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
-MALES 1,435 354 26.7 24.0-29.6 337 24.5 21.9-27.3 196 12.3 10.6-14.3 548 36.5 33.7-39.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 208 25.2 22.0-28.7 199 22.1 19.0-25.5 139 13.8 11.6-16.4 385 38.9 35.3-42.6
Non-Hispanic Black 260 57 22.6 17.0-29.4 75 31.6 25.3-38.6 35 9.7 6.6-13.8 93 36.2 29.7-43.2
Other 229 86 40.0 32.5-48.1 60 26.6 20.4-33.9 22 10.2 6.4-15.7 61 23.2 17.2-30.5
AGE
18-34 287 86 30.5 24.8-36.9 92 32.1 26.3-38.5 37 11.7 8.4-16.1 72 25.7 20.3-32.0
35-44 182 55 32.1 24.8-40.3 46 25.2 18.8-32.9 19 9.3 5.7-14.7 62 33.4 26.3-41.4
45-54 255 67 25.8 20.1-32.5 55 22.3 16.7-29.2 37 14.6 10.2-20.4 96 37.3 30.6-44.5
55-64 264 59 25.9 20.1-32.7 54 20.1 15.2-26.1 36 12.1 8.4-16.9 115 42.0 35.4-48.8
65-74 253 48 18.7 13.7-25.0 44 17.5 12.1-24.8 45 15.8 11.5-21.3 116 48.0 40.6-55.3
75+ 178 36 22.5 15.1-32.0 38 19.9 13.8-27.8 22 11.0 7.1-16.6 82 46.6 37.7-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 63 38.4 30.1-47.5 33 21.9 14.9-31.0 17 10.4 6.2-16.9 50 29.2 21.8-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 112 29.7 24.5-35.4 89 25.5 20.6-31.1 47 10.0 7.4-13.5 121 34.8 29.3-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 419 108 27.0 22.4-32.2 112 27.4 22.8-32.5 49 11.1 8.2-14.9 150 34.4 29.5-39.7
College Graduate 482 70 14.2 11.1-17.9 103 21.3 17.5-25.6 83 18.0 14.5-22.2 226 46.5 41.7-51.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 67 37.9 29.8-46.8 38 20.8 14.9-28.3 23 10.6 6.7-16.5 56 30.7 22.8-39.8
$25,000- 34,999 123 45 36.1 26.9-46.4 22 19.4 12.6-28.5 20 14.6 8.9-23.0 36 30.0 21.5-40.2
$35,000- 49,999 167 52 28.0 20.9-36.3 47 29.4 22.0-38.0 19 11.7 7.2-18.3 49 31.0 23.2-40.0
$50,000- 74,999 167 32 20.0 13.9-27.9 42 28.4 20.5-37.9 27 14.3 9.4-21.0 66 37.3 29.2-46.2
$75,000+ 443 67 18.5 14.4-23.4 101 23.6 19.2-28.7 65 13.2 10.1-17.0 210 44.7 39.5-50.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 468 127 27.2 22.6-32.4 95 21.7 17.5-26.7 57 11.2 8.3-14.9 189 39.8 34.6-45.3
No 955 225 26.6 23.4-30.2 239 25.6 22.5-29.1 137 12.8 10.7-15.2 354 35.0 31.6-38.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 373 80 22.5 17.8-28.1 85 24.2 19.2-30.1 58 13.1 9.9-17.0 150 40.2 34.4-46.3
Non-Veteran 1,060 274 27.9 24.8-31.3 251 24.5 21.6-27.7 137 12.0 10.1-14.4 398 35.5 32.2-38.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 464 86 18.6 14.9-23.1 131 32.0 27.0-37.4 57 11.0 8.3-14.4 190 38.4 33.4-43.7
Regional City or Suburban County 399 96 28.0 23.0-33.8 85 20.3 16.2-25.2 56 12.4 9.3-16.4 162 39.2 33.8-45.0
Rural 572 172 32.5 28.0-37.4 121 21.2 17.4-25.6 83 13.3 10.6-16.7 196 32.9 28.6-37.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 836 228 29.2 25.8-33.0 200 24.7 21.5-28.3 110 12.3 10.1-15.0 298 33.7 30.2-37.4
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 391 68 18.8 14.2-24.4 82 20.7 16.0-26.3 53 12.5 9.3-16.5 188 48.1 42.1-54.1
Unable to Work 118 37 30.9 21.9-41.6 21 19.4 12.2-29.5 20 15.3 9.5-23.8 40 34.4 25.2-44.9
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 40 35.2 26.1-45.6 28 23.0 15.7-32.5 16 14.4 8.4-23.7 39 27.3 19.3-37.2
101% to 150% 150 54 35.3 26.5-45.1 33 21.2 14.7-29.4 15 8.8 5.0-14.9 48 34.8 25.8-45.0
151% to 200% 121 45 34.1 25.3-44.3 23 22.9 15.2-33.0 16 11.8 6.9-19.6 37 31.1 22.3-41.6
More than 200% 731 131 19.6 16.4-23.2 176 25.6 22.0-29.7 114 14.1 11.6-17.1 310 40.7 36.7-44.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 326 107 35.6 29.5-42.3 74 21.4 16.8-26.9 42 11.3 8.1-15.6 103 31.7 26.0-37.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 496 130 29.5 24.9-34.6 105 23.2 18.8-28.2 70 12.5 9.7-16.0 191 34.8 30.1-39.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 613 117 20.0 16.5-24.1 158 27.1 23.1-31.4 84 12.6 10.0-15.8 254 40.3 35.9-44.9

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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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