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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,849 336 20.5 18.2-23.0 577 31.3 28.7-34.0 193 11.0 9.3-12.9 743 37.2 34.6-40.0
Female 2,238 294 14.1 12.2-16.2 550 26.5 24.1-29.0 255 11.3 9.8-13.1 1,139 48.1 45.4-50.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,585 373 16.5 14.7-18.5 622 24.8 22.7-27.0 267 10.1 8.8-11.6 1,323 48.6 46.2-51.0
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 395 58 14.8 10.9-19.8 140 39.3 33.3-45.7 33 7.6 5.1-11.2 164 38.2 32.3-44.5
AGE
18-34 725 141 22.3 18.6-26.4 283 36.9 32.7-41.2 96 13.7 10.9-17.1 205 27.2 23.5-31.2
35-44 632 126 21.3 17.5-25.6 206 32.6 28.3-37.1 82 12.9 10.0-16.5 218 33.2 28.9-37.8
45-54 676 115 16.5 13.4-20.1 168 25.4 21.6-29.6 71 11.2 8.7-14.4 322 46.9 42.4-51.4
55-64 723 86 12.1 9.5-15.3 172 23.9 20.0-28.2 78 10.2 7.9-13.0 387 53.8 49.3-58.4
65-74 775 96 13.4 10.3-17.2 165 21.6 17.7-26.1 79 8.8 6.7-11.6 435 56.2 51.4-60.9
75+ 471 56 13.8 9.9-18.9 113 25.4 20.5-31.0 37 7.5 5.2-10.8 265 53.2 47.2-59.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 379 88 25.4 20.0-31.7 105 32.3 26.0-39.3 35 7.9 5.3-11.6 151 34.5 28.7-40.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 945 195 21.9 18.7-25.4 276 29.9 26.3-33.8 101 10.7 8.6-13.3 373 37.5 33.7-41.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,105 191 17.2 14.5-20.3 311 28.4 25.3-31.7 108 11.1 8.9-13.8 495 43.3 39.7-46.9
College Graduate 1,642 154 9.4 7.9-11.3 429 26.3 23.9-28.8 202 13.0 11.2-15.0 857 51.3 48.5-54.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,294 224 17.4 15.0-20.2 335 27.3 24.1-30.7 141 10.0 8.3-12.1 594 45.3 41.7-48.9
No 2,766 398 16.8 15.0-18.9 787 29.3 27.2-31.5 305 11.7 10.3-13.3 1,276 42.1 39.9-44.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 75 16.4 12.9-20.8 144 27.3 23.0-32.1 65 12.8 9.7-16.6 219 43.5 38.3-48.8
Non-Veteran 3,577 555 17.2 15.6-18.9 983 28.9 27.0-30.9 381 10.9 9.7-12.3 1,658 42.9 40.9-45.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,194 374 18.7 16.7-20.9 654 29.7 27.4-32.0 253 11.6 10.1-13.3 913 40.0 37.6-42.5
Unemployed 203 44 22.7 16.5-30.3 64 35.3 27.2-44.2 15 9.2 4.8-17.0 80 32.8 25.7-40.8
Retired 1,134 130 12.2 9.8-15.1 242 22.2 18.9-25.8 110 9.2 7.3-11.4 652 56.4 52.5-60.2
Unable to Work 296 53 17.7 12.9-23.7 81 29.8 23.3-37.3 35 11.5 7.9-16.6 127 41.0 33.7-48.6
Other not in Labor Force 234 24 15.1 9.0-24.2 77 34.4 26.4-43.4 34 15.6 10.4-22.7 99 34.9 27.8-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 231 42 14.3 9.6-20.8 58 28.1 20.8-36.7 28 14.0 8.5-22.4 103 43.5 34.8-52.7
$15,000- 24,999 367 87 22.8 17.8-28.7 105 33.7 27.0-41.2 34 10.3 6.9-15.1 141 33.1 27.2-39.6
$25,000- 34,999 423 86 21.7 17.0-27.4 118 28.8 23.2-35.1 41 10.4 7.1-15.0 178 39.1 33.4-45.0
$35,000- 49,999 426 69 16.6 12.6-21.5 125 29.9 24.6-35.7 39 8.4 5.8-11.9 193 45.1 39.2-51.3
$50,000-74,999 518 76 18.1 13.9-23.1 140 25.4 21.2-30.1 65 12.9 9.6-17.1 237 43.6 38.5-48.9
$75,000-100,000 420 45 13.1 9.4-17.9 134 34.7 29.4-40.4 45 11.2 7.9-15.5 196 41.1 35.6-46.8
$100,000-150,000 445 49 12.4 9.0-16.9 117 26.9 22.4-32.0 57 13.0 9.6-17.2 222 47.7 42.3-53.2
$150,000+ 363 42 13.2 9.4-18.2 97 25.2 20.5-30.6 40 11.6 8.3-16.1 184 50.0 44.0-56.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 894 134 18.6 15.1-22.7 233 28.0 24.2-32.2 99 10.3 8.2-12.9 428 43.0 38.9-47.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 18 15.2 8.1-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 328 65 17.2 12.8-22.7 88 29.0 22.6-36.4 34 13.1 8.3-20.0 141 40.7 33.6-48.3
101% to 150% 355 86 26.2 20.6-32.7 104 30.9 24.7-38.0 33 8.9 5.9-13.1 132 34.0 28.2-40.4
151% to 200% 319 58 17.6 12.9-23.4 97 32.3 25.7-39.7 31 9.7 6.5-14.2 133 40.5 33.7-47.6
More than 200% 2,081 265 14.5 12.6-16.6 569 27.6 25.3-30.0 241 11.9 10.3-13.8 1,006 46.0 43.4-48.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 894 134 18.6 15.1-22.7 233 28.0 24.2-32.2 99 10.3 8.2-12.9 428 43.0 38.9-47.3
HOUSING
Own 2,775 373 15.4 13.7-17.3 694 26.2 24.2-28.4 297 10.7 9.4-12.2 1,411 47.7 45.3-50.0
Rent 999 195 21.0 18.0-24.4 319 34.1 30.3-38.1 121 13.3 10.8-16.2 364 31.6 28.2-35.2
Other arrangement 275 57 22.6 16.2-30.6 102 35.4 28.6-42.8 28 10.9 6.7-17.3 88 31.1 24.4-38.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,195 139 12.9 10.7-15.6 336 28.9 25.9-32.1 150 13.7 11.3-16.4 570 44.5 41.2-47.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,089 167 18.1 15.3-21.4 266 25.0 21.9-28.4 129 12.2 10.0-14.8 527 44.7 41.2-48.3
Rural 1,803 324 19.7 17.3-22.4 525 31.4 28.5-34.5 169 8.3 6.9- 9.9 785 40.6 37.6-43.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,167 231 21.6 18.5-25.1 348 30.6 27.0-34.5 109 8.6 6.8-10.8 479 39.1 35.3-43.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,663 253 18.4 15.9-21.2 442 28.8 26.0-31.7 179 10.7 9.0-12.6 789 42.1 39.2-45.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,257 146 12.5 10.5-15.0 337 27.3 24.5-30.4 160 13.4 11.2-15.9 614 46.8 43.5-50.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,217 145 12.4 10.2-14.9 297 26.1 23.0-29.4 136 10.8 8.9-13.0 639 50.8 47.2-54.3
2nd Quartile 1,029 167 18.5 15.6-21.9 284 28.9 25.6-32.3 122 12.5 10.2-15.2 456 40.1 36.6-43.7
3rd Quartile 1,183 189 18.4 15.6-21.5 329 29.0 25.7-32.5 125 10.4 8.5-12.7 540 42.2 38.7-45.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 658 129 22.8 18.3-27.9 217 34.9 29.8-40.3 65 10.1 7.4-13.5 247 32.3 27.7-37.2

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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