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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,534 440 19.8 17.7-22.0 648 28.1 25.8-30.5 254 10.1 8.7-11.7 1,192 42.1 39.6-44.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 328 69 24.5 19.0-31.0 149 45.7 39.2-52.3 42 10.9 7.5-15.4 68 19.0 14.6-24.3
35-44 251 47 15.8 11.4-21.6 78 33.7 26.6-41.5 34 12.6 8.5-18.3 92 37.9 30.8-45.6
45-54 450 107 27.6 22.4-33.5 117 23.4 18.9-28.4 36 8.7 6.1-12.4 190 40.3 34.7-46.2
55-64 545 80 14.6 11.1-18.9 112 23.3 18.9-28.4 53 9.9 7.2-13.5 300 52.2 46.8-57.6
65-74 529 71 15.1 11.1-20.3 115 22.6 18.1-28.0 55 10.3 7.4-14.1 288 51.9 46.2-57.6
75+ 413 63 19.6 14.5-26.1 73 15.3 11.5-20.0 33 8.7 5.2-14.0 244 56.4 49.6-63.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 44 28.7 20.8-38.2 34 26.2 18.3-36.0 *** *** *** 80 37.6 29.3-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 151 28.7 24.1-33.8 151 24.7 20.6-29.3 35 5.5 3.7- 7.9 257 41.1 36.2-46.3
Some Post-H.S. 772 146 18.9 15.6-22.7 212 31.9 27.8-36.3 76 10.4 8.0-13.5 338 38.8 34.6-43.1
College Graduate 993 99 9.2 7.2-11.5 251 27.0 23.6-30.5 130 15.1 12.4-18.2 513 48.8 45.0-52.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 36 20.7 13.9-29.8 45 24.4 16.8-34.1 *** *** *** 96 50.8 41.1-60.5
$15,000- 24,999 293 58 19.5 14.0-26.4 75 32.6 25.3-40.7 30 10.0 6.2-15.7 130 38.0 31.0-45.4
$25,000- 34,999 250 54 27.4 20.3-35.8 66 29.2 22.1-37.5 19 5.5 3.2- 9.2 111 38.0 30.5-46.0
$35,000- 49,999 279 51 25.3 18.5-33.6 75 28.1 21.4-36.0 34 10.2 6.7-15.4 119 36.4 29.5-43.9
$50,000- 74,999 385 67 17.7 13.3-23.2 110 31.1 25.4-37.6 40 11.1 7.5-16.0 168 40.1 34.0-46.5
$75,000+ 719 101 15.9 12.5-20.1 179 26.1 22.3-30.3 87 13.5 10.7-17.0 352 44.4 39.9-49.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 859 168 21.2 17.8-25.2 199 26.2 22.2-30.6 86 9.0 6.8-11.7 406 43.6 39.2-48.1
No 1,661 269 19.2 16.6-22.0 446 28.9 26.1-31.8 168 10.6 8.8-12.6 778 41.4 38.4-44.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 65 17.7 12.9-23.8 101 31.6 25.7-38.0 42 8.8 6.2-12.5 164 41.9 35.8-48.3
Non-Veteran 2,162 375 20.1 17.8-22.5 546 27.5 25.0-30.1 213 10.3 8.7-12.1 1,028 42.1 39.4-44.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 509 65 16.1 12.4-20.7 133 27.7 23.3-32.6 67 13.1 10.1-16.9 244 43.0 38.1-48.1
Regional City or Suburban County 505 87 21.0 16.8-26.1 123 29.0 24.0-34.5 49 8.2 5.7-11.5 246 41.8 36.6-47.1
Rural 1,521 288 21.1 18.3-24.2 392 27.7 24.8-30.9 139 9.5 7.7-11.6 702 41.7 38.4-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,216 229 20.6 17.7-23.7 360 31.3 28.1-34.7 131 11.2 9.1-13.6 496 37.0 33.7-40.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 870 119 15.4 12.3-19.1 170 19.9 16.5-23.7 83 9.5 7.1-12.5 498 55.3 50.8-59.7
Unable to Work 231 42 18.3 12.3-26.4 55 24.6 17.4-33.4 23 9.4 5.7-15.1 111 47.7 39.0-56.6
Other not in Labor Force 143 25 22.4 14.4-33.0 44 33.0 24.1-43.4 *** *** *** 62 36.3 27.2-46.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 28 23.1 14.6-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 318 59 21.3 15.5-28.4 80 28.8 22.1-36.5 32 8.9 5.6-13.9 147 41.1 34.1-48.4
151% to 200% 183 39 24.4 16.6-34.4 46 29.4 21.2-39.3 *** *** *** 84 40.3 31.4-49.8
More than 200% 1,432 224 17.6 15.1-20.5 369 27.3 24.4-30.4 164 12.2 10.2-14.6 675 42.9 39.6-46.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 104 20.1 15.7-25.4 142 29.4 24.1-35.4 37 5.6 3.6- 8.6 268 44.8 39.0-50.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 973 190 23.9 20.4-27.8 242 25.3 22.0-28.9 95 10.0 7.8-12.6 446 40.8 37.0-44.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,011 146 16.0 13.2-19.2 264 30.1 26.5-34.0 123 11.5 9.3-14.1 478 42.4 38.7-46.2

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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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