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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,093 713 24.2 22.2-26.4 610 20.3 18.5-22.1 392 12.8 11.4-14.4 1,378 42.7 40.4-45.0
No 313 121 42.9 35.4-50.7 79 22.9 17.7-29.2 39 8.7 6.0-12.4 74 25.5 19.8-32.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 881 201 24.2 20.1-28.7 167 19.9 16.8-23.5 119 13.0 10.5-15.9 394 42.9 38.6-47.3
Overweight 1,146 283 27.6 24.2-31.4 222 19.3 16.6-22.3 145 12.8 10.5-15.4 496 40.3 36.7-43.9
Obese 1,084 277 26.6 23.2-30.4 236 20.9 17.9-24.3 128 12.5 9.5-16.2 443 40.0 36.1-44.0
Current Smoker
Yes 447 196 43.8 37.6-50.2 88 18.1 14.0-23.1 32 7.2 4.6-11.1 131 30.9 25.0-37.5
No 2,976 637 23.0 20.9-25.2 607 21.1 19.2-23.0 400 13.6 12.0-15.5 1,332 42.4 40.1-44.7
History of CVD**
Yes 380 114 33.0 26.2-40.6 61 13.2 9.6-18.0 40 11.6 7.7-17.1 165 42.2 35.2-49.5
No 3,045 719 25.1 23.0-27.3 633 21.5 19.7-23.4 391 12.9 11.3-14.6 1,302 40.6 38.3-42.9
Binge Drinker
Yes 484 120 24.8 20.3-30.0 110 24.2 19.7-29.5 70 14.0 10.7-18.2 184 36.9 31.8-42.2
No 2,804 666 25.7 23.4-28.1 551 19.5 17.7-21.5 351 12.8 11.1-14.7 1,236 42.0 39.6-44.5
Heavy Drinker
Yes 202 44 25.8 18.4-35.0 43 22.9 16.2-31.2 24 11.2 6.6-18.3 91 40.1 32.1-48.7
No 3,096 747 25.6 23.5-27.9 620 20.1 18.4-22.0 398 13.1 11.5-14.9 1,331 41.2 38.9-43.5
COPD
Yes 281 104 37.9 30.5-45.9 45 15.6 11.1-21.6 22 6.6 3.9-11.1 110 39.8 32.4-47.8
No 3,166 737 25.1 23.0-27.3 653 21.0 19.2-22.8 413 13.2 11.6-14.9 1,363 40.8 38.6-43.1
Current Asthma
Yes 311 85 27.6 21.4-34.8 63 19.6 14.8-25.6 45 14.1 9.7-20.1 118 38.7 31.8-46.0
No 3,126 756 26.0 23.9-28.2 633 20.7 18.9-22.6 390 12.6 11.1-14.4 1,347 40.7 38.4-42.9
Diabetes
Yes 496 104 21.0 16.1-26.9 71 13.5 10.1-17.8 63 12.9 9.6-17.2 258 52.6 46.5-58.6
No 2,949 736 26.9 24.7-29.2 627 21.8 19.9-23.8 369 12.1 10.7-13.7 1,217 39.2 37.0-41.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,128 321 28.7 25.1-32.7 200 17.4 14.7-20.4 140 13.1 10.2-16.7 467 40.7 36.8-44.8
No 2,290 512 24.4 22.0-27.0 494 22.3 20.2-24.5 292 12.5 10.9-14.3 992 40.8 38.3-43.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,078 281 26.4 22.8-30.3 176 15.0 12.5-17.9 134 13.2 10.6-16.2 487 45.4 41.4-49.6
No 2,375 562 25.8 23.4-28.4 523 22.8 20.7-25.1 301 12.5 10.7-14.5 989 38.9 36.4-41.4

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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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