2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

During the past 30 days, how often do you drink regular soda or pop that contains sugar?
Do not include diet soda or diet pop.

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more times per day 1-6 times per week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,870 817 23.5 21.7-25.4 953 26.6 24.7-28.6 544 12.8 11.5-14.2 1,556 37.1 35.2-39.2
-Eastern NC 1,620 389 26.7 23.6-29.9 412 27.2 24.2-30.4 208 11.5 9.7-13.5 611 34.7 31.7-37.9
GENDER
Male 689 183 29.4 24.8-34.4 183 27.3 23.1-31.9 87 11.5 8.9-14.8 236 31.8 27.5-36.4
Female 931 206 24.1 20.3-28.5 229 27.1 23.0-31.7 121 11.4 9.1-14.2 375 37.4 33.2-41.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 913 216 26.6 22.8-30.7 190 23.4 19.9-27.4 110 10.4 8.3-13.0 397 39.6 35.6-43.8
Non-Hispanic Black 456 91 24.7 18.9-31.7 147 31.3 25.2-38.0 68 13.9 10.4-18.4 150 30.1 24.6-36.2
Other 251 82 31.9 24.3-40.8 75 36.5 28.4-45.6 30 10.7 6.4-17.1 64 20.9 14.9-28.5
AGE
18-34 242 74 31.5 24.6-39.5 91 37.4 29.8-45.7 20 6.9 4.2-11.3 57 24.1 18.3-31.1
35-44 198 50 33.4 24.4-43.7 58 27.2 20.1-35.6 37 14.8 10.0-21.3 53 24.7 17.8-33.2
45-54 280 82 26.7 20.8-33.6 69 27.8 21.8-34.8 34 10.8 7.1-16.1 95 34.6 27.9-42.0
55-64 353 65 17.4 13.0-22.8 81 22.9 17.8-28.9 51 12.9 9.3-17.7 156 46.8 40.2-53.6
65-74 319 68 24.6 17.6-33.3 71 19.5 14.4-25.9 42 15.3 10.3-22.3 138 40.6 33.2-48.3
75+ 213 49 24.8 18.0-33.2 40 19.0 12.0-28.6 23 11.4 7.1-17.9 101 44.8 36.0-53.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 81 40.4 31.5-49.9 43 22.4 15.5-31.3 21 7.6 4.4-12.7 73 29.7 22.5-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 126 28.2 23.0-34.1 140 32.7 27.2-38.8 43 8.1 5.5-11.7 144 31.0 25.7-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 484 117 25.0 20.1-30.7 116 24.7 19.6-30.5 71 14.0 10.6-18.3 180 36.3 30.9-42.1
College Graduate 459 65 13.6 10.0-18.1 110 27.4 22.5-32.9 72 16.1 12.4-20.7 212 42.9 37.4-48.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 60 31.1 22.9-40.7 42 26.2 18.6-35.6 27 12.4 7.6-19.7 52 30.3 21.7-40.4
$15,000- 24,999 274 82 28.6 21.7-36.7 81 29.2 22.4-37.2 23 8.4 5.1-13.5 88 33.8 26.4-42.0
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** 30 17.9 10.5-28.8 17 7.5 4.3-12.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 190 46 28.7 19.8-39.6 *** *** *** 20 7.9 4.5-13.6 66 29.4 21.8-38.4
$50,000- 74,999 190 37 19.0 13.1-26.7 55 35.1 26.5-44.8 23 13.6 8.2-21.7 75 32.4 24.9-40.9
$75,000+ 312 43 16.2 11.3-22.6 75 24.7 19.2-31.3 50 15.0 10.8-20.5 144 44.1 37.2-51.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 611 165 26.7 22.1-31.9 138 24.4 19.4-30.2 84 11.4 8.7-14.7 224 37.5 32.4-42.9
No 998 222 26.7 22.8-30.9 272 28.7 25.1-32.7 122 11.2 9.0-13.9 382 33.4 29.6-37.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 44 16.2 11.6-22.2 66 26.1 19.8-33.5 42 15.1 10.6-20.9 100 42.6 35.0-50.5
Non-Veteran 1,366 345 28.5 25.1-32.2 345 27.3 24.0-30.9 166 10.9 8.9-13.1 510 33.3 30.1-36.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 108 16 15.8 9.2-25.7 30 29.2 20.1-40.2 15 12.6 7.3-20.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 233 43 26.2 19.2-34.5 60 22.9 17.2-29.7 40 14.3 9.9-20.3 90 36.6 29.3-44.6
Rural 1,279 330 27.8 24.3-31.7 322 27.9 24.4-31.7 153 10.7 8.7-13.1 474 33.5 30.1-37.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 777 208 30.7 26.3-35.6 209 28.0 23.8-32.6 109 12.3 9.7-15.4 251 29.0 25.1-33.3
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 92 18.8 14.6-23.7 107 21.2 16.6-26.7 51 11.5 8.2-16.0 238 48.5 42.6-54.5
Unable to Work 202 53 21.6 15.1-30.1 41 22.7 15.9-31.3 35 14.1 9.1-21.1 73 41.6 32.5-51.2
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** 42 25.2 17.9-34.2 19 10.8 6.3-17.9 41 24.5 16.5-34.6
101% to 150% 272 75 30.0 22.3-39.0 70 23.5 17.3-31.1 30 8.2 5.2-12.8 97 38.3 30.4-46.8
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 708 129 19.6 15.7-24.1 181 29.3 24.6-34.5 94 12.7 9.9-16.2 304 38.4 33.8-43.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 183 32.0 26.6-37.9 144 24.1 19.7-29.3 71 11.5 8.2-15.9 199 32.4 27.3-37.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 734 155 26.8 22.5-31.5 188 26.2 22.3-30.6 102 11.8 9.4-14.8 289 35.2 30.9-39.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 51 21.0 14.9-28.7 80 32.4 25.1-40.5 35 10.6 7.2-15.2 123 36.0 29.4-43.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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