2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 808 153 24.4 20.0-29.4 180 25.8 21.6-30.6 122 12.3 9.8-15.4 353 37.4 32.9-42.2
GENDER
Male 361 81 28.9 21.9-37.1 90 28.1 21.8-35.3 55 11.2 8.0-15.4 135 31.8 25.5-38.9
Female 447 72 20.1 15.1-26.2 90 23.7 18.3-30.1 67 13.5 9.7-18.3 218 42.8 36.6-49.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 718 129 23.0 18.4-28.2 150 24.5 20.2-29.5 107 12.0 9.3-15.2 332 40.5 35.6-45.7
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 20.7 12.5-32.4
35-44 74 *** *** *** 20 16.5 9.1-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 *** *** *** 25 13.3 8.2-20.8 28 16.5 9.7-26.7 *** *** ***
55-64 158 27 19.9 12.3-30.6 *** *** *** 22 11.9 7.1-19.3 *** *** ***
65-74 181 24 18.8 11.5-29.1 36 21.4 14.6-30.3 26 15.1 9.1-24.0 95 44.7 35.4-54.4
75+ 142 *** *** *** 31 23.7 15.0-35.4 21 14.3 8.8-22.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.9 10.8-30.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 204 52 27.7 19.6-37.6 55 27.3 19.9-36.2 23 10.1 5.9-16.7 74 34.9 26.5-44.4
Some Post-H.S. 238 54 20.5 14.7-27.9 48 27.5 20.2-36.2 34 11.9 7.7-18.0 102 40.1 32.2-48.5
College Graduate 286 23 9.6 5.5-16.4 57 21.8 16.0-28.9 54 18.6 13.5-25.2 152 49.9 42.2-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 12.9 7.4-21.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** 31 24.5 16.0-35.6 27 11.8 7.5-18.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 309 67 28.8 21.2-38.0 62 20.8 15.0-28.2 53 11.0 7.6-15.5 127 39.4 31.6-47.7
No 493 84 21.4 16.3-27.6 116 28.9 23.4-35.1 69 13.3 9.9-17.7 224 36.4 30.9-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.4-25.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 693 137 25.3 20.5-30.8 148 25.3 20.8-30.5 101 11.8 9.1-15.2 307 37.5 32.6-42.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 23 15.4 9.7-23.5 42 32.0 23.4-42.1 25 11.0 6.7-17.4 87 41.6 33.0-50.9
Rural 631 130 28.0 22.5-34.3 138 23.4 18.9-28.6 97 12.9 9.9-16.6 266 35.7 30.5-41.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 349 74 26.5 19.9-34.3 83 26.6 20.4-33.9 59 11.7 8.4-16.2 133 35.1 28.5-42.4
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 289 34 15.7 10.3-23.2 62 24.3 18.0-31.9 43 14.6 10.0-20.7 150 45.4 37.9-53.1
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** 14 17.3 9.5-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.4 4.7-14.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 387 55 20.0 14.0-27.9 85 25.1 19.2-32.0 59 12.9 9.2-17.7 188 42.0 35.3-49.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 275 61 33.1 24.1-43.7 58 23.0 16.0-31.8 40 10.3 6.5-15.7 116 33.6 25.9-42.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 230 45 27.7 20.0-36.9 55 23.2 17.0-30.8 34 12.2 8.0-18.1 96 37.0 29.5-45.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 303 47 15.0 10.3-21.3 67 30.4 23.1-38.7 48 14.0 9.7-19.8 141 40.6 33.3-48.3

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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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