2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 619 153 25.4 21.2-30.2 161 28.1 23.9-32.7 100 16.3 12.7-20.5 205 30.2 26.0-34.9
GENDER
Male 238 62 26.7 20.0-34.7 56 23.7 17.7-30.9 43 20.6 14.4-28.6 77 29.0 22.4-36.6
Female 381 91 24.4 19.4-30.3 105 31.6 26.0-37.8 57 12.8 9.4-17.2 128 31.2 25.8-37.2
AGE
18-34 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.3 10.3-27.6 25 24.6 16.0-35.7
35-44 102 26 23.0 14.3-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 24.3 16.2-34.8
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 27.7 18.9-38.7
55-64 134 43 33.7 24.5-44.4 28 19.6 12.7-28.8 20 13.4 7.3-23.3 *** *** ***
65-74 118 19 12.4 7.1-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 49 29.6 21.3-39.5 34 22.7 15.8-31.4 24 17.1 10.6-26.5 53 30.6 22.6-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 206 54 26.5 19.7-34.8 57 29.4 22.4-37.6 27 14.2 9.2-21.2 68 29.9 22.8-38.0
College Graduate 215 37 17.6 12.0-25.0 59 31.1 24.0-39.3 43 17.0 12.1-23.5 76 34.3 27.0-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 13 16.6 9.0-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 37 27.0 19.0-36.8 44 29.8 21.8-39.3 22 15.8 9.5-25.2 44 27.4 19.7-36.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 213 54 26.5 19.4-35.0 45 21.5 15.4-29.3 37 16.4 10.9-23.8 77 35.7 28.1-44.0
No 400 96 24.6 19.6-30.5 116 31.6 26.2-37.5 61 16.0 11.7-21.5 127 27.8 22.7-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 518 134 26.4 21.8-31.6 134 28.2 23.6-33.3 79 14.6 11.2-18.9 171 30.8 26.1-35.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 252 58 25.7 19.7-32.6 69 29.4 23.3-36.4 34 12.1 8.3-17.2 91 32.8 26.6-39.7
Regional City or Suburban County 123 26 22.9 14.1-34.9 *** *** *** 25 18.2 11.2-28.2 38 27.3 18.7-38.1
Rural 244 69 26.5 19.6-34.8 58 24.6 18.2-32.4 41 20.4 13.6-29.4 76 28.5 21.5-36.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 340 86 27.1 21.6-33.4 96 30.5 24.9-36.8 52 14.5 10.5-19.7 106 27.9 22.5-33.9
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 27 12.9 7.8-20.7 38 23.5 16.1-32.9 *** *** *** 63 35.7 26.6-46.0
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 273 63 24.0 18.3-31.0 80 31.3 25.0-38.5 42 15.3 10.5-21.7 88 29.3 23.2-36.3
HOUSING
Own 335 66 20.5 15.8-26.2 87 27.4 22.0-33.6 65 19.8 14.7-26.0 117 32.3 26.5-38.8
Rent 222 59 26.3 19.5-34.3 62 32.3 25.1-40.4 26 10.8 6.7-17.2 75 30.6 23.8-38.4
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 59 26.0 18.5-35.3 61 29.3 21.9-37.9 36 17.4 10.7-27.0 69 27.3 20.0-36.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 43 24.9 17.8-33.6 47 28.5 21.2-37.1 35 19.3 13.2-27.3 53 27.4 20.3-35.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 51 25.5 19.1-33.0 53 26.7 20.2-34.3 29 12.7 8.4-18.7 83 35.1 28.2-42.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 117 32 28.5 19.8-39.3 29 27.1 18.3-38.1 *** *** *** 43 32.9 24.0-43.2
2nd Quartile 153 32 22.8 15.8-31.9 43 29.2 21.7-38.0 28 18.0 11.9-26.3 50 30.0 22.5-38.7
3rd Quartile 198 44 22.3 15.9-30.4 50 27.2 20.1-35.6 39 19.7 13.0-28.8 65 30.7 23.3-39.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 151 *** *** *** 39 28.6 19.7-39.6 *** *** *** 47 27.2 18.1-38.8

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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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