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%)
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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,600 489 21.1 19.1-23.2 485 19.3 17.4-21.3 324 12.2 10.7-13.8 1,302 47.5 45.1-49.9
GENDER
Male 1,194 250 23.4 20.5-26.5 257 20.7 18.1-23.5 155 12.5 10.4-14.8 532 43.4 40.1-46.9
Female 1,406 239 19.0 16.3-22.1 228 18.0 15.4-21.0 169 12.0 10.0-14.3 770 51.0 47.6-54.4
AGE
18-34 396 90 27.3 22.1-33.2 123 29.1 24.1-34.8 52 11.8 8.6-15.8 131 31.8 26.6-37.5
35-44 346 94 28.3 22.8-34.6 70 21.2 16.4-26.9 48 13.8 10.0-18.8 134 36.7 31.0-42.8
45-54 401 97 23.8 19.3-29.0 62 16.2 12.3-21.0 53 13.1 9.7-17.4 189 46.9 41.3-52.6
55-64 484 80 19.9 15.3-25.3 75 15.2 11.7-19.6 56 9.8 7.3-13.1 273 55.1 49.4-60.6
65-74 567 71 12.4 9.3-16.3 84 14.5 10.6-19.4 70 13.6 10.1-18.0 342 59.6 54.0-64.9
75+ 366 52 14.3 10.2-19.7 63 17.0 12.7-22.2 41 11.7 8.1-16.6 210 57.1 50.4-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 143 25.3 21.1-30.1 119 21.9 17.9-26.4 43 8.0 5.5-11.4 247 44.9 39.8-50.0
Some Post-H.S. 713 146 21.5 18.0-25.3 131 19.8 16.5-23.6 86 13.3 10.6-16.6 350 45.4 41.1-49.8
College Graduate 1,205 150 12.7 10.6-15.0 219 18.0 15.7-20.6 185 15.2 13.1-17.6 651 54.1 50.9-57.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 40 25.5 18.0-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 92 53.5 43.7-63.0
$25,000- 34,999 229 55 21.6 15.8-28.7 55 30.7 22.7-40.1 24 10.9 6.5-17.6 95 36.9 29.6-44.7
$35,000- 49,999 261 56 24.0 18.2-31.0 49 20.2 14.5-27.3 31 11.5 7.7-16.9 125 44.3 37.2-51.6
$50,000- 74,999 372 63 22.0 16.6-28.5 80 22.1 17.4-27.5 41 9.7 6.7-13.7 188 46.3 40.2-52.4
$75,000+ 972 149 16.8 14.2-19.9 174 17.8 15.2-20.9 140 14.5 12.0-17.3 509 50.8 47.1-54.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 805 190 24.7 21.1-28.8 134 16.5 13.3-20.3 84 9.6 7.5-12.3 397 49.1 44.6-53.6
No 1,777 297 19.6 17.2-22.2 345 20.3 18.0-22.7 238 13.4 11.6-15.5 897 46.7 43.9-49.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 339 50 14.8 10.9-19.8 75 22.1 17.0-28.3 53 14.6 10.9-19.3 161 48.4 42.1-54.8
Non-Veteran 2,259 439 21.9 19.7-24.3 410 18.9 16.9-21.1 271 11.9 10.3-13.6 1,139 47.3 44.7-49.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 727 106 15.3 12.4-18.7 136 17.8 14.8-21.2 95 14.4 11.5-18.0 390 52.5 48.1-56.7
Regional City or Suburban County 712 124 20.5 17.0-24.6 132 20.6 17.0-24.6 100 13.3 10.5-16.6 356 45.6 41.3-50.0
Rural 1,161 259 25.4 22.1-29.1 217 19.3 16.4-22.7 129 9.9 8.1-12.0 556 45.4 41.6-49.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,365 277 22.9 20.2-25.9 287 21.7 19.2-24.5 170 11.7 9.9-13.8 631 43.7 40.6-46.8
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.4 7.5-22.9 *** *** ***
Retired 847 100 12.5 9.8-15.8 133 15.9 12.6-19.8 100 12.1 9.6-15.3 514 59.5 55.0-63.9
Unable to Work 158 50 31.4 23.3-40.7 25 13.0 8.2-20.1 *** *** *** 69 47.5 37.7-57.6
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** 24 20.8 12.7-32.1 27 19.7 12.4-29.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 21 11.0 6.7-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 39 24.3 17.3-33.0 25 21.2 12.9-32.8 *** *** *** 80 44.7 35.2-54.7
151% to 200% 198 43 20.1 14.4-27.2 41 27.2 19.0-37.4 26 14.7 9.7-21.5 88 38.0 30.3-46.4
More than 200% 1,569 258 18.4 16.1-21.0 298 19.4 17.2-21.9 205 12.6 10.8-14.7 808 49.5 46.6-52.5
HOUSING
Own 2,008 325 18.3 16.2-20.6 364 19.7 17.5-22.0 251 12.1 10.5-13.9 1,068 50.0 47.3-52.7
Rent 426 118 30.5 25.5-36.1 83 17.9 14.0-22.5 62 15.7 11.9-20.4 163 35.9 30.6-41.5
Other arrangement 147 *** *** *** 33 17.5 11.6-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 598 161 29.3 24.3-34.8 107 17.1 13.4-21.5 60 10.2 7.3-14.0 270 43.5 38.1-49.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,191 221 21.5 18.7-24.7 238 21.9 18.9-25.2 136 10.7 8.8-13.0 596 45.9 42.4-49.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 811 107 15.4 12.6-18.8 140 17.3 14.5-20.6 128 15.3 12.6-18.3 436 52.0 47.9-55.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 901 136 17.0 14.0-20.4 155 18.2 15.0-21.9 123 13.0 10.7-15.8 487 51.8 47.7-55.9
2nd Quartile 687 118 18.8 15.5-22.7 140 21.6 18.2-25.6 94 12.8 10.2-15.9 335 46.8 42.3-51.3
3rd Quartile 729 152 24.5 20.4-29.0 136 17.7 14.5-21.3 85 11.7 8.9-15.2 356 46.2 41.7-50.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 83 36.8 29.1-45.4 54 19.8 13.8-27.6 22 7.7 4.7-12.4 124 35.6 28.8-43.0

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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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