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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,167 226 19.1 16.2-22.4 119 13.5 10.5-17.2 64 9.3 6.0-14.0 96 11.0 8.5-14.2 662 47.1 42.9-51.3
GENDER
Male 449 95 20.5 16.2-25.8 54 14.8 10.5-20.4 34 13.3 7.4-22.8 49 13.1 9.2-18.3 217 38.3 32.3-44.7
Female 718 131 17.8 14.2-22.1 65 12.4 8.5-17.8 30 5.7 3.6- 8.9 47 9.3 6.2-13.6 445 54.8 49.3-60.2
RACE
White 1,065 203 19.3 16.2-22.8 109 13.4 10.2-17.3 60 9.8 6.3-15.1 80 10.1 7.6-13.4 613 47.3 42.9-51.8
African American 37 8 11.1 4.5-24.6 7 29.4 13.0-53.7 2 5.0 0.8-25.8 8 25.3 10.4-49.7 12 29.2 12.3-54.7
Other Minorities 62 15 22.9 11.9-39.5 3 2.9 0.8- 9.4 2 2.6 0.6-11.3 8 15.9 6.1-35.6 34 55.7 37.4-72.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 21 3 8.6 2.3-26.9 2 3.1 0.7-13.1 0 0.0 . - . 4 27.4 6.1-68.4 12 61.0 27.9-86.4
Non-Hispanic 1,144 223 19.3 16.4-22.7 117 13.8 10.7-17.5 64 9.5 6.1-14.3 92 10.7 8.2-13.9 648 46.7 42.5-51.0
AGE
18-24 42 7 15.0 6.7-30.3 7 19.9 9.3-37.6 8 16.5 7.5-32.3 12 31.2 17.9-48.6 8 17.4 8.3-33.0
25-34 81 13 12.4 6.5-22.2 11 12.8 6.7-23.3 11 22.8 9.2-46.4 15 19.1 10.6-32.0 31 32.9 21.4-46.9
35-44 132 28 20.9 13.7-30.4 15 21.2 11.3-36.4 12 8.7 4.7-15.5 14 8.1 4.3-14.8 63 41.1 31.0-52.1
45-54 187 44 27.7 20.0-37.0 21 11.8 7.3-18.4 13 6.3 3.2-11.9 21 9.0 5.4-14.6 88 45.3 36.7-54.2
55-64 279 51 17.9 13.0-24.3 31 10.3 7.0-15.0 11 4.1 2.1- 7.8 14 4.8 2.7- 8.5 172 62.8 55.9-69.2
65+ 434 82 18.9 15.0-23.5 32 8.8 5.8-13.0 9 2.9 1.3- 6.1 18 3.7 2.2- 6.0 293 65.8 60.1-71.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 28 17.7 11.3-26.5 13 6.4 3.2-12.5 13 13.1 6.8-23.6 15 11.9 5.8-22.8 84 51.0 39.8-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 74 18.0 13.5-23.7 49 20.8 15.0-28.1 24 8.9 5.5-14.2 43 16.1 11.2-22.5 183 36.2 30.2-42.6
Some Post-H.S. 299 54 19.4 13.8-26.4 31 14.8 8.4-24.5 17 7.6 4.2-13.3 25 12.6 7.5-20.4 172 45.6 37.8-53.7
College Graduate 340 68 19.2 14.2-25.4 26 7.4 4.6-11.7 10 10.0 2.9-29.1 13 3.7 1.7- 7.9 223 59.7 49.7-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 30 14.9 9.4-22.8 15 17.9 8.4-34.2 10 6.3 2.8-13.9 15 18.6 9.7-32.7 87 42.3 31.0-54.5
$15,000- 24,999 221 50 19.4 13.6-26.8 31 20.9 11.7-34.4 16 9.3 5.3-15.9 20 10.5 6.0-17.7 104 39.9 31.0-49.6
$25,000- 34,999 141 28 22.4 14.7-32.5 14 9.5 5.0-17.4 7 8.3 3.7-17.7 14 11.6 6.5-20.0 78 48.2 38.1-58.4
$35,000- 49,999 157 31 18.3 12.2-26.7 13 9.9 5.3-18.0 10 8.2 3.5-18.1 22 19.3 11.6-30.5 81 44.2 34.1-54.7
$50,000-74,999 158 26 17.8 10.7-28.1 16 10.5 5.9-18.1 9 18.3 6.4-42.2 11 7.9 3.3-17.9 96 45.4 33.3-58.1
$75,000+ 164 34 21.3 14.0-31.1 14 12.9 7.0-22.3 5 3.4 1.3- 8.6 2 1.4 0.3- 6.7 109 60.9 50.7-70.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 437 88 20.2 15.5-25.9 48 12.3 8.5-17.4 19 6.1 3.6-10.3 34 10.6 6.6-16.5 248 50.8 44.4-57.2
No 720 136 18.6 15.1-22.7 70 14.1 10.2-19.1 45 10.7 6.4-17.4 59 11.1 8.0-15.2 410 45.5 40.3-50.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 28 19.7 13.0-28.8 19 11.7 7.1-18.7 8 8.3 3.9-16.7 13 5.7 3.1-10.2 97 54.6 45.2-63.6
Non-Veteran 999 198 19.1 16.0-22.6 99 13.8 10.5-17.9 55 9.4 5.8-14.8 82 11.4 8.6-15.0 565 46.3 41.8-50.9

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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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