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   733 100.0 138 18.2 15.2- 21.6 595 81.8 78.4- 84.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 381 100.0 84 22.0 17.6- 27.0 297 78.0 73.0- 82.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 175 100.0 32 17.4 11.9- 24.8 143 82.6 75.2- 88.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 18 100.0 3 13.4 3.8- 37.8 15 86.6 62.2- 96.2
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 35 100.0 5 12.5 4.4- 30.4 30 87.5 69.6- 95.6
  Latino/Hispanic 124 100.0 14 7.6 4.2- 13.2 110 92.4 86.8- 95.8
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 28 100.0 3 9.3 2.8- 26.6 25 90.7 73.4- 97.2
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 35 100.0 3 8.6 2.6- 25.3 32 91.4 74.7- 97.4
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 140 100.0 21 14.7 9.0- 23.1 119 85.3 76.9- 91.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 219 100.0 35 17.4 12.2- 24.1 184 82.6 75.9- 87.8
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 317 100.0 79 26.0 20.9- 31.7 238 74.0 68.3- 79.1
Age                  
  18-24 147 100.0 21 12.4 7.9- 18.9 126 87.6 81.1- 92.1
  25-30 156 100.0 25 18.1 11.8- 26.8 131 81.9 73.2- 88.2
  31-40 319 100.0 68 22.1 17.4- 27.8 251 77.9 72.2- 82.6
  41-44 117 100.0 27 22.5 14.3- 33.5 90 77.5 66.5- 85.7

Source: 2019 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.