2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 662 139 23.4 19.6-27.6 232 36.6 32.4-41.1 86 11.9 9.3-15.2 205 28.0 24.2-32.1
GENDER
Male 262 58 23.8 18.2-30.5 95 37.9 31.3-45.0 31 8.7 5.9-12.7 78 29.6 23.5-36.4
Female 400 81 23.1 18.2-28.8 137 35.7 30.3-41.5 55 14.4 10.5-19.4 127 26.8 22.2-32.0
AGE
18-34 127 36 31.2 22.7-41.1 53 42.0 32.9-51.6 16 10.6 6.2-17.4 22 16.3 10.6-24.2
35-44 98 24 23.9 15.6-34.8 *** *** *** 15 13.0 7.4-21.9 *** *** ***
45-54 119 22 20.5 13.4-30.2 48 40.8 31.2-51.2 14 12.7 7.1-21.5 35 26.0 18.5-35.2
55-64 134 25 17.8 11.7-26.3 44 32.3 24.0-41.9 19 14.9 8.2-25.6 46 35.0 26.2-44.8
65-74 107 21 19.2 12.2-28.9 30 28.1 19.2-39.1 16 13.7 7.9-22.6 *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 185 50 28.3 21.3-36.6 61 34.3 26.8-42.7 20 10.9 6.3-18.1 54 26.5 20.0-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 232 53 24.9 18.7-32.4 92 41.6 34.4-49.3 31 12.4 8.3-18.1 56 21.0 15.6-27.8
College Graduate 189 23 12.4 7.9-18.7 67 37.4 29.7-45.7 31 16.6 11.3-23.9 68 33.6 26.6-41.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 33 32.6 23.2-43.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 27.2 18.9-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 129 23 20.1 13.1-29.6 48 40.2 30.5-50.7 16 13.8 8.0-23.0 42 25.9 18.6-34.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 239 41 16.5 11.8-22.6 80 35.2 28.4-42.7 31 14.2 9.4-21.0 87 34.1 27.4-41.5
No 418 97 26.9 22.0-32.5 150 37.0 31.7-42.7 54 10.8 7.9-14.6 117 25.3 20.8-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 19 20.8 12.8-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 576 120 23.8 19.7-28.4 201 36.0 31.5-40.8 76 12.4 9.5-15.9 179 27.8 23.8-32.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 266 53 22.5 17.2-29.0 93 36.1 29.7-43.0 35 12.7 8.9-17.9 85 28.7 22.9-35.2
Regional City or Suburban County 162 36 26.6 18.4-36.7 52 35.9 27.2-45.7 18 7.5 4.5-12.3 56 30.0 22.5-38.7
Rural 234 50 22.4 16.6-29.4 87 38.0 31.0-45.5 33 14.1 9.2-21.0 64 25.6 19.7-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 333 73 24.4 19.4-30.2 129 41.3 35.2-47.6 39 10.3 7.3-14.5 92 24.0 19.3-29.5
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 30 18.4 12.1-27.0 54 31.6 24.1-40.3 27 12.1 7.9-18.1 66 37.9 29.7-46.8
Unable to Work 99 22 19.4 12.2-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 253 36 15.1 10.6-21.1 106 46.8 39.5-54.2 37 13.8 9.6-19.6 74 24.3 19.0-30.6
HOUSING
Own 339 56 18.3 13.8-23.8 132 40.3 34.2-46.6 44 12.5 8.8-17.3 107 29.0 23.7-34.9
Rent 251 62 27.3 21.3-34.2 78 32.6 26.3-39.5 31 10.6 7.1-15.4 80 29.5 23.6-36.3
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 51 25.9 19.3-33.7 80 39.0 31.5-47.1 29 11.4 6.8-18.5 62 23.7 17.9-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 200 41 23.9 17.4-31.9 72 37.1 29.6-45.3 25 12.0 7.8-18.0 62 27.0 20.7-34.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 47 21.4 15.8-28.5 80 34.7 28.1-42.0 32 12.2 8.4-17.6 81 31.6 25.3-38.7

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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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