2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 613 145 23.9 19.9-28.4 169 28.9 24.5-33.8 74 10.9 8.3-14.2 225 36.2 31.6-41.2
GENDER
Male 235 69 27.3 20.9-34.9 67 30.9 23.7-39.1 28 10.3 6.6-15.9 71 31.4 24.3-39.6
Female 378 76 21.2 16.5-26.9 102 27.4 22.1-33.3 46 11.4 8.0-15.9 154 40.1 34.2-46.3
AGE
18-34 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 21.4 13.4-32.4
35-44 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 24.7 16.6-35.2
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 21 17.4 10.5-27.5 38 26.5 17.8-37.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 116 23 13.3 7.8-21.6 22 17.4 10.1-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 42 27.0 19.3-36.3 41 26.6 18.3-37.0 *** *** *** 64 40.4 31.4-50.2
Some Post-H.S. 205 44 21.0 15.0-28.5 64 35.2 27.4-43.9 25 11.3 7.2-17.4 72 32.5 25.2-40.7
College Graduate 213 47 21.0 15.1-28.4 57 29.3 22.2-37.5 32 12.9 8.6-18.8 77 36.8 29.3-45.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 32 20.0 13.2-29.0 43 32.2 23.6-42.2 19 10.0 5.9-16.5 53 37.8 28.8-47.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 210 59 29.7 22.2-38.4 47 24.1 17.6-32.1 27 13.3 8.4-20.5 77 32.8 25.4-41.3
No 397 84 21.0 16.6-26.3 121 31.5 25.9-37.7 46 9.7 6.8-13.5 146 37.8 32.0-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 514 119 23.9 19.6-28.8 142 29.1 24.2-34.5 59 10.7 7.9-14.5 194 36.3 31.3-41.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 249 50 21.5 16.2-28.0 71 29.6 23.4-36.7 35 12.1 8.2-17.3 93 36.8 30.2-44.0
Regional City or Suburban County 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 23.5 15.8-33.4
Rural 245 66 25.2 18.8-33.0 53 20.7 14.2-29.1 26 12.2 7.6-19.0 100 41.9 33.6-50.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 338 82 26.6 21.1-32.9 104 31.6 25.8-38.0 41 10.9 7.6-15.3 111 31.0 25.4-37.1
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 161 32 14.7 9.2-22.7 30 18.2 11.2-28.2 23 15.4 9.5-24.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 272 63 24.0 18.3-30.9 80 29.0 22.8-36.1 31 9.3 6.1-14.0 98 37.6 30.7-45.1
HOUSING
Own 333 69 19.0 14.5-24.5 90 29.2 23.4-35.7 44 11.6 8.1-16.5 130 40.2 33.8-46.9
Rent 219 54 30.1 22.7-38.7 64 27.4 21.0-35.0 21 9.7 5.9-15.5 80 32.7 25.7-40.7
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 64 26.2 19.3-34.6 53 23.4 16.1-32.6 26 11.3 6.7-18.3 80 39.1 30.3-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 38 23.3 16.4-32.0 50 31.0 23.1-40.1 24 12.5 7.8-19.4 66 33.3 25.7-41.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 43 22.6 16.6-30.0 66 31.9 24.9-39.7 24 9.2 5.8-14.3 79 36.4 29.2-44.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 115 21 21.5 13.7-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 35.7 26.3-46.4
2nd Quartile 151 29 21.5 14.5-30.5 45 29.7 22.0-38.7 17 11.1 6.6-18.1 60 37.7 29.4-46.9
3rd Quartile 196 52 27.9 20.7-36.6 51 27.0 19.7-35.7 32 13.8 8.9-20.7 61 31.3 23.5-40.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 151 43 24.1 16.3-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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