2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 666 144 22.0 18.4-26.0 175 29.4 25.3-33.7 112 14.7 11.8-18.1 235 34.0 29.9-38.3
GENDER
Male 260 57 22.6 17.0-29.4 75 31.6 25.3-38.6 35 9.7 6.6-13.8 93 36.2 29.7-43.2
Female 406 87 21.5 17.1-26.6 100 27.7 22.6-33.4 77 18.5 14.3-23.7 142 32.3 27.3-37.8
AGE
18-34 128 28 21.1 14.3-29.9 45 36.1 27.3-45.9 16 12.0 7.1-19.4 39 30.9 22.8-40.3
35-44 98 28 26.3 17.4-37.7 *** *** *** 15 15.1 8.5-25.4 30 30.5 21.1-41.8
45-54 120 28 25.1 17.0-35.6 30 25.5 17.8-35.2 14 11.8 6.5-20.6 48 37.5 28.5-47.5
55-64 138 25 17.8 11.7-26.1 33 26.8 18.9-36.5 27 17.7 11.0-27.4 53 37.6 28.8-47.3
65-74 107 18 15.6 9.4-24.8 *** *** *** 24 17.4 11.2-26.0 *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.2 7.2-22.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 35 20.4 14.1-28.5 50 28.9 21.9-37.0 29 14.7 9.4-22.3 70 36.0 28.5-44.3
Some Post-H.S. 230 60 24.9 19.0-32.0 72 34.6 27.6-42.4 32 12.1 8.2-17.7 66 28.3 22.0-35.6
College Graduate 192 28 13.4 9.0-19.5 42 24.9 18.3-32.9 45 22.7 16.7-30.2 77 39.0 31.5-47.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 28 24.2 16.3-34.4 26 26.9 18.3-37.7 16 13.9 7.9-23.3 37 35.0 25.6-45.7
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.7 7.4-23.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 12 17.5 9.6-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 130 20 18.2 11.1-28.4 35 29.2 20.6-39.6 19 14.3 8.6-22.8 56 38.3 29.3-48.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 61 23.0 17.5-29.6 55 25.2 19.3-32.2 41 14.7 10.0-21.1 86 37.1 30.1-44.6
No 417 83 21.8 17.3-27.1 117 30.8 25.7-36.4 69 14.7 11.2-18.9 148 32.7 27.8-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 20 21.7 13.1-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 580 124 22.0 18.2-26.4 150 28.7 24.4-33.4 99 15.3 12.2-19.1 207 33.9 29.6-38.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 267 48 20.3 15.1-26.7 76 30.3 24.3-37.1 51 16.4 12.1-22.0 92 33.0 26.9-39.6
Regional City or Suburban County 163 35 22.9 15.7-32.2 37 28.3 20.0-38.3 27 12.9 8.1-19.8 64 35.9 27.6-45.2
Rural 236 61 23.7 18.0-30.6 62 28.8 22.4-36.1 34 13.5 8.8-20.1 79 34.0 27.3-41.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 77 23.5 18.5-29.3 89 29.6 24.2-35.7 54 15.1 11.2-20.0 114 31.8 26.4-37.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 176 28 16.7 10.5-25.5 45 26.7 19.5-35.3 34 14.0 9.6-19.9 69 42.6 34.0-51.7
Unable to Work 103 29 24.1 16.3-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.8 10.0-29.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 253 42 18.5 13.3-25.2 76 32.7 26.1-40.1 42 15.4 10.8-21.4 93 33.4 27.0-40.4
HOUSING
Own 340 52 17.3 12.8-23.1 96 31.2 25.6-37.4 64 16.0 11.9-21.1 128 35.5 29.8-41.6
Rent 255 72 27.4 21.7-34.0 60 24.1 18.7-30.6 36 12.4 8.7-17.4 87 36.1 29.5-43.2
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 58 25.0 18.8-32.5 52 27.2 20.6-35.0 40 17.5 11.8-25.3 73 30.2 23.7-37.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 203 46 25.1 18.5-33.0 52 27.2 20.6-35.0 28 10.3 6.7-15.5 77 37.4 30.0-45.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 40 17.5 12.4-23.9 71 32.5 25.8-39.9 44 16.4 11.8-22.3 85 33.7 27.3-40.8

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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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