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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,751 551 21.0 19.2-22.9 578 23.4 21.5-25.4 401 13.6 12.2-15.2 1,221 42.0 39.8-44.2
No 401 143 36.7 31.3-42.5 114 27.5 22.8-32.7 49 12.3 9.0-16.6 95 23.5 18.8-29.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 779 157 23.3 19.8-27.2 180 24.9 21.4-28.8 90 10.7 8.5-13.3 352 41.2 37.1-45.3
Overweight 1,064 217 21.4 18.6-24.6 240 23.1 20.1-26.3 156 14.3 12.0-16.9 451 41.3 37.8-44.8
Obese 1,034 246 23.9 20.9-27.1 220 24.7 21.6-28.1 170 15.1 12.8-17.9 398 36.3 33.0-39.8
Current Smoker
Yes 513 207 41.6 36.6-46.7 114 23.5 19.3-28.3 52 8.8 6.5-12.0 140 26.1 21.9-30.8
No 2,625 485 19.3 17.6-21.2 574 24.1 22.2-26.2 395 14.4 12.9-16.0 1,171 42.2 40.0-44.4
History of CVD**
Yes 395 99 24.3 19.7-29.5 68 18.9 14.4-24.4 45 12.4 8.8-17.2 183 44.4 38.5-50.4
No 2,731 590 23.2 21.4-25.2 621 24.7 22.8-26.8 401 13.6 12.1-15.1 1,119 38.5 36.4-40.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 362 85 24.6 19.8-30.3 93 28.8 23.4-34.8 44 11.6 8.2-16.0 140 35.0 29.7-40.7
No 2,668 570 22.8 21.0-24.8 567 23.1 21.2-25.2 392 13.8 12.3-15.4 1,139 40.3 38.1-42.5
COPD
Yes 288 80 28.1 22.3-34.8 52 21.2 15.5-28.2 29 8.6 5.5-13.0 127 42.1 35.3-49.2
No 2,861 612 22.8 21.0-24.8 639 24.2 22.3-26.2 420 13.9 12.5-15.4 1,190 39.1 37.0-41.2
Current Asthma
Yes 281 77 26.9 21.5-33.2 60 24.7 18.9-31.6 40 13.3 9.5-18.4 104 35.0 29.0-41.6
No 2,867 616 22.9 21.1-24.9 631 23.9 22.0-25.9 409 13.4 12.0-14.9 1,211 39.7 37.6-41.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,082 269 25.4 22.3-28.7 212 21.9 18.9-25.1 143 12.6 10.4-15.2 458 40.1 36.6-43.7
No 2,054 422 22.4 20.3-24.7 476 24.9 22.7-27.3 303 13.8 12.2-15.6 853 38.9 36.5-41.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,053 237 23.9 20.9-27.2 189 19.7 16.8-23.0 138 12.6 10.3-15.2 489 43.8 40.2-47.5
No 2,105 458 23.0 20.9-25.3 504 25.8 23.6-28.1 312 13.8 12.2-15.5 831 37.4 35.1-39.9

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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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