2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 784 132 18.4 15.1-22.2 273 36.9 32.6-41.4 119 15.8 12.9-19.3 260 28.9 25.3-32.8
GENDER
Male 311 62 22.2 16.8-28.7 110 38.2 31.4-45.4 44 15.3 10.9-20.9 95 24.4 19.4-30.2
Female 473 70 15.6 11.8-20.3 163 35.9 30.5-41.6 75 16.2 12.4-20.9 165 32.3 27.3-37.7
AGE
18-34 123 34 24.7 17.1-34.4 *** *** *** 18 15.0 9.1-23.8 22 18.8 12.1-28.1
35-44 131 31 23.5 16.0-33.3 *** *** *** 14 13.2 7.3-22.8 31 19.5 13.3-27.8
45-54 138 22 17.9 11.3-27.2 46 36.1 27.0-46.3 20 13.7 8.4-21.4 50 32.4 24.0-42.0
55-64 156 20 12.9 7.6-21.1 46 27.1 19.5-36.5 30 21.7 14.7-30.8 60 38.3 29.6-47.7
65-74 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.6 11.2-29.2 58 40.3 30.7-50.8
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 45 24.0 17.5-32.0 67 36.0 27.9-45.0 39 17.1 12.1-23.8 66 22.8 17.0-30.0
Some Post-H.S. 239 40 16.3 11.2-23.2 86 37.1 29.7-45.3 33 15.9 10.7-23.1 80 30.6 24.0-38.0
College Graduate 260 38 15.0 10.4-21.3 101 37.7 31.0-44.8 33 13.3 8.9-19.3 88 34.0 27.6-41.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 22 22.1 13.7-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 32.6 23.0-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 90 18 19.3 11.3-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.5 11.8-30.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 19 17.2 10.6-26.6 61 41.6 32.7-51.0 15 12.5 7.4-20.2 44 28.8 21.1-37.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 44 16.6 11.6-23.0 101 35.3 28.4-42.8 48 16.4 11.7-22.4 105 31.8 25.7-38.6
No 482 88 19.6 15.4-24.5 170 37.4 32.1-43.1 70 15.4 11.8-19.9 154 27.6 23.2-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 16 16.0 9.2-26.3 *** *** *** 21 17.8 11.1-27.4 33 24.1 16.5-33.8
Non-Veteran 670 116 18.7 15.2-22.9 229 36.1 31.5-41.0 98 15.5 12.4-19.3 227 29.6 25.6-33.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 260 35 14.8 10.3-20.9 88 35.0 28.3-42.4 44 18.9 13.7-25.4 93 31.3 25.2-38.1
Regional City or Suburban County 209 29 15.3 9.9-22.9 78 40.6 32.0-49.7 37 18.4 12.7-25.8 65 25.7 19.4-33.2
Rural 315 68 25.1 19.1-32.2 107 35.9 29.3-43.1 38 10.2 6.8-14.9 102 28.9 23.1-35.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 77 21.2 16.6-26.7 140 35.2 29.7-41.1 55 14.3 10.7-18.9 116 29.3 24.2-34.9
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 24 12.4 7.2-20.6 65 30.5 23.2-38.9 38 20.3 14.0-28.6 85 36.8 29.1-45.2
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.6 10.7-30.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 23.8 15.2-35.2
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 324 48 16.3 11.9-22.0 121 37.8 31.6-44.5 53 17.1 12.8-22.6 102 28.7 23.3-34.8
HOUSING
Own 445 62 16.5 12.3-21.7 152 35.4 30.0-41.2 68 15.7 11.8-20.5 163 32.5 27.5-37.9
Rent 271 57 21.1 15.6-27.8 91 36.8 29.3-44.9 43 17.5 12.6-23.9 80 24.6 19.0-31.3
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 61 21.4 15.9-28.2 110 36.8 30.0-44.3 45 14.2 9.9-19.9 96 27.6 21.9-34.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 39 17.4 12.1-24.4 97 40.8 33.3-48.6 36 13.5 9.2-19.4 90 28.4 22.3-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 32 16.7 11.5-23.7 66 32.9 25.7-41.2 38 19.7 14.0-26.8 74 30.7 24.2-38.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 125 20 15.0 8.9-24.1 *** *** *** 20 15.2 9.4-23.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 179 29 18.2 12.5-25.8 63 36.8 29.0-45.4 31 19.2 13.3-26.9 56 25.7 19.4-33.2
3rd Quartile 286 44 18.7 13.3-25.7 109 40.9 33.7-48.5 38 12.2 8.5-17.3 95 28.2 22.7-34.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 194 39 21.5 14.6-30.4 66 35.2 26.7-44.8 30 16.0 10.3-24.0 59 27.3 20.1-35.9

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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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