2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

HNC2030 sugar-sweetened beverage indicator*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,415 1,186 36.8 34.6-39.1 2,229 63.2 60.9-65.4
Non-Hispanic Black 609 235 39.4 34.6-44.5 374 60.6 55.5-65.4
GENDER
Male 232 97 40.2 32.5-48.4 135 59.8 51.6-67.5
Female 377 138 38.8 32.8-45.1 239 61.2 54.9-67.2
AGE
18-34 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 114 35 22.3 14.6-32.6 79 77.7 67.4-85.4
75+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 72 47.5 37.8-57.4 84 52.5 42.6-62.2
Some Post-H.S. 204 81 39.7 31.7-48.2 123 60.3 51.8-68.3
College Graduate 213 67 30.5 23.5-38.5 146 69.5 61.5-76.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 54 35.6 26.9-45.4 93 64.4 54.6-73.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 86 43.2 34.8-52.0 122 56.8 48.0-65.2
No 395 145 37.2 31.4-43.4 250 62.8 56.6-68.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 510 198 40.0 34.8-45.5 312 60.0 54.5-65.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 248 85 37.2 30.5-44.5 163 62.8 55.5-69.5
Regional City or Suburban County 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 243 106 41.8 33.6-50.5 137 58.2 49.5-66.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 337 133 42.6 36.3-49.2 204 57.4 50.8-63.7
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 49 22.7 15.8-31.4 111 77.3 68.6-84.2
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 272 102 37.9 31.0-45.2 170 62.1 54.8-69.0
HOUSING
Own 332 112 32.2 26.5-38.6 220 67.8 61.4-73.5
Rent 216 90 47.7 39.4-56.1 126 52.3 43.9-60.6
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 221 98 42.3 33.4-51.7 123 57.7 48.3-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 65 39.4 31.0-48.6 112 60.6 51.4-69.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 211 72 37.0 29.6-45.0 139 63.0 55.0-70.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 151 49 34.2 25.9-43.7 102 65.8 56.3-74.1
3rd Quartile 194 75 40.4 32.0-49.4 119 59.6 50.6-68.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*Yes=1+ drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

No=Less than 1 drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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