2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,985 274 16.3 14.3-18.5 535 27.6 25.2-30.1 225 12.0 10.4-13.9 951 44.1 41.5-46.7
GENDER
Male 927 152 20.4 17.2-24.0 282 29.7 26.3-33.4 104 11.9 9.5-14.8 389 38.0 34.4-41.7
Female 1,058 122 12.8 10.5-15.5 253 25.8 22.6-29.2 121 12.1 9.9-14.7 562 49.4 45.7-53.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,283 170 15.9 13.5-18.6 308 23.7 21.1-26.7 142 11.0 9.2-13.2 663 49.4 46.1-52.6
Non-Hispanic Black 365 53 16.8 12.6-22.1 122 35.5 29.7-41.7 55 17.0 12.8-22.0 135 30.7 25.7-36.3
Other 304 44 16.3 11.3-22.9 93 30.4 24.5-37.1 26 9.3 5.6-15.1 141 44.0 37.2-51.1
AGE
18-34 393 69 21.3 16.6-26.8 144 34.4 29.1-40.0 58 15.8 11.9-20.8 122 28.5 23.6-34.0
35-44 354 59 20.4 15.5-26.4 117 31.9 26.4-37.9 47 13.8 9.9-19.0 131 33.9 28.4-39.7
45-54 337 47 14.1 10.2-19.1 79 23.8 18.7-29.7 37 12.0 8.5-16.5 174 50.1 43.9-56.4
55-64 318 33 10.1 7.0-14.5 70 24.0 18.4-30.7 35 9.9 6.8-14.1 180 55.9 49.4-62.3
65-74 325 40 15.2 10.6-21.3 65 19.3 14.7-24.9 28 8.9 5.7-13.5 192 56.6 49.9-63.1
75+ 215 23 13.5 8.2-21.2 49 25.6 18.9-33.7 19 9.0 5.5-14.4 124 51.9 43.6-60.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 41 26.7 19.3-35.7 45 30.3 21.9-40.2 *** *** *** 65 35.4 27.5-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 89 23.4 18.8-28.8 114 29.2 24.0-34.9 44 11.8 8.6-15.9 155 35.6 30.4-41.2
Some Post-H.S. 508 76 15.9 12.4-20.2 145 27.4 23.3-31.9 55 12.9 9.6-17.1 232 43.7 38.8-48.8
College Graduate 904 68 8.2 6.3-10.6 228 25.3 22.3-28.6 112 12.9 10.6-15.5 496 53.6 50.0-57.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 85 16.9 13.4-21.2 137 27.3 22.9-32.2 56 9.6 7.2-12.7 258 46.2 41.2-51.2
No 1,438 186 16.0 13.6-18.6 396 27.7 25.0-30.7 168 12.9 10.9-15.2 688 43.4 40.4-46.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 24 15.3 10.1-22.4 45 19.1 14.0-25.6 29 14.7 9.8-21.4 106 50.9 42.8-59.0
Non-Veteran 1,778 250 16.4 14.3-18.8 490 28.4 25.9-31.1 196 11.8 10.1-13.8 842 43.4 40.7-46.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,150 166 17.4 14.8-20.4 329 27.7 24.8-30.8 146 12.8 10.7-15.2 509 42.2 38.8-45.5
Unemployed 103 20 20.9 13.3-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 29.2 20.6-39.6
Retired 488 54 12.2 8.9-16.6 99 20.1 16.3-24.7 42 9.0 6.4-12.5 293 58.6 53.3-63.8
Unable to Work 109 19 16.8 10.0-26.8 *** *** *** 14 12.1 6.7-20.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.8 8.7-27.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 19 16.9 9.8-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 32 19.3 13.1-27.7 42 33.5 24.2-44.3 16 13.9 8.3-22.3 55 33.3 24.7-43.1
$25,000- 34,999 184 34 21.9 15.2-30.6 50 25.6 19.0-33.6 17 11.4 6.4-19.3 83 41.1 33.1-49.6
$35,000- 49,999 207 32 16.5 11.2-23.7 55 26.8 19.8-35.2 21 9.6 6.0-15.1 99 47.1 38.6-55.8
$50,000- 74,999 251 32 16.1 11.2-22.6 71 26.5 20.7-33.2 31 13.3 8.8-19.5 117 44.1 37.1-51.4
$75,000+ 690 66 10.9 8.3-14.1 195 28.4 24.7-32.3 84 13.0 10.3-16.3 345 47.8 43.5-52.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 59 21.0 16.0-27.0 98 25.4 20.2-31.5 43 9.3 6.6-13.1 206 44.3 38.5-50.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 30 15.3 10.0-22.6 *** *** *** 17 18.7 10.9-30.1 60 33.2 24.4-43.3
101% to 150% 151 31 27.0 18.6-37.3 45 24.2 17.5-32.4 17 11.6 7.0-18.7 58 37.2 28.8-46.5
151% to 200% 149 27 17.5 11.4-25.8 39 27.0 19.3-36.4 14 9.4 5.3-16.3 69 46.1 36.5-55.9
More than 200% 1,080 119 12.8 10.5-15.5 298 27.6 24.6-30.9 130 12.8 10.6-15.4 533 46.8 43.3-50.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 59 21.0 16.0-27.0 98 25.4 20.2-31.5 43 9.3 6.6-13.1 206 44.3 38.5-50.2
HOUSING
Own 1,327 159 14.9 12.6-17.6 315 24.5 21.7-27.4 146 11.3 9.4-13.5 707 49.3 46.1-52.5
Rent 505 90 20.4 16.3-25.2 169 34.7 29.8-40.1 64 14.5 11.1-18.8 182 30.3 25.9-35.1
Other arrangement 130 23 17.4 11.0-26.3 43 36.2 26.9-46.7 *** *** *** 49 32.9 24.4-42.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,063 120 12.9 10.5-15.7 309 29.5 26.3-32.8 131 13.8 11.4-16.7 503 43.9 40.4-47.5
Regional City or Suburban County 520 79 18.2 14.3-22.9 120 24.2 20.0-28.9 59 11.6 8.7-15.2 262 46.1 41.1-51.1
Rural 402 75 22.6 17.8-28.2 106 27.9 22.5-34.1 35 7.8 5.4-11.2 186 41.7 36.0-47.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 40 25.1 17.9-33.8 40 23.9 16.4-33.5 15 7.9 4.4-13.5 93 43.2 34.8-52.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 791 125 20.0 16.5-24.0 221 28.5 24.8-32.4 83 11.2 8.8-14.2 362 40.4 36.3-44.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,006 109 11.8 9.6-14.5 274 27.7 24.5-31.2 127 13.4 11.0-16.2 496 47.0 43.4-50.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 646 75 11.9 9.2-15.2 163 25.1 21.3-29.3 76 11.8 9.2-15.1 332 51.1 46.6-55.7
2nd Quartile 737 113 18.0 14.8-21.8 204 29.5 25.7-33.6 88 12.9 10.2-16.2 332 39.5 35.5-43.6
3rd Quartile 535 76 18.4 14.3-23.3 150 27.9 23.3-33.1 54 10.9 8.0-14.6 255 42.8 37.6-48.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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