2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 542 103 21.4 17.2-26.3 115 21.4 16.9-26.7 66 9.6 7.3-12.6 258 47.6 41.9-53.4
GENDER
Male 254 58 22.1 16.8-28.6 63 23.1 17.6-29.7 25 9.2 5.9-13.8 108 45.6 38.1-53.4
Female 288 45 20.7 14.3-29.0 52 19.8 13.4-28.3 41 10.0 6.9-14.3 150 49.4 40.9-57.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 443 83 21.1 16.5-26.5 84 19.4 14.5-25.3 51 9.0 6.6-12.1 225 50.6 44.3-56.9
Non-Hispanic Black 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.0 6.0-19.2 *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 26 24.3 16.3-34.6 19 18.0 11.0-28.0 14 10.8 5.9-18.7 *** *** ***
55-64 102 16 13.9 8.1-22.9 14 12.0 6.7-20.6 13 10.6 5.9-18.2 *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 128 *** *** *** 28 21.8 13.7-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 158 27 19.2 12.9-27.7 34 20.4 14.0-28.6 *** *** *** 85 53.6 44.0-63.0
College Graduate 188 24 15.1 9.8-22.5 36 19.3 13.7-26.4 36 18.5 13.1-25.4 92 47.2 39.4-55.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 201 46 25.0 17.5-34.5 34 15.2 8.5-25.7 23 7.4 4.6-11.8 *** *** ***
No 337 57 19.3 14.3-25.5 80 24.9 19.5-31.3 42 11.1 7.9-15.3 158 44.7 38.1-51.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 483 94 21.9 17.4-27.3 102 21.5 16.6-27.3 58 9.4 7.0-12.5 229 47.2 41.1-53.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 274 71 30.8 23.9-38.6 63 23.1 17.8-29.5 32 9.6 6.5-14.0 108 36.5 30.1-43.4
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 16 16.5 9.0-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 135 19 17.0 10.6-26.3 26 18.3 12.2-26.4 21 12.3 7.7-19.1 69 52.4 42.7-61.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** 30 21.9 14.4-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 256 46 20.5 14.7-27.9 50 18.0 13.3-23.8 33 9.7 6.7-13.8 127 51.8 44.6-59.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** 30 21.9 14.4-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 373 56 16.9 12.5-22.4 75 21.5 16.0-28.3 43 8.4 6.0-11.7 199 53.2 46.3-59.9
Rent 134 39 31.9 22.8-42.6 29 22.0 14.6-31.9 20 14.6 8.8-23.2 46 31.5 22.6-42.1
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 160 23 19.9 12.5-30.2 31 19.6 13.5-27.7 21 9.5 6.0-14.8 85 50.9 41.8-60.0
Rural 382 80 21.9 17.1-27.7 84 22.0 16.5-28.7 45 9.7 6.9-13.4 173 46.4 39.5-53.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 37 22.4 14.5-32.9 38 20.9 14.4-29.3 18 7.8 4.5-13.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 273 54 23.7 17.6-31.2 57 22.0 15.3-30.6 32 8.3 5.5-12.3 130 46.0 38.3-54.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 12 12.3 7.0-20.9 20 20.4 12.6-31.4 16 17.5 10.4-27.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 269 38 16.9 11.7-23.6 57 24.0 16.8-33.1 38 11.6 8.1-16.4 136 47.5 39.3-55.9
2nd Quartile 114 27 21.0 13.2-31.8 21 16.4 9.8-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 159 38 29.5 20.3-40.7 37 20.5 14.2-28.6 18 8.9 5.2-14.8 66 41.1 31.9-51.0

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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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