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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,711 297 19.6 17.3-22.2 415 25.8 23.4-28.4 178 10.2 8.6-12.0 821 44.3 41.6-47.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,733 489 20.3 18.4-22.2 717 28.0 26.0-30.1 288 9.7 8.6-11.0 1,239 42.0 39.9-44.2
No 405 106 27.1 22.2-32.6 116 30.1 25.1-35.7 38 9.6 6.7-13.7 145 33.1 28.0-38.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 778 152 22.1 18.6-26.1 177 26.1 22.5-30.0 85 9.8 7.8-12.3 364 42.0 38.0-46.1
Overweight 1,062 193 20.4 17.5-23.5 297 28.6 25.4-32.1 97 8.5 6.8-10.6 475 42.5 39.0-46.1
Obese 1,026 210 22.9 19.9-26.2 287 29.3 26.1-32.8 113 10.5 8.5-12.9 416 37.3 33.9-40.7
Current Smoker
Yes 511 145 30.0 25.4-35.0 151 33.0 28.3-38.1 37 6.3 4.4- 8.9 178 30.7 26.3-35.5
No 2,613 450 19.6 17.7-21.6 674 27.2 25.2-29.3 287 10.4 9.2-11.8 1,202 42.8 40.6-45.1
History of CVD**
Yes 396 79 22.0 17.4-27.4 85 21.2 16.8-26.4 44 9.4 6.8-12.8 188 47.4 41.4-53.5
No 2,718 510 21.2 19.3-23.2 743 29.2 27.2-31.3 280 9.8 8.6-11.1 1,185 39.8 37.7-42.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 361 85 24.5 19.8-29.9 105 34.0 28.3-40.3 42 9.7 7.0-13.4 129 31.8 26.6-37.4
No 2,653 478 20.7 18.8-22.7 693 27.5 25.5-29.6 272 9.7 8.5-11.0 1,210 42.2 40.0-44.4
COPD
Yes 281 67 28.0 21.6-35.4 66 22.1 17.1-28.1 27 9.1 5.8-14.0 121 40.8 34.2-47.7
No 2,853 525 20.7 18.9-22.6 765 28.8 26.8-30.9 298 9.7 8.6-11.0 1,265 40.8 38.7-42.9
Current Asthma
Yes 277 57 18.7 14.2-24.3 73 29.7 23.5-36.7 20 6.9 4.2-11.2 127 44.6 38.0-51.5
No 2,857 535 21.5 19.6-23.4 758 28.1 26.2-30.1 306 10.0 8.8-11.3 1,258 40.5 38.4-42.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,075 211 20.6 17.8-23.7 278 27.1 23.9-30.5 97 8.5 6.7-10.6 489 43.9 40.3-47.5
No 2,049 380 21.7 19.5-24.0 551 28.8 26.5-31.2 225 10.2 8.8-11.7 893 39.3 36.9-41.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,045 194 20.6 17.6-23.9 236 22.3 19.5-25.5 99 8.9 7.1-11.0 516 48.2 44.5-51.9
No 2,099 402 21.6 19.5-23.8 597 30.7 28.4-33.1 227 10.0 8.7-11.5 873 37.7 35.4-40.1

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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