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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,012 202 20.8 17.6-24.2 234 24.2 21.0-27.8 87 9.6 7.3-12.4 489 45.5 41.6-49.4
Non-Hispanic Black 235 69 27.3 20.9-34.9 67 30.9 23.7-39.1 28 10.3 6.6-15.9 71 31.4 24.3-39.6
Other 296 82 24.1 18.1-31.3 92 35.3 26.5-45.4 30 11.5 7.6-16.9 92 29.1 21.6-38.0
AGE
18-34 337 94 26.3 20.8-32.5 132 42.8 35.8-50.2 44 13.5 9.7-18.4 67 17.4 13.2-22.6
35-44 242 61 25.3 19.3-32.4 71 31.5 24.7-39.2 16 5.9 3.4-10.1 94 37.3 30.4-44.8
45-54 267 61 26.1 19.6-34.0 54 19.8 14.4-26.6 26 10.5 6.3-16.8 126 43.6 36.3-51.2
55-64 293 63 21.9 16.0-29.1 66 18.8 13.8-25.2 23 10.8 6.3-17.8 141 48.5 40.8-56.4
65-74 269 51 13.7 9.6-19.3 52 19.5 14.2-26.1 22 7.7 4.6-12.7 144 59.1 51.4-66.3
75+ 143 21 12.3 6.5-22.0 19 17.5 9.6-29.9 15 9.0 4.8-16.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 57 36.9 27.4-47.4 42 20.4 14.2-28.3 12 8.3 4.5-14.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 107 23.7 18.9-29.3 102 31.0 24.3-38.7 26 7.8 4.7-12.9 151 37.4 31.2-44.1
Some Post-H.S. 437 95 21.0 16.6-26.1 121 29.3 24.2-35.1 44 11.6 8.4-16.0 177 38.0 32.7-43.7
College Graduate 588 97 15.2 12.1-18.9 134 25.5 21.2-30.3 65 11.4 8.7-14.9 292 47.9 43.0-52.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** 27 24.9 16.1-36.5 13 11.3 5.6-21.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 29.3 20.1-40.5
$35,000- 49,999 155 40 23.3 15.8-33.0 52 34.5 25.4-44.8 16 14.3 7.5-25.7 47 27.9 19.8-37.8
$50,000- 74,999 208 44 22.6 16.2-30.6 51 25.9 18.6-34.9 15 6.2 3.5-10.7 98 45.3 36.9-54.1
$75,000+ 602 113 17.6 14.2-21.6 137 24.9 20.7-29.6 68 11.5 8.8-14.9 284 46.0 41.2-50.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 123 24.8 20.0-30.2 117 23.4 18.9-28.6 40 8.9 5.9-13.2 214 42.9 37.0-49.1
No 1,069 229 21.0 18.0-24.3 284 29.7 25.9-33.8 106 10.5 8.4-13.0 450 38.8 35.1-42.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 363 80 23.5 18.1-29.9 89 26.4 21.0-32.7 36 8.8 5.9-13.0 158 41.3 34.9-47.9
Non-Veteran 1,211 276 21.9 19.1-25.1 312 27.9 24.4-31.7 111 10.3 8.2-12.8 512 39.8 36.2-43.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 520 94 18.0 14.4-22.2 139 29.2 24.7-34.1 64 13.2 10.1-17.1 223 39.6 34.9-44.6
Regional City or Suburban County 407 92 23.7 18.6-29.7 108 30.1 23.7-37.2 34 8.1 5.4-12.0 173 38.1 31.9-44.8
Rural 652 172 24.9 20.7-29.7 155 24.3 19.8-29.5 49 8.6 5.8-12.5 276 42.2 37.0-47.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,024 230 23.8 20.6-27.3 288 29.2 25.7-32.9 109 11.6 9.3-14.3 397 35.5 32.1-39.1
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 367 66 15.0 10.8-20.4 66 20.0 14.6-26.7 31 8.5 5.6-12.6 204 56.5 49.5-63.3
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** 16 17.2 9.5-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 29 22.8 14.3-34.3 32 27.2 18.2-38.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 24.2 15.4-35.9
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.5 4.9-17.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 923 192 20.9 17.7-24.5 222 25.6 22.1-29.4 91 10.3 8.0-13.2 418 43.2 39.3-47.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 119 27.5 21.6-34.3 108 27.4 21.0-34.8 26 7.7 4.1-14.0 144 37.4 30.4-44.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 514 110 21.2 17.1-26.0 122 29.7 24.3-35.8 55 10.9 8.0-14.7 227 38.2 33.1-43.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 668 129 20.6 16.9-24.7 172 25.9 22.0-30.3 66 10.3 7.9-13.3 301 43.2 38.6-48.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 504 83 18.0 14.0-22.8 129 25.7 21.2-30.8 45 7.8 5.7-10.8 247 48.5 42.9-54.0
2nd Quartile 406 90 21.8 17.3-27.1 105 30.3 24.4-37.0 44 12.8 9.1-17.8 167 35.1 29.6-40.9
3rd Quartile 415 108 24.8 20.0-30.2 99 27.7 22.2-33.9 44 11.2 7.9-15.6 164 36.4 30.7-42.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 254 77 30.1 21.8-39.9 69 24.2 16.4-34.1 14 4.1 1.9- 8.7 94 41.6 32.4-51.6

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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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