2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 427 122 32.5 27.1-38.5 305 67.5 61.5-72.9
GENDER
Male 225 71 34.5 27.3-42.5 154 65.5 57.5-72.7
Female 202 51 30.4 22.7-39.5 151 69.6 60.5-77.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 350 92 31.8 25.9-38.4 258 68.2 61.6-74.1
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 12 16.0 8.7-27.5 52 84.0 72.5-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 131 41 36.5 27.0-47.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 157 27 17.7 11.9-25.5 130 82.3 74.5-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 156 41 29.9 21.6-39.7 115 70.1 60.3-78.4
No 270 80 33.8 27.0-41.3 190 66.2 58.7-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 367 107 34.2 28.3-40.6 260 65.8 59.4-71.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 218 69 38.1 30.4-46.4 149 61.9 53.6-69.6
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 140 26 18.0 11.6-26.8 114 82.0 73.2-88.4
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 183 41 26.2 19.2-34.7 142 73.8 65.3-80.8
HOUSING
Own 315 78 30.3 24.2-37.2 237 69.7 62.8-75.8
Rent 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 115 32 27.5 19.5-37.2 83 72.5 62.8-80.5
Rural 312 90 34.1 27.6-41.3 222 65.9 58.7-72.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 55 36.0 27.4-45.6 131 64.0 54.4-72.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 161 40 26.6 19.5-35.1 121 73.4 64.9-80.5

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*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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