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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 192 19.7 16.9-22.8 174 20.2 17.3-23.6 134 12.5 10.2-15.1 532 47.6 44.0-51.2
Non-Hispanic Black 406 87 21.5 17.1-26.6 100 27.7 22.6-33.4 77 18.5 14.3-23.7 142 32.3 27.3-37.8
Other 264 59 20.6 15.4-27.0 80 33.5 27.0-40.8 39 15.8 11.1-21.9 86 30.1 23.8-37.2
AGE
18-34 275 67 24.0 18.7-30.2 95 37.0 30.6-43.8 41 14.7 10.6-19.9 72 24.4 19.3-30.3
35-44 252 58 21.2 16.0-27.5 62 24.0 18.6-30.4 39 14.6 10.4-20.1 93 40.2 33.3-47.5
45-54 281 62 24.3 18.8-30.8 51 18.1 13.5-23.7 39 13.0 9.2-18.1 129 44.6 38.2-51.2
55-64 363 72 19.3 15.0-24.5 55 17.9 13.4-23.5 54 16.7 12.0-22.9 182 46.0 40.0-52.2
65-74 303 51 18.6 13.9-24.5 45 16.8 11.8-23.2 44 10.9 7.9-14.9 163 53.7 46.9-60.4
75+ 224 28 10.8 6.8-16.7 44 21.7 15.4-29.5 29 13.0 7.9-20.8 123 54.5 45.9-62.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 51 31.8 23.9-40.9 40 27.1 19.6-36.1 20 11.8 6.8-19.5 47 29.4 21.5-38.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 383 90 21.9 17.4-27.1 91 24.2 19.5-29.6 44 13.9 9.8-19.3 158 40.0 34.4-45.9
Some Post-H.S. 549 113 19.7 16.2-23.8 122 26.6 22.2-31.6 78 13.2 10.3-16.8 236 40.5 35.8-45.4
College Graduate 630 86 14.4 11.5-18.0 102 17.0 13.8-20.7 112 17.7 14.6-21.3 330 50.9 46.5-55.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 53 39.0 30.1-48.8 29 20.9 14.3-29.6 16 9.3 5.1-16.3 44 30.8 22.7-40.2
$15,000- 24,999 235 57 26.0 19.7-33.5 58 27.0 20.5-34.6 39 14.6 10.2-20.3 81 32.4 25.8-39.8
$25,000- 34,999 136 27 20.6 13.7-29.8 35 31.9 23.0-42.4 13 6.7 3.7-11.9 61 40.8 31.8-50.4
$35,000- 49,999 194 45 20.6 15.0-27.7 49 29.9 22.2-38.9 27 13.9 9.1-20.7 73 35.6 28.1-43.8
$50,000- 74,999 196 39 20.7 14.8-28.3 38 23.2 16.7-31.5 32 16.3 10.9-23.7 87 39.7 31.7-48.3
$75,000+ 395 42 11.9 8.6-16.4 67 18.5 14.3-23.5 69 17.6 13.6-22.4 217 52.0 46.3-57.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 142 23.8 19.9-28.2 117 22.0 18.1-26.5 86 13.8 10.6-17.7 269 40.4 35.8-45.2
No 1,099 197 18.5 15.9-21.4 237 24.3 21.3-27.6 166 14.7 12.4-17.4 499 42.5 39.1-46.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,680 334 20.3 18.1-22.7 345 23.4 21.0-26.1 252 14.7 12.7-16.9 749 41.6 38.8-44.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 522 75 15.1 11.8-19.0 115 24.2 20.1-28.8 100 18.8 15.2-23.0 232 42.0 37.2-46.9
Regional City or Suburban County 453 94 23.6 19.1-28.7 78 21.2 16.7-26.6 65 14.3 10.7-18.8 216 40.9 35.7-46.3
Rural 748 172 22.2 18.8-26.0 163 24.5 20.8-28.7 89 11.0 8.4-14.2 324 42.3 38.0-46.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 810 170 21.5 18.4-25.0 172 23.9 20.4-27.7 130 16.7 13.9-20.1 338 37.9 34.2-41.7
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 71 13.7 10.5-17.5 84 18.1 14.1-22.9 76 14.0 10.5-18.3 269 54.3 48.8-59.7
Unable to Work 190 55 29.3 21.9-37.9 29 19.1 13.0-27.1 21 10.7 6.1-18.1 85 41.0 33.0-49.4
Other not in Labor Force 150 27 17.8 11.9-25.8 47 32.1 23.9-41.6 17 9.8 5.8-16.2 59 40.3 31.3-49.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 186 55 34.4 26.5-43.2 53 29.5 22.4-37.7 28 12.8 8.3-19.3 50 23.3 17.1-30.8
101% to 150% 175 41 19.8 14.1-27.1 43 29.6 21.7-38.9 20 9.4 5.9-14.7 71 41.3 32.9-50.2
151% to 200% 121 29 22.8 15.4-32.5 *** *** *** 17 11.4 6.5-19.3 54 40.3 30.6-50.9
More than 200% 762 114 15.9 13.0-19.2 149 21.4 18.1-25.2 127 16.9 13.9-20.3 372 45.8 41.8-50.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 456 118 23.3 19.2-28.0 95 24.2 19.6-29.5 58 13.0 9.4-17.6 185 39.5 34.3-45.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 585 115 22.4 18.5-26.9 116 22.8 18.7-27.6 82 13.1 10.1-16.9 272 41.7 36.9-46.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 682 108 16.9 13.9-20.5 145 23.8 20.2-27.8 114 16.2 13.3-19.7 315 43.1 38.9-47.3

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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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