2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 427 52 12.1 8.2-17.6 119 30.2 24.4-36.7 32 7.1 4.8-10.4 224 50.6 43.9-57.3
Region 3 439 58 15.6 11.8-20.4 116 27.6 22.7-33.1 57 14.1 10.4-18.7 208 42.7 37.2-48.4
Region 4 539 84 17.3 13.8-21.5 141 27.5 23.3-32.2 62 12.0 9.1-15.7 252 43.2 38.5-48.0
Region 5 567 72 16.3 12.5-21.0 154 28.1 23.7-33.0 68 12.1 9.3-15.6 273 43.5 38.6-48.5
Region 6 438 78 20.5 16.1-25.7 128 30.1 25.0-35.7 48 10.0 7.4-13.4 184 39.4 34.1-44.9
Region 7 560 87 18.0 14.3-22.4 145 26.1 22.0-30.6 67 12.8 9.9-16.3 261 43.1 38.5-47.9
Region 8 701 139 21.6 17.8-26.0 190 29.6 25.2-34.3 75 10.2 7.8-13.4 297 38.6 34.0-43.4
Region 9 & 10 416 60 16.9 12.7-22.1 134 35.6 29.9-41.8 39 9.1 6.3-12.8 183 38.4 33.1-44.0
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,568 288 20.7 18.1-23.6 451 31.4 28.3-34.6 170 10.6 8.9-12.6 659 37.3 34.4-40.3
Piedmont 1,985 274 16.3 14.3-18.5 535 27.6 25.2-30.1 225 12.0 10.4-13.9 951 44.1 41.5-46.7
Western NC 534 68 13.3 9.5-18.3 141 28.9 23.8-34.6 53 9.0 6.6-12.1 272 48.8 42.9-54.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 345 42 13.4 8.8-19.9 95 29.8 23.1-37.5 27 7.3 4.7-11.2 181 49.5 41.9-57.1
Northwest 650 100 18.3 14.7-22.5 167 26.2 22.2-30.7 73 11.0 8.4-14.3 310 44.5 39.7-49.4
Charlotte 422 54 14.4 10.8-18.8 116 29.0 24.2-34.3 52 13.1 9.7-17.5 200 43.6 38.4-48.9
Greensboro 437 63 17.7 13.3-23.2 116 28.5 23.4-34.3 52 12.2 8.9-16.4 206 41.6 36.1-47.3
Southern Regional 677 135 21.7 17.8-26.3 204 31.4 26.6-36.5 66 9.9 7.5-13.1 272 37.0 32.4-41.8
Southeast 325 56 19.7 15.0-25.6 77 29.0 23.2-35.6 43 11.0 7.7-15.3 149 40.3 34.2-46.7
Wake 659 90 15.7 12.5-19.5 173 24.9 21.4-28.8 81 13.3 10.6-16.7 315 46.0 41.7-50.4
Area L & Eastern 572 90 19.1 15.1-23.8 179 35.3 30.3-40.5 54 9.0 6.7-12.1 249 36.6 32.2-41.4
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 449 53 11.7 7.9-16.9 123 29.8 24.2-36.1 39 8.3 5.8-11.7 234 50.3 43.8-56.7
Region 2 659 95 17.7 14.1-22.1 177 28.9 24.6-33.7 75 11.9 9.2-15.3 312 41.4 36.8-46.1
Region 3 551 86 17.6 14.1-21.8 143 27.1 23.0-31.6 63 11.7 8.8-15.3 259 43.7 39.0-48.4
Region 4 860 115 15.8 12.9-19.1 229 26.4 23.1-29.9 106 12.9 10.5-15.7 410 45.0 41.2-48.9
Region 5 1,022 193 20.3 17.3-23.6 291 30.7 27.1-34.6 110 10.3 8.2-12.7 428 38.7 35.1-42.6
Region 6 546 88 19.4 15.3-24.3 164 33.5 28.4-38.9 55 10.2 7.5-13.6 239 37.0 32.4-41.8

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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.

^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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