2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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
-Eastern NC 1,052 277 27.0 23.8-30.4 219 23.3 20.2-26.7 146 12.8 10.6-15.4 410 37.0 33.5-40.5
GENDER
Male 448 143 33.9 28.7-39.4 98 21.5 17.4-26.3 53 10.6 7.9-14.2 154 34.0 29.0-39.4
Female 604 134 21.0 17.4-25.2 121 24.8 20.4-29.8 93 14.6 11.4-18.6 256 39.5 34.9-44.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 617 147 25.4 21.6-29.7 115 21.2 17.4-25.5 78 11.4 9.0-14.5 277 41.9 37.5-46.5
Non-Hispanic Black 269 71 27.3 21.0-34.6 62 27.1 20.8-34.5 47 15.3 10.5-21.9 89 30.3 24.2-37.1
Other 166 59 34.1 25.3-44.2 42 25.1 17.7-34.3 21 13.6 8.2-21.7 44 27.2 18.6-38.1
AGE
18-34 173 58 31.2 23.8-39.7 46 28.8 21.3-37.8 19 10.8 6.6-17.2 50 29.2 21.8-37.9
35-44 139 47 31.3 23.4-40.4 44 33.2 24.8-42.7 15 10.9 6.2-18.5 33 24.6 17.5-33.5
45-54 170 43 25.1 18.2-33.6 41 26.0 19.1-34.4 20 9.8 6.1-15.4 66 39.1 31.2-47.6
55-64 208 49 24.1 17.9-31.5 33 16.7 11.8-23.2 33 16.3 10.6-24.4 93 42.9 35.4-50.7
65-74 210 46 23.0 17.0-30.3 31 13.4 9.1-19.3 37 16.6 11.5-23.3 96 47.1 39.5-54.8
75+ 139 *** *** *** 21 13.4 8.1-21.5 20 13.1 8.1-20.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 297 83 25.1 19.6-31.6 61 22.7 17.5-29.0 35 12.1 7.9-18.1 118 40.0 33.6-46.9
Some Post-H.S. 358 102 29.1 24.0-34.8 79 25.0 19.8-30.9 49 12.5 9.2-16.9 128 33.4 28.1-39.2
College Graduate 292 57 19.5 14.9-25.2 52 16.2 12.1-21.2 51 18.0 13.7-23.4 132 46.3 39.9-52.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 417 130 32.2 26.9-38.1 71 19.7 15.4-24.8 51 12.0 8.4-16.8 165 36.1 30.8-41.8
No 626 145 23.9 20.1-28.3 147 25.6 21.4-30.2 93 13.2 10.5-16.5 241 37.3 32.9-41.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 39 28.0 19.7-38.1 40 26.9 19.6-35.8 19 10.1 6.2-16.0 59 35.0 26.9-44.1
Non-Veteran 895 238 26.8 23.4-30.5 179 22.7 19.3-26.5 127 13.2 10.8-16.2 351 37.3 33.5-41.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 491 143 29.9 25.3-34.9 118 25.8 21.4-30.8 61 11.8 8.9-15.5 169 32.5 27.9-37.5
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 314 63 21.5 15.9-28.3 51 15.8 11.6-21.0 54 16.2 12.0-21.4 146 46.6 39.9-53.3
Unable to Work 138 46 30.9 22.3-41.2 16 15.3 8.9-25.1 *** *** *** 58 40.3 30.9-50.3
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 17 18.4 11.0-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 48 31.3 23.1-40.9 30 21.6 14.5-30.8 25 14.5 9.0-22.6 45 32.6 23.7-42.9
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 43 30.5 22.4-40.0 38 33.3 24.6-43.3 13 10.1 5.8-17.1 42 26.1 18.8-34.9
$50,000- 74,999 125 24 20.3 13.3-29.7 28 25.5 17.5-35.5 22 16.8 10.1-26.5 51 37.5 28.5-47.4
$75,000+ 231 40 21.0 15.0-28.7 51 21.3 15.8-28.1 40 15.7 11.3-21.5 100 41.9 34.7-49.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.8 13.5-30.6
101% to 150% 110 40 31.4 22.1-42.3 19 19.3 11.9-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 25 24.4 15.8-35.7 16 20.5 12.4-31.9 16 15.1 8.6-25.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 462 94 22.3 18.0-27.4 111 25.6 21.2-30.6 71 14.7 11.3-18.8 186 37.4 32.5-42.6
HOUSING
Own 694 153 24.7 20.9-28.9 134 20.4 17.1-24.2 105 13.9 11.1-17.2 302 41.1 36.8-45.4
Rent 274 103 36.0 29.5-43.0 63 25.9 19.9-33.0 31 10.3 6.9-15.0 77 27.8 21.8-34.8
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 13 15.2 8.3-26.3 *** *** *** 12 14.7 8.0-25.5 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 322 74 25.4 19.8-31.9 60 21.5 16.1-28.2 51 14.2 10.3-19.2 137 38.9 32.7-45.5
Rural 646 190 29.3 25.2-33.8 140 23.8 19.9-28.1 83 11.8 9.0-15.2 233 35.1 30.9-39.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 598 176 28.6 24.4-33.2 126 22.8 18.9-27.2 81 13.3 10.2-17.3 215 35.3 30.8-40.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 60 27.5 21.2-34.9 43 21.9 15.9-29.4 37 13.8 9.6-19.4 101 36.8 30.1-44.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 41 22.6 16.2-30.7 50 26.0 19.0-34.4 28 10.4 6.9-15.5 94 41.0 33.2-49.2

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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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