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
Females 1,845 565 32.7 29.8-35.7 1,280 67.3 64.3-70.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,156 321 31.7 28.2-35.4 835 68.3 64.6-71.8
Non-Hispanic Black 377 138 38.8 32.8-45.1 239 61.2 54.9-67.2
Other 280 102 31.4 23.6-40.5 178 68.6 59.5-76.4
AGE
18-34 315 110 36.8 30.6-43.6 205 63.2 56.4-69.4
35-44 281 100 37.4 29.9-45.5 181 62.6 54.5-70.1
45-54 293 90 32.8 26.1-40.4 203 67.2 59.6-73.9
55-64 369 109 30.4 24.6-37.0 260 69.6 63.0-75.4
65-74 332 88 27.6 21.8-34.2 244 72.4 65.8-78.2
75+ 215 56 30.8 22.3-40.8 159 69.2 59.2-77.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 152 42.4 36.1-48.9 216 57.6 51.1-63.9
Some Post-H.S. 575 193 32.6 27.7-37.9 382 67.4 62.1-72.3
College Graduate 784 163 21.4 18.0-25.3 621 78.6 74.7-82.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 79 44.4 34.3-54.9 107 55.6 45.1-65.7
$25,000- 34,999 216 93 43.4 34.8-52.4 123 56.6 47.6-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 190 56 36.4 27.8-46.0 134 63.6 54.0-72.2
$50,000- 74,999 209 57 28.0 21.2-36.0 152 72.0 64.0-78.8
$75,000+ 513 109 21.9 17.7-26.8 404 78.1 73.2-82.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 235 38.5 33.1-44.1 387 61.5 55.9-66.9
No 1,205 322 29.2 25.9-32.7 883 70.8 67.3-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** 51 86.7 74.8-93.5
Non-Veteran 1,782 555 33.3 30.3-36.4 1,227 66.7 63.6-69.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 567 144 28.6 23.9-33.8 423 71.4 66.2-76.1
Regional City or Suburban County 477 133 32.7 27.4-38.5 344 67.3 61.5-72.6
Rural 801 288 36.5 31.9-41.3 513 63.5 58.7-68.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 279 34.1 30.2-38.2 631 65.9 61.8-69.8
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 548 143 26.3 21.4-32.0 405 73.7 68.0-78.6
Unable to Work 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 149 44 27.8 19.9-37.4 105 72.2 62.6-80.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 78 38.1 29.5-47.6 106 61.9 52.4-70.5
101% to 150% 135 64 52.4 42.0-62.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 155 64 38.6 29.3-48.9 91 61.4 51.1-70.7
More than 200% 885 208 25.3 21.7-29.2 677 74.7 70.8-78.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 207 42.5 35.9-49.4 281 57.5 50.6-64.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 605 178 33.5 28.9-38.5 427 66.5 61.5-71.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 752 180 27.2 23.2-31.6 572 72.8 68.4-76.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 556 132 28.1 23.4-33.3 424 71.9 66.7-76.6
2nd Quartile 493 131 29.4 24.5-34.9 362 70.6 65.1-75.5
3rd Quartile 462 153 38.2 32.4-44.3 309 61.8 55.7-67.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 334 149 41.2 32.8-50.2 185 58.8 49.8-67.2

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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