2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,984 355 19.5 17.4-21.7 452 23.8 21.5-26.1 270 14.1 12.3-16.1 907 42.6 40.1-45.2
GENDER
Male 921 189 23.1 20.0-26.6 222 24.6 21.4-28.2 125 13.5 11.0-16.4 385 38.8 35.1-42.5
Female 1,063 166 16.5 13.8-19.5 230 23.0 20.0-26.3 145 14.7 12.2-17.5 522 45.9 42.3-49.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,285 218 19.7 17.1-22.6 232 18.6 16.1-21.3 172 13.8 11.6-16.2 663 47.9 44.7-51.2
Non-Hispanic Black 365 61 16.8 12.9-21.7 115 32.5 27.0-38.5 54 15.0 11.1-20.0 135 35.6 30.1-41.6
Other 300 68 22.4 17.2-28.6 93 30.0 23.9-37.0 41 15.3 10.6-21.8 98 32.2 25.9-39.3
AGE
18-34 391 80 21.9 17.4-27.1 118 30.5 25.3-36.3 58 15.7 11.8-20.7 135 31.9 26.8-37.5
35-44 354 76 23.5 18.6-29.1 94 25.3 20.3-31.0 55 15.3 11.3-20.4 129 36.0 30.2-42.1
45-54 338 66 18.9 14.6-24.2 69 21.9 16.9-27.7 50 15.3 11.2-20.6 153 43.9 37.8-50.1
55-64 316 59 20.9 15.6-27.3 56 19.3 14.6-25.2 42 11.6 8.3-15.9 159 48.2 41.8-54.7
65-74 323 42 12.7 8.9-17.8 56 16.1 12.0-21.3 36 14.1 9.7-20.2 189 57.0 50.3-63.4
75+ 218 27 13.9 8.9-21.0 45 21.8 15.7-29.4 26 11.7 7.3-18.2 120 52.6 44.5-60.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 52 36.2 27.4-45.9 43 23.1 16.6-31.3 *** *** *** 56 32.2 24.4-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 101 24.3 19.8-29.4 94 23.9 19.1-29.3 51 13.2 9.6-17.8 154 38.7 33.2-44.5
Some Post-H.S. 512 108 20.2 16.6-24.5 121 25.8 21.5-30.6 69 15.8 12.3-20.1 214 38.1 33.4-43.1
College Graduate 904 94 10.2 8.2-12.5 192 21.5 18.6-24.7 139 15.1 12.7-17.8 479 53.3 49.6-56.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 110 21.3 17.4-25.7 122 23.5 19.4-28.1 67 13.5 10.2-17.5 237 41.7 37.0-46.7
No 1,437 243 18.9 16.5-21.6 326 23.6 21.0-26.5 202 14.4 12.3-16.8 666 43.1 40.0-46.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 24 13.9 9.0-20.8 53 26.9 19.9-35.3 26 12.4 8.2-18.4 100 46.8 38.8-54.9
Non-Veteran 1,779 331 20.0 17.8-22.4 399 23.5 21.1-26.0 244 14.3 12.4-16.4 805 42.2 39.5-45.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,152 211 20.1 17.5-23.0 285 25.5 22.5-28.7 164 13.8 11.7-16.3 492 40.6 37.3-43.9
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 29.1 20.5-39.4
Retired 489 61 13.1 9.8-17.2 94 20.1 16.1-24.8 54 11.7 8.6-15.9 280 55.1 49.8-60.4
Unable to Work 108 34 30.8 21.6-41.7 16 14.8 8.1-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 119 *** *** *** 30 24.0 16.0-34.2 25 22.8 14.4-34.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 29 27.2 18.0-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 24.7 16.4-35.4
$15,000- 24,999 144 37 22.6 15.8-31.2 34 22.2 14.9-31.5 17 12.0 6.9-20.3 56 43.2 33.7-53.3
$25,000- 34,999 183 40 22.5 16.2-30.4 50 30.2 22.6-39.0 27 15.6 10.0-23.5 66 31.7 24.5-39.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 43 21.3 15.4-28.8 54 29.1 21.7-37.9 25 14.0 8.9-21.3 84 35.5 27.9-44.0
$50,000- 74,999 252 36 18.7 13.3-25.7 59 23.5 17.9-30.1 29 11.9 7.8-17.8 128 45.9 38.8-53.1
$75,000+ 692 95 15.2 12.3-18.7 135 19.6 16.4-23.3 108 16.1 13.1-19.6 354 49.1 44.8-53.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 405 75 21.6 16.6-27.5 96 25.3 20.3-31.0 46 10.1 7.1-14.0 188 43.1 37.3-49.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 42 27.1 19.0-37.0 38 29.6 20.5-40.6 22 19.3 11.7-30.2 41 24.0 16.6-33.4
101% to 150% 149 34 21.6 15.0-30.0 38 25.5 18.0-34.8 20 14.2 8.2-23.3 57 38.7 30.0-48.2
151% to 200% 150 27 18.1 12.1-26.1 44 30.8 22.1-41.0 24 16.6 10.6-24.8 55 34.6 26.2-44.2
More than 200% 1,083 160 16.9 14.4-19.8 227 21.6 18.8-24.7 151 14.4 12.1-17.1 545 47.1 43.6-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 405 75 21.6 16.6-27.5 96 25.3 20.3-31.0 46 10.1 7.1-14.0 188 43.1 37.3-49.1
HOUSING
Own 1,328 202 17.1 14.7-19.8 276 22.4 19.7-25.2 175 13.7 11.6-16.1 675 46.8 43.6-50.0
Rent 504 120 26.0 21.7-30.9 139 27.3 22.8-32.3 82 16.3 12.8-20.6 163 30.3 25.8-35.3
Other arrangement 129 32 26.3 18.2-36.4 30 25.0 17.2-34.9 *** *** *** 55 34.5 25.9-44.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,062 169 16.4 14.0-19.2 254 23.8 20.8-27.1 150 15.3 12.7-18.2 489 44.5 40.9-48.1
Regional City or Suburban County 520 94 19.1 15.4-23.3 117 26.5 22.0-31.4 69 13.5 10.3-17.5 240 41.0 36.2-45.9
Rural 402 92 28.4 22.8-34.9 81 19.4 15.1-24.5 51 12.0 8.7-16.2 178 40.2 34.6-46.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 45 26.3 18.9-35.4 32 16.1 10.5-23.7 28 17.4 11.3-25.8 82 40.2 32.1-48.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 787 161 22.4 19.0-26.2 187 25.8 22.1-29.8 90 11.7 9.2-14.9 349 40.1 36.0-44.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,010 149 16.0 13.5-18.9 233 23.9 20.8-27.2 152 15.2 12.7-18.0 476 44.9 41.4-48.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 650 108 17.5 14.2-21.3 139 20.5 17.1-24.5 92 14.3 11.4-17.8 311 47.7 43.2-52.2
2nd Quartile 739 135 18.8 15.7-22.4 179 27.3 23.5-31.3 106 14.3 11.6-17.6 319 39.6 35.6-43.7
3rd Quartile 530 103 23.5 19.1-28.7 120 21.7 17.6-26.5 63 13.4 9.9-18.0 244 41.3 36.3-46.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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