2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

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)?
Do not include 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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 3,866 699 20.5 18.8-22.4 1,097 30.4 28.5-32.5 412 10.2 9.0-11.5 1,658 38.8 36.8-40.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 791 154 24.1 19.9-28.8 296 34.8 30.5-39.3 95 10.7 8.2-13.8 246 30.5 26.2-35.1
GENDER
Male 305 67 24.8 18.8-32.0 107 34.2 27.7-41.3 34 8.1 5.4-12.2 97 32.9 26.1-40.5
Female 486 87 23.4 18.0-29.9 189 35.2 29.8-41.1 61 12.8 9.2-17.5 149 28.5 23.4-34.3
AGE
18-34 146 *** *** *** 60 32.4 23.8-42.4 16 11.4 6.2-19.9 23 16.9 10.1-26.9
35-44 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 25 18.4 11.7-27.7 54 37.0 27.6-47.5 14 11.4 6.3-19.7 *** *** ***
55-64 177 27 13.3 8.5-20.2 63 34.7 26.1-44.5 24 11.9 7.2-19.1 63 40.1 31.1-49.8
65-74 137 18 15.0 8.3-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** 18 16.2 9.0-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** 20 18.6 10.9-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 247 63 30.6 23.5-38.8 78 30.7 23.6-38.8 26 7.9 4.7-13.1 80 30.8 23.3-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 215 38 23.2 15.6-33.0 90 37.2 29.4-45.8 25 11.6 7.2-18.0 62 28.0 20.7-36.9
College Graduate 219 24 12.8 7.6-20.6 108 51.5 42.8-60.2 29 11.7 7.6-17.5 58 24.0 17.4-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 170 32 21.9 14.9-31.0 66 31.3 23.3-40.6 20 11.1 6.4-18.5 52 35.7 26.5-46.1
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 50 21.2 14.7-29.4 97 33.3 26.3-41.1 34 11.9 7.6-18.2 107 33.6 26.7-41.2
No 499 103 25.5 20.4-31.4 198 35.6 30.4-41.3 61 10.1 7.3-13.8 137 28.7 23.4-34.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 692 141 25.0 20.5-30.2 256 34.8 30.3-39.7 84 10.3 7.8-13.6 211 29.8 25.2-34.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 233 45 23.9 17.6-31.4 97 36.9 29.9-44.5 22 8.1 5.0-12.9 69 31.1 24.3-38.8
Regional City or Suburban County 152 35 26.4 17.5-37.9 54 31.3 22.6-41.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 406 74 23.0 16.8-30.7 145 34.3 28.1-41.2 58 14.4 10.3-19.9 129 28.2 22.5-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 395 89 26.4 20.8-32.9 170 39.1 33.1-45.6 46 9.9 6.9-14.1 90 24.5 18.9-31.0
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 23 16.8 10.0-26.8 66 28.5 21.0-37.5 27 14.3 8.8-22.5 82 40.4 31.5-50.0
Unable to Work 127 26 18.9 11.1-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 30 22.4 14.2-33.4 58 34.7 25.7-45.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 41 19.8 13.2-28.6 118 37.0 29.9-44.8 36 12.7 8.4-18.8 85 30.4 23.1-38.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 40 19.5 12.7-28.8 88 36.2 27.9-45.4 31 13.9 8.7-21.4 81 30.4 23.1-38.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 294 68 23.6 18.1-30.2 94 30.8 24.4-38.0 38 12.1 8.0-18.0 94 33.5 26.3-41.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 46 26.3 19.2-35.0 114 37.8 30.9-45.3 26 8.1 5.1-12.6 71 27.8 21.5-35.1

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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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