2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Sugar Drinks

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
-Piedmont NC 1,444 276 21.5 19.0-24.3 362 26.5 23.8-29.5 214 13.6 11.7-15.7 592 38.4 35.4-41.4
GENDER
Male 636 140 25.5 21.6-30.0 163 26.6 22.7-30.9 94 12.7 10.2-15.7 239 35.2 31.0-39.6
Female 808 136 18.0 15.0-21.5 199 26.5 22.7-30.6 120 14.3 11.7-17.4 353 41.2 37.1-45.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 944 152 19.5 16.5-22.9 217 23.7 20.6-27.1 141 13.8 11.5-16.4 434 43.1 39.4-46.8
Non-Hispanic Black 306 77 25.3 19.9-31.6 94 30.9 24.8-37.8 45 14.0 10.1-19.1 90 29.7 23.9-36.3
Other 194 47 26.0 19.0-34.6 51 34.3 25.4-44.4 28 11.4 7.4-17.3 68 28.3 21.4-36.3
AGE
18-34 272 62 24.6 18.9-31.5 93 37.3 30.5-44.6 44 13.2 9.4-18.2 73 24.9 19.5-31.1
35-44 199 42 23.2 17.0-30.8 59 30.9 24.0-38.9 27 12.8 8.5-18.9 71 33.1 26.0-40.9
45-54 270 59 24.4 18.6-31.2 65 24.2 18.5-30.9 42 15.9 11.5-21.7 104 35.5 29.2-42.4
55-64 298 51 18.2 13.6-23.9 61 20.4 15.4-26.4 48 14.7 10.7-19.9 138 46.7 40.2-53.4
65-74 230 38 18.7 13.2-25.7 43 19.6 14.1-26.7 32 12.2 8.3-17.7 117 49.5 41.8-57.2
75+ 160 22 17.3 10.8-26.6 39 20.5 14.4-28.4 20 10.8 6.7-17.1 79 51.3 41.8-60.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 43 33.3 24.8-43.0 34 28.9 20.4-39.1 14 6.3 3.5-11.1 42 31.5 23.0-41.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 332 105 33.0 27.2-39.3 92 27.5 22.1-33.5 34 8.5 5.8-12.2 101 31.1 25.7-37.1
Some Post-H.S. 391 68 18.0 14.0-22.8 98 27.3 22.3-32.8 65 16.7 13.0-21.4 160 38.0 32.7-43.6
College Graduate 587 60 10.0 7.6-13.0 137 23.5 19.8-27.7 101 17.9 14.6-21.9 289 48.6 44.0-53.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 37 33.4 24.3-44.0 38 29.3 20.7-39.8 *** *** *** 34 29.3 20.6-39.8
$15,000- 24,999 182 50 30.7 23.2-39.4 48 29.6 21.4-39.4 18 7.6 4.4-12.9 66 32.1 24.6-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 132 34 24.7 17.1-34.2 33 26.9 18.7-37.2 20 13.8 8.2-22.4 45 34.5 25.6-44.7
$35,000- 49,999 160 32 22.1 15.1-31.2 43 29.4 21.5-38.7 36 20.4 14.1-28.4 49 28.2 20.4-37.5
$50,000- 74,999 198 40 23.0 16.3-31.5 37 20.7 14.4-28.7 32 14.6 9.8-21.2 89 41.7 33.8-50.0
$75,000+ 406 42 12.8 9.0-17.7 104 27.1 22.1-32.8 60 15.0 11.5-19.4 200 45.1 39.6-50.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 397 100 28.2 23.1-33.9 106 29.2 23.9-35.1 52 10.7 7.8-14.5 139 32.0 26.7-37.7
No 1,042 175 19.1 16.3-22.3 255 25.6 22.5-29.1 162 14.6 12.3-17.2 450 40.6 37.1-44.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 27 18.5 12.1-27.2 46 29.8 22.3-38.6 24 15.6 10.1-23.2 59 36.1 28.0-45.2
Non-Veteran 1,288 249 21.9 19.2-24.8 316 26.2 23.3-29.3 190 13.4 11.4-15.6 533 38.6 35.5-41.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 791 138 18.0 15.1-21.4 192 25.4 21.8-29.3 129 15.9 13.2-19.2 332 40.7 36.7-44.7
Regional City or Suburban County 336 66 23.3 18.0-29.5 89 29.5 23.8-35.8 46 11.5 8.3-15.6 135 35.8 30.0-42.0
Rural 317 72 28.2 22.3-34.8 81 25.4 19.8-32.0 39 10.3 7.2-14.7 125 36.1 30.0-42.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 794 150 21.2 17.9-24.9 206 26.8 23.3-30.6 125 15.4 12.8-18.6 313 36.6 32.8-40.5
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 365 51 16.1 11.8-21.4 78 19.6 15.3-24.9 52 12.8 9.4-17.0 184 51.5 45.3-57.7
Unable to Work 117 34 29.0 20.4-39.3 32 27.2 18.9-37.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 25 21.1 13.6-31.3 *** *** *** 21 13.4 8.2-21.1 36 28.4 19.9-38.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 24.4 16.3-34.9
101% to 150% 176 50 30.5 22.8-39.6 53 29.6 22.0-38.6 *** *** *** 58 33.6 25.6-42.7
151% to 200% 94 19 21.4 13.1-32.9 *** *** *** 20 20.2 12.4-31.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 781 116 16.7 13.6-20.3 182 25.0 21.4-29.0 132 16.5 13.7-19.7 351 41.8 37.8-45.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 480 104 25.4 20.8-30.6 113 23.2 19.0-28.1 76 13.3 10.3-17.0 187 38.1 33.1-43.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 154 18.9 15.9-22.2 227 28.4 24.8-32.4 129 14.0 11.6-16.9 371 38.7 35.0-42.5

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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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