2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4 417 71 21.8 17.2-27.2 112 28.8 23.9-34.1 51 9.2 6.7-12.4 183 40.3 35.0-45.8
GENDER
Male 197 38 24.8 17.9-33.2 53 28.4 21.5-36.4 24 8.8 5.6-13.4 82 38.1 30.6-46.1
Female 220 33 19.2 13.5-26.5 59 29.1 22.5-36.7 27 9.5 6.1-14.5 101 42.2 34.9-49.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 284 45 19.6 14.5-26.0 72 28.1 22.2-34.8 36 10.4 7.2-14.9 131 41.9 35.4-48.6
Non-Hispanic Black 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 136 25 24.8 17.0-34.8 52 40.4 31.3-50.2 20 8.7 5.3-14.1 39 26.0 18.7-35.0
45-64 161 29 19.8 13.5-28.1 45 27.8 20.5-36.5 18 8.6 5.2-13.9 69 43.8 35.3-52.7
65+ 114 16 19.8 11.7-31.6 14 10.9 6.0-18.9 13 11.5 5.9-21.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 137 33 27.3 19.3-37.1 36 27.1 19.3-36.5 *** *** *** 58 40.3 31.4-50.0
Some College + 280 38 18.2 13.1-24.6 76 29.9 23.9-36.5 41 11.7 8.3-16.2 125 40.3 33.9-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 171 30 21.0 14.4-29.5 59 37.3 29.2-46.3 18 6.4 3.7-10.6 64 35.3 27.5-44.1
$50,000+ 172 27 20.0 13.6-28.4 39 23.6 17.0-31.8 23 10.8 6.8-16.6 83 45.6 37.2-54.2

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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.

^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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