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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,435 354 26.7 24.0-29.6 337 24.5 21.9-27.3 196 12.3 10.6-14.3 548 36.5 33.7-39.5
Female 1,723 341 20.2 18.1-22.6 356 23.5 21.1-26.1 254 14.4 12.5-16.6 772 41.8 39.1-44.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,963 400 22.3 20.2-24.6 373 21.1 18.9-23.5 273 13.1 11.5-15.0 917 43.4 40.9-46.0
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 86 *** *** *** 21 21.1 13.2-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 105 *** *** *** 25 22.3 14.6-32.5 16 15.9 9.4-25.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 302 100 33.7 27.8-40.1 94 35.2 29.2-41.7 35 11.4 8.0-16.0 73 19.7 15.3-25.0
AGE
18-34 562 153 27.4 23.3-31.8 187 34.5 30.1-39.1 78 13.1 10.4-16.4 144 25.1 21.3-29.3
35-44 434 113 26.2 21.6-31.3 108 24.6 20.3-29.4 58 12.2 9.2-15.9 155 37.1 32.0-42.5
45-54 536 129 25.1 21.0-29.6 106 20.2 16.5-24.5 76 13.8 10.7-17.5 225 41.0 36.2-45.8
55-64 627 131 22.3 18.7-26.5 109 18.9 15.5-22.9 90 14.6 11.4-18.5 297 44.2 39.7-48.7
65-74 556 99 18.7 15.1-22.8 89 17.1 13.3-21.8 89 13.2 10.5-16.4 279 51.1 46.0-56.0
75+ 402 64 15.5 11.4-20.7 82 20.9 16.3-26.4 51 12.2 8.6-17.1 205 51.3 45.0-57.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 321 114 35.4 29.5-41.8 73 24.3 19.0-30.5 37 11.0 7.6-15.7 97 29.3 23.7-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 752 202 25.8 22.3-29.6 180 24.8 21.4-28.7 91 11.9 9.4-15.1 279 37.4 33.4-41.6
Some Post-H.S. 968 221 23.0 20.1-26.2 234 27.0 23.7-30.5 127 12.3 10.1-14.8 386 37.7 34.3-41.3
College Graduate 1,112 156 14.3 12.1-16.8 205 18.8 16.3-21.6 195 17.8 15.4-20.5 556 49.0 45.7-52.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,082 269 25.4 22.3-28.7 212 21.9 18.9-25.1 143 12.6 10.4-15.2 458 40.1 36.6-43.7
No 2,054 422 22.4 20.3-24.7 476 24.9 22.7-27.3 303 13.8 12.2-15.6 853 38.9 36.5-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 87 22.0 17.5-27.3 96 24.6 19.8-30.2 60 12.0 9.1-15.6 173 41.4 35.8-47.2
Non-Veteran 2,740 608 23.5 21.6-25.5 596 23.9 22.0-25.9 389 13.6 12.2-15.2 1,147 39.1 36.9-41.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,646 398 25.6 23.2-28.2 372 24.3 21.9-26.9 240 14.4 12.6-16.5 636 35.6 33.1-38.3
Unemployed 107 29 26.7 17.9-37.8 *** *** *** 16 10.5 6.0-17.8 *** *** ***
Retired 891 139 15.9 13.1-19.2 166 19.3 16.1-22.8 129 13.3 10.8-16.2 457 51.5 47.5-55.6
Unable to Work 308 92 29.9 24.0-36.5 50 19.2 14.3-25.2 41 12.5 8.7-17.8 125 38.4 32.2-44.9
Other not in Labor Force 188 35 18.9 13.3-26.2 68 36.7 29.1-45.1 20 9.0 5.6-14.3 65 35.3 27.7-43.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 227 76 34.3 27.3-41.9 53 24.3 18.3-31.4 23 8.9 5.5-14.3 75 32.5 25.9-39.9
$15,000- 24,999 419 124 31.5 26.3-37.2 96 24.1 19.5-29.4 62 12.8 9.6-16.7 137 31.6 26.4-37.3
$25,000- 34,999 259 72 28.5 22.4-35.4 57 25.5 19.6-32.5 33 10.7 7.2-15.6 97 35.3 29.0-42.2
$35,000- 49,999 361 97 24.3 19.6-29.7 96 29.6 24.2-35.8 46 12.8 9.3-17.3 122 33.3 27.8-39.3
$50,000-74,999 363 71 20.4 16.0-25.6 80 25.8 20.5-31.9 59 15.3 11.5-20.1 153 38.5 32.7-44.7
$75,000+ 838 109 15.6 12.7-18.9 168 21.3 18.2-24.9 134 15.1 12.6-18.1 427 48.0 44.1-51.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 691 146 23.1 19.4-27.3 143 22.6 18.8-26.8 93 13.4 10.5-17.0 309 41.0 36.6-45.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 95 34.7 28.6-41.4 81 27.0 21.6-33.1 44 13.4 9.6-18.5 89 24.8 19.8-30.7
101% to 150% 325 95 27.8 22.3-34.1 76 25.2 19.9-31.4 35 9.1 6.3-12.8 119 37.9 31.6-44.7
151% to 200% 242 74 28.7 22.7-35.7 44 24.1 17.7-31.9 33 11.6 7.9-16.8 91 35.5 28.8-42.8
More than 200% 1,493 245 17.8 15.6-20.2 325 23.6 21.1-26.4 241 15.4 13.5-17.6 682 43.2 40.3-46.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 691 146 23.1 19.4-27.3 143 22.6 18.8-26.8 93 13.4 10.5-17.0 309 41.0 36.6-45.5
HOUSING
Own 2,092 380 20.3 18.3-22.5 414 21.7 19.6-23.9 308 13.7 12.1-15.5 990 44.3 41.8-46.8
Rent 826 254 32.2 28.5-36.1 213 27.3 23.8-31.0 114 13.1 10.8-15.9 245 27.4 24.0-31.1
Other arrangement 223 57 26.0 19.8-33.4 60 32.9 25.9-40.6 26 12.0 7.8-18.0 80 29.1 23.0-36.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 986 161 16.7 14.2-19.6 246 27.9 24.6-31.4 157 15.1 12.8-17.8 422 40.3 36.8-43.9
Regional City or Suburban County 852 190 25.8 22.3-29.6 163 20.8 17.6-24.3 121 13.3 10.9-16.2 378 40.1 36.3-44.0
Rural 1,320 344 26.9 24.1-30.0 284 23.0 20.3-26.0 172 12.1 10.1-14.3 520 38.0 34.9-41.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 782 225 29.1 25.3-33.2 169 22.9 19.5-26.6 100 12.2 9.7-15.2 288 35.8 31.9-39.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,081 245 25.8 22.7-29.1 221 23.0 19.9-26.4 152 12.8 10.7-15.3 463 38.4 35.1-41.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,295 225 18.4 16.0-21.0 303 25.3 22.6-28.3 198 14.5 12.5-16.8 569 41.7 38.7-44.9

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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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