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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,963 400 22.3 20.2-24.6 373 21.1 18.9-23.5 273 13.1 11.5-15.0 917 43.4 40.9-46.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,032 192 19.7 16.9-22.8 174 20.2 17.3-23.6 134 12.5 10.2-15.1 532 47.6 44.0-51.2
AGE
18-34 263 71 28.2 22.5-34.7 75 31.6 25.4-38.4 40 13.1 9.4-17.9 77 27.2 21.7-33.4
35-44 224 53 24.8 18.9-31.9 52 22.3 16.9-28.8 31 11.8 8.2-16.9 88 41.0 34.0-48.4
45-54 312 71 24.4 19.3-30.3 55 19.0 14.2-24.9 49 14.9 11.0-19.9 137 41.8 35.8-48.0
55-64 423 95 24.2 19.7-29.4 62 16.0 12.2-20.6 52 13.2 9.6-18.0 214 46.6 41.1-52.1
65-74 410 69 18.1 14.1-22.9 60 15.5 11.2-21.0 59 12.3 9.3-16.1 222 54.1 48.2-59.8
75+ 310 41 12.9 8.9-18.2 59 19.5 14.5-25.7 38 12.7 8.4-18.7 172 54.9 47.7-61.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 38 32.3 23.4-42.7 20 23.2 14.8-34.3 *** *** *** 40 32.9 23.9-43.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 114 26.0 21.5-31.0 80 20.3 16.1-25.2 51 12.1 8.9-16.2 180 41.6 36.4-47.1
Some Post-H.S. 623 137 23.2 19.6-27.3 135 24.3 20.6-28.6 75 11.1 8.7-14.1 276 41.3 37.0-45.8
College Graduate 800 109 14.4 11.8-17.4 137 17.0 14.3-20.1 135 17.1 14.4-20.2 419 51.5 47.6-55.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** 20 22.5 14.4-33.3 *** *** *** 39 34.1 24.8-44.9
$15,000- 24,999 199 61 34.6 27.2-42.9 30 17.8 12.0-25.5 31 13.0 8.7-18.8 77 34.6 27.5-42.5
$25,000- 34,999 145 42 30.4 22.4-39.7 24 19.1 12.4-28.2 20 11.7 7.0-18.7 59 38.9 30.3-48.2
$35,000- 49,999 230 61 23.9 18.4-30.5 53 26.7 20.0-34.7 31 13.6 9.2-19.6 85 35.8 28.9-43.3
$50,000- 74,999 260 47 19.2 14.2-25.5 51 22.6 16.6-29.9 40 14.2 10.1-19.6 122 44.0 36.8-51.4
$75,000+ 628 84 15.7 12.5-19.4 118 19.8 16.3-23.7 101 15.0 12.1-18.3 325 49.6 45.2-54.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 671 147 23.5 19.8-27.7 120 20.6 16.9-24.9 79 11.6 8.9-14.9 325 44.3 39.8-48.9
No 1,278 251 21.8 19.2-24.7 251 21.4 18.8-24.3 192 13.9 11.9-16.2 584 42.8 39.7-46.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 60 22.5 17.2-28.8 59 20.5 15.2-27.0 42 11.9 8.6-16.2 132 45.2 38.4-52.2
Non-Veteran 1,669 340 22.3 20.0-24.8 313 21.2 18.8-23.7 231 13.3 11.5-15.3 785 43.2 40.4-46.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 520 70 12.7 9.9-16.1 103 23.6 19.3-28.6 82 15.5 12.3-19.4 265 48.2 43.3-53.2
Regional City or Suburban County 566 121 25.4 21.3-30.0 105 19.9 16.2-24.1 73 12.6 9.7-16.1 267 42.2 37.6-46.9
Rural 877 209 25.9 22.5-29.5 165 20.5 17.3-24.1 118 12.2 9.9-14.9 385 41.5 37.7-45.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 984 221 24.2 21.2-27.4 195 21.6 18.7-24.9 149 14.8 12.4-17.5 419 39.4 36.1-42.9
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 658 97 15.2 12.2-18.9 110 17.5 14.0-21.7 92 13.6 10.7-17.2 359 53.6 48.8-58.3
Unable to Work 162 48 31.4 23.5-40.6 23 16.8 11.0-24.8 15 8.9 5.2-15.1 76 42.8 34.4-51.7
Other not in Labor Force 95 19 22.3 14.2-33.3 28 28.5 19.5-39.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 50 43.4 33.8-53.5 26 20.9 14.0-30.0 14 11.2 6.2-19.3 43 24.5 17.5-33.2
101% to 150% 162 48 27.6 20.6-35.9 29 21.2 14.4-30.2 19 10.2 6.2-16.1 66 41.0 32.6-50.0
151% to 200% 142 39 28.3 20.5-37.7 23 19.6 12.0-30.2 20 12.7 7.6-20.3 60 39.4 30.4-49.2
More than 200% 1,096 181 17.8 15.3-20.7 213 21.2 18.4-24.3 176 15.0 12.8-17.5 526 46.0 42.6-49.4
HOUSING
Own 1,505 265 20.1 17.7-22.6 258 18.8 16.4-21.4 219 13.8 11.9-15.9 763 47.4 44.4-50.4
Rent 332 106 34.8 28.8-41.2 81 27.2 21.8-33.4 45 12.5 9.0-17.0 100 25.5 20.6-31.3
Other arrangement 117 27 24.4 16.5-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 33.2 24.5-43.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 396 110 29.2 24.2-34.8 72 19.0 15.0-23.9 41 9.5 6.8-13.2 173 42.2 36.6-48.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 754 163 25.1 21.5-29.1 136 21.1 17.5-25.2 104 12.5 10.0-15.6 351 41.3 37.2-45.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 813 127 16.7 13.9-19.9 165 22.1 18.8-25.6 128 15.3 12.7-18.3 393 46.0 42.1-49.9

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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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