2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 607 68 10.8 8.2-14.1 539 89.2 85.9-91.8
GENDER
Male 286 29 11.3 7.5-16.7 257 88.7 83.3-92.5
Female 321 39 10.4 7.1-14.8 282 89.6 85.2-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 498 61 11.2 8.3-14.8 437 88.8 85.2-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 112 16 13.2 7.5-22.2 96 86.8 77.8-92.5
65-74 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 173 18 10.8 6.3-17.9 155 89.2 82.1-93.7
College Graduate 222 34 16.3 11.3-23.1 188 83.7 76.9-88.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 386 54 14.3 10.5-19.1 332 85.7 80.9-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 539 62 10.9 8.2-14.5 477 89.1 85.5-91.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 302 37 12.9 9.1-18.1 265 87.1 81.9-90.9
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 21 9.3 5.6-15.3 173 90.7 84.7-94.4
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 25 19.5 12.5-29.2 123 80.5 70.8-87.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 139 25 15.4 9.7-23.7 114 84.6 76.3-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 283 32 13.1 8.8-19.0 251 86.9 81.0-91.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 139 25 15.4 9.7-23.7 114 84.6 76.3-90.3
HOUSING
Own 414 48 10.4 7.5-14.1 366 89.6 85.9-92.5
Rent 155 17 13.3 7.4-22.7 138 86.7 77.3-92.6
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 30 16.8 11.5-23.8 146 83.2 76.2-88.5
Rural 431 38 8.7 5.9-12.6 393 91.3 87.4-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 302 42 14.3 10.0-20.0 260 85.7 80.0-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 118 14 11.1 6.2-19.2 104 88.9 80.8-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 307 42 12.2 8.7-16.8 265 87.8 83.2-91.3
2nd Quartile 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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