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
MALES 1,570 621 41.3 38.0-44.7 949 58.7 55.3-62.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,008 363 39.7 35.9-43.8 645 60.3 56.2-64.1
Non-Hispanic Black 232 97 40.2 32.5-48.4 135 59.8 51.6-67.5
Other 295 148 49.0 40.2-57.9 147 51.0 42.1-59.8
AGE
18-34 337 150 46.2 39.2-53.4 187 53.8 46.6-60.8
35-44 239 102 43.2 35.8-50.9 137 56.8 49.1-64.2
45-54 267 108 42.3 34.8-50.2 159 57.7 49.8-65.2
55-64 293 113 40.8 33.3-48.8 180 59.2 51.2-66.7
65-74 267 94 30.5 23.8-38.1 173 69.5 61.9-76.2
75+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 96 58.8 48.4-68.5 63 41.2 31.5-51.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 194 53.0 46.1-59.8 188 47.0 40.2-53.9
Some Post-H.S. 435 164 36.7 31.3-42.4 271 63.3 57.6-68.7
College Graduate 585 164 26.0 22.0-30.4 421 74.0 69.6-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 207 77 39.0 30.9-47.8 130 61.0 52.2-69.1
$75,000+ 600 193 32.7 28.2-37.5 407 67.3 62.5-71.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 213 46.2 40.2-52.4 279 53.8 47.6-59.8
No 1,062 401 38.9 35.0-43.0 661 61.1 57.0-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 362 136 39.6 33.2-46.4 226 60.4 53.6-66.8
Non-Veteran 1,204 483 41.8 38.0-45.6 721 58.2 54.4-62.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 519 161 31.7 27.1-36.6 358 68.3 63.4-72.9
Regional City or Suburban County 405 155 43.7 37.0-50.7 250 56.3 49.3-63.0
Rural 646 305 47.9 42.5-53.3 341 52.1 46.7-57.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,020 406 40.5 36.8-44.4 614 59.5 55.6-63.2
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 363 117 32.5 26.2-39.5 246 67.5 60.5-73.8
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 919 324 37.0 33.0-41.1 595 63.0 58.9-67.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 391 206 52.6 45.0-60.1 185 47.4 39.9-55.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 512 195 41.5 35.8-47.3 317 58.5 52.7-64.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 667 220 35.5 30.9-40.4 447 64.5 59.6-69.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 502 155 33.5 28.1-39.4 347 66.5 60.6-71.9
2nd Quartile 405 151 40.9 34.6-47.4 254 59.1 52.6-65.4
3rd Quartile 411 174 44.0 38.0-50.3 237 56.0 49.7-62.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 252 141 58.4 48.5-67.6 111 41.6 32.4-51.5

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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