2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

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 3,144 596 21.3 19.6-23.2 833 28.2 26.4-30.2 326 9.7 8.6-10.9 1,389 40.8 38.8-42.8
-Eastern NC 1,050 219 24.0 20.8-27.6 300 30.2 26.9-33.8 106 9.1 7.3-11.4 425 36.6 33.2-40.1
GENDER
Male 451 96 23.7 19.0-29.1 142 33.2 28.1-38.7 38 7.4 5.3-10.3 175 35.7 30.8-40.9
Female 599 123 24.3 20.0-29.2 158 27.6 23.4-32.3 68 10.7 7.9-14.3 250 37.4 32.9-42.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 613 123 22.0 18.2-26.3 149 26.3 22.3-30.8 53 7.9 6.0-10.5 288 43.7 39.2-48.3
Non-Hispanic Black 269 59 27.4 20.7-35.2 99 38.8 31.9-46.2 36 11.2 7.2-17.0 75 22.6 17.6-28.6
Other 168 37 26.4 17.6-37.6 52 29.4 21.2-39.3 17 10.4 5.7-18.1 62 33.8 25.5-43.3
AGE
18-34 172 50 33.3 25.1-42.7 60 36.3 28.3-45.1 19 8.7 5.3-14.1 43 21.7 15.8-29.0
35-44 140 39 30.0 22.0-39.4 44 33.6 25.1-43.2 18 11.0 6.6-17.6 39 25.5 18.5-34.0
45-54 168 28 17.0 11.4-24.5 58 37.0 28.9-45.9 13 6.9 3.9-12.0 69 39.1 31.2-47.6
55-64 209 40 19.3 14.0-26.1 50 24.2 18.2-31.4 22 11.4 6.3-19.7 97 45.1 37.4-53.0
65-74 212 36 18.0 12.8-24.8 52 23.5 17.5-30.8 20 8.2 5.1-12.8 104 50.3 42.6-58.0
75+ 137 *** *** *** 34 21.8 14.8-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 71 25.4 19.6-32.2 95 34.3 28.1-41.2 22 7.4 4.2-12.7 111 32.9 27.2-39.2
Some Post-H.S. 355 75 22.9 18.0-28.8 107 31.5 26.1-37.4 46 12.8 9.4-17.2 127 32.7 27.5-38.4
College Graduate 290 44 16.1 11.9-21.5 76 25.4 20.2-31.5 30 9.5 6.5-13.8 140 48.9 42.5-55.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 417 88 22.4 17.9-27.7 117 30.0 24.7-35.8 34 8.3 5.2-12.8 178 39.3 33.8-45.1
No 624 129 25.1 20.8-30.0 183 30.7 26.5-35.3 69 9.4 7.2-12.1 243 34.8 30.6-39.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 29 22.0 14.7-31.5 42 28.8 20.8-38.4 14 7.9 4.5-13.5 71 41.3 32.6-50.5
Non-Veteran 894 190 24.4 20.8-28.3 258 30.5 26.8-34.3 92 9.3 7.3-11.9 354 35.8 32.2-39.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 490 110 25.5 21.0-30.6 160 34.3 29.4-39.5 47 7.9 5.8-10.6 173 32.4 27.8-37.2
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 312 58 21.9 16.3-28.9 74 22.9 17.8-29.1 34 9.4 6.6-13.4 146 45.7 39.1-52.5
Unable to Work 139 25 15.9 10.2-24.1 36 29.4 20.8-39.7 *** *** *** 68 46.2 36.2-56.5
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 43 36.7 27.2-47.3 41 29.9 21.7-39.7 14 6.7 3.8-11.6 51 26.7 19.6-35.4
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 32 25.5 17.9-34.9 43 34.4 25.7-44.3 15 9.7 5.6-16.2 46 30.4 22.5-39.6
$50,000- 74,999 122 17 16.2 9.8-25.5 46 39.8 30.2-50.3 *** *** *** 50 35.6 26.8-45.4
$75,000+ 229 35 16.9 11.8-23.7 58 28.8 21.9-36.8 27 12.0 8.1-17.4 109 42.3 35.2-49.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 28.2 19.8-38.4
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** 31 30.4 21.2-41.4 *** *** *** 43 33.0 23.9-43.5
151% to 200% 93 23 25.9 17.1-37.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 457 76 19.1 15.1-24.0 134 31.6 26.6-37.1 48 10.8 8.0-14.5 199 38.4 33.5-43.6
HOUSING
Own 692 128 21.7 18.0-25.9 193 29.7 25.7-34.0 65 8.7 6.5-11.5 306 40.0 35.8-44.3
Rent 277 70 27.3 21.2-34.3 83 31.9 25.5-39.0 30 9.9 6.5-14.8 94 31.0 25.0-37.7
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 17 19.7 11.7-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 322 58 23.1 17.2-30.3 86 26.8 21.3-33.2 37 9.7 6.8-13.8 141 40.3 34.1-46.9
Rural 645 144 25.1 21.0-29.6 191 31.3 27.1-35.9 64 9.0 6.6-12.2 246 34.5 30.4-39.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 599 134 23.7 19.7-28.3 179 31.8 27.4-36.7 67 9.8 7.2-13.2 219 34.6 30.2-39.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 240 38 19.6 13.9-26.8 71 30.9 24.4-38.3 25 10.8 7.0-16.1 106 38.8 31.9-46.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 211 47 29.6 21.8-38.9 50 25.7 19.0-33.7 14 5.8 3.3-10.2 100 38.9 31.6-46.7

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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.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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