2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,774 387 25.2 22.5-28.0 353 19.5 17.3-21.8 244 13.0 11.0-15.3 790 42.4 39.5-45.3
GENDER
Male 837 223 30.2 26.2-34.5 167 19.4 16.3-22.9 100 11.3 8.9-14.1 347 39.2 35.1-43.4
Female 937 164 20.6 17.3-24.2 186 19.5 16.6-22.8 144 14.5 11.5-18.2 443 45.4 41.3-49.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,122 228 24.7 21.4-28.2 184 16.0 13.5-18.8 146 10.8 9.0-12.9 564 48.6 44.9-52.2
Non-Hispanic Black 335 79 25.4 20.2-31.4 90 27.6 22.3-33.6 54 16.8 12.3-22.4 112 30.3 24.9-36.3
Other 283 71 27.5 20.2-36.3 75 23.8 18.3-30.3 38 11.2 7.6-16.1 99 37.5 30.0-45.6
AGE
18-34 388 105 31.7 25.8-38.2 115 27.5 22.5-33.1 56 12.5 9.3-16.6 112 28.3 23.4-33.8
35-44 291 73 26.7 20.9-33.4 73 25.4 19.8-31.9 40 11.3 8.0-15.7 105 36.6 30.1-43.7
45-54 306 59 20.9 15.6-27.5 58 17.4 12.9-22.9 44 13.7 9.6-19.3 145 48.0 41.0-55.0
55-64 330 66 22.7 17.4-29.0 44 11.2 7.9-15.7 43 10.8 7.7-14.9 177 55.3 48.7-61.8
65-74 265 47 19.7 14.3-26.5 35 13.7 9.2-19.9 35 15.4 10.2-22.6 148 51.2 43.7-58.7
75+ 156 *** *** *** 24 15.7 9.6-24.7 20 10.1 6.0-16.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** 25 18.5 11.6-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 117 34.5 28.4-41.2 82 22.0 17.3-27.7 35 9.4 6.3-13.7 133 34.0 28.4-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 476 113 24.4 19.9-29.5 87 17.8 14.1-22.3 58 12.6 8.5-18.3 218 45.1 39.6-50.8
College Graduate 804 105 14.0 11.3-17.2 157 19.2 16.2-22.6 137 16.6 13.9-19.7 405 50.2 46.1-54.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 133 28.6 23.5-34.3 78 13.6 10.5-17.5 63 13.2 8.9-19.1 234 44.6 38.8-50.5
No 1,251 249 23.5 20.5-26.9 272 22.0 19.3-25.0 179 12.9 10.9-15.2 551 41.6 38.3-45.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 164 32 26.1 18.2-35.8 30 16.9 11.0-25.1 31 20.3 13.4-29.6 71 36.7 28.6-45.7
Non-Veteran 1,606 354 25.1 22.4-28.1 321 19.5 17.3-22.0 213 12.3 10.3-14.7 718 43.0 39.9-46.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,080 242 25.8 22.6-29.3 226 20.6 17.8-23.6 154 12.6 10.6-15.0 458 41.0 37.5-44.6
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 411 69 18.5 13.8-24.3 65 15.0 11.1-19.9 57 17.4 11.6-25.4 220 49.1 42.3-55.9
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 39 28.9 20.0-39.9 24 14.1 8.9-21.6 16 10.3 5.8-17.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 48 35.5 26.2-46.2 37 22.2 15.2-31.1 27 15.3 9.4-23.9 49 27.0 19.4-36.2
$35,000- 49,999 155 41 33.2 24.4-43.4 34 22.8 15.4-32.5 22 13.9 8.3-22.5 58 30.0 22.2-39.2
$50,000- 74,999 199 45 22.4 16.2-30.0 33 17.4 11.4-25.6 38 16.2 11.5-22.3 83 44.0 35.8-52.6
$75,000+ 652 104 18.5 15.0-22.5 127 18.9 15.7-22.7 84 12.3 9.8-15.5 337 50.2 45.6-54.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 91 26.3 20.5-33.0 81 19.6 15.3-24.9 50 13.0 8.2-20.0 192 41.1 35.0-47.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 37 28.5 19.5-39.7 26 17.1 10.9-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** 24 18.4 11.5-28.2 *** *** *** 27 27.5 18.6-38.7
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.9 13.1-31.7 31 23.2 15.2-33.7
More than 200% 975 176 20.9 17.8-24.4 186 19.1 16.3-22.2 135 12.4 10.3-14.9 478 47.6 43.8-51.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 91 26.3 20.5-33.0 81 19.6 15.3-24.9 50 13.0 8.2-20.0 192 41.1 35.0-47.5
HOUSING
Own 1,159 214 21.6 18.6-24.8 194 16.6 14.1-19.4 171 13.9 11.3-16.9 580 48.0 44.4-51.7
Rent 459 124 30.5 25.2-36.4 126 28.0 23.3-33.2 52 10.5 7.7-14.2 157 31.0 26.3-36.2
Other arrangement 136 *** *** *** 30 21.5 14.3-31.2 19 12.6 7.3-20.9 42 24.3 16.6-34.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,009 194 20.9 17.9-24.2 214 21.6 18.6-24.8 138 13.2 10.4-16.5 463 44.4 40.6-48.2
Regional City or Suburban County 443 105 29.9 24.1-36.4 82 18.4 14.2-23.5 62 11.7 8.7-15.5 194 40.0 34.4-46.0
Rural 322 88 30.4 24.2-37.4 57 15.2 11.1-20.5 44 14.3 9.9-20.2 133 40.2 33.4-47.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 703 171 28.9 24.5-33.8 138 19.0 15.8-22.6 91 12.7 10.0-16.0 303 39.4 35.0-44.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 989 189 20.9 17.8-24.3 200 20.7 17.6-24.1 143 13.3 10.5-16.7 457 45.1 41.2-49.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 602 116 21.8 17.9-26.4 113 19.3 15.6-23.7 90 13.0 10.3-16.4 283 45.8 41.0-50.7
2nd Quartile 678 152 24.4 20.3-29.0 125 18.7 15.4-22.5 86 13.4 9.9-17.9 315 43.5 38.9-48.3
3rd Quartile 443 101 29.6 24.0-35.9 104 20.9 16.8-25.7 62 12.5 9.2-16.8 176 37.0 31.4-42.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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