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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,406 239 19.0 16.3-22.1 228 18.0 15.4-21.0 169 12.0 10.0-14.3 770 51.0 47.6-54.4
Non-Hispanic Black 475 84 18.0 14.1-22.8 136 29.2 24.3-34.5 88 18.5 14.4-23.4 167 34.3 29.1-39.9
Other 345 63 13.7 9.8-18.7 106 32.6 26.1-39.9 59 20.0 14.5-27.0 117 33.6 27.3-40.5
AGE
18-34 361 60 18.1 13.7-23.4 110 30.6 25.0-36.8 63 18.7 14.2-24.1 128 32.7 27.2-38.6
35-44 349 67 20.0 14.9-26.2 91 24.9 20.0-30.6 53 14.5 10.6-19.5 138 40.6 34.4-47.2
45-54 342 73 21.3 16.6-27.0 64 19.2 14.6-25.0 52 14.1 10.1-19.2 153 45.3 39.2-51.7
55-64 407 65 18.8 13.8-25.2 71 15.8 11.9-20.7 56 12.7 9.4-16.9 215 52.7 46.5-58.8
65-74 448 72 13.4 9.8-18.1 80 19.3 14.0-26.1 60 13.0 9.0-18.5 236 54.3 47.5-60.9
75+ 293 44 15.3 10.3-22.1 53 20.4 14.9-27.2 27 9.0 5.7-13.9 169 55.3 47.6-62.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 54 31.6 23.0-41.5 55 25.8 18.2-35.1 21 8.2 4.7-13.9 72 34.5 26.5-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 106 21.6 17.1-26.9 112 23.5 18.8-28.9 61 13.4 9.8-18.0 196 41.5 35.9-47.3
Some Post-H.S. 631 116 17.7 14.4-21.7 138 23.8 19.8-28.3 95 17.4 13.9-21.6 282 41.1 36.3-46.0
College Graduate 936 112 11.0 8.9-13.5 169 18.9 16.0-22.1 139 13.8 11.5-16.5 516 56.3 52.6-60.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 42 24.6 17.0-34.3 33 21.1 13.9-30.6 *** *** *** 49 26.2 19.0-35.1
$15,000- 24,999 226 47 23.3 16.9-31.3 54 24.3 17.4-32.9 27 13.9 8.8-21.2 98 38.4 30.7-46.9
$25,000- 34,999 250 62 20.3 15.0-26.8 56 28.2 20.6-37.4 33 13.7 8.7-20.9 99 37.8 30.5-45.7
$35,000- 49,999 203 32 14.5 9.6-21.5 56 34.2 25.6-44.0 25 12.8 7.8-20.2 90 38.5 30.1-47.6
$50,000- 74,999 261 34 16.5 11.0-23.9 54 22.4 16.6-29.6 36 11.8 7.9-17.4 137 49.3 41.7-56.9
$75,000+ 621 77 12.8 10.0-16.3 107 18.1 14.7-22.2 95 15.4 12.2-19.2 342 53.7 49.0-58.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 751 182 24.1 20.2-28.4 153 21.0 17.2-25.3 104 13.6 10.8-17.2 312 41.3 36.7-46.1
No 1,483 204 15.2 12.9-17.9 319 23.1 20.4-26.1 209 14.6 12.4-17.1 751 47.1 43.8-50.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,180 376 18.0 16.0-20.3 456 22.2 19.9-24.6 307 14.3 12.5-16.3 1,041 45.5 42.8-48.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 639 89 12.7 10.1-15.9 140 22.9 19.1-27.2 89 15.7 12.4-19.7 321 48.7 44.0-53.4
Regional City or Suburban County 600 90 17.2 13.7-21.4 120 22.7 18.7-27.2 98 16.0 12.6-20.0 292 44.1 39.4-48.9
Rural 1,012 209 23.0 19.3-27.2 217 22.2 18.6-26.3 129 11.8 9.5-14.6 457 43.0 38.7-47.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,081 179 18.4 15.6-21.6 233 22.3 19.3-25.6 169 15.4 12.9-18.2 500 44.0 40.4-47.6
Unemployed 113 30 25.9 17.4-36.8 20 20.7 12.6-32.2 15 16.6 9.0-28.6 *** *** ***
Retired 677 92 13.2 10.2-17.0 124 20.2 16.0-25.1 72 10.2 7.4-13.9 389 56.4 51.1-61.5
Unable to Work 170 55 29.9 22.1-39.1 38 20.9 14.4-29.4 21 13.2 7.6-22.0 56 36.0 27.3-45.6
Other not in Labor Force 195 29 16.1 9.5-25.8 57 30.3 22.4-39.5 38 18.2 12.3-26.1 71 35.4 27.0-44.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 199 51 24.4 17.7-32.6 53 25.6 18.5-34.3 32 20.5 13.3-30.2 63 29.5 22.3-38.0
101% to 150% 215 51 23.5 17.3-31.1 47 24.9 17.7-33.7 28 14.7 9.2-22.7 89 37.0 29.4-45.2
151% to 200% 179 32 15.6 10.3-22.8 *** *** *** 23 12.8 7.6-20.8 76 37.5 28.7-47.1
More than 200% 1,053 143 14.1 11.7-17.1 197 20.4 17.4-23.7 151 14.1 11.7-17.0 562 51.3 47.6-55.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 686 162 26.0 21.1-31.6 153 21.2 17.1-25.8 89 13.5 10.1-17.7 282 39.4 34.2-44.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 888 150 19.4 16.2-23.1 187 24.6 20.8-28.8 117 12.5 10.0-15.6 434 43.4 39.3-47.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 677 76 10.9 8.5-13.9 137 21.4 17.9-25.2 110 16.7 13.6-20.4 354 51.0 46.6-55.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 647 84 12.9 10.0-16.5 118 20.8 16.8-25.6 99 15.2 12.1-18.9 346 51.0 46.1-55.9
2nd Quartile 549 85 15.5 12.2-19.5 118 24.4 20.3-29.1 78 13.8 10.7-17.6 268 46.3 41.3-51.4
3rd Quartile 653 118 22.7 18.3-27.7 138 20.1 16.4-24.4 90 14.5 11.1-18.6 307 42.7 38.0-47.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 101 27.4 21.1-34.7 103 27.9 21.7-35.1 49 12.7 8.5-18.5 149 32.1 26.2-38.6

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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 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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