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
-MALES 2,143 1,275 57.8 55.1-60.4 868 42.2 39.6-44.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,393 817 56.5 53.3-59.6 576 43.5 40.4-46.7
Non-Hispanic Black 340 196 56.6 49.8-63.2 144 43.4 36.8-50.2
Other 364 238 65.3 58.3-71.6 126 34.7 28.4-41.7
AGE
18-34 501 279 55.2 49.8-60.4 222 44.8 39.6-50.2
35-44 318 190 60.1 53.6-66.3 128 39.9 33.7-46.4
45-54 365 209 54.3 48.1-60.4 156 45.7 39.6-51.9
55-64 338 207 59.6 52.8-66.0 131 40.4 34.0-47.2
65-74 371 226 58.4 52.2-64.4 145 41.6 35.6-47.8
75+ 207 143 66.0 57.3-73.7 64 34.0 26.3-42.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 100 49.0 40.2-57.8 92 51.0 42.2-59.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 546 297 54.3 49.1-59.3 249 45.7 40.7-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 552 309 56.2 51.2-61.0 243 43.8 39.0-48.8
College Graduate 843 562 67.1 63.4-70.6 281 32.9 29.4-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 172 102 57.8 47.6-67.3 70 42.2 32.7-52.4
$25,000- 34,999 209 127 59.8 51.6-67.6 82 40.2 32.4-48.4
$35,000- 49,999 262 144 56.3 49.1-63.3 118 43.7 36.7-50.9
$50,000- 74,999 294 174 60.0 53.1-66.7 120 40.0 33.3-46.9
$75,000+ 715 446 59.0 54.5-63.3 269 41.0 36.7-45.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 349 53.1 48.0-58.2 260 46.9 41.8-52.0
No 1,520 917 59.6 56.5-62.6 603 40.4 37.4-43.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 524 317 59.1 53.8-64.1 207 40.9 35.9-46.2
Non-Veteran 1,612 954 57.4 54.3-60.4 658 42.6 39.6-45.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 690 426 60.2 55.6-64.7 264 39.8 35.3-44.4
Regional City or Suburban County 578 326 55.8 50.8-60.8 252 44.2 39.2-49.2
Rural 875 523 57.0 52.7-61.1 352 43.0 38.9-47.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 761 57.2 53.9-60.4 549 42.8 39.6-46.1
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 523 338 63.2 58.0-68.1 185 36.8 31.9-42.0
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 90 59.6 49.7-68.9 68 40.4 31.1-50.3
151% to 200% 174 101 57.0 48.2-65.4 73 43.0 34.6-51.8
More than 200% 1,209 733 58.7 55.3-62.1 476 41.3 37.9-44.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 526 296 53.8 48.1-59.4 230 46.2 40.6-51.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 881 525 57.6 53.6-61.6 356 42.4 38.4-46.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 454 60.1 55.7-64.3 282 39.9 35.7-44.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 696 429 58.5 53.9-63.0 267 41.5 37.0-46.1
2nd Quartile 583 352 58.4 53.5-63.1 231 41.6 36.9-46.5
3rd Quartile 597 338 55.8 50.9-60.7 259 44.2 39.3-49.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 267 156 58.4 50.5-66.0 111 41.6 34.0-49.5

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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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