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
-MALES 2,088 1,672 79.6 77.3-81.7 416 20.4 18.3-22.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,371 1,157 83.1 80.6-85.4 214 16.9 14.6-19.4
Non-Hispanic Black 324 239 74.6 68.2-80.1 85 25.4 19.9-31.8
Other 350 248 72.9 66.1-78.8 102 27.1 21.2-33.9
AGE
18-34 491 379 75.3 70.1-79.8 112 24.7 20.2-29.9
35-44 310 261 84.7 78.9-89.1 49 15.3 10.9-21.1
45-54 362 295 82.3 77.3-86.4 67 17.7 13.6-22.7
55-64 335 257 78.4 72.9-83.1 78 21.6 16.9-27.1
65-74 358 301 81.8 76.2-86.3 57 18.2 13.7-23.8
75+ 193 149 80.8 73.6-86.4 44 19.2 13.6-26.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 97 59.9 50.7-68.4 81 40.1 31.6-49.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 394 74.3 69.5-78.6 137 25.7 21.4-30.5
Some Post-H.S. 544 457 85.1 81.3-88.3 87 14.9 11.7-18.7
College Graduate 826 718 86.8 83.7-89.4 108 13.2 10.6-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 110 69.6 59.4-78.2 54 30.4 21.8-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 203 148 73.0 65.2-79.7 55 27.0 20.3-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 251 192 78.3 71.8-83.6 59 21.7 16.4-28.2
$50,000- 74,999 298 258 85.4 79.5-89.8 40 14.6 10.2-20.5
$75,000+ 705 625 86.6 83.0-89.6 80 13.4 10.4-17.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 439 75.3 70.7-79.4 149 24.7 20.6-29.3
No 1,488 1,225 81.2 78.6-83.6 263 18.8 16.4-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 416 81.1 76.2-85.2 84 18.9 14.8-23.8
Non-Veteran 1,581 1,252 79.3 76.7-81.7 329 20.7 18.3-23.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 682 552 81.0 77.0-84.5 130 19.0 15.5-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 562 433 76.2 71.5-80.3 129 23.8 19.7-28.5
Rural 844 687 80.8 77.3-83.9 157 19.2 16.1-22.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,282 1,038 80.6 77.8-83.2 244 19.4 16.8-22.2
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 504 418 83.0 78.6-86.6 86 17.0 13.4-21.4
Unable to Work 132 94 71.4 61.1-79.9 38 28.6 20.1-38.9
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 109 75.9 66.9-83.1 45 24.1 16.9-33.1
151% to 200% 172 132 75.9 67.7-82.6 40 24.1 17.4-32.3
More than 200% 1,196 1,026 84.5 81.7-87.0 170 15.5 13.0-18.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 511 405 77.5 72.2-82.1 106 22.5 17.9-27.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 853 683 79.2 75.5-82.4 170 20.8 17.6-24.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 724 584 81.0 77.4-84.2 140 19.0 15.8-22.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 685 547 80.5 76.7-83.7 138 19.5 16.3-23.3
2nd Quartile 554 459 81.1 76.6-84.9 95 18.9 15.1-23.4
3rd Quartile 591 470 77.8 73.2-81.8 121 22.2 18.2-26.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 258 196 76.0 68.3-82.3 62 24.0 17.7-31.7

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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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