2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 788 174 25.3 21.3-29.9 252 31.2 26.8-35.9 115 14.0 11.2-17.3 247 29.5 25.4-34.0
GENDER
Male 301 72 28.7 21.9-36.5 90 27.5 21.6-34.3 40 12.0 8.3-17.0 99 31.8 25.4-39.1
Female 487 102 22.6 18.1-27.9 162 34.1 28.2-40.7 75 15.6 11.7-20.4 148 27.7 22.6-33.4
AGE
18-34 145 33 25.7 17.1-36.7 *** *** *** 17 9.2 5.3-15.5 42 27.4 19.3-37.2
35-44 107 *** *** *** 34 25.9 17.4-36.7 18 13.8 7.6-23.8 26 23.2 15.0-34.2
45-54 140 33 22.8 15.4-32.3 50 34.9 25.4-45.8 20 16.5 10.1-25.7 37 25.8 17.7-36.2
55-64 174 32 19.8 13.4-28.1 55 27.5 20.1-36.4 29 17.1 10.5-26.5 58 35.7 26.9-45.5
65-74 138 30 22.9 14.8-33.7 *** *** *** 19 15.2 8.8-25.0 *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 70 32.3 24.8-40.9 82 30.6 23.5-38.9 28 10.1 6.4-15.4 66 27.0 20.2-35.0
Some Post-H.S. 215 45 22.4 15.8-30.8 74 34.8 26.5-44.2 34 15.7 10.5-22.8 62 27.2 20.2-35.5
College Graduate 219 31 14.7 9.7-21.7 75 32.5 24.9-41.1 41 22.4 15.6-31.0 72 30.4 22.8-39.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 37 26.7 18.5-36.8 62 32.4 24.1-42.0 17 9.6 5.6-16.1 51 31.3 22.7-41.4
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.9 14.3-34.4 21 17.0 9.5-28.7
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 75 27.4 20.9-35.0 88 33.2 25.6-41.8 44 14.9 10.3-21.1 79 24.5 18.7-31.4
No 498 97 24.0 19.0-29.8 164 30.3 25.2-36.0 71 13.6 10.2-17.8 166 32.1 26.8-37.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 17 16.2 9.2-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 690 157 26.4 22.0-31.4 213 30.7 26.0-35.8 101 13.8 10.9-17.4 219 29.1 24.7-33.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 233 52 21.5 16.3-28.0 76 31.4 24.6-39.1 33 14.0 9.5-20.1 72 33.1 26.1-40.9
Regional City or Suburban County 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 18.4 12.0-27.3 44 29.5 20.6-40.3
Rural 406 89 28.3 21.7-36.0 135 34.3 27.8-41.5 51 11.6 8.2-16.2 131 25.8 20.6-31.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 394 94 27.5 21.8-34.1 125 29.7 23.9-36.1 65 14.2 10.6-18.9 110 28.6 23.0-34.9
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 35 18.6 12.4-26.8 64 32.8 24.3-42.6 25 15.3 9.7-23.1 73 33.4 24.7-43.3
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 28.1 19.1-39.1
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 37 28.3 19.2-39.8 *** *** *** 16 8.7 4.9-15.0 48 28.9 20.2-39.5
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 50 20.4 14.2-28.4 86 31.4 23.9-40.0 55 19.0 13.8-25.5 91 29.2 22.7-36.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 239 53 28.2 19.9-38.4 71 31.3 23.6-40.1 29 11.8 7.3-18.7 86 28.7 21.6-37.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 293 65 26.5 19.9-34.3 91 27.4 21.2-34.6 49 14.7 10.4-20.4 88 31.5 25.0-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 56 23.1 17.4-30.1 90 34.6 27.3-42.8 37 14.1 9.8-19.8 73 28.1 21.7-35.7

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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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