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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,433 299 23.2 20.6-25.9 418 30.9 28.1-33.9 148 9.1 7.7-10.8 568 36.8 34.0-39.7
Female 1,711 297 19.6 17.3-22.2 415 25.8 23.4-28.4 178 10.2 8.6-12.0 821 44.3 41.6-47.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,956 349 20.0 17.9-22.4 462 25.4 23.1-27.8 183 8.7 7.4-10.1 962 45.9 43.3-48.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 88 18 16.6 9.9-26.4 *** *** *** 11 11.9 6.0-22.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.3 4.7-17.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 300 68 25.3 20.0-31.5 85 30.6 24.9-37.1 31 11.3 7.7-16.4 116 32.7 27.1-38.7
AGE
18-34 561 135 26.1 22.1-30.7 218 40.5 36.0-45.3 70 10.8 8.4-13.7 138 22.5 19.0-26.5
35-44 435 110 26.5 22.0-31.6 113 26.6 22.1-31.6 52 11.5 8.6-15.3 160 35.4 30.4-40.7
45-54 531 94 20.3 16.5-24.7 139 26.3 22.1-30.9 49 8.6 6.3-11.6 249 44.8 40.1-49.7
55-64 617 96 17.7 14.1-22.0 143 23.9 20.2-28.0 63 9.7 7.2-12.9 315 48.7 44.1-53.3
65-74 557 93 17.5 13.8-21.9 124 21.6 17.9-25.9 56 8.7 6.6-11.4 284 52.2 47.2-57.1
75+ 402 64 16.5 12.2-21.9 81 18.7 14.2-24.2 31 7.2 4.9-10.4 226 57.6 51.3-63.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 316 83 27.9 22.4-34.1 69 24.3 18.9-30.6 22 4.9 3.0- 7.8 142 42.9 36.6-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 750 181 26.1 22.4-30.1 218 30.6 26.8-34.7 66 8.5 6.4-11.1 285 34.8 31.0-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 968 190 21.0 18.0-24.3 282 30.6 27.3-34.1 106 10.8 8.8-13.3 390 37.5 34.1-41.1
College Graduate 1,104 141 13.4 11.2-15.8 264 25.1 22.3-28.2 132 12.1 10.1-14.4 567 49.5 46.2-52.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,075 211 20.6 17.8-23.7 278 27.1 23.9-30.5 97 8.5 6.7-10.6 489 43.9 40.3-47.5
No 2,049 380 21.7 19.5-24.0 551 28.8 26.5-31.2 225 10.2 8.8-11.7 893 39.3 36.9-41.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 410 74 21.6 16.9-27.3 108 27.0 22.2-32.4 39 8.6 6.2-11.9 189 42.8 37.1-48.6
Non-Veteran 2,732 522 21.3 19.4-23.2 723 28.4 26.4-30.5 287 9.8 8.6-11.2 1,200 40.5 38.4-42.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,639 333 23.4 21.0-26.0 478 31.0 28.4-33.7 175 9.8 8.3-11.4 653 35.9 33.3-38.5
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.0 6.5-21.0 35 30.2 21.1-41.1
Retired 887 148 17.5 14.6-20.9 189 20.8 17.7-24.2 84 8.1 6.5-10.2 466 53.5 49.5-57.5
Unable to Work 304 62 19.7 14.9-25.5 71 25.6 20.1-31.9 22 6.7 3.8-11.4 149 48.1 41.4-54.8
Other not in Labor Force 191 27 17.1 11.1-25.3 57 31.3 24.3-39.3 29 15.3 10.4-22.0 78 36.3 29.0-44.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 225 46 19.6 14.3-26.1 57 27.8 21.3-35.4 23 9.2 5.9-14.1 99 43.4 36.0-51.2
$15,000- 24,999 414 111 31.4 26.1-37.2 115 29.3 24.3-34.9 31 5.0 3.4- 7.3 157 34.3 29.2-39.7
$25,000- 34,999 262 55 23.5 17.8-30.3 81 33.0 26.6-40.1 25 8.0 5.3-12.0 101 35.5 29.2-42.3
$35,000- 49,999 359 75 22.3 17.5-28.1 115 32.7 27.2-38.7 36 8.9 6.2-12.6 133 36.0 30.4-42.1
$50,000-74,999 361 54 18.1 13.6-23.8 106 32.2 26.6-38.4 42 10.6 7.5-14.6 159 39.1 33.4-45.2
$75,000+ 835 112 15.2 12.5-18.4 198 26.2 22.7-29.9 98 12.5 10.1-15.4 427 46.2 42.4-50.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 688 143 23.2 19.3-27.7 161 24.0 20.4-28.2 71 10.0 7.6-12.9 313 42.8 38.3-47.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 81 18 17.9 10.5-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 308 74 29.1 23.3-35.7 88 30.3 24.6-36.7 30 6.9 4.6-10.2 116 33.7 27.9-40.0
101% to 150% 322 80 26.9 21.3-33.3 93 31.5 25.7-38.0 20 4.3 2.7- 7.0 129 37.3 31.3-43.6
151% to 200% 242 56 25.9 19.6-33.4 72 28.7 22.6-35.8 25 8.7 5.7-13.2 89 36.6 29.7-44.1
More than 200% 1,487 218 16.4 14.2-18.8 394 29.0 26.2-31.9 173 11.8 10.0-13.8 702 42.9 40.0-45.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 688 143 23.2 19.3-27.7 161 24.0 20.4-28.2 71 10.0 7.6-12.9 313 42.8 38.3-47.4
HOUSING
Own 2,083 350 19.3 17.2-21.5 508 26.2 24.0-28.6 207 9.2 7.9-10.7 1,018 45.3 42.9-47.9
Rent 824 187 25.2 21.7-28.9 251 33.0 29.3-37.0 89 9.8 7.8-12.3 297 32.0 28.4-35.8
Other arrangement 222 54 26.5 20.1-34.1 73 35.0 28.1-42.6 27 13.2 8.8-19.4 68 25.3 19.6-32.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 980 159 18.4 15.6-21.5 271 30.1 26.8-33.7 122 12.3 10.2-14.8 428 39.2 35.8-42.7
Regional City or Suburban County 852 163 21.2 17.9-24.9 214 27.3 23.8-31.1 76 7.7 6.0- 9.9 399 43.8 39.9-47.7
Rural 1,312 274 23.8 20.9-26.9 348 27.4 24.6-30.4 128 8.9 7.3-10.8 562 40.0 36.8-43.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 781 174 23.8 20.3-27.8 224 30.6 26.8-34.7 85 10.0 7.7-12.9 298 35.6 31.7-39.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,075 214 23.9 20.7-27.3 282 27.6 24.5-30.9 98 8.1 6.6-10.0 481 40.4 37.0-44.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,288 208 17.9 15.5-20.6 327 27.7 24.8-30.7 143 10.8 9.1-12.9 610 43.6 40.5-46.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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