2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid Region 3

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

During the past 30 days, how often did 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 3,158 695 23.3 21.6-25.1 693 24.0 22.2-25.9 450 13.4 12.1-14.9 1,320 39.3 37.3-41.3
Medicaid Region 3 406 80 21.6 17.3-26.7 83 22.4 18.1-27.5 60 14.0 10.5-18.4 183 42.0 36.6-47.5
GENDER
Male 203 38 20.9 15.0-28.2 48 24.5 18.5-31.6 30 12.6 8.6-18.2 87 42.0 34.6-49.9
Female 203 42 22.3 16.3-29.8 35 20.4 14.5-28.0 30 15.4 10.2-22.6 96 41.9 34.4-49.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 233 48 23.0 17.3-30.0 38 19.4 14.1-26.1 31 13.2 8.8-19.2 116 44.4 37.4-51.7
Non-Hispanic Black 89 11 13.7 7.5-23.7 *** *** *** 15 14.9 8.4-25.0 *** *** ***
Other 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.3 9.5-26.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 126 29 24.4 17.0-33.6 38 29.6 21.6-39.1 18 12.6 7.7-20.0 41 33.4 24.9-43.1
45-64 162 33 22.7 15.9-31.2 27 17.3 11.7-25.0 28 16.5 10.9-24.2 74 43.5 35.2-52.2
65+ 114 18 15.9 9.5-25.3 16 16.7 10.1-26.3 13 11.6 5.7-22.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 136 37 30.2 22.0-39.9 27 17.2 11.6-24.7 18 12.6 7.3-21.0 54 40.0 31.0-49.6
Some Post-H.S. 114 20 16.1 10.0-24.9 32 32.9 23.7-43.6 15 12.6 7.1-21.4 47 38.4 29.1-48.7
College Graduate 156 23 16.6 10.8-24.8 24 17.9 12.0-25.8 27 17.3 11.7-24.8 82 48.2 39.6-56.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 159 38 24.6 17.5-33.3 37 27.1 19.8-35.9 23 11.8 7.3-18.5 61 36.5 28.4-45.5
$50,000+ 169 25 17.9 12.1-25.7 29 19.5 13.4-27.4 26 15.5 10.3-22.8 89 47.0 38.8-55.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 78 *** *** *** 17 19.6 11.7-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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