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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,955 1,785 59.5 57.2-61.7 1,170 40.5 38.3-42.8
GENDER
Male 1,393 817 56.5 53.3-59.6 576 43.5 40.4-46.7
Female 1,562 968 62.2 59.1-65.3 594 37.8 34.7-40.9
AGE
18-34 551 307 56.9 51.8-61.9 244 43.1 38.1-48.2
35-44 384 224 59.7 53.7-65.5 160 40.3 34.5-46.3
45-54 439 256 57.3 51.8-62.5 183 42.7 37.5-48.2
55-64 529 317 58.3 52.9-63.6 212 41.7 36.4-47.1
65-74 616 386 63.2 58.4-67.7 230 36.8 32.3-41.6
75+ 388 270 65.0 58.6-70.8 118 35.0 29.2-41.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 63 52.5 42.1-62.7 68 47.5 37.3-57.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 620 339 54.0 49.1-58.8 281 46.0 41.2-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 807 466 58.1 54.0-62.2 341 41.9 37.8-46.0
College Graduate 1,394 916 66.6 63.8-69.3 478 33.4 30.7-36.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 201 113 52.0 43.4-60.4 88 48.0 39.6-56.6
$25,000- 34,999 260 153 60.2 52.9-67.0 107 39.8 33.0-47.1
$35,000- 49,999 304 170 55.7 48.7-62.4 134 44.3 37.6-51.3
$50,000- 74,999 417 240 58.1 51.8-64.2 177 41.9 35.8-48.2
$75,000+ 1,111 727 64.4 61.0-67.7 384 35.6 32.3-39.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 883 500 52.9 48.7-57.0 383 47.1 43.0-51.3
No 2,052 1,272 62.3 59.6-64.9 780 37.7 35.1-40.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 403 250 58.8 52.8-64.4 153 41.2 35.6-47.2
Non-Veteran 2,549 1,534 59.6 57.2-62.0 1,015 40.4 38.0-42.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 870 551 63.5 59.6-67.2 319 36.5 32.8-40.4
Regional City or Suburban County 808 481 59.3 55.2-63.3 327 40.7 36.7-44.8
Rural 1,277 753 56.6 52.9-60.2 524 43.4 39.8-47.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,588 923 58.4 55.4-61.3 665 41.6 38.7-44.6
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 909 595 63.3 59.2-67.1 314 36.7 32.9-40.8
Unable to Work 165 85 47.8 38.3-57.5 80 52.2 42.5-61.7
Other not in Labor Force 168 115 67.8 58.2-76.1 53 32.2 23.9-41.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 92 51.2 41.9-60.3 87 48.8 39.7-58.1
151% to 200% 234 135 55.5 48.0-62.7 99 44.5 37.3-52.0
More than 200% 1,791 1,119 61.9 59.1-64.7 672 38.1 35.3-40.9
HOUSING
Own 2,196 1,372 61.3 58.8-63.9 824 38.7 36.1-41.2
Rent 571 317 53.7 48.8-58.6 254 46.3 41.4-51.2
Other arrangement 167 84 54.6 44.5-64.4 83 45.4 35.6-55.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 646 357 53.3 47.7-58.7 289 46.7 41.3-52.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,315 787 58.0 54.7-61.2 528 42.0 38.8-45.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 994 641 64.5 60.9-67.9 353 35.5 32.1-39.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,068 682 62.2 58.5-65.7 386 37.8 34.3-41.5
2nd Quartile 795 488 61.8 57.8-65.7 307 38.2 34.3-42.2
3rd Quartile 792 452 55.4 51.0-59.7 340 44.6 40.3-49.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 300 163 50.7 42.1-59.3 137 49.3 40.7-57.9

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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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