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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,394 173 14.1 11.7-16.8 286 22.3 19.4-25.5 146 10.1 8.4-12.2 789 53.5 50.1-56.9
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 346 45 10.7 7.1-15.9 94 29.3 23.2-36.2 29 8.2 4.9-13.3 178 51.8 44.6-58.9
AGE
18-34 360 62 20.0 15.1-26.0 128 33.4 27.9-39.4 44 13.8 10.0-18.8 126 32.8 27.3-38.8
35-44 348 52 14.2 10.3-19.4 105 31.8 26.0-38.3 50 13.0 9.4-17.8 141 41.0 34.7-47.5
45-54 342 42 11.2 7.9-15.7 78 23.9 18.7-29.9 40 12.0 8.5-16.6 182 52.9 46.6-59.2
55-64 406 41 9.8 6.9-13.8 88 21.8 16.6-28.1 49 12.1 8.7-16.5 228 56.3 50.0-62.4
65-74 448 58 13.8 9.7-19.4 82 19.8 14.3-26.8 51 9.2 6.5-12.8 257 57.2 50.3-63.8
75+ 283 34 13.5 8.8-20.0 58 22.1 16.0-29.7 18 5.3 3.1- 8.9 173 59.1 51.2-66.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 36 17.0 11.2-24.9 50 35.6 26.4-46.1 23 10.1 6.3-16.0 90 37.3 29.0-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 78 17.9 13.9-22.8 132 28.8 23.5-34.6 55 12.0 8.8-16.2 205 41.4 35.8-47.2
Some Post-H.S. 627 96 16.0 12.4-20.4 160 25.9 21.9-30.2 56 9.4 6.8-12.9 315 48.7 43.8-53.7
College Graduate 935 84 8.4 6.5-10.9 204 21.6 18.6-24.9 120 13.4 11.1-16.2 527 56.5 52.8-60.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 28 16.0 9.8-24.9 34 25.8 17.6-36.1 24 19.0 11.2-30.3 68 39.3 30.1-49.3
$15,000- 24,999 226 46 18.8 13.4-25.6 61 31.1 23.3-40.2 21 10.4 6.2-17.0 98 39.7 31.8-48.1
$25,000- 34,999 249 49 21.0 15.1-28.5 71 32.7 24.8-41.8 18 6.6 3.8-11.3 111 39.7 32.2-47.6
$35,000- 49,999 203 28 12.7 7.8-20.0 55 28.0 20.3-37.3 18 8.3 4.8-14.0 102 51.0 41.7-60.2
$50,000- 74,999 258 28 11.9 7.2-19.1 63 24.4 18.5-31.3 32 11.0 7.3-16.4 135 52.7 45.0-60.3
$75,000+ 619 52 9.8 7.2-13.2 141 23.6 19.8-27.8 80 13.1 10.2-16.7 346 53.5 48.8-58.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 741 115 15.0 12.1-18.6 179 25.9 21.6-30.7 97 11.7 9.3-14.6 350 47.4 42.6-52.3
No 1,480 173 13.5 11.2-16.2 368 26.6 23.8-29.7 157 11.3 9.3-13.5 782 48.6 45.4-51.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.9 6.9-25.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,167 287 14.2 12.3-16.4 530 26.5 24.1-29.1 242 11.2 9.6-13.0 1,108 48.0 45.3-50.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 638 63 9.5 7.2-12.4 154 26.5 22.4-30.9 76 12.9 9.9-16.6 345 51.1 46.4-55.8
Regional City or Suburban County 594 70 15.3 11.7-19.7 133 22.4 18.5-26.7 77 13.4 10.4-17.1 314 49.0 44.1-53.9
Rural 1,006 161 17.1 13.9-20.9 263 29.6 25.4-34.1 102 8.4 6.7-10.6 480 44.9 40.6-49.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,080 146 13.6 11.2-16.5 286 27.2 24.0-30.6 131 12.3 10.1-14.9 517 46.9 43.2-50.6
Unemployed 112 20 21.8 13.7-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 667 78 12.1 9.0-16.1 122 19.1 14.9-24.3 62 8.0 5.9-10.8 405 60.7 55.4-65.8
Unable to Work 169 27 16.2 10.6-24.0 46 33.5 24.7-43.7 26 15.3 9.7-23.2 70 35.0 26.9-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 195 21 15.7 9.0-25.9 59 32.1 23.5-42.0 25 12.9 8.0-20.2 90 39.3 31.0-48.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 34 14.2 9.5-20.6 48 27.1 19.7-36.1 25 15.4 9.2-24.8 93 43.3 34.7-52.3
101% to 150% 215 47 23.7 17.1-32.0 66 32.5 24.6-41.5 16 6.0 3.3-10.8 86 37.8 30.2-46.0
151% to 200% 176 29 16.8 10.7-25.3 *** *** *** 18 10.9 6.3-18.0 76 39.3 30.0-49.4
More than 200% 1,049 107 10.8 8.6-13.6 238 23.5 20.4-26.9 125 11.7 9.6-14.3 579 53.9 50.2-57.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 119 18.2 14.3-22.9 189 28.8 23.9-34.3 73 9.3 7.0-12.4 302 43.6 38.2-49.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 881 111 15.8 12.6-19.6 210 27.9 24.0-32.2 94 10.0 7.8-12.8 466 46.3 42.1-50.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 674 64 9.4 7.1-12.3 151 23.2 19.7-27.3 88 14.1 11.3-17.5 371 53.2 48.8-57.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 63 9.7 7.1-13.0 129 23.0 18.8-27.7 77 11.6 9.0-14.9 374 55.7 50.8-60.6
2nd Quartile 545 71 14.7 11.1-19.1 137 28.1 23.6-33.1 61 11.5 8.7-15.1 276 45.7 40.7-50.8
3rd Quartile 646 87 16.1 12.6-20.4 163 25.9 21.7-30.6 68 10.5 7.9-14.0 328 47.4 42.5-52.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 404 73 19.4 14.2-26.1 121 32.4 25.8-39.9 49 11.8 8.3-16.6 161 36.3 29.9-43.2

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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 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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