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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,238 294 14.1 12.2-16.2 550 26.5 24.1-29.0 255 11.3 9.8-13.1 1,139 48.1 45.4-50.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,620 516 15.7 14.2-17.4 980 28.1 26.2-30.0 397 11.2 10.0-12.5 1,727 45.0 43.0-47.0
No 399 100 27.9 22.6-33.9 127 33.7 28.1-39.7 44 11.1 7.9-15.2 128 27.3 22.6-32.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,045 149 17.2 14.1-20.9 281 28.3 24.8-32.1 111 11.1 8.9-13.8 504 43.4 39.6-47.3
Overweight 1,289 195 16.0 13.6-18.8 349 26.7 23.9-29.7 137 10.5 8.6-12.8 608 46.7 43.4-50.1
Obese 1,382 237 18.7 16.2-21.5 402 30.3 27.2-33.5 162 12.4 10.4-14.8 581 38.6 35.5-41.9
Current Smoker
Yes 537 147 28.2 23.6-33.3 151 31.2 26.2-36.6 45 9.5 6.7-13.2 194 31.1 26.7-36.0
No 3,531 478 15.3 13.7-16.9 974 28.4 26.5-30.4 402 11.5 10.2-12.8 1,677 44.9 42.8-47.0
History of CVD**
Yes 463 92 20.7 16.1-26.1 113 24.6 19.8-30.1 43 8.8 6.1-12.6 215 45.9 39.9-52.0
No 3,583 531 16.6 15.0-18.3 1,006 29.3 27.4-31.3 401 11.5 10.2-12.9 1,645 42.6 40.6-44.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 537 92 18.9 15.0-23.4 194 35.4 30.8-40.3 56 11.3 8.3-15.3 195 34.4 29.8-39.2
No 3,377 509 16.9 15.2-18.7 892 27.7 25.7-29.7 378 11.2 9.9-12.6 1,598 44.3 42.2-46.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 205 34 15.5 10.5-22.3 57 29.9 23.1-37.7 21 10.3 6.2-16.7 93 44.3 36.7-52.2
No 3,705 562 17.2 15.6-18.9 1,029 28.8 26.9-30.8 411 11.1 9.9-12.4 1,703 42.9 40.9-44.9
COPD
Yes 315 60 16.2 11.7-22.0 70 29.4 22.0-38.1 36 12.5 8.5-18.1 149 41.9 34.4-49.7
No 3,758 568 17.2 15.6-18.9 1,052 28.6 26.8-30.5 411 11.1 9.9-12.4 1,727 43.1 41.2-45.1
Current Asthma
Yes 362 66 20.6 15.5-26.9 91 29.2 23.0-36.3 48 11.7 8.5-15.9 157 38.4 32.5-44.8
No 3,717 563 16.8 15.2-18.5 1,033 28.6 26.8-30.5 399 11.1 9.9-12.4 1,722 43.5 41.5-45.5
Diabetes
Yes 586 65 11.8 8.8-15.7 122 20.1 16.4-24.4 57 9.1 6.7-12.3 342 59.0 53.8-63.9
No 3,499 565 17.9 16.2-19.7 1,004 30.0 28.0-32.0 391 11.5 10.2-12.9 1,539 40.7 38.6-42.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,294 224 17.4 15.0-20.2 335 27.3 24.1-30.7 141 10.0 8.3-12.1 594 45.3 41.7-48.9
No 2,766 398 16.8 15.0-18.9 787 29.3 27.2-31.5 305 11.7 10.3-13.3 1,276 42.1 39.9-44.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,328 202 16.4 14.0-19.2 319 25.1 22.1-28.3 136 10.3 8.5-12.6 671 48.1 44.7-51.6
No 2,759 428 17.4 15.5-19.4 808 30.2 28.1-32.5 312 11.5 10.1-13.1 1,211 40.9 38.6-43.2

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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