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   849 100.0 118 13.6 11.2- 16.5 731 86.4 83.5- 88.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 462 100.0 66 13.8 10.7- 17.8 396 86.2 82.2- 89.3
  African American, Non-Hispanic 174 100.0 21 12.9 7.9- 20.2 153 87.1 79.8- 92.1
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 16 100.0 3 39.8 11.2- 77.6 13 60.2 22.4- 88.8
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 40 100.0 6 14.0 5.7- 30.5 34 86.0 69.5- 94.3
  Latino/Hispanic 157 100.0 22 12.5 7.7- 19.6 135 87.5 80.4- 92.3
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 39 100.0 8 19.1 8.2- 38.5 31 80.9 61.5- 91.8
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 35 100.0 4 10.8 3.7- 27.4 31 89.2 72.6- 96.3
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 164 100.0 20 11.7 7.1- 18.7 144 88.3 81.3- 92.9
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 235 100.0 30 12.0 8.1- 17.5 205 88.0 82.5- 91.9
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 385 100.0 56 16.0 12.2- 20.7 329 84.0 79.3- 87.8
Age                  
  18-24 136 100.0 14 9.0 5.1- 15.2 122 91.0 84.8- 94.9
  25-30 188 100.0 27 15.3 10.3- 22.1 161 84.7 77.9- 89.7
  31-40 382 100.0 53 14.7 10.9- 19.5 329 85.3 80.5- 89.1
  41-44 153 100.0 24 15.6 10.1- 23.5 129 84.4 76.5- 89.9

Source: 2021 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.