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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,194 250 23.4 20.5-26.5 257 20.7 18.1-23.5 155 12.5 10.4-14.8 532 43.4 40.1-46.9
Non-Hispanic Black 307 60 19.7 14.5-26.4 99 34.7 28.2-41.8 38 14.4 10.1-20.1 110 31.2 25.5-37.5
Other 309 102 34.2 27.5-41.7 93 31.0 24.5-38.3 30 8.4 4.8-14.1 84 26.4 20.1-33.8
AGE
18-34 365 94 30.0 24.3-36.4 137 33.0 27.6-38.8 44 11.8 8.4-16.3 90 25.3 20.2-31.0
35-44 287 92 34.1 27.8-40.9 71 24.9 19.3-31.6 40 13.5 9.4-19.2 84 27.5 22.0-33.7
45-54 334 94 25.8 20.8-31.6 73 24.0 18.7-30.1 44 13.4 9.4-18.6 123 36.9 31.0-43.1
55-64 314 67 22.1 17.0-28.2 66 21.4 16.2-27.5 33 9.0 6.2-13.0 148 47.5 40.7-54.4
65-74 325 47 13.0 9.1-18.3 57 15.7 11.5-21.0 42 14.3 10.1-20.0 179 56.9 50.2-63.4
75+ 189 24 12.0 7.5-18.6 44 25.7 18.2-35.0 24 13.5 8.3-21.3 97 48.7 39.8-57.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 69 37.9 29.5-47.1 49 26.1 18.7-35.1 15 10.2 5.7-17.7 46 25.8 18.5-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 140 28.0 23.4-33.1 122 25.8 21.3-31.0 46 9.9 7.0-13.7 167 36.3 31.2-41.7
Some Post-H.S. 480 118 25.0 20.5-30.1 113 25.0 20.7-30.0 47 10.7 7.8-14.5 202 39.3 34.3-44.6
College Graduate 706 93 13.8 11.0-17.0 175 24.5 21.1-28.2 120 17.6 14.6-21.1 318 44.2 40.1-48.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** 34 23.8 15.8-34.1 17 10.6 5.7-18.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 177 44 25.5 18.2-34.4 57 34.2 25.7-43.8 22 13.2 8.3-20.4 54 27.1 20.2-35.4
$35,000- 49,999 224 64 30.9 24.0-38.8 51 21.2 15.5-28.2 26 12.4 7.9-18.9 83 35.5 28.4-43.3
$50,000- 74,999 260 50 23.1 17.0-30.7 62 22.3 17.1-28.5 31 12.9 8.4-19.2 117 41.7 34.9-48.8
$75,000+ 610 114 21.1 17.4-25.4 134 22.2 18.5-26.3 94 15.3 12.2-19.0 268 41.4 36.9-46.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 553 128 22.8 18.8-27.4 132 24.4 20.1-29.3 57 10.5 7.7-14.2 236 42.3 37.2-47.5
No 1,285 293 25.2 22.3-28.4 325 25.4 22.6-28.5 170 12.8 10.8-15.2 497 36.5 33.4-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 435 69 16.9 12.9-21.7 101 24.3 19.7-29.6 64 14.1 10.8-18.2 201 44.7 39.2-50.4
Non-Veteran 1,410 354 26.4 23.6-29.5 360 25.5 22.8-28.5 164 11.7 9.8-14.0 532 36.4 33.3-39.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 557 106 20.9 17.0-25.4 144 24.6 20.5-29.2 77 14.2 11.0-18.3 230 40.3 35.4-45.3
Regional City or Suburban County 496 110 23.6 19.0-28.7 128 27.9 23.1-33.1 57 11.7 8.7-15.7 201 36.8 31.9-42.0
Rural 795 207 28.0 24.1-32.2 189 23.8 20.4-27.7 94 10.8 8.5-13.6 305 37.4 33.2-41.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 289 27.6 24.5-31.0 303 27.3 24.3-30.6 135 11.6 9.6-14.0 391 33.5 30.3-36.8
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.3 6.6-21.8 22 20.9 12.7-32.3
Retired 468 62 12.1 8.9-16.1 95 21.5 17.0-26.7 60 12.8 9.6-16.8 251 53.7 48.1-59.3
Unable to Work 126 37 28.6 19.9-39.2 23 15.9 9.2-26.0 11 9.1 4.1-19.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 33 24.9 16.1-36.4 *** *** *** 15 12.3 6.3-22.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** 35 25.3 17.0-35.8 17 10.3 5.7-18.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 40 25.1 17.5-34.5 34 24.9 17.2-34.6 25 19.9 13.2-28.8 47 30.1 22.4-39.2
More than 200% 1,035 205 22.3 19.3-25.7 242 22.7 19.9-25.8 139 13.4 11.0-16.1 449 41.6 38.1-45.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 484 139 27.5 22.7-32.8 118 26.6 21.8-32.0 56 11.9 8.6-16.3 171 34.0 28.7-39.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 177 25.1 21.4-29.3 196 24.3 20.9-28.1 84 10.1 7.9-12.9 324 40.4 36.3-44.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 583 107 21.7 17.8-26.2 147 25.4 21.2-30.0 88 14.6 11.5-18.4 241 38.2 33.8-42.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 577 111 22.3 18.3-27.0 140 22.5 18.7-26.8 73 11.4 8.8-14.7 253 43.7 38.8-48.8
2nd Quartile 483 106 22.9 18.7-27.7 117 26.0 21.4-31.1 68 14.1 10.8-18.2 192 37.0 32.1-42.2
3rd Quartile 538 134 26.8 22.2-32.0 144 26.1 21.9-30.7 60 11.4 8.4-15.2 200 35.7 31.0-40.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 250 72 29.4 22.4-37.5 60 29.1 21.9-37.4 27 10.3 6.3-16.4 91 31.3 24.7-38.7

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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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