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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,579 358 22.3 19.7-25.1 402 27.6 24.6-30.8 147 10.0 8.2-12.1 672 40.2 37.0-43.4
Female 1,849 311 17.7 15.4-20.2 417 24.0 21.5-26.7 201 10.4 8.8-12.2 920 48.0 44.9-51.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,171 382 18.7 16.6-21.0 453 22.6 20.4-25.0 204 9.9 8.4-11.6 1,132 48.8 46.1-51.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 6.3 2.5-14.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.4 9.9-28.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 333 73 20.5 15.8-26.2 109 31.9 25.6-38.8 35 10.3 7.1-14.7 116 37.4 30.4-44.8
AGE
18-34 652 150 21.7 18.1-25.7 251 42.1 37.2-47.1 82 11.8 9.3-14.8 169 24.4 20.8-28.5
35-44 525 121 24.2 19.5-29.6 140 28.6 23.9-33.8 50 8.3 6.1-11.4 214 38.9 33.9-44.2
45-54 561 111 21.7 17.4-26.7 124 21.1 17.1-25.7 60 10.8 7.8-14.8 266 46.4 41.2-51.7
55-64 662 120 18.9 15.1-23.5 143 18.7 15.3-22.8 62 10.6 7.7-14.4 337 51.8 46.7-56.8
65-74 601 102 15.6 12.2-19.7 95 15.6 12.3-19.5 54 7.7 5.6-10.6 350 61.1 56.0-65.9
75+ 359 55 15.7 11.1-21.7 54 15.5 10.8-21.6 35 11.5 7.5-17.1 215 57.4 49.8-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 275 95 36.2 28.6-44.5 67 19.3 14.3-25.5 21 9.0 5.6-14.2 92 35.5 28.0-43.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 756 191 22.8 19.3-26.6 197 29.4 24.9-34.3 58 8.1 5.8-11.3 310 39.7 35.3-44.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,012 192 18.0 15.1-21.2 267 28.0 24.5-31.7 98 10.2 8.2-12.7 455 43.8 39.9-47.9
College Graduate 1,373 188 13.7 11.5-16.1 285 22.2 19.6-25.1 170 12.4 10.4-14.6 730 51.8 48.5-55.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,119 258 24.0 20.6-27.7 265 23.8 20.6-27.4 102 8.9 6.9-11.4 494 43.3 39.2-47.5
No 2,275 402 17.7 15.8-19.8 549 26.8 24.3-29.4 244 10.9 9.4-12.6 1,080 44.6 42.0-47.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 87 22.1 17.2-28.0 110 28.0 22.9-33.7 44 9.4 6.6-13.3 183 40.5 34.7-46.5
Non-Veteran 2,996 580 19.6 17.8-21.6 707 25.4 23.3-27.7 303 10.2 8.9-11.7 1,406 44.7 42.4-47.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,935 383 21.1 18.8-23.5 518 28.3 25.8-31.0 217 11.4 9.8-13.2 817 39.2 36.6-41.9
Unemployed 121 27 19.8 12.3-30.1 *** *** *** 12 5.5 2.8-10.6 *** *** ***
Retired 916 152 15.9 13.0-19.4 150 16.3 13.3-19.8 86 9.4 7.3-12.1 528 58.3 53.8-62.8
Unable to Work 247 74 28.6 20.7-38.0 49 17.9 12.2-25.6 15 6.6 3.4-12.5 109 46.9 37.6-56.3
Other not in Labor Force 182 26 12.1 7.4-19.0 58 36.9 28.4-46.2 17 9.9 5.0-18.7 81 41.2 32.7-50.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 44 24.1 16.9-33.2 49 30.1 21.0-41.0 11 6.8 3.3-13.6 65 39.0 30.0-49.0
$15,000- 24,999 290 62 22.7 15.7-31.7 76 25.6 19.7-32.6 30 10.1 6.5-15.2 122 41.6 34.0-49.6
$25,000- 34,999 347 87 25.2 19.6-31.7 92 29.5 23.2-36.8 29 8.7 5.8-13.0 139 36.5 30.0-43.6
$35,000- 49,999 347 67 18.0 13.5-23.6 103 31.7 25.7-38.4 34 11.5 7.2-17.9 143 38.8 32.4-45.5
$50,000-74,999 417 78 20.2 15.7-25.5 95 24.4 19.2-30.4 42 9.7 7.0-13.3 202 45.8 39.8-51.8
$75,000-100,000 387 57 13.5 9.9-18.1 90 28.1 22.5-34.6 48 12.0 8.7-16.5 192 46.3 40.2-52.5
$100,000-150,000 356 69 20.1 15.4-25.9 70 19.6 15.0-25.3 45 13.1 9.3-18.2 172 47.1 40.7-53.6
$150,000+ 372 48 13.3 9.5-18.2 83 21.7 17.1-27.2 40 10.4 7.4-14.5 201 54.6 48.5-60.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 743 157 22.3 18.4-26.7 161 24.3 19.9-29.4 69 9.1 6.7-12.1 356 44.4 39.2-49.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 294 57 16.3 11.7-22.1 93 32.0 25.2-39.7 26 9.3 5.8-14.7 118 42.4 34.8-50.3
101% to 150% 221 55 26.2 19.5-34.2 62 28.4 21.4-36.7 24 13.1 8.3-20.0 80 32.4 25.4-40.2
151% to 200% 264 60 18.0 13.0-24.5 63 29.6 22.6-37.7 21 6.3 3.8-10.3 120 46.1 38.3-54.1
More than 200% 1,809 312 18.0 15.8-20.4 409 23.9 21.4-26.5 200 11.2 9.5-13.2 888 46.9 44.0-49.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 743 157 22.3 18.4-26.7 161 24.3 19.9-29.4 69 9.1 6.7-12.1 356 44.4 39.2-49.6
HOUSING
Own 2,371 420 18.4 16.4-20.7 493 21.8 19.7-24.1 244 10.5 9.0-12.2 1,214 49.3 46.6-51.9
Rent 796 173 22.8 19.3-26.7 256 33.3 29.3-37.6 78 10.1 7.9-12.9 289 33.8 29.6-38.3
Other arrangement 227 70 25.4 18.8-33.4 64 44.3 34.6-54.4 20 6.2 3.6-10.6 73 24.1 17.9-31.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,088 168 16.1 13.6-18.9 258 24.8 21.7-28.1 134 12.1 10.0-14.6 528 47.1 43.3-50.9
Regional City or Suburban County 887 165 20.7 17.3-24.5 223 28.6 24.6-33.0 93 9.7 7.6-12.3 406 41.0 36.9-45.3
Rural 1,453 336 22.8 19.8-26.0 338 24.3 21.3-27.7 121 8.8 6.9-11.1 658 44.1 40.6-47.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 886 243 27.0 22.7-31.7 236 26.8 22.6-31.6 64 8.1 5.6-11.5 343 38.1 33.5-43.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,121 202 18.3 15.6-21.3 261 28.0 24.5-31.8 119 10.3 8.4-12.6 539 43.4 39.8-47.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,421 224 17.7 15.2-20.4 322 23.3 20.6-26.2 165 11.1 9.3-13.2 710 47.9 44.6-51.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,061 148 16.2 13.4-19.4 235 23.4 20.3-26.8 116 10.4 8.4-12.8 562 50.0 46.2-53.8
2nd Quartile 900 160 18.4 15.5-21.8 211 26.9 23.1-31.1 105 11.6 9.3-14.5 424 43.0 38.9-47.3
3rd Quartile 879 198 22.7 19.4-26.4 215 27.7 23.9-31.8 90 9.8 7.7-12.5 376 39.8 35.7-44.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 588 163 27.4 21.6-34.0 158 24.1 18.9-30.2 37 6.4 4.0-10.0 230 42.1 35.9-48.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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