2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 534 68 13.3 9.5-18.3 141 28.9 23.8-34.6 53 9.0 6.6-12.1 272 48.8 42.9-54.7
GENDER
Male 251 36 12.5 8.8-17.5 84 32.7 26.2-40.0 24 9.9 6.4-15.1 107 44.9 37.2-52.8
Female 283 32 14.0 8.3-22.8 57 25.5 18.4-34.0 29 8.2 5.3-12.4 165 52.3 43.7-60.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 435 49 12.7 8.6-18.3 112 27.4 21.9-33.7 44 8.9 6.3-12.3 230 51.0 44.4-57.6
Non-Hispanic Black 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 15 15.3 8.4-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 14 12.5 7.0-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** 20 19.7 12.3-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.6 6.6-19.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 154 *** *** *** 36 23.6 16.6-32.4 14 8.8 4.8-15.4 84 52.5 42.2-62.6
College Graduate 187 19 11.3 7.1-17.6 48 29.7 22.7-37.8 20 9.4 6.0-14.6 100 49.5 41.6-57.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 195 24 9.3 5.7-14.7 47 26.2 17.6-36.9 18 8.0 4.7-13.2 106 56.6 46.0-66.6
No 335 44 16.1 10.6-23.6 93 30.2 24.4-36.8 34 9.7 6.6-14.0 164 44.0 37.6-50.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 475 63 13.8 9.8-19.3 121 28.7 23.3-34.9 47 8.7 6.2-11.9 244 48.8 42.4-55.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 271 44 15.5 10.7-22.0 79 31.8 25.5-38.8 27 10.1 6.5-15.2 121 42.6 35.6-50.0
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 7.1 4.0-12.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 13 17.1 9.3-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 *** *** *** 34 29.0 20.9-38.7 *** *** *** 74 52.0 42.2-61.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** 33 28.3 19.3-39.5 16 11.5 6.6-19.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 250 28 13.4 8.4-20.8 65 26.5 20.7-33.3 21 8.2 5.0-13.2 136 51.9 44.5-59.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** 33 28.3 19.3-39.5 16 11.5 6.6-19.3 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 367 40 11.3 7.7-16.3 89 27.2 21.2-34.3 34 8.7 6.0-12.5 204 52.7 45.8-59.6
Rent 133 24 17.2 10.9-26.2 38 33.9 24.8-44.5 16 11.0 6.1-18.8 55 37.9 28.2-48.7
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 160 *** *** *** 41 26.3 19.2-34.9 15 11.1 6.2-18.9 90 50.5 41.3-59.7
Rural 374 54 13.7 9.3-19.8 100 29.8 23.5-37.0 38 8.3 5.7-11.7 182 48.2 41.0-55.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 164 24 10.7 6.3-17.4 45 27.5 19.7-37.0 14 7.7 4.3-13.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 269 33 16.2 10.0-25.3 72 30.2 22.8-38.9 29 9.6 6.2-14.5 135 44.0 36.1-52.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 267 27 11.3 7.1-17.6 68 29.7 22.1-38.6 25 9.2 5.9-14.2 147 49.8 41.4-58.2
2nd Quartile 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 155 21 13.0 7.6-21.3 42 28.2 20.4-37.6 19 10.9 6.6-17.6 73 47.9 38.0-57.9

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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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