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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,039 343 11.0 9.7-12.3 2,696 89.0 87.7-90.3
GENDER
Male 1,436 154 10.6 8.9-12.7 1,282 89.4 87.3-91.1
Female 1,603 189 11.3 9.5-13.2 1,414 88.7 86.8-90.5
AGE
18-34 563 71 13.0 10.2-16.5 492 87.0 83.5-89.8
35-44 395 51 13.6 10.1-18.1 344 86.4 81.9-89.9
45-54 447 59 12.0 9.0-15.8 388 88.0 84.2-91.0
55-64 542 57 8.8 6.5-11.7 485 91.2 88.3-93.5
65-74 635 59 8.0 5.8-10.9 576 92.0 89.1-94.2
75+ 407 39 10.0 6.7-14.5 368 90.0 85.5-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 646 55 9.2 6.8-12.2 591 90.8 87.8-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 826 84 10.3 8.2-13.0 742 89.7 87.0-91.8
College Graduate 1,417 197 14.6 12.6-16.9 1,220 85.4 83.1-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 209 19 7.7 4.8-12.2 190 92.3 87.8-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 264 30 10.4 6.9-15.5 234 89.6 84.5-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 312 20 6.0 3.7- 9.6 292 94.0 90.4-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 427 45 10.3 7.4-14.1 382 89.7 85.9-92.6
$75,000+ 1,124 161 14.5 12.3-17.1 963 85.5 82.9-87.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 918 76 7.4 5.7- 9.7 842 92.6 90.3-94.3
No 2,099 266 12.6 11.0-14.4 1,833 87.4 85.6-89.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 413 38 8.3 5.7-11.8 375 91.7 88.2-94.3
Non-Veteran 2,622 305 11.4 10.0-12.9 2,317 88.6 87.1-90.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 889 121 13.5 11.1-16.3 768 86.5 83.7-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 834 94 10.8 8.6-13.5 740 89.2 86.5-91.4
Rural 1,316 128 9.2 7.5-11.3 1,188 90.8 88.7-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,620 199 12.2 10.5-14.2 1,421 87.8 85.8-89.5
Unemployed 114 15 13.1 7.6-21.7 99 86.9 78.3-92.4
Retired 943 88 8.4 6.5-10.9 855 91.6 89.1-93.5
Unable to Work 178 16 6.4 3.7-10.8 162 93.6 89.2-96.3
Other not in Labor Force 169 23 12.8 8.1-19.6 146 87.2 80.4-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 241 29 10.1 6.8-14.7 212 89.9 85.3-93.2
More than 200% 1,818 220 12.5 10.8-14.4 1,598 87.5 85.6-89.2
HOUSING
Own 2,248 266 11.1 9.7-12.7 1,982 88.9 87.3-90.3
Rent 592 63 11.3 8.5-14.9 529 88.7 85.1-91.5
Other arrangement 177 14 9.8 5.6-16.7 163 90.2 83.3-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 671 64 8.9 6.6-12.0 607 91.1 88.0-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,354 148 10.0 8.3-12.0 1,206 90.0 88.0-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,014 131 13.2 11.0-15.8 883 86.8 84.2-89.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,089 143 12.9 10.8-15.4 946 87.1 84.6-89.2
2nd Quartile 822 89 10.4 8.3-13.1 733 89.6 86.9-91.7
3rd Quartile 819 84 9.8 7.7-12.5 735 90.2 87.5-92.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 309 27 7.8 4.7-12.6 282 92.2 87.4-95.3

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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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