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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,531 493 22.2 20.0-24.6 548 23.6 21.5-25.9 350 12.5 11.0-14.2 1,140 41.7 39.2-44.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 327 90 28.4 22.7-34.9 104 35.1 29.0-41.6 42 10.6 7.3-15.2 91 25.9 20.7-31.8
35-44 250 47 21.5 15.5-29.0 67 28.3 21.9-35.8 43 13.9 9.8-19.3 93 36.3 29.3-43.9
45-54 449 112 26.3 21.2-32.2 95 20.4 16.2-25.4 65 14.4 10.7-19.1 177 38.9 33.4-44.8
55-64 549 92 18.0 14.3-22.5 102 20.2 16.0-25.0 76 12.7 9.7-16.3 279 49.1 43.8-54.5
65-74 530 84 19.3 14.7-24.9 97 16.9 13.3-21.3 73 12.9 9.6-17.1 276 50.9 45.1-56.6
75+ 408 66 18.7 13.8-24.8 81 20.2 15.3-26.1 50 10.9 7.9-15.1 211 50.2 43.5-56.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 66 42.8 33.6-52.4 30 19.7 13.0-28.7 17 6.3 3.5-11.1 59 31.2 23.3-40.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 167 30.2 25.6-35.3 153 25.7 21.5-30.4 56 8.3 6.0-11.4 218 35.8 31.0-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 771 157 19.5 16.2-23.3 164 24.5 20.8-28.7 114 14.4 11.6-17.8 336 41.6 37.3-46.0
College Graduate 991 103 9.8 7.8-12.4 200 22.1 19.0-25.5 163 16.5 13.8-19.6 525 51.6 47.7-55.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 54 32.8 24.3-42.7 38 20.6 13.8-29.7 27 9.0 5.4-14.5 68 37.6 28.6-47.5
$15,000- 24,999 292 84 30.3 23.6-38.0 67 25.7 19.2-33.5 34 8.6 5.4-13.3 107 35.4 28.5-42.9
$25,000- 34,999 247 63 28.7 21.6-36.9 43 17.4 12.2-24.3 34 10.2 6.5-15.8 107 43.6 35.6-52.0
$35,000- 49,999 279 57 22.1 16.0-29.8 70 27.8 21.3-35.4 37 13.4 9.0-19.6 115 36.6 29.5-44.4
$50,000- 74,999 385 75 19.9 15.3-25.6 86 25.8 20.3-32.3 47 12.1 8.5-16.9 177 42.1 36.0-48.6
$75,000+ 716 80 14.4 10.9-18.7 160 24.2 20.5-28.5 115 15.3 12.4-18.8 361 46.1 41.5-50.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 860 207 27.9 23.9-32.4 179 21.8 18.3-25.8 117 9.6 7.6-12.1 357 40.6 36.2-45.1
No 1,657 285 19.7 17.1-22.5 366 24.4 21.8-27.3 231 13.7 11.8-15.9 775 42.2 39.2-45.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 64 18.0 13.4-23.8 91 26.8 21.4-32.9 56 14.1 10.4-18.9 160 41.1 34.9-47.6
Non-Veteran 2,160 430 22.9 20.5-25.4 457 23.2 20.8-25.6 294 12.3 10.6-14.1 979 41.7 39.0-44.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 509 68 14.5 11.2-18.7 102 20.7 16.8-25.3 86 16.9 13.4-21.0 253 47.9 42.8-53.0
Regional City or Suburban County 508 86 21.9 17.4-27.1 119 27.6 22.9-32.9 68 10.7 8.0-14.1 235 39.9 34.7-45.2
Rural 1,515 340 26.7 23.5-30.1 327 23.0 20.2-26.0 196 11.1 9.3-13.3 652 39.2 36.0-42.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,215 249 22.7 19.7-26.0 287 25.7 22.7-29.0 182 14.3 12.0-16.9 497 37.3 34.0-40.7
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 864 124 16.3 13.1-20.1 162 17.6 14.5-21.0 111 11.9 9.5-14.9 467 54.2 49.7-58.6
Unable to Work 234 68 29.9 22.6-38.4 44 20.1 14.2-27.9 32 8.1 5.0-12.8 90 41.8 33.3-50.9
Other not in Labor Force 144 27 23.6 15.5-34.2 33 25.8 17.4-36.4 21 12.6 7.6-20.1 63 38.1 28.9-48.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 11.6 6.6-19.5 45 29.9 20.9-40.7
101% to 150% 318 87 30.8 24.2-38.4 75 23.0 17.3-29.9 37 6.9 4.3-10.9 119 39.2 32.2-46.7
151% to 200% 180 45 22.8 15.6-32.0 30 18.2 12.0-26.6 30 13.5 8.4-21.2 75 45.5 36.0-55.3
More than 200% 1,427 217 17.0 14.4-19.9 321 25.0 22.2-28.1 205 14.1 12.0-16.6 684 43.9 40.6-47.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 548 148 31.8 26.1-38.1 115 21.5 17.1-26.8 61 8.9 6.2-12.5 224 37.8 32.3-43.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 978 197 25.6 22.0-29.5 209 21.7 18.6-25.1 142 12.2 10.1-14.8 430 40.5 36.7-44.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,006 149 16.6 13.7-19.9 224 25.9 22.5-29.6 147 13.8 11.3-16.6 486 43.7 39.9-47.6

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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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