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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,849 311 17.7 15.4-20.2 417 24.0 21.5-26.7 201 10.4 8.8-12.2 920 48.0 44.9-51.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,073 572 18.4 16.7-20.3 713 25.5 23.5-27.7 316 10.4 9.1-11.8 1,472 45.6 43.4-47.9
No 308 86 32.6 25.8-40.3 93 27.4 21.3-34.4 28 8.9 5.7-13.4 101 31.1 24.5-38.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 875 151 17.4 14.3-21.0 199 27.7 23.4-32.4 86 9.3 7.3-11.8 439 45.6 41.3-50.0
Overweight 1,141 214 19.4 16.6-22.6 264 25.3 22.1-28.9 138 11.5 9.5-13.8 525 43.8 40.1-47.6
Obese 1,076 247 23.4 20.1-27.2 272 24.4 21.2-27.9 91 9.5 7.2-12.3 466 42.7 38.7-46.8
Current Smoker
Yes 441 146 35.7 29.7-42.2 110 24.1 19.0-30.0 38 8.5 5.8-12.3 147 31.7 26.1-37.8
No 2,958 516 17.3 15.6-19.2 706 26.1 24.0-28.4 307 10.4 9.1-11.9 1,429 46.1 43.7-48.5
History of CVD**
Yes 381 77 17.9 13.3-23.6 75 20.6 15.2-27.3 39 10.7 6.7-16.5 190 50.8 43.6-58.1
No 3,021 581 19.6 17.8-21.5 740 26.5 24.4-28.7 309 10.2 9.0-11.6 1,391 43.7 41.4-46.0
Binge Drinker
Yes 484 111 25.8 21.1-31.1 134 27.7 23.0-32.9 54 10.2 7.5-13.6 185 36.4 31.4-41.8
No 2,781 520 18.5 16.6-20.5 642 25.2 23.0-27.6 279 10.2 8.9-11.8 1,340 46.1 43.6-48.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 198 48 27.3 19.9-36.2 42 21.1 14.8-29.2 *** *** *** 97 47.0 38.4-55.8
No 3,077 585 19.1 17.3-21.0 736 25.8 23.7-28.0 319 10.5 9.2-12.0 1,437 44.6 42.3-47.0
COPD
Yes 283 75 23.1 17.3-30.1 60 25.4 18.8-33.4 15 5.2 2.9- 9.0 133 46.3 38.7-54.1
No 3,140 593 19.5 17.7-21.5 757 25.7 23.7-27.9 333 10.6 9.3-12.0 1,457 44.1 41.8-46.4
Current Asthma
Yes 312 68 21.7 16.1-28.6 77 25.1 19.2-32.1 28 8.8 5.7-13.3 139 44.4 37.3-51.7
No 3,100 598 19.4 17.7-21.3 737 25.8 23.7-28.0 318 10.3 9.0-11.7 1,447 44.5 42.2-46.9
Diabetes
Yes 495 82 13.5 10.2-17.6 85 17.2 13.1-22.1 42 9.0 6.2-12.8 286 60.4 54.4-66.0
No 2,926 585 21.0 19.1-23.1 733 27.2 25.0-29.5 304 10.3 9.0-11.8 1,304 41.4 39.2-43.8
Functional Disability
Yes 1,119 258 24.0 20.6-27.7 265 23.8 20.6-27.4 102 8.9 6.9-11.4 494 43.3 39.2-47.5
No 2,275 402 17.7 15.8-19.8 549 26.8 24.3-29.4 244 10.9 9.4-12.6 1,080 44.6 42.0-47.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,076 229 20.8 17.6-24.5 222 20.9 17.8-24.4 100 8.3 6.5-10.6 525 49.9 45.8-54.0
No 2,352 440 19.5 17.5-21.7 597 27.7 25.3-30.3 248 10.9 9.4-12.7 1,067 41.9 39.3-44.5

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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