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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,589 464 31.2 28.1-34.5 328 20.8 18.3-23.5 183 11.8 10.0-14.0 614 36.2 33.2-39.3
Female 1,864 379 21.2 18.8-23.9 371 20.3 18.1-22.7 252 13.4 11.2-15.9 862 45.1 42.1-48.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,180 487 25.4 23.0-27.9 379 17.3 15.4-19.4 262 11.3 9.8-13.0 1,052 46.0 43.3-48.6
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 *** *** *** 24 13.2 7.6-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** 12 15.0 7.9-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 339 110 32.1 25.6-39.5 97 28.8 23.2-35.2 43 11.7 8.3-16.2 89 27.3 21.4-34.0
AGE
18-34 662 190 31.4 26.7-36.4 199 28.4 24.5-32.8 90 12.9 10.2-16.2 183 27.3 23.4-31.5
35-44 523 157 29.4 24.8-34.6 126 24.1 19.9-28.9 62 11.3 8.5-14.8 178 35.2 30.0-40.7
45-54 566 139 24.6 20.2-29.6 104 19.1 15.3-23.6 74 12.8 9.7-16.8 249 43.5 38.3-48.8
55-64 672 158 25.1 20.8-29.9 102 12.9 10.2-16.3 81 11.1 8.5-14.4 331 50.9 45.9-55.9
65-74 603 119 18.7 15.0-23.1 98 16.5 12.9-20.8 78 15.2 11.4-19.9 308 49.6 44.4-54.8
75+ 359 64 23.2 16.4-31.7 59 17.9 13.1-24.0 43 10.0 6.9-14.2 193 49.0 41.5-56.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 280 121 40.8 33.1-48.9 58 21.2 15.7-27.9 34 12.1 7.9-18.2 67 25.9 19.2-34.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 763 258 35.0 30.4-39.9 162 21.7 18.3-25.7 80 10.3 7.9-13.4 263 32.9 28.8-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,018 253 24.3 21.1-27.9 213 20.8 17.8-24.1 115 12.8 9.8-16.5 437 42.1 38.2-46.0
College Graduate 1,380 208 14.6 12.4-17.0 263 18.9 16.6-21.5 205 14.8 12.8-17.1 704 51.7 48.5-54.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,128 321 28.7 25.1-32.7 200 17.4 14.7-20.4 140 13.1 10.2-16.7 467 40.7 36.8-44.8
No 2,290 512 24.4 22.0-27.0 494 22.3 20.2-24.5 292 12.5 10.9-14.3 992 40.8 38.3-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 425 93 22.8 17.9-28.5 83 20.3 15.8-25.7 63 16.1 11.9-21.4 186 40.8 35.1-46.8
Non-Veteran 3,021 748 26.4 24.3-28.7 614 20.5 18.7-22.4 372 12.3 10.7-14.0 1,287 40.8 38.5-43.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,949 502 27.2 24.7-29.9 419 22.0 19.8-24.4 255 12.5 10.8-14.3 773 38.3 35.7-41.0
Unemployed 122 *** *** *** 28 19.2 12.0-29.5 16 12.3 6.4-22.2 36 23.4 15.5-33.6
Retired 918 162 17.8 14.5-21.7 150 15.8 12.9-19.2 116 15.8 11.9-20.7 490 50.5 45.9-55.2
Unable to Work 251 91 33.8 25.6-43.2 31 12.1 7.6-18.8 28 7.5 4.8-11.5 101 46.6 37.4-56.1
Other not in Labor Force 186 39 23.0 15.6-32.5 66 35.4 27.5-44.2 20 11.1 6.7-17.8 61 30.5 23.0-39.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 53 32.3 23.2-43.1 38 23.5 16.0-33.0 18 7.9 4.4-13.7 62 36.3 27.5-46.1
$15,000- 24,999 291 96 31.5 24.7-39.3 60 19.9 14.7-26.4 36 11.2 7.7-16.1 99 37.3 29.4-46.0
$25,000- 34,999 347 120 36.6 29.9-43.9 68 19.8 14.9-25.8 48 15.1 10.7-20.9 111 28.5 22.7-35.2
$35,000- 49,999 347 92 29.8 23.6-36.9 80 21.7 16.7-27.8 48 15.0 10.4-21.1 127 33.4 27.4-40.0
$50,000-74,999 420 97 22.1 17.6-27.3 79 19.9 15.2-25.6 67 15.2 11.5-19.7 177 42.9 37.0-49.0
$75,000-100,000 386 75 20.2 15.5-26.0 75 20.5 15.9-26.0 45 11.3 8.1-15.4 191 48.0 41.8-54.3
$100,000-150,000 358 66 19.3 14.6-25.0 69 17.9 13.7-23.1 51 14.0 10.3-18.6 172 48.8 42.4-55.3
$150,000+ 374 63 18.8 14.3-24.3 71 18.9 14.7-24.0 36 9.7 6.4-14.5 204 52.6 46.4-58.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 759 181 27.0 22.4-32.2 159 22.0 18.4-26.1 86 12.2 8.6-17.1 333 38.7 34.1-43.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 298 105 31.3 24.8-38.6 62 22.2 16.5-29.1 44 14.6 9.9-21.0 87 32.0 24.9-39.9
101% to 150% 221 88 42.1 34.1-50.6 44 17.7 12.5-24.5 27 14.5 9.4-21.8 62 25.6 19.4-33.1
151% to 200% 265 84 33.4 26.3-41.5 56 22.6 16.5-30.1 41 15.3 10.5-21.6 84 28.7 22.1-36.4
More than 200% 1,814 358 21.1 18.7-23.7 356 19.5 17.3-21.9 230 12.1 10.4-14.0 870 47.3 44.4-50.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 759 181 27.0 22.4-32.2 159 22.0 18.4-26.1 86 12.2 8.6-17.1 333 38.7 34.1-43.6
HOUSING
Own 2,387 522 23.1 20.8-25.4 426 17.9 16.0-19.9 304 13.4 11.6-15.5 1,135 45.7 43.0-48.3
Rent 802 233 30.1 25.9-34.7 216 29.2 25.4-33.4 96 10.4 8.2-13.1 257 30.2 26.4-34.3
Other arrangement 231 81 43.2 33.8-53.1 53 23.6 17.2-31.6 32 11.6 7.3-18.0 65 21.6 15.4-29.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,099 214 20.9 18.1-24.2 237 22.0 19.2-25.1 146 12.9 10.2-16.2 502 44.1 40.5-47.9
Regional City or Suburban County 894 204 27.3 23.2-31.9 186 21.2 18.1-24.8 119 12.2 9.9-15.0 385 39.2 35.2-43.4
Rural 1,460 425 29.6 26.3-33.0 276 18.7 16.1-21.6 170 12.7 10.5-15.4 589 39.0 35.6-42.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 892 291 32.0 27.4-37.0 192 21.5 17.9-25.6 95 12.3 9.2-16.1 314 34.2 29.6-39.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,125 261 27.0 23.5-30.8 218 19.8 17.1-22.7 139 12.0 9.8-14.5 507 41.2 37.7-44.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,436 291 22.2 19.4-25.2 289 20.7 18.2-23.5 201 13.4 11.1-16.2 655 43.7 40.5-47.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,068 211 21.8 18.6-25.3 206 20.3 17.4-23.6 146 13.5 11.2-16.2 505 44.4 40.7-48.1
2nd Quartile 908 203 25.4 21.6-29.6 168 18.5 15.7-21.8 114 12.8 9.8-16.5 423 43.3 39.2-47.5
3rd Quartile 884 210 27.9 24.0-32.2 201 22.5 19.2-26.1 117 12.5 9.9-15.7 356 37.1 33.1-41.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 593 219 34.6 28.7-41.0 124 22.3 17.5-27.9 58 10.4 7.3-14.7 192 32.7 26.5-39.5

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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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