2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 584 376 63.1 57.6-68.2 208 36.9 31.8-42.4
GENDER
Male 275 165 57.7 50.1-64.9 110 42.3 35.1-49.9
Female 309 211 68.3 60.9-75.0 98 31.7 25.0-39.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 484 309 62.3 56.3-67.9 175 37.7 32.1-43.7
Non-Hispanic Black 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 116 78 68.7 57.8-77.8 38 31.3 22.2-42.2
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 107 64.6 55.6-72.8 60 35.4 27.2-44.4
College Graduate 218 153 71.3 64.1-77.5 65 28.7 22.5-35.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 130 57.6 47.7-66.9 78 42.4 33.1-52.3
No 372 242 65.8 59.7-71.5 130 34.2 28.5-40.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 517 328 62.5 56.6-68.0 189 37.5 32.0-43.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 293 182 62.1 54.9-68.8 111 37.9 31.2-45.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 132 70.5 62.0-77.7 54 29.5 22.3-38.0
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 102 68.2 58.7-76.4 44 31.8 23.6-41.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 187 68.5 61.8-74.5 92 31.5 25.5-38.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 399 267 66.0 59.8-71.7 132 34.0 28.3-40.2
Rent 148 90 60.4 50.3-69.6 58 39.6 30.4-49.7
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 171 118 69.7 61.1-77.1 53 30.3 22.9-38.9
Rural 413 258 60.6 53.9-67.0 155 39.4 33.0-46.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 176 *** *** *** 76 46.1 36.0-56.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 290 193 67.7 60.6-74.0 97 32.3 26.0-39.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 118 83 67.1 56.3-76.4 35 32.9 23.6-43.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 200 64.1 56.5-71.1 97 35.9 28.9-43.5
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 162 97 58.3 48.0-67.8 65 41.7 32.2-52.0

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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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