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%)
North Carolina 3,115 1,025 35.4 33.4-37.5 2,090 64.6 62.5-66.6
-FEMALES 1,699 516 32.7 30.0-35.5 1,183 67.3 64.5-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,020 302 32.6 29.2-36.3 718 67.4 63.7-70.8
Non-Hispanic Black 397 132 35.1 29.6-41.0 265 64.9 59.0-70.4
Other 262 78 29.5 23.3-36.5 184 70.5 63.5-76.7
AGE
18-34 271 100 39.6 33.0-46.5 171 60.4 53.5-67.0
35-44 251 88 34.2 27.8-41.3 163 65.8 58.7-72.2
45-54 280 83 34.4 28.1-41.2 197 65.6 58.8-71.9
55-64 353 102 30.0 24.3-36.4 251 70.0 63.6-75.7
65-74 300 87 32.7 26.4-39.7 213 67.3 60.3-73.6
75+ 221 52 21.5 15.7-28.7 169 78.5 71.3-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 66 45.2 36.0-54.7 88 54.8 45.3-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 139 37.7 32.0-43.7 239 62.3 56.3-68.0
Some Post-H.S. 542 182 34.1 29.4-39.0 360 65.9 61.0-70.6
College Graduate 622 128 21.3 17.8-25.3 494 78.7 74.7-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 66 49.2 39.6-58.8 73 50.8 41.2-60.4
$15,000- 24,999 230 93 43.2 35.7-51.0 137 56.8 49.0-64.3
$25,000- 34,999 135 37 32.2 23.3-42.5 98 67.8 57.5-76.7
$35,000- 49,999 192 63 33.8 26.1-42.5 129 66.2 57.5-73.9
$50,000- 74,999 194 57 35.1 27.2-44.0 137 64.9 56.0-72.8
$75,000+ 393 71 19.4 15.2-24.4 322 80.6 75.6-84.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 601 208 35.7 31.1-40.5 393 64.3 59.5-68.9
No 1,090 303 31.2 27.8-34.7 787 68.8 65.3-72.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,659 504 32.5 29.8-35.3 1,155 67.5 64.7-70.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 514 123 26.4 22.1-31.2 391 73.6 68.8-77.9
Regional City or Suburban County 448 134 33.2 28.1-38.8 314 66.8 61.2-71.9
Rural 737 259 37.4 33.1-41.9 478 62.6 58.1-66.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 800 240 33.5 29.6-37.5 560 66.5 62.5-70.4
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 133 26.0 21.7-30.9 360 74.0 69.1-78.3
Unable to Work 183 76 41.8 33.4-50.6 107 58.2 49.4-66.6
Other not in Labor Force 150 42 32.5 23.9-42.4 108 67.5 57.6-76.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 78 49.6 41.1-58.1 105 50.4 41.9-58.9
101% to 150% 171 63 35.0 27.2-43.6 108 65.0 56.4-72.8
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 756 173 25.4 21.8-29.3 583 74.6 70.7-78.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 449 173 38.1 32.9-43.7 276 61.9 56.3-67.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 578 183 37.9 33.0-43.0 395 62.1 57.0-67.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 672 160 25.7 22.0-29.8 512 74.3 70.2-78.0

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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 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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