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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,116 257 26.6 23.2-30.3 264 25.2 22.0-28.6 159 12.6 10.5-15.0 436 35.7 32.3-39.3
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 296 90 33.2 26.7-40.5 114 39.3 32.6-46.4 34 7.5 5.0-11.0 58 20.0 15.0-26.2
35-44 210 54 31.2 23.5-40.0 60 27.5 20.7-35.5 28 10.4 6.6-15.8 68 31.0 24.0-38.9
45-54 321 96 30.3 24.2-37.3 76 22.9 17.8-28.9 47 15.2 10.8-21.0 102 31.6 25.6-38.2
55-64 354 68 19.1 14.5-24.8 77 22.3 17.3-28.3 61 16.5 12.5-21.5 148 42.0 35.7-48.6
65-74 311 55 21.1 15.4-28.0 70 21.1 15.8-27.5 45 13.1 9.1-18.5 141 44.7 37.5-52.2
75+ 182 39 23.7 16.3-33.2 38 20.6 13.9-29.5 21 12.1 7.3-19.5 84 43.5 34.2-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 83 44.7 36.0-53.7 45 22.7 16.1-30.9 18 6.0 3.5-10.3 56 26.6 19.6-35.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 149 34.7 29.3-40.6 147 32.1 26.9-37.8 45 7.9 5.6-11.2 126 25.2 20.6-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 443 103 22.8 18.2-28.2 109 25.9 21.1-31.5 76 16.3 12.7-20.8 155 35.0 29.7-40.7
College Graduate 571 69 11.0 8.2-14.5 134 25.3 21.1-30.0 97 16.4 13.0-20.4 271 47.3 42.3-52.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 *** *** *** 38 22.2 15.3-31.2 21 10.0 5.7-16.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 241 71 32.1 24.8-40.4 76 32.1 24.7-40.6 19 5.8 3.4- 9.8 75 29.9 23.0-38.0
$25,000- 34,999 151 *** *** *** 28 21.8 13.8-32.5 24 9.2 5.4-15.3 43 27.3 19.1-37.4
$35,000- 49,999 206 60 31.8 23.6-41.3 53 26.5 19.4-35.2 29 13.5 8.9-20.1 64 28.2 20.9-36.7
$50,000- 74,999 249 54 26.1 18.8-35.1 63 25.1 18.7-32.8 31 12.3 8.1-18.3 101 36.4 29.1-44.4
$75,000+ 462 67 17.0 12.6-22.4 108 25.8 21.1-31.3 80 15.7 12.2-20.0 207 41.4 36.0-47.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 540 145 32.2 27.1-37.9 137 26.6 21.8-31.9 74 9.9 7.5-13.1 184 31.3 26.5-36.5
No 1,138 257 25.0 21.7-28.7 296 27.2 24.0-30.7 162 13.1 11.0-15.6 423 34.6 31.2-38.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 84 19.2 14.9-24.3 126 27.0 22.2-32.4 77 15.3 11.8-19.7 184 38.5 33.0-44.2
Non-Veteran 1,213 320 29.4 26.1-33.0 309 27.0 23.9-30.4 159 11.3 9.4-13.5 425 32.3 29.0-35.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 405 75 18.8 14.8-23.6 105 28.7 23.6-34.4 67 15.0 11.6-19.3 158 37.5 32.2-43.1
Regional City or Suburban County 326 71 28.3 22.2-35.4 78 25.2 19.7-31.6 49 12.6 9.1-17.2 128 33.9 28.0-40.4
Rural 955 258 32.2 28.1-36.8 253 27.0 23.4-30.9 120 9.9 7.9-12.4 324 30.9 27.1-35.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 985 251 27.9 24.3-31.8 259 26.9 23.5-30.6 148 13.0 10.8-15.7 327 32.2 28.6-35.9
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 75 18.3 13.8-23.8 97 22.8 18.0-28.5 59 13.2 9.8-17.6 207 45.6 39.6-51.8
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** 40 27.2 19.0-37.4 17 8.3 4.5-14.9 45 29.9 20.9-40.9
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 *** *** *** 28 20.3 12.9-30.6 13 8.3 4.4-15.3 35 27.1 18.3-38.0
101% to 150% 241 66 32.0 24.3-40.8 77 32.6 25.2-41.0 25 5.9 3.5- 9.6 73 29.6 22.7-37.5
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.2 6.8-20.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 925 183 22.0 18.5-26.1 223 25.5 22.0-29.3 144 14.7 12.2-17.6 375 37.7 33.9-41.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 376 123 39.8 32.5-47.5 90 22.3 17.0-28.5 51 11.1 7.6-15.8 112 26.9 21.1-33.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 152 30.9 26.1-36.2 153 22.6 18.9-26.9 82 11.1 8.7-14.2 220 35.3 30.6-40.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 703 129 20.7 17.1-24.8 193 31.9 27.7-36.5 103 13.3 10.6-16.4 278 34.1 30.1-38.4

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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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