2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,285 1,387 59.4 57.0-61.8 898 40.6 38.2-43.0
GENDER
Male 1,103 655 57.4 53.8-60.9 448 42.6 39.1-46.2
Female 1,182 732 61.3 57.9-64.6 450 38.7 35.4-42.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,479 898 60.5 57.5-63.4 581 39.5 36.6-42.5
Non-Hispanic Black 401 227 53.1 47.2-58.9 174 46.9 41.1-52.8
Other 364 245 66.1 59.7-71.9 119 33.9 28.1-40.3
AGE
18-34 542 303 56.0 50.9-60.9 239 44.0 39.1-49.1
35-44 391 246 62.5 56.6-68.0 145 37.5 32.0-43.4
45-54 375 226 58.4 52.4-64.2 149 41.6 35.8-47.6
55-64 353 212 59.6 53.4-65.4 141 40.4 34.6-46.6
65-74 344 217 63.6 57.2-69.4 127 36.4 30.6-42.8
75+ 228 155 61.5 53.2-69.1 73 38.5 30.9-46.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 91 50.0 41.2-58.9 85 50.0 41.1-58.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 263 56.3 50.8-61.6 203 43.7 38.4-49.2
Some Post-H.S. 571 335 58.7 53.9-63.3 236 41.3 36.7-46.1
College Graduate 1,064 694 65.7 62.5-68.8 370 34.3 31.2-37.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 340 53.0 48.3-57.7 269 47.0 42.3-51.7
No 1,663 1,037 61.6 58.8-64.5 626 38.4 35.5-41.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 247 153 57.6 49.8-65.0 94 42.4 35.0-50.2
Non-Veteran 2,034 1,231 59.6 57.0-62.1 803 40.4 37.9-43.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,346 793 57.9 54.7-61.0 553 42.1 39.0-45.3
Unemployed 118 77 69.5 58.9-78.5 41 30.5 21.5-41.1
Retired 522 338 62.5 57.3-67.4 184 37.5 32.6-42.7
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 112 66.5 56.8-74.9 52 33.5 25.1-43.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 173 98 53.8 44.6-62.9 75 46.2 37.1-55.4
$25,000- 34,999 219 130 59.1 51.4-66.5 89 40.9 33.5-48.6
$35,000- 49,999 231 136 59.9 51.9-67.5 95 40.1 32.5-48.1
$50,000- 74,999 277 165 59.7 52.8-66.3 112 40.3 33.7-47.2
$75,000+ 806 528 63.6 59.6-67.4 278 36.4 32.6-40.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 462 269 55.8 50.1-61.4 193 44.2 38.6-49.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 92 53.2 43.3-62.8 75 46.8 37.2-56.7
101% to 150% 173 99 57.7 49.0-65.9 74 42.3 34.1-51.0
151% to 200% 173 101 57.6 48.8-65.9 72 42.4 34.1-51.2
More than 200% 1,241 782 61.9 58.6-65.1 459 38.1 34.9-41.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 462 269 55.8 50.1-61.4 193 44.2 38.6-49.9
HOUSING
Own 1,451 920 62.3 59.3-65.2 531 37.7 34.8-40.7
Rent 663 378 54.2 49.5-58.8 285 45.8 41.2-50.5
Other arrangement 144 73 52.2 42.6-61.7 71 47.8 38.3-57.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,277 795 61.3 58.1-64.5 482 38.7 35.5-41.9
Regional City or Suburban County 582 336 56.8 51.9-61.5 246 43.2 38.5-48.1
Rural 426 256 57.9 52.0-63.5 170 42.1 36.5-48.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 113 56.7 47.7-65.2 78 43.3 34.8-52.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 858 496 56.4 52.3-60.4 362 43.6 39.6-47.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,236 778 61.8 58.5-65.0 458 38.2 35.0-41.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 783 485 61.1 56.9-65.0 298 38.9 35.0-43.1
2nd Quartile 861 528 59.8 55.8-63.6 333 40.2 36.4-44.2
3rd Quartile 574 336 56.4 51.2-61.4 238 43.6 38.6-48.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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