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
MALES 1,589 464 31.2 28.1-34.5 328 20.8 18.3-23.5 183 11.8 10.0-14.0 614 36.2 33.2-39.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,018 277 30.3 26.7-34.2 195 19.1 16.2-22.4 108 9.8 7.9-12.2 438 40.7 37.0-44.6
Non-Hispanic Black 238 62 26.7 20.0-34.7 56 23.7 17.7-30.9 43 20.6 14.4-28.6 77 29.0 22.4-36.6
Other 298 113 38.8 29.8-48.5 70 23.0 17.3-29.9 31 11.1 7.5-16.1 84 27.1 20.7-34.7
AGE
18-34 342 110 35.0 28.1-42.6 106 30.9 25.0-37.5 44 12.3 8.8-16.9 82 21.8 17.2-27.3
35-44 240 83 35.7 28.7-43.5 56 23.1 17.3-30.3 28 11.3 7.6-16.6 73 29.8 23.4-37.1
45-54 271 82 27.2 21.1-34.4 46 18.0 12.8-24.7 42 16.2 11.3-22.8 101 38.6 31.3-46.4
55-64 297 83 31.1 24.1-39.1 51 14.0 10.1-19.2 25 9.3 5.6-14.8 138 45.6 38.0-53.3
65-74 270 67 23.5 17.3-31.0 44 15.3 10.7-21.3 30 14.2 8.8-22.1 129 47.0 39.5-54.7
75+ 142 *** *** *** 19 14.5 7.9-25.1 14 7.1 3.7-13.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 82 46.2 36.1-56.6 28 20.7 13.7-30.1 18 12.1 6.6-20.9 36 21.0 14.3-29.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 388 153 42.2 35.3-49.4 75 18.4 14.0-23.8 35 8.9 5.9-13.1 125 30.6 24.9-36.9
Some Post-H.S. 438 118 26.7 21.9-32.1 96 22.5 17.9-27.9 51 13.2 9.7-17.7 173 37.6 32.2-43.3
College Graduate 590 109 17.2 13.9-21.2 126 21.3 17.6-25.5 79 13.6 10.8-17.2 276 47.8 43.0-52.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** 22 19.9 11.9-31.4 12 10.3 5.5-18.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** 27 17.6 11.1-26.8 11 9.5 4.3-20.0 40 27.0 18.5-37.7
$35,000- 49,999 155 55 30.6 21.8-41.2 33 22.0 14.6-31.8 19 16.8 9.8-27.2 48 30.5 22.2-40.4
$50,000- 74,999 209 61 28.1 21.1-36.3 38 20.8 13.8-30.1 32 16.1 10.9-23.3 78 35.0 27.4-43.4
$75,000+ 603 134 23.6 19.6-28.1 127 20.7 17.1-24.9 74 12.4 9.5-16.1 268 43.3 38.5-48.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 500 161 34.9 29.1-41.2 87 16.9 13.1-21.5 56 10.5 7.6-14.3 196 37.7 32.2-43.5
No 1,072 299 29.5 25.8-33.4 237 22.6 19.5-26.0 126 12.6 10.2-15.4 410 35.4 31.9-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 365 88 25.3 19.8-31.8 70 19.6 14.8-25.5 52 16.3 11.7-22.3 155 38.7 32.6-45.2
Non-Veteran 1,220 375 32.8 29.1-36.6 256 20.9 18.1-24.0 131 10.8 8.8-13.1 458 35.6 32.2-39.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 527 120 23.7 19.7-28.3 116 22.1 18.2-26.5 66 12.3 9.5-15.8 225 42.0 37.1-47.0
Regional City or Suburban County 412 115 33.6 27.0-40.9 89 23.1 18.2-28.9 53 10.5 7.7-14.2 155 32.8 27.3-38.8
Rural 650 229 35.9 30.8-41.3 123 17.9 14.2-22.4 64 12.5 9.1-16.9 234 33.7 28.9-38.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,031 310 30.2 26.8-33.9 233 23.1 20.0-26.5 127 12.4 10.2-15.1 361 34.2 30.8-37.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.2 6.0-23.4
Retired 367 81 24.6 18.9-31.4 59 14.1 10.2-19.2 34 11.8 7.4-18.4 193 49.5 42.6-56.4
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.0 9.0-29.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.0 7.7-27.1 31 22.9 14.5-34.2
More than 200% 925 231 26.0 22.5-30.0 188 20.3 17.2-23.8 117 12.5 10.1-15.4 389 41.2 37.3-45.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 396 151 39.5 32.2-47.2 85 20.7 15.5-27.1 39 13.2 8.6-19.7 121 26.6 20.7-33.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 146 31.8 26.3-37.7 97 18.3 14.6-22.6 57 10.2 7.5-13.7 216 39.8 34.6-45.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 677 167 26.5 22.3-31.2 146 22.9 19.1-27.2 87 12.5 9.9-15.7 277 38.1 33.7-42.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 509 123 25.8 20.8-31.4 105 23.0 18.5-28.1 64 12.4 9.4-16.1 217 38.9 33.8-44.2
2nd Quartile 409 114 31.6 25.6-38.3 77 18.9 14.8-23.9 43 9.5 6.7-13.3 175 40.0 34.2-46.0
3rd Quartile 417 114 30.5 25.1-36.6 96 21.0 16.5-26.3 59 15.5 11.3-20.8 148 33.0 27.5-39.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 254 113 47.1 37.3-57.2 50 19.7 13.2-28.3 17 8.6 4.5-15.9 74 24.6 17.5-33.5

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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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