2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,428 669 19.9 18.2-21.7 819 25.7 23.7-27.8 348 10.2 9.0-11.5 1,592 44.2 42.0-46.5
Eastern NC 1,260 290 23.6 20.4-27.1 310 25.8 22.4-29.5 104 8.3 6.5-10.5 556 42.3 38.6-46.1
GENDER
Male 571 151 27.9 22.9-33.5 154 26.4 21.6-31.9 39 6.4 4.3- 9.5 227 39.2 33.8-44.9
Female 689 139 19.6 15.9-23.9 156 25.1 20.6-30.3 65 10.1 7.5-13.5 329 45.2 40.2-50.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 703 146 22.1 18.3-26.5 142 23.5 19.4-28.1 52 7.3 5.4- 9.9 363 47.1 42.3-52.0
Non-Hispanic Black 270 73 28.0 21.1-36.2 71 28.4 21.2-36.9 31 10.5 6.6-16.4 95 33.0 25.8-41.1
Other 260 71 24.9 18.1-33.2 90 31.4 23.5-40.7 *** *** *** 79 34.6 26.0-44.4
AGE
18-34 211 60 27.6 20.7-35.7 84 41.6 33.0-50.8 16 7.2 4.2-12.1 51 23.6 17.2-31.4
35-44 193 53 28.5 20.3-38.3 42 21.4 14.9-29.8 21 9.8 6.0-15.7 77 40.3 31.7-49.5
45-54 193 49 25.2 17.5-34.9 47 24.4 17.3-33.3 *** *** *** 83 45.5 36.2-55.2
55-64 255 49 18.7 12.6-26.8 68 21.4 15.3-29.1 24 12.1 7.5-19.1 114 47.8 39.0-56.7
65-74 247 48 17.6 12.0-25.0 43 15.7 11.1-21.8 *** *** *** 137 59.9 51.6-67.7
75+ 142 *** *** *** 19 13.9 7.6-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** 29 17.1 10.4-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 311 84 26.7 20.5-33.9 89 30.0 22.9-38.1 23 7.0 4.3-11.2 115 36.3 29.4-44.0
Some Post-H.S. 416 95 22.7 17.7-28.5 109 27.6 22.0-34.1 31 7.7 5.1-11.3 181 42.0 35.9-48.4
College Graduate 400 64 15.6 11.5-20.8 83 22.7 17.8-28.5 43 10.8 7.5-15.4 210 50.8 44.6-57.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 121 28.1 22.5-34.5 119 22.6 18.1-27.9 40 8.1 5.3-12.0 193 41.2 35.2-47.5
No 773 166 20.7 17.2-24.8 188 27.8 23.1-32.9 64 8.6 6.4-11.5 355 42.9 38.2-47.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 46 22.4 15.5-31.2 53 29.6 22.1-38.5 20 7.6 4.3-13.2 92 40.3 31.8-49.5
Non-Veteran 1,046 244 23.9 20.4-27.8 256 25.0 21.3-29.1 84 8.5 6.5-11.0 462 42.6 38.5-46.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 654 159 24.8 20.5-29.6 180 29.5 24.8-34.6 56 8.8 6.5-11.9 259 37.0 32.2-41.9
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 68 19.3 14.0-25.9 59 13.5 9.7-18.4 28 7.9 4.9-12.3 209 59.4 52.2-66.2
Unable to Work 119 *** *** *** 29 20.1 12.0-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 32 22.2 14.6-32.4 34 24.7 16.5-35.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 27 21.3 13.5-31.8 39 24.7 17.0-34.4 13 9.8 5.4-17.1 77 44.2 34.3-54.7
$75,000+ 346 69 21.5 16.0-28.1 70 19.5 14.5-25.7 39 9.9 6.7-14.5 168 49.1 42.2-56.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 276 65 22.9 16.6-30.7 69 30.9 23.1-39.9 *** *** *** 123 39.5 31.8-47.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 *** *** *** 44 25.8 17.3-36.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 114 *** *** *** 21 20.5 12.3-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 605 124 22.4 18.1-27.4 133 21.4 17.4-26.1 60 10.1 7.5-13.5 288 46.0 40.8-51.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 276 65 22.9 16.6-30.7 69 30.9 23.1-39.9 *** *** *** 123 39.5 31.8-47.8
HOUSING
Own 900 198 22.4 18.8-26.4 198 22.5 18.9-26.6 75 8.6 6.5-11.3 429 46.5 42.1-51.0
Rent 269 62 24.3 17.9-32.0 87 32.8 25.6-40.9 20 8.2 4.9-13.4 100 34.7 27.8-42.4
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 16.5 9.0-28.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 299 62 23.9 17.8-31.2 83 31.1 24.9-38.0 32 9.7 6.5-14.2 122 35.4 29.1-42.1
Rural 871 218 24.5 20.6-28.8 206 23.1 18.9-27.9 65 7.8 5.6-10.7 382 44.7 39.9-49.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 699 195 27.0 22.3-32.2 194 26.9 21.9-32.6 48 6.9 4.7-10.2 262 39.2 33.8-44.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 272 48 20.1 14.3-27.5 61 28.1 21.7-35.6 18 6.9 3.9-11.8 145 44.9 37.7-52.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 47 20.0 14.7-26.7 55 20.9 15.7-27.3 38 12.8 9.0-17.9 149 46.3 39.4-53.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 36 18.0 12.7-25.0 46 23.4 17.1-31.2 24 9.5 6.1-14.5 125 49.0 41.3-56.8
2nd Quartile 151 25 19.6 12.3-29.9 34 27.4 19.4-37.1 20 11.3 6.8-18.1 72 41.8 32.5-51.6
3rd Quartile 340 81 27.5 21.5-34.5 83 27.4 21.5-34.2 27 8.2 5.3-12.6 149 36.8 30.7-43.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 538 148 24.6 19.6-30.4 147 24.6 18.8-31.4 33 6.4 3.8-10.6 210 44.5 37.7-51.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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