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
-FEMALES 2,181 352 18.9 16.6-21.5 587 29.1 26.4-31.9 221 10.3 8.7-12.2 1,021 41.7 38.9-44.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,418 213 17.7 15.0-20.7 318 25.4 22.3-28.6 130 9.7 7.8-12.0 757 47.3 43.8-50.8
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 323 75 25.9 20.0-32.9 135 41.5 34.8-48.6 36 11.3 7.6-16.5 77 21.3 16.5-27.0
35-44 260 47 14.9 10.6-20.4 88 37.5 30.1-45.5 36 11.2 7.4-16.5 89 36.4 29.3-44.2
45-54 365 74 24.2 18.5-30.9 92 22.0 17.2-27.7 35 9.7 6.6-14.1 164 44.1 37.6-50.9
55-64 455 58 12.2 8.8-16.8 105 26.5 20.9-32.8 39 8.6 5.8-12.5 253 52.7 46.5-58.9
65-74 416 51 14.5 9.8-21.0 102 23.5 18.3-29.7 40 11.1 7.4-16.3 223 50.8 44.0-57.6
75+ 338 42 18.8 12.9-26.5 60 15.0 10.8-20.5 31 10.2 5.9-16.9 205 56.1 48.3-63.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 49 19.9 13.7-27.9 44 28.0 19.7-38.1 23 11.0 6.4-18.4 111 41.1 32.8-50.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 111 26.8 21.8-32.4 140 26.2 21.5-31.4 44 7.3 5.0-10.4 223 39.8 34.4-45.5
Some Post-H.S. 668 121 20.0 16.0-24.8 189 31.2 26.7-36.0 62 10.0 7.4-13.5 296 38.8 34.1-43.6
College Graduate 762 70 9.0 6.6-12.1 213 29.7 25.6-34.2 91 13.3 10.4-16.8 388 48.0 43.4-52.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 55 23.7 17.1-31.9 56 31.9 23.5-41.6 22 7.1 4.2-11.6 99 37.4 29.3-46.3
$15,000- 24,999 350 66 20.7 15.3-27.4 102 29.1 22.0-37.3 35 10.9 7.2-16.0 147 39.4 32.3-46.8
$25,000- 34,999 235 41 18.0 12.4-25.4 79 37.3 29.3-46.0 19 8.9 4.8-15.9 96 35.9 28.3-44.2
$35,000- 49,999 233 37 20.1 13.0-29.6 69 33.5 25.3-43.0 29 12.7 7.7-20.0 98 33.7 26.4-42.0
$50,000- 74,999 252 35 16.6 11.3-23.7 66 27.9 21.2-35.9 28 11.5 7.0-18.5 123 44.0 36.2-52.0
$75,000+ 422 49 15.6 10.6-22.3 103 24.6 19.6-30.3 45 11.8 8.4-16.3 225 48.1 41.7-54.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 774 130 19.1 15.3-23.6 175 24.5 20.2-29.3 93 12.6 9.6-16.3 376 43.8 39.0-48.8
No 1,393 218 18.8 16.0-22.0 410 31.2 27.9-34.7 128 9.3 7.5-11.5 637 40.6 37.3-44.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,129 345 18.9 16.6-21.5 568 28.9 26.2-31.7 215 10.3 8.6-12.2 1,001 41.9 39.1-44.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 494 74 17.5 13.5-22.3 149 32.1 27.2-37.4 51 9.8 7.1-13.4 220 40.6 35.5-45.9
Regional City or Suburban County 418 69 19.6 14.8-25.5 116 29.5 24.1-35.7 37 8.7 5.6-13.1 196 42.1 36.2-48.4
Rural 1,269 209 19.6 16.4-23.3 322 26.6 23.0-30.6 133 11.6 9.3-14.4 605 42.2 38.4-46.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 932 162 20.1 16.7-24.0 291 32.6 28.7-36.7 102 11.0 8.6-14.0 377 36.3 32.5-40.3
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 710 86 14.9 11.4-19.3 152 20.0 16.3-24.3 72 11.1 8.0-15.0 400 54.0 48.8-59.1
Unable to Work 263 49 16.3 11.2-23.1 62 26.6 19.2-35.6 27 11.2 7.0-17.5 125 45.9 37.5-54.5
Other not in Labor Force 187 29 21.2 13.7-31.3 59 36.2 27.0-46.4 12 5.5 2.9-10.2 87 37.1 28.6-46.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 197 43 20.4 13.9-28.8 *** *** *** 20 8.0 4.4-14.0 74 32.7 24.4-42.4
101% to 150% 340 65 21.4 15.9-28.2 93 25.5 19.5-32.6 30 9.9 6.4-14.8 152 43.3 36.2-50.6
151% to 200% 152 24 13.4 7.8-22.2 *** *** *** 18 12.4 6.6-22.0 60 35.7 26.2-46.4
More than 200% 953 124 16.3 12.9-20.4 246 27.3 23.6-31.3 104 12.0 9.4-15.2 479 44.4 40.3-48.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 577 99 17.7 13.5-22.8 154 28.1 22.8-34.0 51 9.1 6.1-13.4 273 45.2 39.3-51.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 833 147 21.8 18.3-25.9 218 26.6 22.9-30.7 92 11.3 8.8-14.5 376 40.3 36.0-44.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 771 106 16.7 13.1-21.0 215 31.7 27.3-36.4 78 9.7 7.4-12.7 372 41.9 37.5-46.4

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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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