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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,251 388 18.0 16.0-20.3 477 22.6 20.3-25.0 316 14.3 12.5-16.3 1,070 45.1 42.5-47.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,629 672 19.4 17.8-21.1 787 22.9 21.2-24.8 492 13.7 12.3-15.2 1,678 44.0 42.0-46.1
No 403 121 32.4 26.9-38.4 130 31.2 26.0-36.8 50 11.8 8.8-15.8 102 24.6 20.0-30.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,049 180 18.5 15.6-21.7 225 22.6 19.3-26.2 145 14.2 11.5-17.2 499 44.8 41.0-48.7
Overweight 1,292 237 17.6 15.1-20.3 302 24.9 22.0-28.0 167 13.6 11.4-16.1 586 44.0 40.7-47.3
Obese 1,385 324 25.8 22.9-29.0 321 23.2 20.5-26.1 182 12.4 10.4-14.7 558 38.6 35.4-41.9
Current Smoker
Yes 541 205 40.8 35.6-46.2 111 21.1 17.1-25.8 48 7.3 5.1-10.4 177 30.8 26.3-35.6
No 3,540 601 17.8 16.2-19.5 824 24.3 22.5-26.2 495 14.3 12.9-15.9 1,620 43.6 41.6-45.7
History of CVD**
Yes 467 109 21.9 17.6-27.0 94 21.0 16.5-26.3 55 11.7 8.4-16.1 209 45.4 39.5-51.5
No 3,591 693 20.8 19.1-22.6 836 24.2 22.5-26.1 482 13.5 12.2-15.0 1,580 41.5 39.5-43.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 539 129 26.1 21.8-30.8 132 24.3 20.2-28.9 72 12.7 9.6-16.6 206 37.0 32.3-41.8
No 3,389 638 19.7 18.0-21.6 765 23.8 21.9-25.7 452 13.5 12.1-15.0 1,534 43.0 40.9-45.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 207 41 21.4 15.4-28.8 39 19.2 13.7-26.2 25 10.7 6.9-16.1 102 48.7 41.0-56.6
No 3,715 719 20.4 18.7-22.2 854 24.1 22.3-25.9 502 13.6 12.2-15.0 1,640 42.0 40.0-44.0
COPD
Yes 318 93 31.1 24.3-38.7 50 15.7 10.3-23.2 45 15.3 10.6-21.7 130 37.9 30.8-45.6
No 3,767 713 20.1 18.5-21.8 885 24.5 22.8-26.3 498 13.2 11.9-14.6 1,671 42.3 40.3-44.2
Current Asthma
Yes 361 91 27.8 21.8-34.8 71 21.1 16.2-27.1 47 11.5 7.9-16.4 152 39.5 33.4-46.0
No 3,730 718 20.3 18.7-22.1 866 24.1 22.4-25.9 497 13.5 12.2-15.0 1,649 42.0 40.1-44.0
Diabetes
Yes 586 84 13.6 10.6-17.3 114 17.5 14.0-21.6 56 9.7 7.0-13.2 332 59.2 54.1-64.2
No 3,511 726 22.1 20.3-24.0 823 24.7 22.9-26.6 488 13.9 12.5-15.4 1,474 39.3 37.3-41.4
Functional Disability
Yes 1,304 310 23.5 20.7-26.6 285 22.5 19.6-25.7 161 12.3 10.2-14.7 548 41.7 38.3-45.3
No 2,768 497 20.0 18.1-22.0 644 24.2 22.2-26.3 379 13.8 12.2-15.5 1,248 42.1 39.8-44.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,328 268 21.6 18.8-24.7 259 18.4 16.0-21.1 181 13.4 11.2-15.9 620 46.6 43.2-50.0
No 2,771 543 20.7 18.8-22.8 679 26.1 24.0-28.3 363 13.3 11.8-15.0 1,186 39.9 37.7-42.2

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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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