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%)
TOTAL 3,115 1,025 35.4 33.4-37.5 2,090 64.6 62.5-66.6
GENDER
Male 1,416 509 38.4 35.4-41.5 907 61.6 58.5-64.6
Female 1,699 516 32.7 30.0-35.5 1,183 67.3 64.5-70.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,941 600 33.7 31.3-36.3 1,341 66.3 63.7-68.7
Non-Hispanic Black 653 228 36.4 32.1-41.0 425 63.6 59.0-67.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 299 126 44.0 37.7-50.5 173 56.0 49.5-62.3
AGE
18-34 557 223 42.0 37.4-46.8 334 58.0 53.2-62.6
35-44 431 170 40.0 34.8-45.4 261 60.0 54.6-65.2
45-54 531 177 35.9 31.3-40.7 354 64.1 59.3-68.7
55-64 613 186 32.9 28.5-37.6 427 67.1 62.4-71.5
65-74 550 154 29.0 24.6-33.9 396 71.0 66.1-75.4
75+ 394 106 26.5 21.3-32.5 288 73.5 67.5-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 313 152 48.9 42.4-55.4 161 51.1 44.6-57.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 739 294 40.0 35.8-44.2 445 60.0 55.8-64.2
Some Post-H.S. 961 335 36.1 32.6-39.7 626 63.9 60.3-67.4
College Graduate 1,097 242 22.5 19.8-25.4 855 77.5 74.6-80.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,061 385 37.3 33.8-40.9 676 62.7 59.1-66.2
No 2,034 633 34.6 32.1-37.1 1,401 65.4 62.9-67.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 406 132 35.5 30.0-41.5 274 64.5 58.5-70.0
Non-Veteran 2,707 893 35.4 33.2-37.6 1,814 64.6 62.4-66.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,630 559 37.4 34.6-40.2 1,071 62.6 59.8-65.4
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 876 235 26.8 23.3-30.5 641 73.2 69.5-76.7
Unable to Work 299 128 42.4 35.9-49.2 171 57.6 50.8-64.1
Other not in Labor Force 188 57 34.2 26.5-42.9 131 65.8 57.1-73.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 99 44.8 37.3-52.5 123 55.2 47.5-62.7
$15,000- 24,999 411 189 50.3 44.6-56.1 222 49.7 43.9-55.4
$25,000- 34,999 256 91 38.9 32.1-46.2 165 61.1 53.8-67.9
$35,000- 49,999 358 134 37.7 31.9-43.8 224 62.3 56.2-68.1
$50,000-74,999 359 107 33.3 27.6-39.5 252 66.7 60.5-72.4
$75,000+ 834 179 23.9 20.6-27.5 655 76.1 72.5-79.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 675 226 35.8 31.3-40.5 449 64.2 59.5-68.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 305 138 51.2 44.6-57.7 167 48.8 42.3-55.4
101% to 150% 318 137 44.3 37.9-51.0 181 55.7 49.0-62.1
151% to 200% 240 104 43.9 36.6-51.5 136 56.1 48.5-63.4
More than 200% 1,481 371 27.1 24.5-29.9 1,110 72.9 70.1-75.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 675 226 35.8 31.3-40.5 449 64.2 59.5-68.7
HOUSING
Own 2,066 586 31.4 29.1-33.9 1,480 68.6 66.1-70.9
Rent 815 351 46.2 42.2-50.3 464 53.8 49.7-57.8
Other arrangement 220 82 39.5 32.2-47.3 138 60.5 52.7-67.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 972 256 28.1 24.9-31.6 716 71.9 68.4-75.1
Regional City or Suburban County 845 283 37.5 33.6-41.5 562 62.5 58.5-66.4
Rural 1,298 486 39.9 36.7-43.2 812 60.1 56.8-63.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 769 316 42.6 38.4-46.9 453 57.4 53.1-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,067 367 39.2 35.7-42.9 700 60.8 57.1-64.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,279 342 28.7 25.8-31.7 937 71.3 68.3-74.2

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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 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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