2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,664 309 20.4 18.2-22.8 433 28.8 26.2-31.5 178 10.4 8.8-12.1 744 40.4 37.7-43.1
GENDER
Male 757 160 22.7 19.4-26.4 221 31.8 28.0-36.0 81 9.3 7.4-11.7 295 36.1 32.3-40.1
Female 907 149 18.4 15.5-21.7 212 26.1 22.8-29.8 97 11.3 9.1-13.9 449 44.2 40.5-47.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,024 178 19.3 16.5-22.4 234 25.4 22.2-28.8 102 9.6 7.8-11.7 510 45.8 42.3-49.3
Non-Hispanic Black 367 74 21.8 17.3-27.1 125 35.8 30.3-41.8 46 12.2 8.9-16.6 122 30.1 25.1-35.7
Other 273 57 23.0 17.6-29.4 74 32.1 25.9-39.1 30 10.9 7.3-15.9 112 34.0 28.0-40.6
AGE
18-34 310 68 23.0 18.1-28.7 130 44.2 38.1-50.6 43 12.4 9.1-16.8 69 20.4 16.0-25.6
35-44 244 55 23.5 18.0-30.1 57 24.9 19.2-31.8 29 12.4 8.4-17.9 103 39.2 32.5-46.3
45-54 293 55 21.8 16.7-28.0 65 23.4 18.1-29.8 31 10.0 6.8-14.5 142 44.8 38.4-51.3
55-64 334 48 17.5 12.8-23.4 77 24.7 19.8-30.4 31 8.4 5.7-12.3 178 49.4 43.3-55.5
65-74 259 45 17.6 12.9-23.5 54 22.0 16.7-28.4 25 8.8 5.8-13.2 135 51.6 44.7-58.4
75+ 201 34 16.5 11.1-23.6 42 19.4 13.0-27.9 17 8.1 4.8-13.2 108 56.1 47.2-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 44 24.6 18.0-32.7 40 27.8 20.2-37.1 *** *** *** 71 41.6 33.2-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 92 27.9 22.7-33.7 100 30.1 24.7-36.1 36 9.8 6.9-13.7 130 32.3 27.1-37.9
Some Post-H.S. 481 91 19.7 15.9-24.1 134 30.5 26.0-35.5 44 9.6 7.0-13.1 212 40.2 35.4-45.2
College Graduate 655 81 12.9 10.3-16.2 159 26.4 22.7-30.5 86 13.8 11.1-17.1 329 46.9 42.7-51.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 501 100 20.4 16.6-24.9 135 28.8 24.3-33.9 48 9.5 7.0-12.8 218 41.2 36.2-46.4
No 1,153 206 20.4 17.8-23.4 295 28.7 25.7-32.0 129 10.7 8.9-12.9 523 40.2 37.0-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 35 23.2 16.5-31.7 54 27.8 21.2-35.6 17 9.0 5.5-14.4 88 40.0 32.4-48.1
Non-Veteran 1,468 274 20.1 17.8-22.6 377 28.9 26.1-31.8 161 10.5 8.9-12.4 656 40.5 37.6-43.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 929 184 22.3 19.3-25.6 256 30.9 27.4-34.5 106 10.6 8.6-12.9 383 36.2 32.8-39.7
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 77 17.8 13.9-22.5 91 20.8 16.5-25.9 37 7.9 5.6-11.1 230 53.5 47.8-59.1
Unable to Work 127 28 21.5 14.7-30.4 29 25.6 17.8-35.2 *** *** *** 61 46.5 36.9-56.3
Other not in Labor Force 106 13 15.6 8.5-26.9 *** *** *** 14 13.7 7.8-23.1 48 38.6 29.1-49.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 17 16.5 9.7-26.7 *** *** *** 14 12.6 7.1-21.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 52 29.2 22.3-37.2 54 31.5 24.2-40.0 *** *** *** 77 35.7 28.6-43.6
$25,000- 34,999 146 31 22.5 15.7-31.2 50 38.3 29.4-48.0 15 8.8 5.2-14.6 50 30.3 22.7-39.3
$35,000- 49,999 175 33 19.7 13.7-27.4 59 34.2 26.4-43.0 18 10.3 6.3-16.5 65 35.8 28.0-44.5
$50,000- 74,999 182 31 20.0 13.6-28.4 50 33.7 25.7-42.9 26 11.0 7.2-16.4 75 35.3 27.8-43.6
$75,000+ 512 66 14.7 11.5-18.7 118 26.0 21.7-30.9 62 12.8 9.8-16.7 266 46.4 41.6-51.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 38 26.7 19.5-35.5 43 30.6 22.7-39.9 14 7.5 4.2-13.0 59 35.2 27.1-44.2
101% to 150% 161 43 27.3 20.1-35.9 46 32.3 24.2-41.8 *** *** *** 63 36.2 28.1-45.2
151% to 200% 103 21 24.7 16.0-36.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 32.8 23.7-43.4
More than 200% 846 121 15.7 13.0-18.8 220 29.7 26.0-33.6 106 12.3 10.0-15.1 399 42.3 38.6-46.1
HOUSING
Own 1,073 178 18.2 15.5-21.1 249 26.4 23.2-29.8 115 10.1 8.3-12.3 531 45.3 41.9-48.8
Rent 466 99 24.4 20.1-29.3 146 34.6 29.7-39.9 50 10.0 7.4-13.3 171 31.0 26.5-35.9
Other arrangement 116 29 26.2 18.0-36.5 38 34.9 25.8-45.2 11 12.1 6.6-21.1 38 26.8 19.1-36.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 897 142 18.3 15.4-21.6 248 29.9 26.4-33.7 117 12.8 10.5-15.4 390 39.0 35.5-42.7
Regional City or Suburban County 415 84 20.9 16.6-25.9 102 28.8 23.7-34.4 27 6.0 3.9- 9.1 202 44.3 38.8-49.9
Rural 352 83 25.3 20.3-30.9 83 26.0 20.9-31.8 34 9.8 6.9-13.9 152 39.0 33.3-44.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 34.6 25.3-45.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 649 148 25.7 21.8-30.1 172 28.7 24.7-33.2 58 8.3 6.3-10.9 271 37.2 33.0-41.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 915 136 15.7 13.2-18.6 236 28.8 25.4-32.4 112 12.1 9.9-14.7 431 43.4 39.8-47.0

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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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