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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Physical Activity & Nutrition

On a typical day, how many times do you drink sweetened beverages, NOT including diet or sugar-free beverages?

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Respond.^
One time Two times Three times Four or more times None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,398 1,137 22.7 20.8-24.7 591 13.7 12.0-15.5 332 8.2 6.8- 9.7 446 11.1 9.5-13.0 2,892 44.4 42.2-46.6
-Eastern NC 1,433 298 23.5 19.8-27.5 181 15.6 12.3-19.6 104 6.7 4.8- 9.3 146 13.9 10.4-18.3 704 40.3 36.1-44.7
GENDER
Male 539 118 23.9 18.3-30.6 75 14.7 10.4-20.4 41 7.7 4.5-12.8 60 18.2 12.1-26.4 245 35.5 29.0-42.6
Female 894 180 23.0 18.8-27.9 106 16.5 12.0-22.3 63 5.8 4.0- 8.2 86 9.8 7.1-13.3 459 44.9 39.7-50.3
RACE
White 1,004 185 21.1 17.2-25.6 107 14.6 10.8-19.4 62 6.1 4.1- 9.1 102 12.8 9.0-18.0 548 45.4 40.2-50.7
African American 286 77 25.3 18.8-33.3 52 20.8 13.4-30.8 37 12.5 6.9-21.8 25 10.5 5.9-17.9 95 30.8 23.2-39.6
Other Minorities 137 36 33.0 19.5-50.1 22 13.1 6.0-26.3 5 1.0 0.3- 3.3 18 24.4 11.7-43.9 56 28.5 17.5-42.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 15 31.0 14.4-54.5 9 12.0 3.6-33.2 2 3.0 0.6-13.3 6 20.3 6.5-48.3 33 33.8 18.3-53.8
Non-Hispanic 1,365 283 22.8 19.3-26.6 172 16.0 12.6-20.1 102 7.1 5.0- 9.9 140 13.3 9.9-17.5 668 40.8 36.6-45.2
AGE
18-24 53 13 21.7 10.2-40.3 13 14.5 7.3-26.8 2 2.7 0.5-13.3 19 41.0 22.5-62.6 6 20.0 5.7-51.1
25-34 157 37 23.8 14.8-36.1 28 24.1 14.6-37.2 9 7.2 2.8-17.5 30 18.5 9.5-32.7 53 26.3 17.9-37.0
35-44 222 44 21.6 13.9-31.9 41 20.9 13.0-31.9 21 9.4 4.4-18.7 35 18.0 10.7-28.6 81 30.2 22.1-39.7
45-54 266 57 19.7 14.0-27.0 30 12.9 7.5-21.3 26 8.2 4.7-13.9 26 8.8 5.1-14.7 127 50.4 41.6-59.1
55-64 311 65 31.0 23.5-39.6 34 7.8 5.0-12.0 23 5.7 3.2- 9.7 22 5.2 2.6-10.1 167 50.4 42.2-58.5
65+ 414 82 23.3 17.1-30.8 34 9.9 5.9-16.2 22 5.0 2.8- 8.7 13 2.5 1.1- 5.5 263 59.4 51.5-66.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 40 22.3 13.1-35.3 28 21.9 12.1-36.5 18 3.8 2.1- 7.0 26 25.2 13.6-42.1 75 26.7 18.0-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 422 85 23.0 15.8-32.2 55 12.6 8.4-18.3 38 8.1 4.2-15.0 50 21.7 13.8-32.5 194 34.6 27.5-42.5
Some Post-H.S. 416 84 21.3 16.1-27.7 51 14.4 9.3-21.7 29 7.0 3.8-12.5 51 10.8 7.5-15.3 201 46.5 38.4-54.8
College Graduate 406 89 27.3 21.0-34.7 47 16.7 10.5-25.6 18 6.6 3.6-11.8 19 2.2 1.3- 3.9 233 47.2 39.7-54.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 192 33 23.9 14.6-36.7 31 17.4 9.5-29.8 19 4.8 2.6- 8.6 26 20.0 10.5-34.7 83 33.9 23.8-45.7
$15,000- 24,999 243 64 32.8 21.6-46.3 32 12.8 6.4-23.8 19 5.4 3.0- 9.4 29 18.7 9.3-34.1 99 30.3 21.4-41.0
$25,000- 34,999 137 29 17.4 9.9-29.0 16 12.0 5.2-25.4 12 12.3 4.2-31.0 16 27.7 12.7-50.1 64 30.6 19.3-44.7
$35,000- 49,999 198 38 24.2 15.2-36.2 25 16.4 8.1-30.3 12 5.1 2.4-10.5 11 4.2 1.9- 9.1 112 50.1 39.0-61.2
$50,000-74,999 213 40 20.3 13.2-29.9 33 18.6 10.7-30.3 12 7.0 2.8-16.5 23 12.9 6.9-22.8 105 41.2 31.1-52.1
$75,000+ 282 59 23.1 16.6-31.1 34 14.5 9.2-22.0 16 7.9 4.0-15.2 14 4.1 2.2- 7.6 159 50.4 40.7-59.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 535 91 20.8 15.3-27.6 66 13.3 8.7-19.8 40 4.6 3.1- 6.7 61 16.6 10.5-25.3 277 44.7 36.8-52.9
No 887 206 25.0 20.5-30.2 112 16.8 12.7-22.0 63 7.8 5.2-11.7 82 12.0 8.1-17.4 424 38.3 33.4-43.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 57 23.6 16.5-32.5 25 11.5 6.6-19.3 16 7.0 2.9-15.7 19 8.2 4.3-14.9 139 49.8 40.1-59.6
Non-Veteran 1,177 241 23.4 19.4-28.0 156 16.5 12.8-21.1 88 6.7 4.6- 9.5 127 15.1 11.0-20.3 565 38.3 33.7-43.1

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^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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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