2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 701 139 21.6 17.8-26.0 190 29.6 25.2-34.3 75 10.2 7.8-13.4 297 38.6 34.0-43.4
GENDER
Male 285 67 26.9 20.8-33.9 94 35.9 29.1-43.2 25 8.0 5.2-12.3 99 29.3 23.4-35.9
Female 416 72 16.7 12.4-22.1 96 23.6 18.3-30.0 50 12.3 8.6-17.3 198 47.4 40.8-54.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 395 73 21.9 17.1-27.6 83 22.9 18.0-28.7 39 9.4 6.5-13.3 200 45.8 39.8-52.0
Non-Hispanic Black 137 30 20.1 12.5-30.7 *** *** *** 22 14.9 8.4-25.0 35 20.3 13.4-29.6
Other 163 34 22.5 14.0-34.3 *** *** *** 13 8.9 4.4-17.1 61 28.7 20.1-39.3
AGE
18-44 184 49 25.1 18.6-33.0 67 38.9 31.0-47.3 23 10.7 6.7-16.7 45 25.4 18.6-33.5
45-64 228 47 25.2 18.4-33.5 62 23.2 17.1-30.5 18 7.9 4.4-13.6 101 43.8 36.0-51.9
65+ 273 41 12.4 8.0-18.6 58 21.0 15.0-28.6 34 13.4 8.9-19.5 140 53.3 45.2-61.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 262 56 25.8 19.3-33.5 72 29.9 23.0-37.9 28 9.1 5.7-14.3 106 35.2 28.1-43.0
Some Post-H.S. 193 52 23.7 17.1-31.9 53 31.7 23.9-40.6 15 7.7 4.2-13.7 73 36.9 28.9-45.6
College Graduate 245 31 11.5 7.4-17.5 64 25.7 18.9-34.0 32 15.8 10.5-22.9 118 47.0 39.2-55.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 278 66 24.4 18.1-31.9 82 31.9 24.7-40.0 26 8.2 5.0-13.2 104 35.6 28.8-43.0
$50,000+ 255 40 18.9 13.3-26.0 68 27.3 20.7-35.1 30 10.2 6.7-15.2 117 43.6 36.0-51.5
Don't know/Not Sure 168 33 22.5 15.1-32.2 40 30.1 21.1-41.0 19 13.7 7.9-22.6 76 33.7 25.5-43.1

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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.

^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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