2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,762 308 19.0 16.7-21.5 414 25.5 22.8-28.3 198 10.3 8.8-12.1 842 45.3 42.3-48.3
GENDER
Male 831 174 21.3 18.0-25.0 207 28.0 24.0-32.4 91 10.7 8.5-13.5 359 40.0 35.8-44.3
Female 931 134 16.9 13.9-20.4 207 23.1 19.8-26.7 107 9.9 7.9-12.3 483 50.1 46.0-54.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,115 176 18.0 15.2-21.2 237 22.0 19.1-25.2 107 9.6 7.7-12.0 595 50.3 46.7-54.0
Non-Hispanic Black 334 72 22.8 18.0-28.6 93 29.5 23.9-35.8 43 10.8 7.6-15.0 126 36.9 31.0-43.2
Other 279 55 19.2 13.5-26.5 79 36.1 27.9-45.1 43 12.2 8.6-16.9 102 32.6 25.6-40.4
AGE
18-34 382 80 20.0 15.7-25.1 140 40.9 34.8-47.3 57 12.7 9.6-16.7 105 26.4 21.6-31.9
35-44 293 62 24.4 18.5-31.5 82 29.7 23.6-36.5 26 7.6 4.9-11.5 123 38.3 31.9-45.2
45-54 304 51 20.4 15.0-27.2 65 19.6 14.6-25.8 38 13.0 8.7-18.9 150 47.0 40.1-54.0
55-64 325 54 19.2 14.0-25.9 55 16.7 12.2-22.3 32 8.8 6.0-12.8 184 55.3 48.5-61.9
65-74 265 37 12.7 8.9-17.8 40 16.5 11.7-22.9 25 6.9 4.4-10.6 163 63.8 56.7-70.4
75+ 155 18 13.1 7.3-22.2 29 17.2 10.7-26.7 16 11.5 6.3-20.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** 30 18.3 11.7-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 85 21.3 16.9-26.5 91 29.2 23.2-36.1 30 8.2 5.3-12.5 158 41.3 35.1-47.7
Some Post-H.S. 472 77 16.8 12.9-21.5 124 27.6 22.9-33.0 49 9.5 6.9-12.8 222 46.1 40.4-51.9
College Graduate 799 101 13.6 10.9-16.8 166 22.2 18.9-25.9 108 13.2 10.7-16.1 424 51.0 46.9-55.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 102 21.9 17.5-27.2 115 24.4 19.8-29.6 50 8.7 6.3-11.8 238 45.1 39.1-51.1
No 1,243 201 17.6 15.0-20.4 298 26.1 23.0-29.5 147 11.1 9.2-13.3 597 45.2 41.8-48.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 30 23.9 16.1-34.0 45 27.2 19.9-36.1 20 11.3 6.9-17.9 70 37.6 29.1-46.9
Non-Veteran 1,593 276 18.4 16.1-21.0 368 25.3 22.5-28.3 178 10.3 8.6-12.1 771 46.0 42.9-49.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 191 20.2 17.3-23.5 274 26.8 23.6-30.2 133 11.9 9.8-14.4 475 41.1 37.6-44.6
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 409 64 14.7 10.9-19.6 71 17.9 13.4-23.4 44 9.9 6.9-14.0 230 57.5 50.8-64.0
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** 17 17.5 10.0-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** 33 24.7 16.5-35.2 16 11.3 6.4-19.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 33 23.4 15.8-33.2 42 28.9 20.3-39.4 15 7.7 4.3-13.4 71 40.0 30.8-50.0
$35,000- 49,999 155 25 16.9 10.6-25.9 53 37.7 28.6-47.8 *** *** *** 60 36.6 27.7-46.5
$50,000- 74,999 197 43 22.4 16.1-30.2 43 23.2 16.7-31.4 23 10.2 6.5-15.8 88 44.1 35.9-52.7
$75,000+ 649 88 14.3 11.3-17.9 148 24.2 20.4-28.5 78 11.8 9.2-15.0 335 49.7 45.1-54.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 78 21.8 16.9-27.7 80 21.6 16.3-28.1 44 10.2 7.1-14.4 204 46.4 39.7-53.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 20 13.1 7.7-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 24 23.6 15.4-34.4 *** *** *** 17 18.4 10.8-29.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 23 15.8 9.8-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 971 153 17.6 14.7-20.9 229 24.9 21.7-28.4 110 10.5 8.5-12.9 479 47.1 43.3-50.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 406 78 21.8 16.9-27.7 80 21.6 16.3-28.1 44 10.2 7.1-14.4 204 46.4 39.7-53.2
HOUSING
Own 1,152 171 17.1 14.4-20.2 237 21.6 18.7-24.8 128 10.3 8.5-12.6 616 50.9 47.3-54.6
Rent 458 98 23.5 18.9-28.8 138 31.7 26.7-37.2 53 10.5 7.8-14.0 169 34.3 29.1-39.9
Other arrangement 132 36 23.2 15.9-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 27.5 19.3-37.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 998 158 16.3 13.7-19.4 237 24.5 21.4-28.0 127 12.3 10.1-14.9 476 46.8 43.0-50.7
Regional City or Suburban County 443 85 21.3 16.7-26.7 104 28.2 22.5-34.6 46 9.0 6.3-12.7 208 41.5 35.7-47.5
Rural 321 65 22.9 17.1-29.9 73 24.1 18.4-30.8 25 6.8 4.3-10.7 158 46.2 39.3-53.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 702 131 19.4 16.0-23.3 168 28.4 24.0-33.2 81 10.7 8.3-13.7 322 41.5 37.1-46.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 978 155 17.3 14.5-20.6 231 23.7 20.5-27.2 111 10.5 8.5-12.9 481 48.5 44.5-52.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 599 81 15.9 12.4-20.2 135 23.5 19.5-28.0 67 9.9 7.5-13.1 316 50.6 45.8-55.5
2nd Quartile 670 120 18.9 15.5-22.9 159 26.4 22.1-31.1 76 11.1 8.6-14.2 315 43.6 38.8-48.4
3rd Quartile 443 92 20.3 16.1-25.2 109 27.2 22.0-33.2 51 9.9 7.2-13.6 191 42.6 36.7-48.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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