2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,087 630 17.1 15.6-18.7 1,127 28.7 26.9-30.6 448 11.2 10.0-12.4 1,882 43.0 41.2-45.0
-Eastern NC 1,568 288 20.7 18.1-23.6 451 31.4 28.3-34.6 170 10.6 8.9-12.6 659 37.3 34.4-40.3
GENDER
Male 671 148 24.7 20.6-29.3 211 34.1 29.5-39.1 65 9.6 7.3-12.6 247 31.6 27.5-36.0
Female 897 140 17.1 13.9-20.8 240 28.9 25.0-33.1 105 11.5 9.1-14.4 412 42.5 38.5-46.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 867 154 21.1 17.7-25.1 202 25.6 22.0-29.6 81 9.1 7.1-11.6 430 44.2 40.2-48.3
Non-Hispanic Black 398 76 20.6 15.8-26.5 147 39.6 33.2-46.3 60 14.0 10.2-18.9 115 25.8 21.0-31.4
Other 282 52 19.7 14.0-27.0 96 37.3 29.7-45.7 24 8.5 5.2-13.6 110 34.5 27.3-42.4
AGE
18-34 251 59 25.4 19.2-32.9 104 40.5 33.1-48.4 29 11.1 7.4-16.5 59 22.9 17.4-29.5
35-44 211 51 23.1 17.1-30.3 68 36.1 28.6-44.3 28 12.5 8.3-18.6 64 28.3 22.0-35.7
45-54 238 54 24.2 18.2-31.5 66 28.6 22.1-36.2 23 9.2 5.9-14.1 95 37.9 30.9-45.5
55-64 305 41 16.8 11.7-23.5 82 25.5 19.9-32.2 31 10.8 7.1-16.1 151 46.8 39.9-53.8
65-74 347 51 14.4 10.2-20.0 75 22.4 17.3-28.5 43 10.9 7.8-15.1 178 52.2 45.7-58.7
75+ 184 26 17.5 10.7-27.3 51 28.8 20.6-38.7 *** *** *** 94 47.1 37.7-56.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 32 24.6 16.2-35.3 42 34.7 25.1-45.8 18 11.5 6.6-19.4 58 29.2 21.4-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 93 25.7 20.6-31.7 123 31.1 25.5-37.3 42 8.9 6.2-12.7 158 34.3 28.9-40.0
Some Post-H.S. 443 95 21.0 16.5-26.3 130 33.0 27.5-39.1 39 8.7 6.0-12.3 179 37.3 32.0-43.0
College Graduate 551 67 12.7 9.5-16.6 153 27.9 23.5-32.7 70 14.8 11.3-19.2 261 44.6 39.7-49.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 563 115 22.7 18.5-27.6 151 28.4 23.6-33.8 67 12.1 9.0-16.0 230 36.7 31.9-41.9
No 993 168 19.4 16.2-23.1 298 33.0 29.2-37.1 103 10.0 8.0-12.4 424 37.6 34.0-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 46 19.8 14.3-26.6 79 35.9 28.7-43.8 30 11.1 7.4-16.2 86 33.3 26.5-40.8
Non-Veteran 1,324 242 21.0 18.1-24.2 372 30.6 27.2-34.1 138 10.4 8.5-12.7 572 38.1 34.9-41.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 773 164 23.5 19.8-27.7 246 33.3 29.3-37.5 80 9.7 7.5-12.3 283 33.5 29.7-37.6
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 67 15.8 11.8-21.0 107 24.7 19.6-30.5 53 11.1 8.0-15.2 255 48.4 42.6-54.2
Unable to Work 138 27 23.2 15.5-33.2 42 28.5 20.0-38.8 *** *** *** 54 37.4 28.0-47.8
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 18 12.7 7.0-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 42 29.6 20.5-40.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 25.3 17.9-34.5
$25,000- 34,999 164 39 24.7 17.2-34.3 47 27.3 19.4-36.9 *** *** *** 64 39.7 30.8-49.4
$35,000- 49,999 173 34 21.6 14.8-30.3 56 35.9 27.6-45.1 16 9.0 5.2-15.1 67 33.6 25.9-42.4
$50,000- 74,999 199 34 21.3 14.0-31.0 51 24.2 17.5-32.4 29 14.1 9.1-21.3 85 40.4 32.3-49.1
$75,000+ 405 58 19.4 14.8-25.0 119 30.7 25.4-36.5 45 10.3 7.5-14.0 183 39.6 34.1-45.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 370 63 17.9 12.9-24.3 102 33.1 27.0-39.9 40 11.7 8.1-16.6 165 37.3 31.3-43.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** 39 31.4 22.1-42.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 39 27.4 18.8-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 23.7 16.4-33.0
151% to 200% 132 29 23.2 14.9-34.2 43 31.9 22.9-42.3 *** *** *** 49 34.7 25.4-45.2
More than 200% 751 118 19.2 15.7-23.1 206 28.1 24.3-32.3 90 11.6 9.2-14.5 337 41.1 37.0-45.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 370 63 17.9 12.9-24.3 102 33.1 27.0-39.9 40 11.7 8.1-16.6 165 37.3 31.3-43.7
HOUSING
Own 1,081 174 18.4 15.5-21.7 290 29.9 26.4-33.7 117 10.5 8.4-12.9 500 41.2 37.6-44.9
Rent 361 81 24.0 18.7-30.1 112 33.0 26.2-40.6 41 12.2 8.4-17.3 127 30.8 25.2-37.1
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 21.3 13.6-31.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 132 19 14.7 9.1-22.8 27 22.5 15.1-32.0 19 12.5 7.4-20.1 67 50.4 40.7-60.1
Regional City or Suburban County 409 74 20.3 15.9-25.7 105 26.4 21.0-32.6 55 14.4 10.7-19.1 175 38.8 33.3-44.6
Rural 1,027 195 21.6 18.2-25.4 319 34.7 30.8-38.8 96 8.6 6.7-10.9 417 35.1 31.5-38.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 815 167 23.8 19.8-28.3 263 35.1 30.7-39.9 80 9.3 7.1-12.2 305 31.7 27.7-35.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 95 16.9 13.4-21.1 149 29.1 24.4-34.4 67 10.5 8.0-13.6 292 43.5 38.8-48.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 150 26 21.6 14.2-31.5 39 24.1 17.4-32.4 23 15.9 10.0-24.3 62 38.4 29.8-47.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 304 43 15.8 10.8-22.5 66 25.6 20.1-32.2 35 9.4 6.4-13.5 160 49.2 42.5-55.9
2nd Quartile 180 34 21.6 15.0-30.0 49 26.7 19.9-34.7 25 14.9 9.7-22.2 72 36.9 29.2-45.3
3rd Quartile 493 92 20.5 16.4-25.3 137 31.1 25.9-36.9 52 9.8 7.2-13.2 212 38.5 33.5-43.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 591 119 23.6 18.7-29.2 199 37.2 31.6-43.2 58 10.2 7.3-14.1 215 29.0 24.4-34.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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