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
-MALES 2,215 238 10.5 9.0-12.1 1,977 89.5 87.9-91.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,436 154 10.6 8.9-12.7 1,282 89.4 87.3-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 356 39 9.9 6.8-14.2 317 90.1 85.8-93.2
Other 374 41 10.8 7.6-15.3 333 89.2 84.7-92.4
AGE
18-34 515 63 12.5 9.6-16.1 452 87.5 83.9-90.4
35-44 331 41 13.7 9.8-18.9 290 86.3 81.1-90.2
45-54 377 52 13.0 9.7-17.4 325 87.0 82.6-90.3
55-64 350 32 7.3 4.8-11.0 318 92.7 89.0-95.2
65-74 379 30 6.0 4.0- 9.0 349 94.0 91.0-96.0
75+ 216 17 5.7 3.3- 9.9 199 94.3 90.1-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 *** *** *** 201 95.7 90.6-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 59 10.5 7.9-13.9 513 89.5 86.1-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 568 60 10.5 8.0-13.8 508 89.5 86.2-92.0
College Graduate 854 109 13.0 10.6-15.9 745 87.0 84.1-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** 78 91.0 81.2-95.9
$15,000- 24,999 178 19 8.8 5.3-14.1 159 91.2 85.9-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 215 23 9.8 6.1-15.5 192 90.2 84.5-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 266 21 7.3 4.5-11.6 245 92.7 88.4-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 303 31 10.8 7.3-15.8 272 89.2 84.2-92.7
$75,000+ 728 96 13.1 10.5-16.2 632 86.9 83.8-89.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 45 5.7 3.9- 8.1 593 94.3 91.9-96.1
No 1,561 191 12.4 10.6-14.4 1,370 87.6 85.6-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 541 51 9.0 6.6-12.3 490 91.0 87.7-93.4
Non-Veteran 1,665 186 10.9 9.2-12.8 1,479 89.1 87.2-90.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 710 73 10.7 8.3-13.7 637 89.3 86.3-91.7
Regional City or Suburban County 599 72 11.5 8.9-14.7 527 88.5 85.3-91.1
Rural 906 93 9.4 7.4-12.0 813 90.6 88.0-92.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,345 161 12.5 10.5-14.7 1,184 87.5 85.3-89.5
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** 94 91.7 84.5-95.8
Retired 540 42 5.7 3.9- 8.1 498 94.3 91.9-96.1
Unable to Work 146 14 6.7 3.4-12.6 132 93.3 87.4-96.6
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** 54 89.9 78.3-95.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 *** *** *** 141 94.7 89.5-97.4
101% to 150% 160 17 9.1 5.4-15.1 143 90.9 84.9-94.6
151% to 200% 180 21 11.4 7.0-18.1 159 88.6 81.9-93.0
More than 200% 1,233 143 11.6 9.6-13.9 1,090 88.4 86.1-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 55 8.5 6.1-11.7 490 91.5 88.3-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 909 96 10.5 8.4-13.1 813 89.5 86.9-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 761 87 11.5 9.1-14.4 674 88.5 85.6-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 714 83 12.5 9.8-15.8 631 87.5 84.2-90.2
2nd Quartile 603 62 9.7 7.4-12.6 541 90.3 87.4-92.6
3rd Quartile 624 60 8.8 6.6-11.6 564 91.2 88.4-93.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 274 33 11.1 7.1-17.2 241 88.9 82.8-92.9

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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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