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
Non-Hispanic White 2,180 487 25.4 23.0-27.9 379 17.3 15.4-19.4 262 11.3 9.8-13.0 1,052 46.0 43.3-48.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,162 210 20.7 17.7-24.1 184 15.6 13.2-18.4 154 12.7 10.5-15.2 614 51.0 47.3-54.6
AGE
18-34 363 104 32.9 27.1-39.3 100 26.1 21.1-31.8 50 12.5 9.0-17.0 109 28.5 23.5-34.1
35-44 278 74 29.5 23.4-36.3 54 19.0 14.1-25.0 36 12.6 8.8-17.7 114 39.0 32.6-45.8
45-54 339 77 21.8 16.9-27.7 53 14.6 10.6-19.9 42 12.0 8.4-16.7 167 51.6 44.9-58.2
55-64 450 86 22.4 17.3-28.5 60 10.4 7.7-14.0 52 10.2 7.5-13.6 252 57.0 50.9-62.9
65-74 422 86 21.7 17.0-27.2 61 15.2 11.3-20.3 48 11.8 8.5-16.2 227 51.2 45.3-57.2
75+ 291 51 22.8 16.1-31.4 46 18.0 12.6-25.2 31 8.3 5.4-12.5 163 50.8 42.8-58.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 148 36.6 31.0-42.7 72 17.2 13.2-22.2 43 8.2 5.7-11.7 175 37.9 32.4-43.8
Some Post-H.S. 658 158 25.0 21.0-29.5 128 18.5 15.3-22.3 72 11.5 8.8-14.8 300 45.0 40.4-49.7
College Graduate 992 136 13.4 11.1-16.2 167 16.0 13.6-18.8 139 14.2 11.8-16.8 550 56.4 52.7-60.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 61 40.8 31.2-51.1 34 16.2 10.6-23.9 25 13.3 8.4-20.4 61 29.8 22.0-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 217 56 33.5 25.2-43.0 41 17.6 11.8-25.6 33 14.8 9.6-22.2 87 34.0 26.5-42.5
$50,000- 74,999 288 66 23.2 17.7-29.7 48 16.4 11.6-22.7 42 13.2 9.4-18.2 132 47.2 40.2-54.3
$75,000+ 850 140 17.9 14.9-21.4 144 16.0 13.4-19.0 95 10.4 8.4-12.9 471 55.7 51.6-59.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 714 205 31.1 26.7-35.9 113 16.3 13.1-20.0 77 10.2 7.9-13.1 319 42.5 37.9-47.2
No 1,443 277 22.2 19.5-25.2 263 18.0 15.6-20.6 184 12.0 10.2-14.2 719 47.8 44.6-51.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 279 66 25.9 19.6-33.3 44 16.3 11.3-22.9 35 11.5 8.0-16.3 134 46.3 39.1-53.7
Non-Veteran 1,899 421 25.4 22.8-28.1 334 17.4 15.4-19.6 227 11.3 9.7-13.1 917 46.0 43.1-48.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 632 101 16.7 13.3-20.9 119 19.0 15.6-23.0 82 11.2 8.8-14.1 330 53.1 48.3-57.8
Regional City or Suburban County 623 139 26.1 21.8-30.8 112 18.5 14.9-22.7 78 11.7 9.1-14.9 294 43.7 39.0-48.6
Rural 925 247 30.9 26.8-35.2 148 15.2 12.5-18.4 102 11.1 8.7-14.0 428 42.8 38.7-47.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 270 25.6 22.5-29.0 227 18.2 15.6-21.0 157 12.5 10.4-14.9 539 43.7 40.3-47.2
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 683 120 20.4 16.4-25.1 102 15.1 11.8-19.0 72 10.0 7.6-13.1 389 54.5 49.5-59.4
Unable to Work 145 54 35.3 26.2-45.7 *** *** *** 19 9.8 5.9-16.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.2 8.0-23.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** 17 12.0 6.9-20.1 *** *** *** 36 29.9 20.8-40.8
151% to 200% 158 52 38.1 28.7-48.5 29 21.0 13.5-31.2 23 11.4 7.1-17.6 54 29.5 21.4-39.2
More than 200% 1,325 243 20.7 17.9-23.9 230 16.0 13.8-18.5 163 11.3 9.5-13.3 689 52.0 48.7-55.4
HOUSING
Own 1,690 350 23.7 21.0-26.5 265 15.3 13.3-17.6 201 11.4 9.7-13.4 874 49.6 46.5-52.6
Rent 351 92 28.1 22.4-34.5 85 26.6 21.4-32.6 46 12.4 9.1-16.8 128 32.9 27.4-38.8
Other arrangement 122 *** *** *** 28 26.0 17.2-37.3 *** *** *** 39 21.5 14.7-30.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 134 36.2 29.6-43.3 70 14.3 10.5-19.1 38 10.1 6.6-15.1 179 39.4 33.1-46.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 800 182 27.3 23.5-31.6 133 16.3 13.5-19.5 88 10.0 7.9-12.6 397 46.4 42.2-50.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 959 171 19.0 16.0-22.3 176 19.6 16.5-23.0 136 12.9 10.7-15.5 476 48.5 44.6-52.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 797 140 18.4 15.2-22.0 138 18.4 15.1-22.1 111 14.1 11.4-17.3 408 49.2 44.9-53.5
2nd Quartile 617 139 26.3 22.0-31.1 99 15.9 12.7-19.8 69 9.6 7.4-12.3 310 48.2 43.4-53.0
3rd Quartile 528 124 30.3 25.0-36.2 105 18.7 15.0-23.0 60 10.4 7.6-14.0 239 40.6 35.4-46.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 84 36.7 28.2-46.2 37 14.4 9.0-22.3 22 9.3 5.7-14.8 95 39.6 30.9-49.0

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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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