33.5
151% to 200% 206 173 85.7 78.8-90.7 33 14.3 9.3-21.2
More than 200% 1,163 1,042 89.5 87.1-91.5 121 10.5 8.5-12.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 716 587 81.7 77.1-85.5 129 18.3 14.5-22.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 947 801 84.4 81.3-87.0 146 15.6 13.0-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 779 668 85.3 82.1-88.0 111 14.7 12.0-17.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 725 630 85.9 82.5-88.8 95 14.1 11.2-17.5
2nd Quartile 613 509 83.3 79.6-86.5 104 16.7 13.5-20.4
3rd Quartile 691 590 84.3 80.5-87.6 101 15.7 12.4-19.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 413 327 80.8 74.2-86.0 86 19.2 14.0-25.8

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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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