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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,191 200 19.4 16.6-22.4 336 27.6 24.7-30.6 121 10.1 8.3-12.3 534 43.0 39.6-46.4
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 310 66 23.6 17.4-31.3 118 37.9 31.0-45.4 25 9.4 5.5-15.8 101 29.0 22.9-35.9
AGE
18-34 365 79 24.6 19.4-30.7 155 40.5 34.6-46.8 52 13.6 9.9-18.4 79 21.2 16.8-26.5
35-44 284 74 29.3 23.1-36.4 101 33.5 27.5-40.0 32 12.9 8.6-18.8 77 24.3 19.1-30.5
45-54 334 73 22.4 17.4-28.3 90 27.0 21.7-33.2 31 10.4 7.2-15.0 140 40.1 34.1-46.5
55-64 317 45 14.6 10.4-20.0 84 26.2 20.7-32.5 29 8.1 5.4-12.0 159 51.1 44.3-57.9
65-74 327 38 12.9 8.8-18.5 83 23.8 18.7-29.6 28 8.4 5.3-13.1 178 54.9 48.2-61.4
75+ 188 22 14.3 8.4-23.4 55 30.0 22.5-38.9 19 10.8 6.5-17.3 92 44.9 36.2-54.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 52 34.6 26.1-44.2 55 28.6 21.0-37.6 12 5.5 2.7-10.8 61 31.4 23.6-40.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 117 25.3 20.8-30.5 144 30.9 26.1-36.2 46 9.6 7.0-13.0 168 34.2 29.2-39.6
Some Post-H.S. 478 95 18.8 14.9-23.5 151 31.6 26.8-36.8 52 13.3 9.8-17.7 180 36.4 31.4-41.6
College Graduate 707 70 10.8 8.4-13.8 225 32.7 28.8-36.8 82 12.3 9.7-15.4 330 44.2 40.1-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 14 11.0 5.9-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 41 28.5 19.8-39.3 *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.5-18.5 43 23.7 16.2-33.5
$25,000- 34,999 174 37 22.8 15.7-31.9 47 23.1 16.6-31.1 23 15.8 9.6-25.1 67 38.3 29.9-47.4
$35,000- 49,999 223 41 20.2 14.5-27.4 70 31.6 24.9-39.2 21 8.4 5.2-13.4 91 39.8 32.3-47.8
$50,000- 74,999 260 48 23.2 17.2-30.6 77 26.3 20.6-33.0 33 14.4 9.6-21.1 102 36.0 29.5-43.0
$75,000+ 609 84 16.0 12.6-20.1 207 34.5 30.2-39.0 62 10.8 8.2-14.1 256 38.7 34.2-43.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 553 109 20.4 16.5-24.9 156 29.1 24.5-34.1 44 7.9 5.6-11.1 244 42.6 37.5-47.9
No 1,286 225 20.5 17.7-23.6 419 32.3 29.3-35.5 148 12.2 10.1-14.6 494 35.0 31.9-38.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 435 68 17.6 13.6-22.4 124 27.7 23.0-32.9 54 12.6 9.3-16.8 189 42.1 36.7-47.8
Non-Veteran 1,410 268 21.3 18.6-24.3 453 32.3 29.4-35.4 139 10.6 8.7-12.8 550 35.8 32.8-38.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 557 76 16.9 13.0-21.6 182 31.7 27.3-36.5 74 14.5 11.1-18.7 225 36.9 32.3-41.7
Regional City or Suburban County 495 97 21.4 17.1-26.5 133 28.0 23.2-33.4 52 10.8 8.0-14.5 213 39.7 34.6-45.1
Rural 797 163 22.8 19.2-26.8 262 33.4 29.5-37.6 67 8.1 6.2-10.7 305 35.6 31.5-39.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,114 228 23.5 20.4-26.8 368 32.0 28.9-35.3 122 10.9 8.9-13.3 396 33.6 30.4-37.0
Unemployed 91 24 23.8 15.3-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 467 52 12.4 9.0-16.8 120 26.3 21.7-31.6 48 10.8 7.7-14.8 247 50.5 44.9-56.2
Unable to Work 127 26 19.3 12.0-29.5 35 25.6 17.1-36.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 31 21.3 13.7-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 39 29.8 20.7-40.9 *** *** *** 17 13.0 7.5-21.7 46 28.5 19.9-38.9
151% to 200% 143 29 18.5 12.2-27.1 44 31.3 23.0-41.0 13 8.2 4.5-14.2 57 42.0 32.8-51.7
More than 200% 1,032 158 18.1 15.3-21.3 331 31.6 28.3-35.0 116 12.1 9.8-14.8 427 38.2 34.8-41.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 484 112 25.8 21.0-31.4 159 32.9 27.7-38.5 36 7.7 5.3-11.2 177 33.6 28.2-39.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 782 142 21.3 17.7-25.5 232 29.8 26.0-33.9 85 11.4 9.0-14.3 323 37.4 33.4-41.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 583 82 16.2 12.7-20.3 186 32.0 27.6-36.7 72 12.5 9.5-16.4 243 39.3 34.8-44.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 574 82 15.4 12.0-19.5 168 29.7 25.3-34.4 59 9.9 7.3-13.1 265 45.1 40.1-50.1
2nd Quartile 484 96 22.9 18.4-28.1 147 29.7 25.2-34.7 61 13.6 10.2-17.9 180 33.8 29.1-38.9
3rd Quartile 537 102 21.0 16.9-25.7 166 32.5 27.6-37.8 57 10.2 7.7-13.4 212 36.3 31.6-41.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 254 56 27.1 20.2-35.4 96 38.2 30.7-46.3 16 7.7 4.3-13.6 86 27.0 20.9-34.1

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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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