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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,686 404 27.1 24.3-30.2 436 27.1 24.4-29.9 236 12.1 10.4-14.1 610 33.6 30.8-36.6
Female 2,184 413 20.2 18.0-22.7 517 26.1 23.5-28.9 308 13.4 11.6-15.4 946 40.3 37.5-43.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,532 494 22.2 20.1-24.6 548 23.6 21.5-25.9 350 12.5 11.0-14.2 1,140 41.7 39.2-44.2
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 130 *** *** *** 30 20.4 12.6-31.1 17 10.1 5.1-19.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.1 8.7-24.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 258 72 27.7 21.1-35.4 88 42.4 33.9-51.4 34 10.4 7.0-15.3 64 19.5 14.1-26.3
AGE
18-34 621 169 27.1 22.9-31.8 221 38.5 33.7-43.6 77 10.5 8.0-13.6 154 23.9 20.1-28.1
35-44 471 110 27.9 22.8-33.6 137 28.0 23.2-33.3 75 13.5 10.3-17.5 149 30.6 25.7-36.0
45-54 689 176 25.8 21.6-30.4 159 23.6 19.7-27.9 104 14.5 11.4-18.2 250 36.2 31.7-40.9
55-64 809 143 18.2 15.0-21.9 172 21.8 18.2-25.9 121 13.7 11.0-17.0 373 46.2 41.8-50.7
65-74 730 130 20.7 16.7-25.4 150 19.8 16.1-23.9 100 13.7 10.7-17.3 350 45.9 41.0-50.9
75+ 515 85 18.7 14.3-24.1 110 20.7 16.3-25.8 64 11.6 8.7-15.4 256 49.0 43.0-55.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 429 147 37.5 31.6-43.9 97 26.6 21.0-33.0 46 7.2 5.1-10.2 139 28.7 23.4-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 989 283 30.4 26.7-34.4 287 29.1 25.5-33.0 100 8.7 6.8-11.0 319 31.8 28.2-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,113 239 20.5 17.6-23.8 262 26.3 23.0-30.0 170 15.3 12.8-18.2 442 37.9 34.3-41.6
College Graduate 1,332 148 10.6 8.7-12.9 304 24.1 21.3-27.1 227 17.6 15.1-20.4 653 47.7 44.3-51.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 375 112 31.7 25.6-38.6 95 27.0 21.3-33.6 53 10.3 7.1-14.8 115 30.9 24.8-37.8
$15,000- 24,999 592 159 28.4 23.6-33.8 165 30.3 25.0-36.1 66 8.9 6.6-12.0 202 32.4 27.5-37.7
$25,000- 34,999 387 112 30.3 24.5-36.8 79 21.6 16.4-27.9 51 11.4 7.9-16.2 145 36.7 30.6-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 438 96 24.7 19.4-30.8 123 29.9 24.2-36.4 68 15.7 11.8-20.7 151 29.7 24.3-35.7
$50,000-74,999 502 94 20.8 16.2-26.3 118 25.6 20.7-31.1 72 14.1 10.6-18.5 218 39.5 34.1-45.2
$75,000+ 882 103 14.3 11.2-18.0 210 26.1 22.4-30.2 137 14.6 12.0-17.7 432 45.0 40.9-49.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 696 142 24.5 20.3-29.3 164 25.4 21.3-30.0 97 12.8 10.0-16.2 293 37.2 32.6-42.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,317 332 27.7 24.4-31.2 306 26.0 22.7-29.6 189 11.0 9.1-13.2 490 35.3 31.9-38.9
No 2,533 481 21.6 19.4-23.9 643 26.9 24.6-29.4 353 13.5 11.9-15.3 1,056 38.0 35.6-40.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 523 87 17.5 13.6-22.3 144 28.1 23.5-33.3 87 15.5 12.1-19.6 205 38.8 33.7-44.3
Non-Veteran 3,347 731 24.3 22.3-26.4 809 26.4 24.3-28.5 457 12.4 11.1-13.9 1,350 36.9 34.8-39.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 899 154 17.9 15.1-21.1 222 25.7 22.3-29.5 144 15.7 13.1-18.7 379 40.7 36.9-44.5
Regional City or Suburban County 746 132 22.3 18.5-26.6 191 28.8 24.6-33.3 111 12.0 9.6-14.9 312 36.9 32.7-41.4
Rural 2,227 532 28.1 25.3-31.0 541 26.0 23.4-28.8 289 11.1 9.6-12.9 865 34.8 32.1-37.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,920 432 24.8 22.2-27.5 498 27.1 24.5-29.7 293 14.0 12.2-16.1 697 34.1 31.5-36.9
Unemployed 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.8 2.9-11.3 44 27.8 19.8-37.5
Retired 1,142 177 16.8 14.0-20.1 247 20.9 17.9-24.2 146 12.7 10.4-15.4 572 49.6 45.6-53.6
Unable to Work 411 116 28.6 22.9-35.1 87 23.9 18.7-29.9 60 10.5 7.3-14.9 148 37.0 30.7-43.9
Other not in Labor Force 235 47 22.4 16.2-30.2 66 34.8 26.5-44.1 32 11.7 7.8-17.2 90 31.1 24.3-38.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 121 *** *** *** 34 28.1 19.1-39.3 14 7.4 4.0-13.4 25 21.5 13.4-32.8
50% to 100% 323 102 32.6 26.1-39.9 90 32.2 25.0-40.5 37 10.0 6.6-14.8 94 25.2 19.6-31.8
101% to 150% 581 153 29.2 24.2-34.7 160 27.6 22.9-32.9 65 7.4 5.4-10.3 203 35.8 30.6-41.3
151% to 200% 264 70 24.9 18.6-32.4 55 23.5 17.0-31.7 46 15.9 10.8-22.7 93 35.7 28.3-43.8
More than 200% 1,876 300 17.9 15.5-20.5 448 26.1 23.4-28.9 285 15.0 13.1-17.2 843 41.0 38.2-43.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 696 142 24.5 20.3-29.3 164 25.4 21.3-30.0 97 12.8 10.0-16.2 293 37.2 32.6-42.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 955 262 31.7 27.2-36.5 224 24.0 20.3-28.0 120 10.9 8.4-13.9 349 33.5 29.3-37.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,444 304 26.2 23.2-29.4 356 24.4 21.6-27.3 212 12.6 10.8-14.8 572 36.8 33.7-40.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,473 252 18.7 16.3-21.5 374 29.3 26.3-32.6 212 13.5 11.5-15.7 635 38.5 35.4-41.6

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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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