2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,848 423 24.4 22.0-27.0 461 25.2 22.9-27.8 228 12.2 10.5-14.1 736 38.1 35.5-40.9
Female 2,251 388 18.0 16.0-20.3 477 22.6 20.3-25.0 316 14.3 12.5-16.3 1,070 45.1 42.5-47.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,600 489 21.1 19.1-23.2 485 19.3 17.4-21.3 324 12.2 10.7-13.8 1,302 47.5 45.1-49.9
Non-Hispanic Black 782 144 18.8 15.5-22.6 235 31.5 27.5-35.8 126 16.8 13.7-20.4 277 33.0 29.1-37.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 7.0 3.1-15.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 77 13 13.7 7.3-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 395 94 24.7 19.6-30.6 142 37.2 31.2-43.6 49 12.6 9.2-17.2 110 25.5 20.7-31.1
AGE
18-34 726 154 23.9 20.2-28.0 247 31.7 27.8-35.9 107 15.3 12.4-18.8 218 29.1 25.3-33.2
35-44 636 159 26.5 22.4-31.1 162 24.9 21.1-29.2 93 14.0 11.1-17.6 222 34.5 30.2-39.1
45-54 676 167 23.5 19.9-27.4 137 21.5 17.9-25.6 96 13.7 10.8-17.3 276 41.3 37.0-45.8
55-64 721 132 20.4 16.7-24.7 137 18.4 15.1-22.2 89 11.0 8.7-13.8 363 50.3 45.7-54.8
65-74 773 119 13.2 10.5-16.6 137 17.7 14.1-22.0 102 13.6 10.5-17.4 415 55.4 50.6-60.2
75+ 482 68 14.0 10.3-18.7 97 22.5 17.9-27.9 51 10.8 7.8-14.9 266 52.6 46.7-58.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 381 123 34.5 28.4-41.3 104 25.9 20.4-32.3 36 9.2 6.1-13.5 118 30.4 24.8-36.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 950 246 25.0 21.8-28.7 234 24.8 21.4-28.4 107 11.5 9.2-14.4 363 38.7 34.9-42.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,111 234 20.9 18.1-24.1 251 24.3 21.3-27.6 142 14.4 12.0-17.3 484 40.3 36.8-43.9
College Graduate 1,642 205 12.2 10.4-14.1 344 21.2 19.0-23.6 259 15.4 13.5-17.5 834 51.2 48.4-54.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,304 310 23.5 20.7-26.6 285 22.5 19.6-25.7 161 12.3 10.2-14.7 548 41.7 38.3-45.3
No 2,768 497 20.0 18.1-22.0 644 24.2 22.2-26.3 379 13.8 12.2-15.5 1,248 42.1 39.8-44.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 81 17.0 13.3-21.4 121 25.8 21.2-31.0 73 14.0 10.9-17.8 228 43.2 38.1-48.5
Non-Veteran 3,590 730 21.5 19.8-23.3 816 23.6 21.8-25.4 471 13.2 11.9-14.7 1,573 41.7 39.7-43.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,199 468 23.2 21.0-25.5 536 24.9 22.7-27.2 304 13.4 11.8-15.2 891 38.6 36.2-41.0
Unemployed 201 57 29.2 22.1-37.5 47 26.3 19.3-34.8 27 14.7 9.4-22.3 70 29.8 22.9-37.6
Retired 1,145 154 12.7 10.5-15.4 219 20.7 17.6-24.2 132 11.3 9.1-13.9 640 55.3 51.4-59.1
Unable to Work 296 92 29.3 23.3-36.1 61 18.6 13.6-24.9 32 11.3 7.2-17.4 111 40.8 33.5-48.5
Other not in Labor Force 233 35 17.1 10.7-26.2 67 27.0 20.3-34.9 47 19.9 14.1-27.4 84 36.1 28.2-44.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 230 62 23.1 16.9-30.6 53 22.1 15.7-30.2 37 21.1 14.2-30.2 78 33.7 25.5-43.1
$15,000- 24,999 366 91 25.6 19.8-32.4 88 24.1 18.7-30.5 44 12.6 8.7-17.8 143 37.8 31.5-44.5
$25,000- 34,999 427 106 22.4 17.9-27.6 113 30.7 24.8-37.2 55 13.5 9.7-18.5 153 33.4 28.2-39.1
$35,000- 49,999 427 96 23.1 18.5-28.5 107 27.4 22.1-33.4 51 12.6 9.1-17.2 173 36.9 31.4-42.8
$50,000-74,999 521 84 20.1 15.7-25.3 116 22.4 18.4-27.0 67 12.4 9.2-16.5 254 45.2 40.0-50.4
$75,000-100,000 422 71 18.8 14.5-24.0 96 23.5 18.9-28.8 68 16.2 12.3-21.0 187 41.5 36.0-47.2
$100,000-150,000 445 57 13.2 10.0-17.3 92 21.7 17.5-26.6 72 17.4 13.4-22.3 224 47.7 42.3-53.2
$150,000+ 364 63 19.3 14.8-24.7 53 14.6 10.8-19.5 49 12.0 8.8-16.2 199 54.1 48.1-60.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 897 181 23.1 19.4-27.2 220 24.9 21.4-28.8 101 9.9 7.8-12.4 395 42.1 38.0-46.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 20 21.6 13.1-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 324 84 24.6 19.0-31.2 92 28.4 22.2-35.6 47 17.1 11.9-24.0 101 29.9 23.4-37.3
101% to 150% 355 95 26.6 20.9-33.2 82 25.0 19.4-31.6 45 12.9 8.9-18.4 133 35.5 29.5-42.0
151% to 200% 325 72 19.7 15.0-25.5 82 30.1 23.4-37.8 48 15.9 11.5-21.6 123 34.3 28.2-40.9
More than 200% 2,088 348 18.3 16.3-20.5 439 21.6 19.5-23.8 290 13.8 12.0-15.7 1,011 46.4 43.8-49.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 897 181 23.1 19.4-27.2 220 24.9 21.4-28.8 101 9.9 7.8-12.4 395 42.1 38.0-46.4
HOUSING
Own 2,788 486 18.6 16.8-20.5 570 22.6 20.6-24.7 364 12.8 11.3-14.4 1,368 46.0 43.7-48.4
Rent 1,001 254 26.7 23.3-30.4 277 26.6 23.4-30.2 150 15.8 13.1-18.8 320 30.9 27.4-34.6
Other arrangement 273 67 29.4 22.4-37.5 80 26.3 20.4-33.0 26 12.0 7.4-18.8 100 32.4 25.6-39.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,196 195 16.5 14.1-19.1 284 23.7 20.9-26.8 166 15.0 12.6-17.8 551 44.8 41.4-48.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,096 200 20.1 17.2-23.4 248 25.1 21.9-28.5 155 14.0 11.7-16.8 493 40.8 37.4-44.3
Rural 1,807 416 25.3 22.6-28.2 406 23.0 20.4-25.7 223 11.3 9.7-13.3 762 40.4 37.4-43.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,170 301 26.6 23.1-30.5 271 23.6 20.4-27.1 145 12.8 10.3-15.7 453 37.0 33.3-40.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,669 327 22.1 19.6-24.9 383 24.5 21.9-27.3 201 11.4 9.7-13.4 758 42.0 39.1-45.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,260 183 15.9 13.6-18.6 284 23.2 20.5-26.2 198 15.8 13.5-18.3 595 45.1 41.9-48.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,224 195 17.3 14.8-20.2 258 21.6 18.8-24.8 172 13.4 11.3-15.9 599 47.6 44.1-51.1
2nd Quartile 1,032 191 19.0 16.3-22.0 235 25.1 22.0-28.5 146 13.9 11.6-16.7 460 42.0 38.4-45.6
3rd Quartile 1,191 252 24.6 21.4-28.2 282 22.9 20.0-26.0 150 13.0 10.7-15.8 507 39.5 36.1-43.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 652 173 28.2 23.4-33.6 163 28.4 23.6-33.7 76 11.7 8.5-15.7 240 31.7 27.2-36.6

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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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