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
Non-Hispanic White 2,171 382 18.7 16.6-21.0 453 22.6 20.4-25.0 204 9.9 8.4-11.6 1,132 48.8 46.1-51.4
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,159 180 16.8 14.1-19.9 219 21.1 18.2-24.4 117 10.2 8.3-12.5 643 51.9 48.2-55.5
AGE
18-34 359 81 22.2 17.5-27.9 128 40.0 33.9-46.4 44 12.0 8.7-16.3 106 25.8 21.0-31.3
35-44 279 51 18.6 13.8-24.7 66 24.9 19.4-31.5 28 9.2 6.1-13.7 134 47.2 40.4-54.1
45-54 336 51 17.5 12.5-24.0 66 17.0 12.9-22.1 34 12.3 8.1-18.2 185 53.2 46.4-59.8
55-64 446 80 19.5 14.8-25.3 80 16.1 12.4-20.6 40 10.2 6.7-15.2 246 54.2 48.0-60.3
65-74 422 65 15.0 11.2-19.9 65 16.2 12.4-21.0 36 7.6 5.2-11.1 256 61.1 55.2-66.7
75+ 292 48 18.5 12.9-25.8 44 17.4 11.9-24.7 *** *** *** 181 57.7 49.6-65.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** 16 17.3 10.2-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 109 22.8 18.5-27.8 101 26.7 21.6-32.5 31 8.4 5.3-13.1 193 42.1 36.4-48.0
Some Post-H.S. 657 121 18.5 14.9-22.6 149 23.3 19.5-27.6 56 9.6 7.2-12.7 331 48.7 44.0-53.3
College Graduate 990 120 12.2 9.9-14.9 185 19.6 16.8-22.8 110 11.9 9.6-14.5 575 56.3 52.6-60.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 26 19.2 12.2-29.1 25 20.7 13.3-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 42 22.3 15.2-31.6 41 24.4 17.0-33.6 18 11.1 6.6-18.1 80 42.2 32.8-52.2
$35,000- 49,999 217 37 17.3 11.6-25.0 58 31.3 23.6-40.1 25 14.6 8.5-24.0 97 36.8 29.3-45.0
$50,000- 74,999 287 49 17.4 12.5-23.6 57 21.3 16.0-27.8 28 9.8 6.5-14.4 153 51.5 44.4-58.6
$75,000+ 849 126 15.2 12.5-18.4 169 20.3 17.1-23.8 89 11.4 9.0-14.3 465 53.1 49.0-57.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 711 154 23.1 19.3-27.4 147 21.4 17.8-25.5 57 8.0 5.7-11.1 353 47.5 42.8-52.3
No 1,438 224 16.4 14.0-19.2 303 23.3 20.6-26.3 146 11.0 9.1-13.2 765 49.3 46.0-52.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 280 57 23.2 16.9-30.9 68 26.9 20.7-34.1 20 6.7 4.0-10.8 135 43.2 36.2-50.6
Non-Veteran 1,889 324 18.1 15.9-20.4 384 22.1 19.8-24.6 184 10.3 8.7-12.2 997 49.5 46.7-52.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 628 81 13.5 10.5-17.3 133 19.7 16.4-23.5 63 11.3 8.6-14.8 351 55.4 50.7-60.1
Regional City or Suburban County 620 109 20.6 16.7-25.2 125 22.4 18.4-26.9 68 10.9 8.3-14.3 318 46.1 41.3-51.0
Rural 923 192 20.8 17.5-24.6 195 24.9 21.2-28.9 73 8.1 5.9-10.9 463 46.2 42.0-50.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,186 205 18.9 16.1-22.0 285 25.4 22.4-28.7 129 11.5 9.4-13.9 567 44.3 40.8-47.7
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 683 111 17.1 13.6-21.4 106 16.8 13.4-20.9 55 7.7 5.6-10.6 411 58.4 53.4-63.2
Unable to Work 142 40 27.3 19.1-37.4 22 16.0 10.0-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 17 14.2 8.2-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 26 25.0 16.0-36.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 158 31 14.5 9.3-21.8 36 26.9 18.9-36.7 *** *** *** 79 51.7 41.7-61.5
More than 200% 1,323 214 17.0 14.5-19.9 265 20.9 18.3-23.8 139 11.4 9.4-13.8 705 50.6 47.2-54.0
HOUSING
Own 1,682 277 18.0 15.6-20.6 308 19.3 17.0-21.9 161 10.1 8.4-12.2 936 52.6 49.5-55.6
Rent 351 69 19.2 14.8-24.6 108 36.2 30.2-42.6 33 9.7 6.7-13.8 141 34.9 29.3-41.0
Other arrangement 121 32 25.1 16.9-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 28.9 20.6-38.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 110 26.3 20.7-32.9 99 26.7 21.0-33.3 25 7.5 4.2-13.0 187 39.5 33.2-46.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 140 18.2 15.1-21.8 169 24.8 21.2-28.8 74 9.4 7.2-12.1 414 47.6 43.4-51.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 953 132 15.8 13.0-19.1 185 19.1 16.2-22.3 105 11.3 9.1-14.1 531 53.8 49.8-57.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 794 99 13.9 11.0-17.5 159 20.6 17.4-24.4 83 10.4 8.1-13.4 453 55.0 50.6-59.3
2nd Quartile 614 109 19.3 15.6-23.6 122 22.0 18.2-26.3 70 12.4 9.3-16.2 313 46.3 41.6-51.1
3rd Quartile 526 111 22.4 18.2-27.4 118 26.2 21.3-31.7 41 7.8 5.4-11.2 256 43.5 38.2-49.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 237 63 25.7 18.2-35.0 54 23.2 16.4-31.7 *** *** *** 110 47.2 38.2-56.5

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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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