2013 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Drinks-African Americans

About how often do you drink regular soda or pop that contains sugar?

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  Total
Respond.^		 1+ times a day 1+ times a week 1+ times a month Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,963 828 26.5 24.5-28.6 949 26.0 24.0-28.0 561 13.3 11.9-14.7 1,625 34.3 32.3-36.3
-African Americans 745 172 28.8 24.4-33.7 227 30.6 26.2-35.3 133 17.1 13.8-21.0 213 23.5 19.8-27.7
GENDER
Male 263 77 31.3 24.2-39.4 75 29.6 22.6-37.7 38 14.4 9.6-21.1 73 24.7 18.7-31.9
Female 482 95 26.7 21.3-32.8 152 31.4 26.2-37.1 95 19.3 15.2-24.3 140 22.5 18.3-27.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 734 167 28.4 23.9-33.3 223 30.4 26.0-35.2 132 17.3 13.9-21.2 212 24.0 20.2-28.2
AGE
18-34 134 42 35.5 26.4-45.8 45 30.5 22.0-40.6 24 17.7 11.3-26.6 23 16.3 10.1-25.0
35-44 105 *** *** *** 32 30.1 21.1-41.0 18 17.4 10.6-27.2 25 18.8 11.8-28.6
45-54 129 29 26.4 17.6-37.6 *** *** *** 29 17.4 11.1-26.2 32 21.0 13.5-31.2
55-64 162 33 19.7 13.1-28.6 53 34.8 25.7-45.1 24 14.6 8.4-24.1 52 30.9 22.7-40.5
65-74 133 *** *** *** 36 20.2 12.8-30.2 24 19.3 11.6-30.2 *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** 28 22.3 14.1-33.5 *** *** *** 42 22.0 14.4-32.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 52 28.6 21.3-37.2 66 27.8 20.1-37.1 38 14.8 9.9-21.6 66 28.8 21.5-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 210 52 29.2 21.6-38.3 69 34.9 26.8-44.0 41 18.1 12.5-25.6 48 17.7 12.0-25.3
College Graduate 188 28 14.2 8.7-22.5 64 35.7 27.6-44.7 39 22.1 14.9-31.6 57 28.0 20.7-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 11.9 6.9-19.8 31 20.5 12.9-31.1
$15,000- 24,999 170 39 28.9 20.5-39.2 53 31.5 23.3-41.2 34 18.4 12.1-26.8 44 21.2 14.3-30.2
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 21.7 13.3-33.4
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 233 54 28.8 20.8-38.3 68 26.7 20.1-34.6 42 15.7 10.6-22.4 69 28.8 21.8-37.1
No 510 116 28.8 23.5-34.6 159 31.9 26.6-37.8 91 17.6 13.6-22.4 144 21.7 17.5-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 654 152 29.5 24.7-34.9 198 30.5 25.8-35.7 119 17.3 13.8-21.5 185 22.6 18.7-27.0
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 352 84 27.7 21.5-35.0 105 30.4 23.7-38.1 49 15.6 10.9-21.7 114 26.3 20.6-32.9
No 393 88 29.8 23.7-36.6 122 30.7 25.2-36.8 84 18.3 14.0-23.7 99 21.2 16.6-26.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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.

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