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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,415 236 18.3 15.6-21.3 284 22.2 19.4-25.3 191 12.4 10.4-14.9 704 47.1 43.6-50.6
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 325 79 21.2 16.3-27.0 107 37.8 30.9-45.1 43 13.5 9.5-18.8 96 27.6 22.2-33.8
35-44 260 56 25.1 18.7-32.7 76 27.8 21.5-35.2 47 16.5 11.8-22.7 81 30.6 23.9-38.2
45-54 367 79 21.4 16.1-27.7 83 24.2 18.8-30.7 57 13.8 9.9-19.0 148 40.6 34.2-47.3
55-64 455 75 17.4 13.3-22.5 95 21.3 16.5-27.1 60 11.1 7.8-15.6 225 50.2 44.0-56.4
65-74 419 75 20.4 15.0-27.2 80 18.6 13.9-24.4 55 14.2 10.1-19.5 209 46.9 40.3-53.6
75+ 333 46 15.5 10.6-22.2 72 20.7 15.3-27.4 43 11.3 8.0-15.8 172 52.5 44.8-60.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 64 30.3 22.7-39.0 52 30.6 22.2-40.4 28 8.4 5.3-13.2 83 30.8 23.2-39.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 134 25.9 21.2-31.3 139 25.5 20.8-30.9 55 9.5 6.8-13.1 193 39.0 33.7-44.7
Some Post-H.S. 669 135 18.8 15.2-22.9 153 26.6 22.2-31.6 94 14.6 11.3-18.6 287 40.0 35.3-45.0
College Graduate 761 79 10.4 7.9-13.5 170 23.0 19.4-27.1 130 18.6 15.1-22.6 382 48.1 43.5-52.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 72 29.4 22.1-38.0 57 30.3 22.3-39.6 32 10.6 6.4-17.1 75 29.7 22.3-38.4
$15,000- 24,999 349 87 25.6 19.6-32.8 88 28.2 21.1-36.6 47 11.5 7.9-16.5 127 34.6 28.0-41.9
$25,000- 34,999 236 56 20.9 15.1-28.1 51 21.5 15.1-29.5 27 13.2 8.1-20.9 102 44.4 36.2-53.0
$35,000- 49,999 232 36 16.9 11.5-24.2 70 33.6 25.1-43.4 39 18.1 12.2-26.0 87 31.4 23.8-40.1
$50,000- 74,999 253 40 15.8 10.9-22.3 55 26.0 19.1-34.3 41 15.7 10.6-22.6 117 42.5 34.8-50.6
$75,000+ 420 36 10.8 7.0-16.3 102 26.4 20.9-32.8 57 13.2 9.6-18.1 225 49.5 43.1-55.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 777 187 23.9 19.9-28.3 169 25.6 21.2-30.5 115 11.9 9.3-15.1 306 38.7 33.9-43.6
No 1,393 223 18.4 15.7-21.4 346 26.5 23.3-30.0 191 13.9 11.7-16.5 633 41.2 37.8-44.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,132 410 20.6 18.3-23.1 499 25.8 23.2-28.7 298 13.3 11.5-15.3 925 40.3 37.5-43.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 494 79 17.1 13.4-21.6 117 23.1 18.8-28.1 77 16.3 12.6-20.8 221 43.5 38.3-48.8
Regional City or Suburban County 420 61 17.0 12.8-22.2 113 32.0 26.1-38.5 62 11.5 8.4-15.5 184 39.6 33.6-45.8
Rural 1,270 273 24.2 20.8-28.0 287 25.0 21.3-29.0 169 12.3 10.1-15.0 541 38.5 34.8-42.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 934 180 21.0 17.6-24.7 239 27.2 23.5-31.3 145 15.3 12.5-18.6 370 36.5 32.7-40.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 704 102 15.7 12.3-19.9 150 19.4 15.8-23.6 87 12.3 9.4-15.9 365 52.5 47.4-57.6
Unable to Work 268 75 24.8 18.5-32.3 47 21.7 15.5-29.6 43 11.9 7.5-18.2 103 41.6 33.4-50.4
Other not in Labor Force 189 32 18.8 12.4-27.5 51 33.9 24.4-44.8 28 13.5 8.7-20.2 78 33.9 26.0-42.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.8 4.4-16.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 58 25.6 18.2-34.7 *** *** *** 24 11.2 6.6-18.3 59 24.3 17.3-32.8
101% to 150% 340 87 26.4 20.5-33.4 83 22.7 17.4-29.2 40 9.0 5.8-13.6 130 41.9 34.7-49.4
151% to 200% 151 34 16.6 10.6-25.0 33 23.9 15.7-34.7 27 19.4 11.8-30.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 951 117 13.4 10.7-16.6 225 26.6 22.7-31.0 141 15.4 12.5-18.8 468 44.6 40.4-48.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 579 139 25.0 19.9-30.9 134 25.4 20.5-30.9 69 10.7 7.5-15.1 237 38.9 33.3-44.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 836 152 22.3 18.8-26.3 202 25.6 21.9-29.8 130 13.9 11.3-17.1 352 38.1 34.0-42.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 769 122 16.7 13.5-20.6 181 26.8 22.5-31.6 109 13.7 10.9-17.1 357 42.8 38.3-47.4

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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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