2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,672 328 21.4 19.1-23.8 388 24.8 22.4-27.4 243 13.9 12.1-15.9 713 39.9 37.2-42.6
GENDER
Male 757 160 23.3 19.9-27.1 191 26.6 23.0-30.6 105 12.3 10.0-15.0 301 37.8 33.9-41.9
Female 915 168 19.7 16.8-22.9 197 23.3 20.1-26.7 138 15.4 12.8-18.4 412 41.7 38.0-45.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,025 190 20.7 17.8-23.8 199 21.1 18.2-24.3 143 13.7 11.4-16.3 493 44.6 41.1-48.2
Non-Hispanic Black 371 68 19.2 14.9-24.4 107 30.4 25.2-36.2 62 14.6 11.1-19.0 134 35.7 30.3-41.5
Other 276 70 28.5 22.5-35.4 82 32.1 26.0-38.8 38 13.9 9.8-19.3 86 25.5 20.2-31.7
AGE
18-34 310 74 24.2 19.2-29.9 116 38.3 32.4-44.6 49 14.4 10.7-19.0 71 23.2 18.3-28.8
35-44 244 54 24.3 18.4-31.2 51 21.0 15.8-27.4 38 13.9 9.8-19.2 101 40.9 34.1-48.0
45-54 295 64 22.6 17.6-28.6 58 19.9 14.9-26.0 44 15.1 10.9-20.5 129 42.4 36.0-49.1
55-64 343 68 22.2 17.3-27.9 62 18.8 14.5-24.1 47 13.9 10.2-18.8 166 45.1 39.2-51.1
65-74 260 40 16.8 12.2-22.8 46 18.3 13.5-24.3 40 12.0 8.7-16.3 134 52.9 46.0-59.7
75+ 198 26 13.3 8.5-20.1 50 26.2 19.2-34.7 *** *** *** 102 49.7 40.8-58.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 61 35.2 27.4-43.8 37 20.7 14.3-28.9 23 13.0 8.1-20.1 52 31.2 23.5-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 94 26.1 21.2-31.7 98 28.0 22.9-33.8 44 11.2 8.1-15.3 122 34.6 29.1-40.5
Some Post-H.S. 478 93 19.5 15.8-23.9 122 28.3 23.8-33.2 61 12.6 9.6-16.4 202 39.6 34.8-44.6
College Graduate 661 79 12.9 10.2-16.2 131 20.4 17.2-24.1 115 18.1 15.0-21.7 336 48.6 44.4-52.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 507 108 21.2 17.3-25.6 110 23.1 18.9-27.9 76 13.7 10.5-17.7 213 42.0 36.9-47.2
No 1,153 219 21.6 18.9-24.6 274 25.4 22.5-28.5 165 14.0 11.9-16.5 495 39.0 35.9-42.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 38 20.2 14.5-27.3 46 24.7 18.2-32.5 29 11.9 8.0-17.4 84 43.2 35.3-51.5
Non-Veteran 1,473 290 21.5 19.1-24.1 341 24.8 22.3-27.6 213 14.1 12.2-16.3 629 39.5 36.6-42.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 934 205 23.7 20.6-27.1 202 23.4 20.3-26.8 151 16.1 13.6-18.9 376 36.9 33.4-40.4
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 433 58 13.8 10.4-18.1 93 21.5 17.2-26.5 51 11.5 8.2-15.9 231 53.1 47.4-58.7
Unable to Work 132 34 28.4 20.2-38.2 30 24.7 17.1-34.3 17 10.5 6.3-17.1 51 36.4 27.7-46.2
Other not in Labor Force 104 19 20.0 12.5-30.4 40 36.9 27.2-47.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 29 26.8 18.0-37.8 27 27.5 18.5-38.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 196 52 29.0 22.0-37.1 53 27.6 20.9-35.5 30 13.0 8.7-18.8 61 30.5 23.3-38.8
$25,000- 34,999 144 44 33.4 25.0-43.0 34 27.3 19.6-36.7 19 9.5 5.7-15.4 47 29.8 22.1-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 176 39 19.3 13.5-26.9 47 28.2 21.0-36.7 25 14.8 9.7-22.1 65 37.7 29.7-46.3
$50,000- 74,999 182 34 19.4 13.5-26.9 40 25.7 18.4-34.8 29 16.1 10.8-23.2 79 38.8 30.9-47.4
$75,000+ 512 58 13.7 10.5-17.7 103 22.2 18.1-27.0 81 15.9 12.6-19.9 270 48.1 43.3-53.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 44 31.0 23.1-40.3 42 27.0 19.9-35.5 22 13.3 8.4-20.5 47 28.7 21.2-37.5
101% to 150% 163 40 26.7 19.2-35.8 48 29.7 22.1-38.6 19 8.8 5.4-13.9 56 34.8 26.5-44.3
151% to 200% 104 40 35.7 26.1-46.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 28.1 19.7-38.3
More than 200% 845 117 15.2 12.6-18.3 180 23.7 20.3-27.5 141 16.5 13.8-19.5 407 44.6 40.8-48.5
HOUSING
Own 1,077 170 17.7 15.1-20.6 224 22.5 19.6-25.7 152 13.9 11.7-16.5 531 45.9 42.4-49.4
Rent 471 127 29.8 25.1-35.0 129 28.7 24.2-33.6 77 14.8 11.7-18.6 138 26.6 22.3-31.5
Other arrangement 115 27 26.2 17.9-36.5 33 33.7 24.5-44.3 13 11.5 6.2-20.1 42 28.7 20.7-38.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 902 148 16.7 14.1-19.8 227 27.9 24.5-31.6 145 15.3 12.8-18.2 382 40.1 36.4-43.8
Regional City or Suburban County 415 96 27.7 22.8-33.2 80 20.1 15.9-25.0 56 13.1 9.8-17.5 183 39.1 33.8-44.7
Rural 355 84 25.2 20.2-30.9 81 23.0 18.3-28.5 42 11.4 8.2-15.7 148 40.4 34.7-46.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** 23 21.8 14.2-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 649 143 25.3 21.4-29.5 144 23.9 20.1-28.3 82 11.8 9.2-14.9 280 39.0 34.7-43.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 920 159 17.7 15.0-20.8 221 25.8 22.6-29.3 150 15.9 13.4-18.8 390 40.6 37.0-44.3

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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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