2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,099 811 21.0 19.4-22.7 938 23.8 22.2-25.5 544 13.3 12.0-14.7 1,806 41.9 40.0-43.8
-Eastern NC 1,573 353 24.3 21.4-27.4 371 25.4 22.6-28.3 208 13.4 11.3-15.7 641 37.0 34.1-40.0
GENDER
Male 673 176 28.4 23.9-33.5 176 27.8 23.6-32.3 78 11.1 8.6-14.4 243 32.7 28.5-37.1
Female 900 177 20.5 17.0-24.4 195 23.2 19.6-27.1 130 15.4 12.5-18.9 398 41.0 36.9-45.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 872 188 24.9 21.2-29.0 169 21.0 17.7-24.7 101 10.8 8.7-13.4 414 43.3 39.3-47.4
Non-Hispanic Black 396 79 21.6 16.1-28.3 115 30.2 24.7-36.4 69 19.6 14.8-25.6 133 28.6 23.5-34.3
Other 284 82 28.1 21.1-36.3 82 33.2 25.9-41.5 37 12.4 7.9-18.7 83 26.3 20.2-33.6
AGE
18-34 254 54 25.8 18.9-34.1 102 35.4 28.7-42.7 36 15.9 11.2-22.2 62 22.9 17.5-29.3
35-44 213 63 30.7 23.8-38.7 45 21.4 15.7-28.4 33 14.6 9.9-21.2 72 33.3 26.4-40.9
45-54 237 75 33.2 26.3-40.8 49 22.4 16.5-29.7 32 11.6 7.6-17.4 81 32.8 26.2-40.1
55-64 303 57 22.1 16.2-29.5 67 19.7 14.7-26.0 34 10.1 6.9-14.5 145 48.0 41.0-55.2
65-74 346 65 15.4 11.2-20.9 64 19.5 14.7-25.3 53 15.0 10.9-20.3 164 50.1 43.6-56.6
75+ 189 33 14.2 9.4-20.9 39 30.1 21.2-40.9 18 11.7 6.9-19.2 99 44.0 34.8-53.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 52 35.5 26.0-46.3 44 30.6 21.8-41.2 17 9.5 5.3-16.5 40 24.4 16.7-34.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 422 113 26.9 21.6-32.9 112 27.6 22.4-33.5 46 11.5 8.0-16.3 151 34.0 28.7-39.7
Some Post-H.S. 441 99 23.6 18.4-29.8 96 23.9 19.2-29.2 61 15.1 11.4-19.7 185 37.4 32.1-43.0
College Graduate 550 87 16.8 13.1-21.3 116 21.8 17.9-26.3 84 15.2 11.8-19.3 263 46.2 41.2-51.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 567 154 27.3 22.6-32.5 129 24.6 20.2-29.6 71 13.4 10.0-17.6 213 34.7 29.9-39.9
No 994 197 22.8 19.2-26.9 238 25.7 22.3-29.4 135 13.3 10.8-16.1 424 38.2 34.6-42.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 48 20.7 14.9-28.1 55 26.1 19.5-33.9 39 16.3 11.6-22.5 100 36.8 29.9-44.3
Non-Veteran 1,328 305 25.0 21.8-28.5 315 25.2 22.2-28.4 169 12.8 10.6-15.4 539 37.0 33.8-40.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 773 186 26.9 23.0-31.2 188 24.4 20.9-28.3 108 14.1 11.3-17.4 291 34.6 30.8-38.7
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 77 13.1 9.6-17.7 95 23.2 18.4-28.9 62 13.2 9.8-17.4 254 50.5 44.7-56.3
Unable to Work 139 49 35.3 26.0-45.8 36 25.6 17.7-35.6 *** *** *** 43 34.5 25.4-45.0
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 27 21.7 13.5-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 27.9 19.4-38.4
$25,000- 34,999 169 50 26.6 19.0-36.0 40 22.9 16.1-31.4 21 13.9 8.2-22.7 58 36.6 27.9-46.2
$35,000- 49,999 174 44 29.8 21.5-39.6 45 27.8 20.4-36.7 18 9.1 5.4-14.7 67 33.3 25.6-42.1
$50,000- 74,999 198 32 19.7 12.4-29.8 44 22.0 15.9-29.6 32 17.0 11.0-25.2 90 41.4 33.2-50.0
$75,000+ 404 77 21.7 17.0-27.2 80 22.5 17.7-28.1 60 14.1 10.6-18.5 187 41.7 36.2-47.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 374 85 25.8 19.9-32.7 94 26.4 20.9-32.8 46 11.6 8.2-16.1 149 36.2 30.2-42.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 29 23.4 15.5-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 24.7 16.9-34.8
101% to 150% 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 29.6 20.5-40.6
151% to 200% 137 39 27.1 18.2-38.3 30 24.6 16.5-34.9 17 14.1 8.0-23.9 51 34.1 25.2-44.3
More than 200% 749 142 20.9 17.3-25.0 162 23.2 19.7-27.2 106 13.9 11.1-17.2 339 42.0 37.8-46.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 374 85 25.8 19.9-32.7 94 26.4 20.9-32.8 46 11.6 8.2-16.1 149 36.2 30.2-42.5
HOUSING
Own 1,087 228 22.9 19.7-26.4 219 23.7 20.4-27.3 146 13.0 10.7-15.8 494 40.4 36.9-44.1
Rent 363 95 26.0 19.6-33.5 109 27.4 22.1-33.4 48 15.2 10.7-21.0 111 31.5 25.4-38.2
Other arrangement 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 22.9 15.3-32.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 26 18.2 11.9-26.7 30 23.9 16.4-33.6 16 11.5 6.7-19.0 62 46.4 36.9-56.3
Regional City or Suburban County 416 83 22.5 17.2-28.8 100 24.8 20.0-30.2 65 16.8 12.8-21.6 168 36.0 30.7-41.6
Rural 1,023 244 25.8 22.2-29.8 241 25.8 22.3-29.6 127 12.0 9.6-14.9 411 36.4 32.7-40.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 815 219 28.8 24.5-33.5 201 28.0 23.8-32.6 99 12.3 9.5-15.7 296 31.0 27.1-35.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 112 20.8 16.5-25.9 139 23.8 19.9-28.1 79 12.7 9.8-16.2 279 42.8 38.0-47.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 149 22 18.2 11.5-27.7 31 20.5 13.9-29.0 30 20.0 13.4-28.8 66 41.3 32.5-50.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 305 49 18.0 12.6-24.9 62 22.7 17.5-29.0 42 12.8 9.0-17.7 152 46.5 39.9-53.3
2nd Quartile 179 29 18.5 12.4-26.7 35 18.9 13.2-26.4 30 17.3 11.6-25.1 85 45.2 36.9-53.7
3rd Quartile 502 111 24.6 19.7-30.3 125 25.7 21.3-30.7 69 14.0 10.7-18.1 197 35.6 30.8-40.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 587 164 30.3 24.9-36.2 149 29.5 24.2-35.3 67 11.2 8.0-15.6 207 29.1 24.5-34.1

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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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