2013 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Drinks-MALES

During the past 30 days, how often did you drink sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade)
sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull)?

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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 3,964 727 21.9 20.1-23.9 1,135 31.8 29.7-33.8 430 11.0 9.6-12.4 1,672 35.4 33.4-37.4
-MALES 1,556 362 25.5 22.7-28.6 468 33.5 30.4-36.8 161 11.4 9.2-14.0 565 29.6 26.8-32.5
RACE
White 1,104 234 24.5 21.1-28.2 333 33.6 29.9-37.4 104 10.3 7.8-13.4 433 31.7 28.4-35.2
African American 266 80 30.6 24.0-38.2 76 32.0 24.7-40.4 40 17.1 11.7-24.4 70 20.2 14.9-26.8
Other Minorities 172 45 23.7 15.8-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 227 76 32.4 25.8-39.7 99 41.8 34.7-49.4 22 12.2 7.4-19.5 30 13.6 9.2-19.4
35-44 226 70 28.1 21.9-35.4 74 31.6 25.1-38.9 22 9.4 5.8-14.9 60 30.9 24.0-38.7
45-54 253 53 22.9 16.7-30.5 84 37.4 29.9-45.5 36 13.4 9.1-19.2 80 26.3 20.3-33.4
55-64 356 69 20.8 15.8-26.8 95 26.6 21.3-32.6 43 13.0 9.0-18.6 149 39.6 33.5-46.0
65-74 295 47 15.1 10.4-21.5 72 20.4 15.4-26.5 25 9.9 6.1-15.6 151 54.6 47.2-61.8
75+ 186 43 23.7 16.4-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 41.7 32.4-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 80 35.8 28.1-44.1 60 26.3 19.5-34.5 *** *** *** 73 29.3 22.6-37.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 428 114 28.5 23.0-34.7 129 36.4 30.5-42.8 41 9.9 6.9-14.1 144 25.2 20.5-30.6
Some Post-H.S. 366 89 27.2 21.6-33.6 116 34.7 28.4-41.6 37 12.2 7.5-19.2 124 26.0 20.8-32.0
College Graduate 527 78 12.8 9.8-16.6 162 34.3 29.1-39.9 64 13.7 10.2-18.0 223 39.1 33.9-44.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 48 39.1 29.3-49.9 39 27.9 19.3-38.4 *** *** *** 60 26.0 18.7-35.0
$15,000- 24,999 270 71 23.5 17.8-30.4 83 36.1 28.8-44.0 32 14.8 9.6-22.1 84 25.6 19.6-32.8
$25,000- 34,999 150 40 25.9 18.1-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 25.6 18.0-35.0
$35,000- 49,999 182 47 30.3 21.9-40.4 50 29.4 21.5-38.7 *** *** *** 74 34.3 26.3-43.3
$50,000- 74,999 170 34 25.3 16.9-36.0 62 35.5 26.4-45.8 20 11.9 6.7-20.4 54 27.3 19.3-37.0
$75,000+ 377 61 15.3 11.2-20.7 123 34.8 28.5-41.6 43 13.1 8.2-20.3 150 36.8 30.7-43.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 454 102 25.6 20.2-31.7 119 29.1 23.6-35.3 53 11.6 8.5-15.7 180 33.8 28.4-39.6
No 1,093 257 25.4 22.1-29.1 347 35.0 31.2-38.9 108 11.4 8.8-14.7 381 28.2 25.0-31.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 469 93 21.0 16.5-26.3 123 29.4 24.1-35.3 49 12.4 9.0-17.0 204 37.1 31.6-43.0
Non-Veteran 1,084 268 26.9 23.4-30.6 344 34.8 31.1-38.7 112 11.2 8.6-14.3 360 27.2 24.0-30.6
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 773 185 26.0 22.0-30.6 226 33.6 29.1-38.5 80 9.9 7.4-13.2 282 30.4 26.3-34.7
No 783 177 25.1 21.1-29.4 242 33.4 29.1-37.9 81 12.8 9.5-17.0 283 28.8 25.0-32.9

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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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