2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,370 245 10.2 8.8-11.7 2,125 89.8 88.3-91.2
GENDER
Male 1,137 111 9.7 7.9-11.8 1,026 90.3 88.2-92.1
Female 1,233 134 10.6 8.8-12.8 1,099 89.4 87.2-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,527 166 10.7 9.0-12.6 1,361 89.3 87.4-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 420 39 9.3 6.5-13.1 381 90.7 86.9-93.5
Other 377 37 9.9 7.0-13.9 340 90.1 86.1-93.0
AGE
18-34 561 70 12.9 10.1-16.4 491 87.1 83.6-89.9
35-44 406 52 13.2 9.8-17.5 354 86.8 82.5-90.2
45-54 381 44 10.4 7.4-14.3 337 89.6 85.7-92.6
55-64 365 23 5.3 3.3- 8.2 342 94.7 91.8-96.7
65-74 361 28 7.1 4.6-10.7 333 92.9 89.3-95.4
75+ 238 20 7.8 4.5-13.3 218 92.2 86.7-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 13 6.9 3.8-12.1 180 93.1 87.9-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 36 8.4 5.9-11.8 451 91.6 88.2-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 595 55 9.2 6.9-12.2 540 90.8 87.8-93.1
College Graduate 1,086 140 13.6 11.4-16.0 946 86.4 84.0-88.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 49 7.4 5.3-10.1 594 92.6 89.9-94.7
No 1,710 195 11.3 9.6-13.1 1,515 88.7 86.9-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 16 6.1 3.5-10.4 238 93.9 89.6-96.5
Non-Veteran 2,110 228 10.6 9.2-12.2 1,882 89.4 87.8-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,388 154 10.8 9.1-12.8 1,234 89.2 87.2-90.9
Unemployed 124 17 15.6 9.4-24.7 107 84.4 75.3-90.6
Retired 545 39 6.7 4.6- 9.7 506 93.3 90.3-95.4
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 167 23 12.9 8.3-19.4 144 87.1 80.6-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 17 8.1 4.5-14.1 163 91.9 85.9-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 222 25 10.5 6.7-16.0 197 89.5 84.0-93.3
$35,000- 49,999 241 15 5.9 3.4-10.0 226 94.1 90.0-96.6
$50,000- 74,999 289 33 9.9 6.7-14.3 256 90.1 85.7-93.3
$75,000+ 820 105 12.3 10.1-15.1 715 87.7 84.9-89.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 495 39 9.3 6.5-13.1 456 90.7 86.9-93.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 177 16 7.4 4.3-12.5 161 92.6 87.5-95.7
151% to 200% 181 16 8.2 4.7-14.1 165 91.8 85.9-95.3
More than 200% 1,271 148 11.0 9.3-13.1 1,123 89.0 86.9-90.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 495 39 9.3 6.5-13.1 456 90.7 86.9-93.5
HOUSING
Own 1,492 159 9.9 8.3-11.7 1,333 90.1 88.3-91.7
Rent 690 66 10.3 7.8-13.4 624 89.7 86.6-92.2
Other arrangement 157 18 12.8 7.9-20.1 139 87.2 79.9-92.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,318 157 12.0 10.1-14.2 1,161 88.0 85.8-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 607 50 7.8 5.7-10.6 557 92.2 89.4-94.3
Rural 445 38 8.4 5.8-11.9 407 91.6 88.1-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 199 16 8.1 4.7-13.8 183 91.9 86.2-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 891 78 8.2 6.3-10.5 813 91.8 89.5-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,280 151 11.7 9.9-13.9 1,129 88.3 86.1-90.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 802 96 12.5 10.1-15.5 706 87.5 84.5-89.9
2nd Quartile 903 88 9.0 7.1-11.4 815 91.0 88.6-92.9
3rd Quartile 594 54 8.6 6.4-11.6 540 91.4 88.4-93.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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