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
-MALES 1,433 299 23.2 20.6-25.9 418 30.9 28.1-33.9 148 9.1 7.7-10.8 568 36.8 34.0-39.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 930 180 21.5 18.5-24.9 242 27.9 24.5-31.5 101 9.9 8.1-12.1 407 40.7 37.1-44.4
Non-Hispanic Black 262 58 23.8 18.2-30.5 95 37.9 31.3-45.0 31 8.7 5.9-12.7 78 29.6 23.5-36.4
Other 227 60 30.4 23.3-38.7 79 36.8 29.5-44.8 16 6.5 3.8-11.1 72 26.2 20.4-33.0
AGE
18-34 289 75 27.8 22.2-34.2 116 41.7 35.4-48.3 30 8.2 5.6-11.8 68 22.3 17.6-27.9
35-44 182 54 29.9 23.1-37.8 53 30.5 23.4-38.7 17 9.2 5.6-14.7 58 30.3 23.4-38.3
45-54 251 51 20.4 15.3-26.6 68 29.9 23.5-37.3 28 9.8 6.7-14.1 104 39.9 33.2-47.0
55-64 262 49 22.1 16.5-28.8 65 25.3 19.9-31.5 29 9.4 6.2-13.9 119 43.3 36.7-50.2
65-74 253 38 14.8 10.3-20.7 67 23.2 17.9-29.5 31 11.3 7.8-16.1 117 50.7 43.3-58.0
75+ 178 29 19.4 12.1-29.6 41 20.3 14.5-27.7 12 6.9 3.7-12.4 96 53.4 44.3-62.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 46 27.8 20.6-36.3 41 31.8 23.6-41.3 *** *** *** 65 37.5 29.3-46.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 94 27.1 21.9-33.0 124 33.7 28.3-39.6 32 7.6 5.2-10.8 119 31.6 26.4-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 422 86 22.8 18.4-27.8 138 32.3 27.5-37.6 46 10.5 7.8-14.1 152 34.4 29.5-39.6
College Graduate 479 73 16.1 12.8-20.2 115 25.4 21.3-30.1 62 13.2 10.2-16.9 229 45.3 40.4-50.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 17 16.3 9.8-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 55 37.4 29.1-46.5 62 33.7 26.2-42.1 *** *** *** 57 25.6 19.3-33.1
$25,000- 34,999 123 30 26.0 18.1-35.9 40 32.7 23.8-43.2 11 8.0 4.3-14.4 42 33.2 24.5-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 166 37 22.2 15.9-30.1 54 31.8 24.2-40.5 16 8.5 5.1-13.8 59 37.6 29.2-46.7
$50,000- 74,999 166 28 17.4 11.6-25.1 50 36.0 27.5-45.5 26 13.6 8.9-20.2 62 33.0 25.4-41.6
$75,000+ 442 72 18.8 14.8-23.6 114 28.8 24.0-34.3 50 10.8 8.0-14.4 206 41.6 36.5-46.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 467 96 21.5 17.4-26.4 134 29.6 24.8-34.8 44 8.3 6.0-11.2 193 40.6 35.4-46.1
No 954 203 24.2 21.0-27.7 280 31.4 28.0-35.0 100 9.2 7.5-11.4 371 35.2 31.8-38.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 67 20.7 16.0-26.3 99 27.6 22.4-33.3 36 9.1 6.5-12.7 168 42.7 36.7-48.8
Non-Veteran 1,061 232 23.9 20.9-27.1 317 31.8 28.6-35.3 112 9.1 7.5-11.1 400 35.2 32.0-38.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 463 82 19.5 15.6-24.1 148 34.6 29.6-40.0 53 10.3 7.8-13.6 180 35.6 30.8-40.6
Regional City or Suburban County 402 88 25.0 20.2-30.7 101 26.4 21.5-31.9 39 7.5 5.3-10.4 174 41.1 35.7-46.8
Rural 568 129 24.8 20.7-29.5 169 31.3 26.9-36.0 56 9.3 7.0-12.2 214 34.6 30.2-39.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 835 196 25.4 22.2-29.0 246 31.8 28.2-35.7 86 9.2 7.3-11.4 307 33.6 30.1-37.2
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 392 59 17.3 12.8-23.0 96 22.4 18.1-27.4 42 10.1 7.3-13.7 195 50.2 44.2-56.2
Unable to Work 117 25 19.3 12.8-28.2 37 32.3 23.2-43.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 35 33.5 24.4-44.0 43 35.5 26.5-45.7 *** *** *** 34 25.0 17.1-35.0
101% to 150% 150 42 30.5 22.1-40.4 50 35.5 26.9-45.0 *** *** *** 53 31.9 23.9-41.0
151% to 200% 121 32 31.1 22.2-41.6 31 21.4 14.5-30.4 14 10.5 6.0-17.6 44 37.0 27.5-47.6
More than 200% 727 121 18.1 15.0-21.6 207 31.7 27.7-36.0 88 11.3 9.1-14.1 311 38.9 35.0-43.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 326 76 25.0 19.6-31.3 105 34.5 28.5-41.0 29 8.0 5.3-11.9 116 32.5 27.1-38.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 105 24.0 19.7-28.9 143 29.8 25.2-34.8 54 9.4 7.1-12.4 193 36.7 31.9-41.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 612 118 21.6 17.9-25.7 170 30.1 26.0-34.7 65 9.4 7.2-12.1 259 38.9 34.6-43.4

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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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