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
-MALES 1,416 509 38.4 35.4-41.5 907 61.6 58.5-64.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 921 298 35.0 31.4-38.7 623 65.0 61.3-68.6
Non-Hispanic Black 256 96 38.2 31.5-45.5 160 61.8 54.5-68.5
Other 226 111 54.0 46.1-61.6 115 46.0 38.4-53.9
AGE
18-34 286 123 44.2 37.8-50.9 163 55.8 49.1-62.2
35-44 180 82 47.0 38.9-55.2 98 53.0 44.8-61.1
45-54 251 94 37.4 30.8-44.4 157 62.6 55.6-69.2
55-64 260 84 36.3 29.8-43.4 176 63.7 56.6-70.2
65-74 250 67 24.7 19.1-31.4 183 75.3 68.6-80.9
75+ 173 54 34.2 25.5-44.1 119 65.8 55.9-74.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 86 52.2 43.0-61.1 73 47.8 38.9-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 361 155 42.2 36.4-48.3 206 57.8 51.7-63.6
Some Post-H.S. 419 153 38.5 33.3-43.9 266 61.5 56.1-66.7
College Graduate 475 114 24.2 20.2-28.6 361 75.8 71.4-79.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 181 96 58.7 50.2-66.7 85 41.3 33.3-49.8
$25,000- 34,999 121 54 45.4 35.4-55.8 67 54.6 44.2-64.6
$35,000- 49,999 166 71 41.5 33.2-50.4 95 58.5 49.6-66.8
$50,000- 74,999 165 50 31.4 23.7-40.1 115 68.6 59.9-76.3
$75,000+ 441 108 27.5 22.8-32.7 333 72.5 67.3-77.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 177 39.2 34.0-44.7 283 60.8 55.3-66.0
No 944 330 38.3 34.7-42.1 614 61.7 57.9-65.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 120 34.9 29.2-41.1 246 65.1 58.9-70.8
Non-Veteran 1,048 389 39.4 36.0-43.0 659 60.6 57.0-64.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 458 133 30.1 25.4-35.1 325 69.9 64.9-74.6
Regional City or Suburban County 397 149 41.8 36.2-47.7 248 58.2 52.3-63.8
Rural 561 227 42.9 38.0-47.8 334 57.1 52.2-62.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 319 40.8 37.0-44.7 511 59.2 55.3-63.0
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 383 102 27.7 22.4-33.7 281 72.3 66.3-77.6
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 60 53.6 43.3-63.5 62 46.4 36.5-56.7
101% to 150% 147 74 53.0 43.4-62.3 73 47.0 37.7-56.6
151% to 200% 120 61 50.2 40.0-60.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 725 198 28.8 25.1-32.8 527 71.2 67.2-74.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 320 143 47.7 41.2-54.3 177 52.3 45.7-58.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 489 184 40.7 35.6-46.0 305 59.3 54.0-64.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 607 182 32.0 27.8-36.6 425 68.0 63.4-72.2

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*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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