Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
F1 Percentage of women who consume fruits and vegetables at least five times per day

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   797 100.0 180 22.6 18.9- 26.9 617 77.4 73.1- 81.1
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 445 100.0 102 20.6 16.4- 25.5 343 79.4 74.5- 83.6
  African American, Non-Hispanic 185 100.0 44 25.7 17.6- 35.9 141 74.3 64.1- 82.4
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 27 100.0 4 4.7 1.2- 17.1 23 95.3 82.9- 98.8
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 53 100.0 16 35.9 21.5- 53.5 37 64.1 46.5- 78.5
  Latino/Hispanic 87 100.0 14 21.0 9.5- 40.2 73 79.0 59.8- 90.5
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 15 100.0 1 5.3 0.7- 30.3 14 94.7 69.7- 99.3
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 42 100.0 5 24.1 9.1- 50.1 37 75.9 49.9- 90.9
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 162 100.0 28 16.1 10.4- 24.1 134 83.9 75.9- 89.6
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 257 100.0 62 24.9 18.5- 32.7 195 75.1 67.3- 81.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 326 100.0 85 25.0 20.0- 30.8 241 75.0 69.2- 80.0
Age                  
  18-24 170 100.0 35 28.1 19.2- 39.2 135 71.9 60.8- 80.8
  25-30 181 100.0 45 21.3 15.3- 28.9 136 78.7 71.1- 84.7
  31-40 335 100.0 74 19.0 14.6- 24.3 261 81.0 75.7- 85.4
  41-44 117 100.0 27 24.1 14.6- 37.2 90 75.9 62.8- 85.4

Source: 2017 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.