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
-MALES 1,685 347 22.3 19.7-25.1 510 31.9 29.1-34.9 191 10.1 8.5-11.9 637 35.7 32.8-38.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,116 227 22.1 19.0-25.5 330 31.0 27.6-34.7 124 10.5 8.5-12.9 435 36.4 32.9-40.0
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 296 78 30.0 23.7-37.1 133 44.3 37.4-51.4 36 9.2 6.3-13.4 49 16.5 11.9-22.5
35-44 210 45 21.6 15.5-29.3 71 33.1 25.9-41.2 27 11.2 7.1-17.4 67 34.0 26.3-42.6
45-54 322 77 24.2 18.8-30.7 101 32.3 26.2-39.0 28 9.3 6.1-13.7 116 34.3 27.9-41.2
55-64 352 61 15.5 11.2-21.0 88 24.6 19.5-30.5 48 12.8 9.1-17.6 155 47.2 40.7-53.7
65-74 310 47 15.9 11.1-22.1 73 26.5 20.2-33.9 31 8.1 5.1-12.5 159 49.6 42.2-57.0
75+ 183 37 22.0 14.4-32.1 40 16.8 11.6-23.7 21 10.7 6.3-17.4 85 50.5 40.9-60.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 54 28.7 21.2-37.7 49 29.2 21.6-38.1 17 6.4 3.5-11.6 82 35.6 27.8-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 139 31.3 26.1-37.0 131 27.7 22.9-33.0 27 4.7 3.0- 7.3 169 36.4 30.9-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 442 88 19.3 15.0-24.3 148 36.1 30.6-41.9 54 12.4 9.1-16.6 152 32.3 27.1-37.9
College Graduate 572 66 10.7 8.0-14.1 180 33.4 28.8-38.4 93 16.5 13.1-20.5 233 39.5 34.6-44.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** 39 19.9 13.5-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 242 52 18.2 12.8-25.1 73 37.7 29.7-46.4 27 9.7 5.8-15.6 90 34.5 27.3-42.5
$25,000- 34,999 153 *** *** *** 42 29.5 20.8-39.9 *** *** *** 59 30.0 21.7-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 204 45 29.4 21.3-39.0 64 28.3 21.3-36.6 24 9.9 6.0-16.0 71 32.4 24.4-41.5
$50,000- 74,999 250 43 16.0 11.0-22.8 84 35.6 28.1-43.8 28 9.9 6.3-15.2 95 38.5 30.7-47.0
$75,000+ 461 77 16.7 12.7-21.6 139 30.9 25.9-36.4 64 14.3 10.8-18.6 181 38.1 32.7-43.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 123 22.7 18.4-27.8 158 32.7 27.6-38.2 50 6.5 4.7- 8.9 211 38.1 32.8-43.6
No 1,136 223 22.1 19.0-25.6 349 31.6 28.2-35.2 140 11.5 9.5-14.0 424 34.7 31.3-38.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 79 16.6 12.5-21.8 137 32.5 27.3-38.1 55 9.8 7.1-13.3 201 41.2 35.7-46.9
Non-Veteran 1,211 268 23.9 20.8-27.3 371 31.7 28.4-35.1 136 10.2 8.4-12.4 436 34.2 30.8-37.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 402 62 20.3 15.8-25.7 118 29.2 24.3-34.7 59 12.7 9.6-16.7 163 37.7 32.4-43.4
Regional City or Suburban County 327 61 22.2 17.0-28.6 94 32.1 26.0-39.0 38 8.5 5.8-12.4 134 37.1 30.9-43.8
Rural 956 224 23.6 20.0-27.7 298 33.7 29.7-37.9 94 9.2 7.1-11.8 340 33.5 29.5-37.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 984 216 23.5 20.2-27.1 327 33.5 29.9-37.3 114 10.8 8.7-13.4 327 32.2 28.6-36.0
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 68 16.0 11.8-21.4 99 22.9 18.1-28.5 47 9.6 6.7-13.6 224 51.5 45.3-57.7
Unable to Work 144 30 20.5 12.6-31.8 39 30.1 21.2-40.7 15 5.8 3.0-10.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** 40 32.5 23.0-43.8 13 10.0 5.4-17.8 37 30.3 21.1-41.4
101% to 150% 241 51 22.5 15.9-30.8 76 36.6 28.7-45.2 21 5.7 3.0-10.6 93 35.2 27.8-43.4
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 924 163 18.9 15.7-22.5 281 30.5 26.9-34.4 120 12.8 10.4-15.6 360 37.8 33.8-42.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 379 91 24.0 18.3-30.9 115 34.2 27.5-41.6 35 7.4 4.8-11.1 138 34.5 27.8-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 602 137 24.7 20.4-29.5 178 30.2 25.7-35.0 58 9.3 6.8-12.5 229 35.9 31.1-41.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 704 119 19.9 16.3-24.1 217 32.7 28.5-37.2 98 11.5 9.1-14.4 270 35.9 31.7-40.3

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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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