2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

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
Medicaid Region 5 1,022 193 20.3 17.3-23.6 291 30.7 27.1-34.6 110 10.3 8.2-12.7 428 38.7 35.1-42.6
GENDER
Male 436 95 23.1 18.5-28.5 135 34.7 28.9-40.8 42 9.6 6.8-13.2 164 32.7 27.6-38.2
Female 586 98 17.7 13.9-22.2 156 27.2 22.7-32.2 68 10.9 8.1-14.4 264 44.2 39.1-49.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 557 101 20.1 16.3-24.6 131 26.4 21.9-31.5 57 9.9 7.4-13.1 268 43.6 38.7-48.7
Non-Hispanic Black 243 49 20.0 14.3-27.4 84 36.4 28.8-44.7 35 12.8 8.4-18.9 75 30.8 24.1-38.5
Other 212 40 21.8 14.5-31.4 71 35.0 26.3-45.0 18 9.0 5.0-15.5 83 34.2 25.6-43.9
AGE
18-44 294 75 24.4 19.1-30.7 118 42.1 35.5-49.0 34 9.9 6.8-14.2 67 23.6 18.3-29.9
45-64 328 57 19.9 15.0-26.0 85 23.3 18.0-29.6 38 11.7 8.2-16.5 148 45.1 38.6-51.8
65+ 379 58 14.7 10.7-19.9 85 21.6 16.7-27.5 37 9.1 6.1-13.3 199 54.6 48.0-61.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 373 83 26.7 21.2-33.0 105 27.5 21.9-33.9 40 10.4 7.2-14.8 145 35.5 29.6-41.8
Some Post-H.S. 303 70 19.0 14.4-24.5 88 35.9 29.3-43.1 25 8.1 5.1-12.5 120 37.1 30.8-43.8
College Graduate 345 40 11.0 7.7-15.5 97 28.4 22.8-34.7 45 13.4 9.8-18.0 163 47.2 41.0-53.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 402 89 22.3 17.6-27.9 121 30.9 25.4-37.0 36 8.9 5.9-13.1 156 37.9 32.2-44.0
$50,000+ 384 61 19.1 14.5-24.7 110 30.5 24.6-37.0 48 10.7 7.7-14.5 165 39.8 33.9-46.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 236 43 19.1 13.4-26.6 60 30.8 23.3-39.5 26 11.8 7.4-18.2 107 38.3 30.6-46.5

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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.

^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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