2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Fruits and Vegetables

Consumed vegetables 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 4,530 3,728 82.0 80.5-83.3 802 18.0 16.7-19.5
-Western 572 488 85.1 81.1-88.3 84 14.9 11.7-18.9
GENDER
Male 266 220 83.1 77.2-87.7 46 16.9 12.3-22.8
Female 306 268 86.8 81.1-91.1 38 13.2 8.9-18.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 472 417 87.3 83.3-90.5 55 12.7 9.5-16.7
Non-Hispanic Black 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 70 80.1 69.8-87.5 21 19.9 12.5-30.2
35-44 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 84 81.3 70.5-88.8 20 18.7 11.2-29.5
55-64 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 113 86.5 78.3-91.9 18 13.5 8.1-21.7
Some Post-H.S. 163 141 87.8 81.0-92.4 22 12.2 7.6-19.0
College Graduate 213 193 90.9 85.2-94.5 20 9.1 5.5-14.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 197 163 84.4 77.3-89.5 34 15.6 10.5-22.7
No 371 321 85.3 80.1-89.3 50 14.7 10.7-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 510 433 84.9 80.7-88.3 77 15.1 11.7-19.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 293 246 83.7 77.9-88.2 47 16.3 11.8-22.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 174 160 90.8 83.8-94.9 14 9.2 5.1-16.2
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 131 90.0 82.6-94.4 13 10.0 5.6-17.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 108 85.0 75.8-91.2 18 15.0 8.8-24.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 242 86.2 80.7-90.4 35 13.8 9.6-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 108 85.0 75.8-91.2 18 15.0 8.8-24.2
HOUSING
Own 389 345 87.6 83.1-91.1 44 12.4 8.9-16.9
Rent 149 113 75.9 66.3-83.5 36 24.1 16.5-33.7
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 173 147 85.6 78.5-90.6 26 14.4 9.4-21.5
Rural 399 341 84.8 79.9-88.7 58 15.2 11.3-20.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 171 149 84.4 75.7-90.3 22 15.6 9.7-24.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 288 245 86.8 81.5-90.7 43 13.2 9.3-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 113 94 81.3 71.8-88.2 19 18.7 11.8-28.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 247 85.4 80.1-89.5 45 14.6 10.5-19.9
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 163 139 81.2 71.9-87.9 24 18.8 12.1-28.1

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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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