2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

HNC2030 sugar-sweetened beverage indicator*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,057 1,127 29.8 28.0-31.6 2,930 70.2 68.4-72.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,574 669 29.1 26.8-31.4 1,905 70.9 68.6-73.2
GENDER
Male 1,185 341 32.1 28.9-35.5 844 67.9 64.5-71.1
Female 1,389 328 26.4 23.4-29.8 1,061 73.6 70.2-76.6
AGE
18-34 395 119 35.3 29.5-41.5 276 64.7 58.5-70.5
35-44 343 117 37.5 31.3-44.1 226 62.5 55.9-68.7
45-54 399 124 29.6 24.8-35.0 275 70.4 65.0-75.2
55-64 482 110 26.4 21.4-32.0 372 73.6 68.0-78.6
65-74 564 118 22.6 18.3-27.6 446 77.4 72.4-81.7
75+ 351 75 23.1 17.7-29.5 276 76.9 70.5-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 189 35.3 30.4-40.4 353 64.7 59.6-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 704 209 30.3 26.3-34.6 495 69.7 65.4-73.7
College Graduate 1,201 207 17.4 15.0-20.0 994 82.6 80.0-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 59 35.9 27.3-45.5 104 64.1 54.5-72.7
$25,000- 34,999 226 85 37.6 29.9-46.0 141 62.4 54.0-70.1
$35,000- 49,999 260 71 29.5 23.2-36.7 189 70.5 63.3-76.8
$50,000- 74,999 367 90 29.2 23.5-35.8 277 70.8 64.2-76.5
$75,000+ 969 202 23.1 20.1-26.5 767 76.9 73.5-79.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 787 248 32.5 28.5-36.8 539 67.5 63.2-71.5
No 1,769 414 27.5 24.8-30.4 1,355 72.5 69.6-75.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 80 24.8 19.8-30.6 257 75.2 69.4-80.2
Non-Veteran 2,235 589 29.7 27.2-32.2 1,646 70.3 67.8-72.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 724 146 21.7 18.3-25.6 578 78.3 74.4-81.7
Regional City or Suburban County 709 180 29.7 25.6-34.1 529 70.3 65.9-74.4
Rural 1,141 343 33.8 30.1-37.6 798 66.2 62.4-69.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,359 376 31.0 28.0-34.2 983 69.0 65.8-72.0
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 832 162 20.8 17.4-24.7 670 79.2 75.3-82.6
Unable to Work 154 57 37.8 28.8-47.8 97 62.2 52.2-71.2
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 58 39.9 30.5-50.1 100 60.1 49.9-69.5
151% to 200% 195 59 28.2 21.4-36.1 136 71.8 63.9-78.6
More than 200% 1,559 355 25.2 22.6-28.0 1,204 74.8 72.0-77.4
HOUSING
Own 1,986 464 26.1 23.7-28.6 1,522 73.9 71.4-76.3
Rent 423 148 39.2 33.7-45.1 275 60.8 54.9-66.3
Other arrangement 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 589 212 38.8 33.3-44.5 377 61.2 55.5-66.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,178 308 31.1 27.7-34.7 870 68.9 65.3-72.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 807 149 20.7 17.4-24.3 658 79.3 75.7-82.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 894 181 21.7 18.5-25.3 713 78.3 74.7-81.5
2nd Quartile 682 181 29.9 25.7-34.5 501 70.1 65.5-74.3
3rd Quartile 718 198 32.4 28.0-37.2 520 67.6 62.8-72.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 280 109 47.0 39.0-55.2 171 53.0 44.8-61.0

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*Yes=1+ drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

No=Less than 1 drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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