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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,159 180 16.8 14.1-19.9 219 21.1 18.2-24.4 117 10.2 8.3-12.5 643 51.9 48.2-55.5
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 280 55 19.2 12.5-28.3 89 32.0 24.3-40.8 34 10.0 6.4-15.1 102 38.9 31.0-47.4
AGE
18-34 315 56 17.0 12.7-22.4 119 41.3 34.8-48.1 38 10.1 7.1-14.0 102 31.7 26.0-37.9
35-44 283 60 23.2 16.5-31.6 69 25.9 19.7-33.1 34 10.6 7.2-15.4 120 40.4 33.3-47.9
45-54 294 50 17.2 12.2-23.6 70 22.5 17.0-29.1 34 11.1 7.3-16.6 140 49.2 42.0-56.5
55-64 369 57 16.2 11.6-22.2 77 18.7 14.2-24.1 39 10.4 7.2-14.7 196 54.7 48.1-61.1
65-74 332 51 17.2 12.4-23.4 43 12.2 8.5-17.2 32 7.8 5.2-11.4 206 62.8 56.0-69.1
75+ 216 34 18.1 11.9-26.6 35 14.0 9.2-20.7 20 13.2 7.6-22.0 127 54.6 45.4-63.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** 25 17.7 10.1-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 84 21.8 17.0-27.4 95 27.7 22.1-34.0 32 8.4 5.5-12.7 159 42.2 36.0-48.6
Some Post-H.S. 575 97 15.6 12.1-19.9 146 26.9 22.3-32.0 54 9.2 6.8-12.2 278 48.3 42.8-53.9
College Graduate 785 91 12.4 9.7-15.8 151 19.6 16.5-23.3 105 13.1 10.5-16.2 438 54.8 50.5-59.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 21 17.9 10.7-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 *** *** *** 49 26.1 18.7-35.1 17 9.2 5.3-15.6 79 42.2 32.8-52.2
$25,000- 34,999 216 47 20.9 14.9-28.5 55 28.1 20.4-37.3 19 9.4 5.7-15.3 95 41.6 33.0-50.7
$35,000- 49,999 192 27 12.6 7.8-19.8 51 29.0 21.5-37.8 18 8.7 4.6-15.9 96 49.7 40.7-58.6
$50,000- 74,999 209 34 17.5 11.9-25.0 44 22.7 16.0-31.2 27 13.5 9.0-19.8 104 46.2 38.1-54.6
$75,000+ 513 61 12.7 9.5-16.8 106 21.3 17.1-26.1 65 12.2 9.2-16.1 281 53.8 48.4-59.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 135 23.3 18.8-28.5 148 24.2 19.8-29.2 62 8.9 6.5-12.0 280 43.6 38.0-49.3
No 1,206 173 14.5 12.1-17.3 265 23.9 20.9-27.2 138 11.3 9.3-13.7 630 50.3 46.7-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,785 304 17.8 15.5-20.4 395 23.6 21.0-26.4 192 10.2 8.6-12.0 894 48.4 45.3-51.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 568 74 14.4 11.1-18.4 119 20.9 16.9-25.6 70 11.1 8.4-14.5 305 53.5 48.1-58.9
Regional City or Suburban County 480 73 17.8 13.6-22.9 115 27.3 22.4-32.8 59 11.2 8.3-14.9 233 43.8 38.4-49.3
Rural 801 164 20.7 16.7-25.3 183 24.3 20.4-28.8 72 9.0 6.8-12.0 382 46.0 41.3-50.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 911 153 17.9 14.8-21.4 230 27.3 23.7-31.2 108 11.2 9.0-13.8 420 43.6 39.7-47.7
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.8 5.6-20.0 *** *** ***
Retired 549 86 16.6 12.7-21.4 84 13.7 10.6-17.6 55 10.1 7.2-13.9 324 59.6 53.6-65.3
Unable to Work 151 *** *** *** 33 18.4 11.0-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 150 20 11.7 6.8-19.3 42 34.7 25.5-45.3 15 8.7 4.8-15.1 73 44.9 35.6-54.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 28 12.0 7.6-18.5 61 35.2 26.2-45.4 20 11.8 7.0-19.2 75 41.0 32.1-50.6
101% to 150% 135 31 22.7 14.9-32.9 36 24.8 17.0-34.9 15 14.6 8.1-24.8 53 37.9 28.4-48.4
151% to 200% 156 34 16.1 10.9-23.1 32 24.9 16.8-35.4 *** *** *** 81 55.0 44.8-64.8
More than 200% 886 120 14.5 11.8-17.8 187 21.8 18.6-25.5 109 12.3 9.9-15.1 470 51.3 47.2-55.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 124 26.5 20.5-33.4 128 26.3 20.8-32.6 38 8.4 5.5-12.6 199 38.8 32.8-45.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 92 15.6 12.4-19.5 139 26.4 22.1-31.2 64 9.7 7.3-12.8 312 48.3 43.4-53.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 753 95 15.1 12.0-18.8 150 20.9 17.4-25.0 99 11.8 9.4-14.9 409 52.2 47.4-56.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 557 65 14.7 11.0-19.2 106 21.3 17.3-25.9 71 12.7 9.6-16.5 315 51.4 46.2-56.5
2nd Quartile 494 70 15.2 11.6-19.7 106 23.7 19.1-29.0 61 10.5 7.9-13.8 257 50.6 44.8-56.3
3rd Quartile 464 90 20.7 16.4-25.9 116 27.7 22.6-33.4 46 8.5 6.0-11.9 212 43.1 37.4-49.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 334 86 25.3 17.7-34.8 89 24.1 17.6-32.0 23 8.1 4.5-14.1 136 42.5 34.3-51.2

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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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