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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,941 600 33.7 31.3-36.3 1,341 66.3 63.7-68.7
GENDER
Male 921 298 35.0 31.4-38.7 623 65.0 61.3-68.6
Female 1,020 302 32.6 29.2-36.3 718 67.4 63.7-70.8
AGE
18-34 261 97 40.2 33.7-47.1 164 59.8 52.9-66.3
35-44 223 88 40.7 33.8-48.1 135 59.3 51.9-66.2
45-54 310 99 34.6 28.8-40.9 211 65.4 59.1-71.2
55-64 416 128 33.8 28.5-39.5 288 66.2 60.5-71.5
65-74 407 106 27.9 22.8-33.6 301 72.1 66.4-77.2
75+ 305 80 25.6 20.0-32.2 225 74.4 67.8-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 165 39.5 34.2-45.1 253 60.5 54.9-65.8
Some Post-H.S. 619 211 36.0 31.7-40.5 408 64.0 59.5-68.3
College Graduate 790 170 22.0 18.9-25.4 620 78.0 74.6-81.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 89 50.0 41.9-58.2 106 50.0 41.8-58.1
$25,000- 34,999 143 54 42.0 32.9-51.6 89 58.0 48.4-67.1
$35,000- 49,999 228 83 36.3 29.3-44.0 145 63.7 56.0-70.7
$50,000- 74,999 257 74 33.2 26.5-40.7 183 66.8 59.3-73.5
$75,000+ 625 132 23.2 19.5-27.3 493 76.8 72.7-80.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 662 231 36.5 32.2-41.1 431 63.5 58.9-67.8
No 1,266 365 32.4 29.4-35.6 901 67.6 64.4-70.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 86 33.9 27.4-41.1 201 66.1 58.9-72.6
Non-Veteran 1,653 514 33.7 31.1-36.5 1,139 66.3 63.5-68.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 515 114 23.1 19.1-27.7 401 76.9 72.3-80.9
Regional City or Suburban County 564 185 35.9 31.3-40.7 379 64.1 59.3-68.7
Rural 862 301 38.5 34.6-42.5 561 61.5 57.5-65.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 974 311 35.4 31.9-39.0 663 64.6 61.0-68.1
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 648 172 26.4 22.5-30.8 476 73.6 69.2-77.5
Unable to Work 160 65 42.9 34.2-52.0 95 57.1 48.0-65.8
Other not in Labor Force 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 69 58.4 48.6-67.6 63 41.6 32.4-51.4
101% to 150% 158 70 43.8 35.3-52.8 88 56.2 47.2-64.7
151% to 200% 141 55 40.7 31.3-50.8 86 59.3 49.2-68.7
More than 200% 1,087 271 27.2 24.2-30.4 816 72.8 69.6-75.8
HOUSING
Own 1,489 415 31.2 28.4-34.1 1,074 68.8 65.9-71.6
Rent 330 140 45.8 39.5-52.3 190 54.2 47.7-60.5
Other arrangement 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 391 158 42.3 36.6-48.2 233 57.7 51.8-63.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 745 246 38.4 34.2-42.8 499 61.6 57.2-65.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 805 196 25.5 22.2-29.1 609 74.5 70.9-77.8

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*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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