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%)
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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,585 373 16.5 14.7-18.5 622 24.8 22.7-27.0 267 10.1 8.8-11.6 1,323 48.6 46.2-51.0
GENDER
Male 1,191 200 19.4 16.6-22.4 336 27.6 24.7-30.6 121 10.1 8.3-12.3 534 43.0 39.6-46.4
Female 1,394 173 14.1 11.7-16.8 286 22.3 19.4-25.5 146 10.1 8.4-12.2 789 53.5 50.1-56.9
AGE
18-34 395 71 22.4 17.3-28.5 148 34.4 29.1-40.1 58 14.8 11.0-19.4 118 28.4 23.5-33.9
35-44 344 60 20.4 15.4-26.5 96 25.9 21.1-31.4 52 14.6 10.8-19.6 136 39.0 33.0-45.4
45-54 400 70 16.9 13.1-21.5 79 20.3 16.0-25.3 42 11.1 8.0-15.2 209 51.8 46.1-57.4
55-64 483 53 11.2 8.3-15.1 107 23.1 18.5-28.5 42 7.0 5.0- 9.7 281 58.6 53.0-64.0
65-74 568 70 14.9 11.3-19.5 107 18.9 14.6-24.1 48 6.7 4.8- 9.3 343 59.4 53.9-64.8
75+ 355 45 13.2 9.2-18.7 76 23.5 18.2-29.7 24 6.3 4.0- 9.8 210 57.0 50.2-63.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 38 30.1 21.1-40.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 35.4 26.1-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 113 22.1 18.0-26.7 140 24.3 20.2-28.9 45 8.5 6.1-11.8 249 45.1 40.0-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 708 127 17.5 14.3-21.4 173 24.8 21.4-28.7 64 9.8 7.4-12.8 344 47.8 43.5-52.2
College Graduate 1,202 94 7.8 6.3- 9.8 278 23.6 21.0-26.5 152 13.2 11.2-15.5 678 55.3 52.1-58.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 23 18.5 11.0-29.3 13 12.2 6.7-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 36 20.0 13.9-27.9 40 27.6 19.0-38.2 *** *** *** 75 42.4 33.4-52.0
$25,000- 34,999 226 49 23.2 16.8-31.1 55 27.8 20.1-37.1 19 8.6 5.0-14.4 103 40.4 32.8-48.6
$35,000- 49,999 261 36 15.3 10.6-21.6 60 22.1 16.8-28.4 22 7.6 4.6-12.2 143 55.0 47.7-62.2
$50,000- 74,999 367 57 20.1 15.0-26.4 93 23.4 18.8-28.8 38 10.3 7.2-14.7 179 46.1 40.0-52.4
$75,000+ 970 103 12.1 9.7-14.9 244 26.2 23.1-29.6 112 11.5 9.3-14.0 511 50.3 46.6-54.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 793 139 16.7 13.8-20.1 179 24.1 20.3-28.3 74 7.9 6.1-10.2 401 51.3 46.8-55.9
No 1,774 229 16.3 14.1-18.9 441 25.2 22.8-27.8 192 11.2 9.5-13.1 912 47.3 44.4-50.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 51 16.1 12.0-21.4 79 20.4 16.1-25.4 42 12.3 8.6-17.1 166 51.3 44.9-57.6
Non-Veteran 2,244 322 16.6 14.6-18.8 543 25.4 23.1-27.8 225 9.9 8.5-11.4 1,154 48.1 45.5-50.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 725 74 10.8 8.3-13.9 183 25.5 22.0-29.3 88 12.9 10.2-16.4 380 50.8 46.5-55.1
Regional City or Suburban County 712 108 19.2 15.6-23.5 140 18.8 15.7-22.4 78 10.5 8.2-13.3 386 51.5 47.1-55.9
Rural 1,148 191 18.6 15.7-21.9 299 28.5 25.0-32.4 101 7.9 6.3- 9.8 557 45.0 41.2-48.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,363 207 17.7 15.2-20.5 364 26.5 23.9-29.3 160 11.6 9.8-13.7 632 44.2 41.1-47.4
Unemployed 92 18 23.0 14.3-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 836 97 12.5 9.8-15.8 156 19.8 16.2-24.0 66 6.3 4.8- 8.3 517 61.3 56.8-65.6
Unable to Work 156 32 19.5 13.1-28.0 36 23.7 16.4-32.9 *** *** *** 75 49.7 39.7-59.7
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 15.1 8.8-24.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 36 20.2 13.7-28.7 20 13.7 8.0-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 35 25.5 17.4-35.7 41 27.2 18.7-37.7 15 9.2 5.1-15.9 69 38.2 29.4-47.8
151% to 200% 196 33 16.8 11.6-23.8 52 30.5 22.2-40.3 20 10.4 6.4-16.7 91 42.3 34.1-50.9
More than 200% 1,560 191 14.2 12.1-16.6 387 25.1 22.6-27.7 163 10.2 8.5-12.0 819 50.6 47.6-53.6
HOUSING
Own 1,995 259 14.9 13.0-17.0 442 23.5 21.2-26.0 205 10.0 8.5-11.6 1,089 51.7 48.9-54.4
Rent 425 84 22.6 18.0-28.0 125 30.0 25.0-35.4 44 11.1 7.9-15.4 172 36.3 31.1-41.9
Other arrangement 146 *** *** *** 50 30.2 21.9-40.1 *** *** *** 52 34.9 25.3-45.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 594 113 20.4 16.3-25.2 149 26.3 21.6-31.6 49 6.9 5.0- 9.6 283 46.3 40.8-51.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,182 179 19.2 16.2-22.5 276 24.7 21.7-28.1 115 9.7 7.8-12.0 612 46.4 42.9-49.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 809 81 10.9 8.5-13.9 197 23.8 20.6-27.4 103 12.6 10.1-15.5 428 52.7 48.7-56.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 895 99 11.8 9.4-14.8 200 23.5 20.1-27.4 99 10.4 8.3-12.9 497 54.2 50.1-58.3
2nd Quartile 685 114 19.2 15.6-23.5 169 24.3 20.8-28.2 72 10.3 8.0-13.3 330 46.1 41.7-50.6
3rd Quartile 721 105 16.9 13.6-20.8 169 24.7 20.8-28.9 76 10.7 8.2-13.8 371 47.7 43.1-52.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 55 25.0 18.3-33.2 84 32.3 25.0-40.6 20 6.1 3.5-10.3 125 36.6 29.6-44.1

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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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