2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 701 170 23.9 19.9-28.4 146 23.1 19.2-27.6 94 12.1 9.3-15.6 291 40.9 36.3-45.8
GENDER
Male 285 77 26.2 20.3-33.2 71 28.0 21.9-34.9 32 10.8 7.0-16.3 105 35.0 28.5-42.1
Female 416 93 21.7 16.7-27.7 75 18.5 13.7-24.6 62 13.2 9.5-18.2 186 46.6 40.0-53.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 395 77 20.7 16.1-26.3 71 21.0 16.3-26.7 44 11.0 7.8-15.3 203 47.2 41.2-53.3
Non-Hispanic Black 135 *** *** *** 30 22.6 14.6-33.3 26 17.0 9.4-28.9 *** *** ***
Other 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 12.1 6.9-20.3 40 24.1 15.6-35.2
AGE
18-44 185 49 25.5 18.7-33.8 56 31.2 23.9-39.5 26 12.1 7.6-18.8 54 31.2 23.8-39.7
45-64 227 61 28.1 21.2-36.3 46 17.3 12.0-24.3 30 10.7 6.9-16.4 90 43.8 36.0-52.0
65+ 273 57 15.9 10.9-22.6 42 18.2 12.5-25.7 37 14.2 9.3-21.1 137 51.7 43.6-59.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 263 84 30.7 23.7-38.6 67 29.4 22.6-37.2 28 8.2 5.0-13.1 84 31.7 24.8-39.6
Some Post-H.S. 192 46 19.6 13.9-27.1 34 19.4 13.1-27.7 27 15.6 9.9-23.5 85 45.4 36.9-54.3
College Graduate 245 40 18.4 12.1-26.9 45 17.8 12.6-24.4 39 13.7 9.5-19.3 121 50.1 42.2-58.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 281 86 27.6 21.3-35.0 55 23.0 16.9-30.4 41 14.9 10.1-21.5 99 34.5 27.6-42.1
$50,000+ 253 41 18.2 12.6-25.6 52 23.9 17.5-31.7 32 9.3 5.8-14.4 128 48.6 40.8-56.5
Don't know/Not Sure 167 43 28.8 20.2-39.4 39 21.8 14.7-31.3 21 12.8 7.3-21.5 64 36.5 27.3-46.8

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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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