2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 432 79 20.5 15.8-26.2 93 21.4 16.3-27.6 50 8.9 6.4-12.2 210 49.1 42.5-55.8
Region 3 441 89 22.6 18.1-27.9 96 23.5 18.6-29.2 49 11.2 7.8-15.8 207 42.8 37.2-48.5
Region 4 540 89 17.9 14.5-21.9 132 27.6 23.4-32.3 87 15.5 12.3-19.3 232 39.0 34.5-43.7
Region 5 565 101 18.8 14.9-23.5 126 21.2 17.6-25.4 83 14.3 11.1-18.1 255 45.7 40.7-50.7
Region 6 442 100 24.2 19.3-29.8 114 29.8 24.8-35.4 50 11.1 8.1-14.9 178 34.9 30.0-40.3
Region 7 563 108 22.2 18.4-26.7 123 20.2 16.6-24.3 73 14.0 10.9-17.7 259 43.6 39.0-48.3
Region 8 701 170 23.9 19.9-28.4 146 23.1 19.2-27.6 94 12.1 9.3-15.6 291 40.9 36.3-45.8
Region 9 & 10 415 75 22.1 16.9-28.3 108 25.7 20.9-31.2 58 16.1 12.1-21.1 174 36.1 30.9-41.6
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,573 353 24.3 21.4-27.4 371 25.4 22.6-28.3 208 13.4 11.3-15.7 641 37.0 34.1-40.0
Piedmont 1,984 355 19.5 17.4-21.7 452 23.8 21.5-26.1 270 14.1 12.3-16.1 907 42.6 40.1-45.2
Western NC 542 103 21.4 17.2-26.3 115 21.4 16.9-26.7 66 9.6 7.3-12.6 258 47.6 41.9-53.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 349 62 19.5 14.8-25.3 73 20.3 14.4-27.8 43 9.9 7.0-13.9 171 50.3 42.7-57.7
Northwest 652 133 22.5 18.7-27.0 147 25.4 21.1-30.1 75 11.4 8.6-14.9 297 40.7 36.2-45.4
Charlotte 423 65 17.5 13.7-22.0 103 27.3 22.6-32.6 69 15.6 12.1-19.9 186 39.6 34.6-44.8
Greensboro 436 84 19.1 14.7-24.5 95 22.1 17.8-27.1 66 14.4 10.8-18.9 191 44.4 38.6-50.2
Southern Regional 684 179 26.9 22.3-32.0 164 27.9 23.4-32.8 85 11.1 8.4-14.6 256 34.1 29.7-38.8
Southeast 324 67 21.7 16.8-27.6 69 25.4 19.8-31.9 45 12.3 8.9-16.9 143 40.6 34.5-47.0
Wake 660 115 19.7 16.3-23.7 141 19.5 16.3-23.1 88 14.6 11.7-18.2 316 46.1 41.8-50.5
Area L & Eastern 571 106 23.6 18.9-28.9 146 25.3 21.1-30.1 73 14.0 10.9-17.9 246 37.1 32.5-41.9
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 454 80 19.7 15.2-25.1 96 21.0 16.1-27.0 57 9.9 7.3-13.3 221 49.4 43.0-55.8
Region 2 661 140 21.8 18.0-26.3 144 22.6 18.9-26.9 77 12.4 9.4-16.2 300 43.1 38.4-48.0
Region 3 551 92 18.6 15.2-22.7 134 27.2 23.1-31.9 88 15.3 12.2-19.1 237 38.8 34.4-43.4
Region 4 861 152 20.2 17.2-23.7 187 20.1 17.2-23.3 120 14.4 11.9-17.4 402 45.3 41.5-49.1
Region 5 1,027 243 23.7 20.4-27.5 239 27.1 23.6-30.8 133 11.9 9.7-14.6 412 37.3 33.7-41.0
Region 6 545 104 23.9 19.0-29.5 138 25.6 21.4-30.5 69 13.9 10.7-18.0 234 36.5 31.9-41.4

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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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