2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,453 843 26.0 24.0-28.1 699 20.5 18.9-22.3 435 12.7 11.2-14.3 1,476 40.8 38.7-43.0
Eastern NC 1,270 367 28.0 24.6-31.7 256 21.9 18.9-25.3 140 11.5 9.2-14.2 507 38.6 34.9-42.4
GENDER
Male 574 193 32.8 27.5-38.6 116 21.3 17.0-26.3 67 13.3 9.8-17.8 198 32.6 27.6-38.1
Female 696 174 23.5 19.4-28.3 140 22.5 18.5-27.1 73 9.7 7.1-13.0 309 44.3 39.2-49.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 703 183 27.5 23.3-32.2 122 18.1 14.6-22.2 69 9.7 7.3-12.8 329 44.7 39.8-49.6
Non-Hispanic Black 274 72 27.1 19.9-35.7 68 28.2 21.5-35.9 44 15.0 9.9-22.0 90 29.7 23.0-37.5
Other 266 107 33.9 25.7-43.2 62 27.3 19.9-36.2 27 13.9 8.4-22.3 70 24.9 17.8-33.5
AGE
18-34 214 68 30.8 23.0-39.9 62 26.7 20.1-34.6 27 14.0 9.1-20.7 57 28.5 21.3-37.0
35-44 193 74 37.7 29.0-47.3 40 19.7 13.3-28.3 18 10.6 6.1-17.8 61 32.0 24.2-40.9
45-54 194 61 29.2 21.2-38.6 37 27.1 18.5-37.8 22 8.8 5.0-15.1 74 34.9 26.5-44.4
55-64 259 74 28.5 21.1-37.2 45 16.4 11.3-23.1 *** *** *** 115 45.3 36.7-54.2
65-74 249 58 19.2 13.5-26.5 45 19.3 13.1-27.5 32 15.5 9.9-23.5 114 46.0 38.0-54.3
75+ 142 26 15.8 9.4-25.2 23 19.0 11.5-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 116 34.2 27.0-42.1 61 19.6 14.4-26.1 36 13.0 8.6-19.2 100 33.2 26.4-40.9
Some Post-H.S. 417 115 27.5 21.9-33.9 93 23.5 18.5-29.4 38 9.1 6.2-13.3 171 39.9 33.8-46.3
College Graduate 403 76 17.3 13.0-22.7 75 20.8 16.1-26.3 49 11.6 8.3-15.8 203 50.4 44.1-56.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 477 152 28.7 23.4-34.7 86 20.4 15.6-26.1 59 12.4 8.9-17.0 180 38.6 32.7-44.7
No 779 212 27.6 23.2-32.5 168 23.0 19.2-27.3 80 10.9 8.1-14.4 319 38.5 33.9-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 212 49 20.8 14.4-29.0 43 21.0 14.8-29.1 28 13.6 8.4-21.3 92 44.6 35.9-53.8
Non-Veteran 1,056 317 29.5 25.6-33.6 213 22.1 18.8-25.9 112 11.0 8.7-14.0 414 37.4 33.4-41.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 659 211 31.0 26.4-36.1 142 22.9 18.9-27.4 74 11.8 8.9-15.5 232 34.3 29.6-39.3
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 74 18.4 13.4-24.7 57 14.9 10.6-20.4 41 13.1 8.2-20.2 192 53.6 46.3-60.8
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 139 *** *** *** 22 14.6 8.6-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 134 40 28.0 19.3-38.8 32 22.2 14.5-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 40 23.2 16.0-32.3 31 20.8 13.5-30.8 22 17.0 10.0-27.3 64 39.0 29.6-49.4
$75,000+ 347 81 23.9 18.4-30.4 63 17.6 13.1-23.2 36 10.5 6.7-16.2 167 48.0 41.1-55.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 283 80 28.9 21.6-37.5 63 26.9 20.2-34.9 29 8.7 5.5-13.5 111 35.5 28.0-43.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.6 7.0-21.6 35 23.6 15.3-34.4
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 606 142 22.5 18.4-27.2 118 18.4 14.7-22.7 67 12.3 9.0-16.7 279 46.8 41.5-52.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 283 80 28.9 21.6-37.5 63 26.9 20.2-34.9 29 8.7 5.5-13.5 111 35.5 28.0-43.8
HOUSING
Own 907 248 26.2 22.4-30.4 169 19.4 16.1-23.2 92 11.7 9.0-15.0 398 42.7 38.3-47.2
Rent 273 89 27.4 21.3-34.5 67 31.4 24.2-39.6 36 11.0 7.1-16.7 81 30.2 23.5-37.8
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 20 20.2 12.3-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 304 69 25.1 19.2-32.2 70 25.4 19.7-32.0 38 11.2 7.7-16.1 127 38.3 31.8-45.2
Rural 876 278 30.3 25.9-35.1 163 19.0 15.5-23.1 94 12.0 9.1-15.6 341 38.8 34.1-43.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 240 31.3 26.2-37.0 153 23.6 19.2-28.6 71 11.0 7.8-15.2 241 34.1 29.0-39.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 57 21.7 16.1-28.6 50 21.2 15.4-28.4 31 11.4 7.4-17.0 136 45.7 38.4-53.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 291 70 27.6 21.4-34.7 53 19.1 14.2-25.2 38 12.6 8.7-17.9 130 40.7 34.1-47.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 233 52 22.2 16.6-29.1 43 21.3 15.4-28.7 27 13.2 8.2-20.4 111 43.3 35.9-51.1
2nd Quartile 152 35 28.6 19.9-39.1 29 19.8 13.1-28.7 19 10.8 6.5-17.4 69 40.9 31.8-50.7
3rd Quartile 343 79 24.5 18.8-31.2 71 23.0 17.7-29.3 42 11.7 7.9-17.2 151 40.8 34.4-47.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 542 201 34.4 28.1-41.3 113 22.2 17.1-28.3 52 10.6 7.2-15.4 176 32.8 26.5-39.8

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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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