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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,956 349 20.0 17.9-22.4 462 25.4 23.1-27.8 183 8.7 7.4-10.1 962 45.9 43.3-48.5
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,026 169 18.7 15.8-22.0 220 23.0 20.1-26.3 82 7.5 5.9- 9.5 555 50.7 47.1-54.4
AGE
18-34 262 53 22.8 17.5-29.3 101 40.9 34.4-47.8 33 9.7 6.8-13.7 75 26.5 21.2-32.6
35-44 226 60 28.2 22.0-35.2 54 23.6 18.0-30.2 27 12.4 8.4-18.1 85 35.8 29.2-43.0
45-54 310 54 19.9 15.2-25.8 72 23.1 18.1-29.1 26 7.1 4.7-10.6 158 49.9 43.6-56.2
55-64 418 64 18.2 13.8-23.6 90 22.6 18.3-27.5 35 8.0 5.6-11.4 229 51.2 45.6-56.8
65-74 411 65 16.5 12.4-21.7 84 20.5 16.4-25.5 36 7.4 5.3-10.4 226 55.5 49.7-61.1
75+ 310 51 16.0 11.5-21.7 53 16.3 11.3-22.8 24 7.7 5.0-11.6 182 60.1 53.0-66.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 26 25.7 17.4-36.1 23 23.4 15.3-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 424 97 25.0 20.3-30.3 112 28.8 23.9-34.3 31 6.7 4.6- 9.6 184 39.5 34.4-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 622 123 20.8 17.3-24.9 160 26.6 22.8-30.8 59 9.4 7.1-12.3 280 43.2 38.8-47.6
College Graduate 795 102 13.1 10.7-15.9 167 22.1 19.0-25.5 87 11.4 9.2-14.1 439 53.5 49.6-57.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 18 16.1 10.0-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 196 51 29.8 22.7-38.0 49 26.8 20.0-34.9 17 5.3 3.2- 8.8 79 38.1 30.6-46.2
$25,000- 34,999 147 31 22.9 15.8-32.0 34 25.9 18.2-35.4 12 7.1 4.0-12.4 70 44.1 35.3-53.3
$35,000- 49,999 228 47 22.0 16.1-29.5 66 30.1 23.5-37.6 18 7.7 4.8-12.4 97 40.1 32.9-47.8
$50,000- 74,999 258 38 18.6 13.2-25.6 66 27.1 20.9-34.4 25 8.4 5.5-12.7 129 45.8 38.7-53.1
$75,000+ 626 79 13.9 11.0-17.5 139 24.1 20.3-28.3 70 12.0 9.4-15.3 338 50.0 45.6-54.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 671 137 21.1 17.6-25.1 154 23.7 19.9-27.8 51 6.9 5.1- 9.3 329 48.3 43.7-52.9
No 1,272 210 19.6 16.9-22.5 306 26.3 23.5-29.4 129 9.5 7.9-11.3 627 44.6 41.5-47.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 47 20.3 14.8-27.2 69 22.5 17.5-28.5 28 9.3 6.3-13.6 145 47.9 40.9-54.9
Non-Veteran 1,666 302 20.0 17.7-22.5 392 25.8 23.3-28.4 155 8.6 7.3-10.2 817 45.6 42.8-48.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 517 70 15.1 11.6-19.3 120 26.1 21.6-31.1 63 12.3 9.5-15.8 264 46.5 41.6-51.5
Regional City or Suburban County 570 105 19.5 15.9-23.7 127 24.7 20.6-29.2 48 7.4 5.4-10.1 290 48.4 43.7-53.2
Rural 869 174 23.3 19.9-27.1 215 25.4 22.2-29.0 72 7.4 5.8- 9.5 408 43.8 39.9-47.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 977 183 21.9 18.9-25.2 263 28.2 25.0-31.6 103 9.7 7.9-11.8 428 40.3 36.9-43.8
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 655 111 17.3 14.0-21.2 121 18.0 14.6-21.9 50 7.0 5.2- 9.3 373 57.7 53.0-62.2
Unable to Work 162 31 20.6 14.1-29.0 31 21.4 15.0-29.5 *** *** *** 90 53.4 44.5-62.0
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 32 28.0 19.7-38.1 34 29.5 21.2-39.4 *** *** *** 57 37.7 28.8-47.4
101% to 150% 159 38 24.9 18.1-33.2 46 31.6 23.6-40.9 *** *** *** 66 39.8 31.6-48.7
151% to 200% 143 32 24.7 16.7-34.8 32 22.5 15.5-31.6 15 8.0 4.7-13.5 64 44.7 35.2-54.7
More than 200% 1,091 157 16.2 13.7-19.0 258 25.3 22.4-28.6 115 10.9 9.0-13.2 561 47.6 44.2-51.0
HOUSING
Own 1,500 251 18.9 16.6-21.6 319 23.1 20.6-25.8 139 8.5 7.1-10.1 791 49.5 46.5-52.4
Rent 333 69 23.5 18.3-29.8 106 33.8 28.0-40.1 32 9.0 6.2-13.1 126 33.6 28.0-39.8
Other arrangement 116 28 27.0 18.4-37.8 36 35.6 26.2-46.3 *** *** *** 42 28.2 20.3-37.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 395 87 23.0 18.4-28.4 96 26.5 21.6-32.0 34 8.3 5.6-11.9 178 42.3 36.8-47.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 143 23.2 19.5-27.4 181 25.0 21.5-28.9 62 6.8 5.2- 8.8 365 44.9 40.7-49.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 810 119 15.6 13.0-18.7 185 25.3 21.8-29.1 87 10.7 8.5-13.3 419 48.4 44.5-52.3

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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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