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
Non-Hispanic White 2,164 684 35.6 33.0-38.3 1,480 64.4 61.7-67.0
GENDER
Male 1,008 363 39.7 35.9-43.8 645 60.3 56.2-64.1
Female 1,156 321 31.7 28.2-35.4 835 68.3 64.6-71.8
AGE
18-34 359 140 42.8 36.7-49.2 219 57.2 50.8-63.3
35-44 277 94 35.8 29.4-42.7 183 64.2 57.3-70.6
45-54 335 105 34.0 27.7-41.0 230 66.0 59.0-72.3
55-64 446 128 33.0 27.2-39.4 318 67.0 60.6-72.8
65-74 422 122 30.4 25.0-36.3 300 69.6 63.7-75.0
75+ 288 81 36.8 28.9-45.5 207 63.2 54.5-71.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 433 194 49.0 43.0-55.0 239 51.0 45.0-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 656 223 34.9 30.5-39.6 433 65.1 60.4-69.5
College Graduate 986 212 21.4 18.5-24.7 774 78.6 75.3-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 78 48.1 38.4-57.9 103 51.9 42.1-61.6
$35,000- 49,999 214 76 43.2 34.5-52.3 138 56.8 47.7-65.5
$50,000- 74,999 286 86 32.4 26.0-39.6 200 67.6 60.4-74.0
$75,000+ 847 214 26.9 23.4-30.8 633 73.1 69.2-76.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 708 274 42.6 37.8-47.5 434 57.4 52.5-62.2
No 1,434 402 31.8 28.7-35.1 1,032 68.2 64.9-71.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 278 98 39.0 31.8-46.7 180 61.0 53.3-68.2
Non-Veteran 1,884 585 35.1 32.3-38.0 1,299 64.9 62.0-67.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 627 149 25.4 21.2-30.0 478 74.6 70.0-78.8
Regional City or Suburban County 618 193 37.3 32.5-42.4 425 62.7 57.6-67.5
Rural 919 342 41.4 37.2-45.8 577 58.6 54.2-62.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,183 369 34.9 31.5-38.5 814 65.1 61.5-68.5
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 680 190 32.2 27.5-37.4 490 67.8 62.6-72.5
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 157 65 41.2 31.7-51.3 92 58.8 48.7-68.3
More than 200% 1,318 361 30.7 27.5-34.2 957 69.3 65.8-72.5
HOUSING
Own 1,675 496 33.8 30.8-36.9 1,179 66.2 63.1-69.2
Rent 351 125 37.6 31.5-44.0 226 62.4 56.0-68.5
Other arrangement 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 417 185 50.0 43.1-56.8 232 50.0 43.2-56.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 795 261 37.6 33.5-42.0 534 62.4 58.0-66.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 952 238 27.7 24.1-31.5 714 72.3 68.5-75.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 792 193 26.7 22.9-30.9 599 73.3 69.1-77.1
2nd Quartile 612 192 36.5 31.8-41.5 420 63.5 58.5-68.2
3rd Quartile 524 193 43.4 37.8-49.1 331 56.6 50.9-62.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 236 106 46.8 37.7-56.2 130 53.2 43.8-62.3

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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