2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 434 90 22.7 18.2-27.9 86 22.1 17.4-27.6 61 13.2 9.8-17.6 197 42.0 36.5-47.7
GENDER
Male 230 51 24.1 18.0-31.6 48 22.6 16.4-30.1 38 15.6 11.1-21.6 93 37.7 30.6-45.4
Female 204 39 21.2 15.1-28.9 38 21.6 15.1-30.0 23 10.7 6.1-18.0 104 46.5 38.2-55.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 357 69 22.3 17.4-28.0 64 20.7 15.8-26.7 56 13.9 10.2-18.7 168 43.1 37.1-49.3
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 25 24.5 16.3-35.2 21 16.8 10.4-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 132 26 23.5 15.7-33.6 33 28.1 19.5-38.6 17 10.5 6.2-17.2 56 38.0 28.7-48.2
College Graduate 159 20 12.7 7.9-19.8 22 15.5 9.7-23.7 29 17.7 12.3-24.9 88 54.1 45.2-62.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 31 23.2 15.8-32.8 31 22.7 14.9-33.0 16 10.7 6.2-17.7 80 43.4 34.2-53.1
No 275 58 22.0 16.7-28.5 55 21.8 16.4-28.4 45 14.8 10.3-20.8 117 41.3 34.7-48.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.7 9.1-28.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 372 80 23.9 19.0-29.7 76 22.5 17.6-28.2 49 12.7 9.1-17.6 167 40.9 35.1-47.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 221 50 24.7 18.6-32.0 52 25.4 18.9-33.2 28 12.9 8.1-19.9 91 37.1 30.1-44.5
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 18 12.7 7.4-20.9 22 18.7 10.6-30.9 24 14.8 9.7-22.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** 14 17.5 10.3-28.0 13 9.5 5.3-16.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 186 34 20.7 14.5-28.7 34 20.3 14.2-28.2 29 12.3 8.4-17.6 89 46.7 38.4-55.1
HOUSING
Own 321 57 20.7 15.8-26.8 56 20.8 15.5-27.4 51 13.9 10.0-19.0 157 44.5 38.1-51.1
Rent 81 *** *** *** 21 21.6 13.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 115 20 16.4 10.3-25.1 23 24.3 15.9-35.1 14 11.5 6.7-19.1 58 47.8 37.8-57.9
Rural 319 70 24.6 19.2-31.0 63 21.4 16.1-27.9 47 13.7 9.7-19.1 139 40.2 33.8-47.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 81 *** *** *** 20 22.8 14.3-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 191 42 24.5 17.6-32.9 34 21.4 14.4-30.6 33 15.1 9.7-22.7 82 39.0 31.0-47.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 25 15.7 10.3-23.2 32 22.8 16.0-31.3 20 12.1 7.6-18.8 85 49.4 40.6-58.2

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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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