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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,162 210 20.7 17.7-24.1 184 15.6 13.2-18.4 154 12.7 10.5-15.2 614 51.0 47.3-54.6
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 288 74 20.2 14.6-27.3 78 25.4 19.2-32.8 36 11.3 7.2-17.4 100 43.1 34.6-52.1
AGE
18-34 320 80 27.7 21.9-34.3 93 26.0 20.9-31.8 46 13.6 9.7-18.7 101 32.8 26.9-39.3
35-44 283 74 23.6 18.0-30.4 70 25.0 19.2-31.9 34 11.2 7.6-16.3 105 40.2 32.6-48.2
45-54 295 57 21.8 15.9-29.2 58 20.4 15.2-26.7 32 9.3 6.1-14.0 148 48.5 41.3-55.8
55-64 375 75 19.5 14.9-25.1 51 11.9 8.5-16.5 56 12.8 9.5-17.0 193 55.8 49.4-62.0
65-74 333 52 14.6 10.7-19.7 54 17.5 12.5-24.0 48 16.0 11.3-22.2 179 51.8 44.9-58.7
75+ 217 32 16.0 9.5-25.8 40 20.3 14.1-28.4 29 12.0 7.7-18.2 116 51.6 42.4-60.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** 30 22.0 14.3-32.2 16 12.1 6.7-21.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 375 105 27.3 21.9-33.6 87 25.3 20.2-31.3 45 11.9 8.2-16.8 138 35.5 29.7-41.7
Some Post-H.S. 580 135 22.5 18.3-27.4 117 19.5 15.8-23.8 64 12.5 8.3-18.4 264 45.5 40.1-51.0
College Graduate 790 99 12.4 9.8-15.6 137 17.1 14.1-20.5 126 15.7 13.0-18.9 428 54.8 50.5-59.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 188 57 28.0 20.3-37.3 38 19.9 13.7-28.2 24 11.8 7.3-18.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 216 67 30.2 22.6-39.1 41 21.3 14.8-29.6 37 18.9 13.0-26.7 71 29.6 22.0-38.4
$35,000- 49,999 192 37 29.0 20.8-39.0 47 21.5 15.2-29.3 29 13.2 8.3-20.4 79 36.3 28.2-45.2
$50,000- 74,999 211 36 15.5 10.7-21.8 41 18.8 13.3-26.0 35 14.1 9.5-20.3 99 51.6 43.3-59.8
$75,000+ 515 70 14.2 10.7-18.7 88 17.2 13.5-21.5 58 10.5 8.0-13.8 299 58.1 52.8-63.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 160 23.7 19.4-28.5 113 17.8 14.2-22.0 84 15.3 10.8-21.1 271 43.3 37.8-48.9
No 1,218 213 19.5 16.6-22.7 257 22.0 19.2-25.0 166 12.5 10.4-14.9 582 46.1 42.6-49.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.4 7.4-26.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,801 373 21.7 19.2-24.4 358 20.2 18.0-22.7 241 13.4 11.2-16.0 829 44.7 41.7-47.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 572 94 18.5 14.6-23.2 121 21.9 18.0-26.4 80 13.5 9.3-19.2 277 46.1 40.7-51.5
Regional City or Suburban County 482 89 21.5 16.9-26.8 97 19.5 15.6-24.1 66 13.9 10.4-18.2 230 45.2 39.7-50.8
Rural 810 196 23.6 19.8-27.8 153 19.4 16.0-23.3 106 13.0 10.1-16.5 355 44.1 39.4-48.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 918 192 23.7 20.2-27.6 186 20.6 17.6-24.1 128 12.5 10.2-15.3 412 43.1 39.2-47.2
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 81 13.1 9.6-17.6 91 17.1 13.2-21.8 82 18.6 13.1-25.7 297 51.3 45.0-57.5
Unable to Work 154 51 29.3 20.4-40.1 22 14.2 8.3-23.1 18 7.0 4.1-11.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 154 32 20.7 13.7-29.9 49 30.1 22.5-39.1 17 11.6 6.7-19.1 56 37.6 28.7-47.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 185 63 30.4 22.5-39.6 42 23.1 16.2-31.8 27 12.9 8.0-20.2 53 33.6 24.9-43.6
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** 27 17.8 11.6-26.3 18 15.8 9.1-26.0 39 27.1 18.9-37.1
151% to 200% 158 44 31.5 22.5-42.1 31 20.3 13.3-29.7 30 15.4 9.9-23.3 53 32.8 23.8-43.2
More than 200% 889 127 15.2 12.3-18.6 168 18.6 15.6-21.9 113 11.6 9.5-14.2 481 54.6 50.5-58.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 140 25.0 19.8-31.0 107 22.2 17.5-27.9 56 11.4 7.8-16.4 193 41.4 34.9-48.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 115 22.6 18.5-27.5 121 21.1 17.4-25.4 82 13.6 10.6-17.4 291 42.6 37.9-47.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 759 124 18.2 14.9-22.1 143 18.7 15.5-22.4 114 14.2 10.6-18.8 378 48.9 44.2-53.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 559 88 18.1 14.3-22.7 101 18.0 14.4-22.1 82 14.5 11.2-18.5 288 49.4 44.3-54.6
2nd Quartile 499 89 19.5 15.4-24.3 91 18.2 14.4-22.6 71 15.9 11.1-22.3 248 46.5 40.8-52.2
3rd Quartile 467 96 25.4 20.1-31.5 105 23.9 19.4-29.1 58 9.7 7.0-13.3 208 41.0 35.5-46.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 339 106 24.8 19.0-31.8 74 24.3 17.9-32.2 41 11.9 7.8-17.7 118 39.0 30.3-48.4

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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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