2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

HNC2030 sugar-sweetened beverage indicator*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,115 1,025 35.4 33.4-37.5 2,090 64.6 62.5-66.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 653 228 36.4 32.1-41.0 425 63.6 59.0-67.9
GENDER
Male 256 96 38.2 31.5-45.5 160 61.8 54.5-68.5
Female 397 132 35.1 29.6-41.0 265 64.9 59.0-70.4
AGE
18-34 125 51 41.7 32.5-51.6 74 58.3 48.4-67.5
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 119 41 36.5 27.2-47.0 78 63.5 53.0-72.8
55-64 133 43 32.4 24.0-42.1 90 67.6 57.9-76.0
65-74 106 33 29.4 20.6-40.0 73 70.6 60.0-79.4
75+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 67 37.8 29.9-46.4 116 62.2 53.6-70.1
Some Post-H.S. 228 93 40.9 33.6-48.7 135 59.1 51.3-66.4
College Graduate 187 43 22.9 16.8-30.4 144 77.1 69.6-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 129 35 29.3 20.7-39.6 94 70.7 60.4-79.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 237 82 31.9 25.5-39.1 155 68.1 60.9-74.5
No 411 145 38.9 33.4-44.8 266 61.1 55.2-66.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 569 194 36.1 31.5-41.0 375 63.9 59.0-68.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 262 82 33.8 27.5-40.8 180 66.2 59.2-72.5
Regional City or Suburban County 161 55 39.3 30.1-49.3 106 60.7 50.7-69.9
Rural 230 91 38.2 31.1-45.7 139 61.8 54.3-68.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 329 116 37.0 31.1-43.3 213 63.0 56.7-68.9
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 47 27.8 20.2-36.9 126 72.2 63.1-79.8
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 251 64 26.5 20.5-33.4 187 73.5 66.6-79.5
HOUSING
Own 335 90 28.5 23.1-34.7 245 71.5 65.3-76.9
Rent 247 108 45.8 38.8-53.0 139 54.2 47.0-61.2
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 217 87 40.8 33.1-48.9 130 59.2 51.1-66.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 70 39.3 31.6-47.6 129 60.7 52.4-68.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 71 31.3 24.7-38.8 166 68.7 61.2-75.3

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*Yes=1+ drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

No=Less than 1 drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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