2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sugar Drinks

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
-Piedmont NC 1,442 246 20.5 17.9-23.2 420 30.6 27.7-33.5 156 9.7 8.1-11.6 620 39.3 36.3-42.3
GENDER
Male 634 117 22.3 18.6-26.6 186 30.9 26.7-35.3 76 10.1 7.8-12.8 255 36.7 32.5-41.2
Female 808 129 18.8 15.6-22.6 234 30.3 26.5-34.4 80 9.4 7.2-12.2 365 41.5 37.4-45.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 149 19.2 16.3-22.6 245 27.8 24.5-31.4 104 10.6 8.5-13.0 445 42.4 38.8-46.1
Non-Hispanic Black 308 60 23.8 18.2-30.5 124 35.9 29.8-42.4 30 8.4 5.5-12.6 94 32.0 25.8-38.8
Other 191 37 20.9 14.5-29.0 51 35.8 26.9-45.7 22 7.5 4.4-12.4 81 35.9 28.0-44.7
AGE
18-34 271 64 27.5 21.4-34.5 113 42.9 36.0-50.1 34 9.9 6.6-14.6 60 19.7 14.8-25.7
35-44 199 34 15.7 10.9-22.1 62 35.3 27.8-43.6 25 10.1 6.6-15.2 78 38.9 31.4-46.9
45-54 270 59 25.3 19.4-32.3 79 27.1 21.6-33.5 27 8.6 5.7-12.8 105 38.9 32.4-45.9
55-64 298 34 12.6 8.7-17.8 77 26.7 21.1-33.2 30 10.1 6.8-14.8 157 50.7 44.0-57.3
65-74 228 27 15.2 10.2-22.0 54 24.8 18.6-32.4 25 10.5 6.7-16.2 122 49.5 41.8-57.2
75+ 161 27 24.7 16.7-35.0 31 14.4 9.7-20.8 *** *** *** 89 50.9 41.3-60.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 26 22.1 14.9-31.5 35 32.6 23.5-43.1 *** *** *** 62 39.5 30.6-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 331 98 32.6 26.9-38.9 88 25.0 20.0-30.7 21 5.9 3.7- 9.2 124 36.5 30.6-42.8
Some Post-H.S. 390 72 20.4 16.0-25.7 121 33.1 27.9-38.7 47 11.3 8.2-15.3 150 35.2 30.1-40.7
College Graduate 587 50 9.2 6.8-12.4 176 31.5 27.3-36.0 78 13.1 10.3-16.6 283 46.1 41.6-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 29 25.8 17.7-36.1 39 32.6 23.3-43.5 *** *** *** 42 36.7 27.1-47.5
$15,000- 24,999 183 32 19.8 13.8-27.7 56 35.6 27.1-45.2 17 6.4 3.6-11.2 78 38.1 30.0-46.9
$25,000- 34,999 132 30 25.9 17.8-35.9 45 37.7 28.3-48.1 *** *** *** 48 30.1 21.8-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 160 34 27.3 19.3-37.0 48 29.7 21.7-39.2 23 12.7 7.7-20.3 55 30.3 22.8-39.0
$50,000- 74,999 199 31 17.6 12.2-24.7 52 26.8 20.1-34.8 26 13.0 8.4-19.7 90 42.6 34.5-51.0
$75,000+ 404 47 15.2 10.9-20.7 111 27.9 23.1-33.3 52 12.5 9.3-16.5 194 44.4 38.8-50.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 395 70 20.3 15.9-25.6 108 30.7 25.3-36.8 42 8.6 5.9-12.4 175 40.3 34.7-46.2
No 1,043 176 20.6 17.6-23.9 312 30.6 27.3-34.0 113 10.1 8.2-12.3 442 38.8 35.4-42.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 22 19.5 12.7-28.7 50 33.1 25.1-42.2 15 8.8 5.1-15.0 68 38.5 30.4-47.4
Non-Veteran 1,287 224 20.6 17.9-23.5 370 30.3 27.3-33.5 141 9.8 8.1-11.8 552 39.3 36.2-42.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 788 124 19.4 16.1-23.1 230 30.0 26.3-34.0 93 10.7 8.5-13.4 341 39.9 36.0-44.0
Regional City or Suburban County 337 58 20.5 15.6-26.4 96 30.6 25.0-36.9 31 8.6 5.7-12.9 152 40.3 34.3-46.5
Rural 317 64 23.3 17.9-29.6 94 31.8 25.6-38.8 32 8.7 5.8-12.7 127 36.3 30.2-42.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 792 143 21.0 17.7-24.7 247 32.6 28.9-36.6 98 10.9 8.7-13.6 304 35.4 31.7-39.4
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 48 17.7 13.0-23.5 79 20.0 15.6-25.3 38 11.5 7.9-16.4 201 50.8 44.6-57.0
Unable to Work 116 18 16.1 9.6-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 23 22.6 14.1-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 21 22.3 14.2-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 27.0 18.1-38.2
101% to 150% 177 39 23.3 16.4-31.9 50 33.8 25.5-43.2 *** *** *** 75 38.6 30.4-47.5
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 779 109 17.5 14.3-21.3 212 27.2 23.7-31.0 105 13.4 10.9-16.5 353 41.9 37.9-46.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 17 21.2 13.0-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 476 92 23.3 18.9-28.4 132 27.5 22.9-32.5 44 8.6 6.1-11.9 208 40.6 35.5-46.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 137 18.8 15.6-22.4 257 31.4 27.8-35.3 104 10.6 8.5-13.1 383 39.2 35.5-43.1

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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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