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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,026 169 18.7 15.8-22.0 220 23.0 20.1-26.3 82 7.5 5.9- 9.5 555 50.7 47.1-54.4
Non-Hispanic Black 400 81 23.1 18.2-28.8 137 35.7 30.3-41.5 55 14.4 10.5-19.4 127 26.8 22.2-32.0
Other 265 45 18.2 13.2-24.6 56 22.7 17.1-29.5 37 15.0 10.3-21.3 127 44.1 37.0-51.4
AGE
18-34 272 60 24.4 18.7-31.0 102 39.3 32.9-46.0 40 13.6 9.8-18.7 70 22.8 17.9-28.5
35-44 253 56 23.7 18.0-30.5 60 23.3 17.9-29.6 35 13.4 9.3-19.0 102 39.7 32.9-46.9
45-54 280 43 20.3 15.0-26.8 71 22.7 17.9-28.4 21 7.4 4.5-12.1 145 49.6 43.0-56.2
55-64 355 47 13.9 9.6-19.9 78 22.7 17.9-28.3 34 10.0 6.5-14.9 196 53.4 47.0-59.6
65-74 304 55 19.8 14.5-26.4 57 20.3 15.3-26.3 25 6.5 4.2- 9.9 167 53.5 46.6-60.2
75+ 224 35 14.6 10.0-20.9 40 17.6 11.6-25.9 19 7.3 4.5-11.8 130 60.4 51.9-68.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 37 28.1 20.2-37.7 28 15.7 10.3-23.3 14 7.1 3.9-12.8 77 49.1 39.8-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 87 25.0 19.9-30.8 94 27.5 22.3-33.3 34 9.4 6.3-13.8 166 38.1 32.7-43.8
Some Post-H.S. 546 104 19.5 15.7-23.9 144 29.2 24.8-34.0 60 11.1 8.4-14.6 238 40.2 35.5-45.1
College Graduate 625 68 11.3 8.7-14.6 149 24.9 21.2-29.0 70 11.2 8.7-14.4 338 52.6 48.1-57.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 29 21.8 14.7-31.1 32 26.9 18.9-36.9 15 10.1 5.8-17.0 65 41.2 32.3-50.7
$15,000- 24,999 231 56 26.2 19.9-33.6 53 25.6 19.2-33.2 22 6.5 4.1-10.2 100 41.7 34.4-49.4
$25,000- 34,999 139 25 20.8 13.5-30.8 41 33.3 24.7-43.1 14 8.0 4.5-13.7 59 37.9 29.3-47.4
$35,000- 49,999 193 38 22.5 15.7-31.2 61 33.7 26.1-42.1 20 9.3 5.7-15.1 74 34.5 27.1-42.6
$50,000- 74,999 195 26 18.8 12.4-27.5 56 28.6 21.7-36.7 16 7.7 4.4-13.1 97 44.9 36.8-53.3
$75,000+ 393 40 10.8 7.7-14.9 84 22.8 18.3-28.0 48 14.6 10.7-19.5 221 51.8 46.2-57.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 608 115 19.8 16.2-23.9 144 24.9 20.9-29.5 53 8.7 6.2-11.9 296 46.6 41.8-51.5
No 1,095 177 19.4 16.5-22.7 271 26.4 23.4-29.7 125 11.1 9.1-13.4 522 43.2 39.8-46.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,671 290 19.4 17.1-21.9 406 25.9 23.4-28.5 175 10.3 8.7-12.2 800 44.4 41.6-47.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 517 77 17.3 13.6-21.8 123 26.0 21.8-30.8 69 14.1 11.0-18.0 248 42.5 37.8-47.4
Regional City or Suburban County 450 75 17.4 13.4-22.4 113 28.2 23.3-33.7 37 8.0 5.6-11.4 225 46.3 40.9-51.9
Rural 744 145 22.9 19.1-27.1 179 24.1 20.6-27.9 72 8.5 6.4-11.3 348 44.5 40.2-48.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 804 137 21.0 17.6-24.9 232 30.1 26.5-33.9 89 10.4 8.3-13.0 346 38.5 34.7-42.4
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 495 89 17.7 14.1-22.1 93 19.5 15.3-24.4 42 6.6 4.7- 9.2 271 56.2 50.7-61.5
Unable to Work 187 37 19.9 13.7-27.9 34 21.1 14.8-29.2 12 6.9 3.1-14.7 104 52.1 43.4-60.6
Other not in Labor Force 152 19 15.8 9.3-25.7 35 23.6 16.6-32.2 25 17.0 11.2-24.9 73 43.6 34.8-52.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 186 39 26.3 19.1-35.1 45 27.0 20.0-35.4 20 7.5 4.5-12.2 82 39.1 31.3-47.5
101% to 150% 172 38 23.0 16.4-31.2 43 27.2 19.8-35.9 15 6.7 3.8-11.6 76 43.2 34.7-52.0
151% to 200% 121 24 20.0 12.0-31.4 41 36.9 27.2-47.8 11 6.8 3.5-12.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 97 14.6 11.7-18.0 187 26.0 22.5-29.9 85 12.3 9.7-15.4 391 47.1 43.0-51.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 98 22.8 18.4-27.9 119 27.1 22.5-32.2 56 11.9 8.5-16.3 182 38.3 33.1-43.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 580 109 23.7 19.4-28.7 139 25.6 21.5-30.2 44 6.9 5.0- 9.6 288 43.8 38.9-48.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 676 90 14.6 11.7-18.2 157 25.4 21.7-29.5 78 12.2 9.6-15.3 351 47.8 43.5-52.1

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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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