2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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.

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Western 406 71 16.5 12.4-21.6 95 27.2 22.0-33.0 46 13.5 9.3-19.1 194 42.9 37.1-49.0
GENDER
Male 177 33 15.7 10.3-23.4 41 27.5 19.5-37.1 *** *** *** 86 42.8 34.1-51.9
Female 229 38 17.2 11.7-24.5 54 26.9 20.4-34.5 29 12.9 8.6-18.9 108 43.0 35.6-50.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 353 60 16.3 11.9-21.8 74 24.5 19.4-30.5 45 15.2 10.5-21.5 174 44.1 37.8-50.5
Non-Hispanic Black 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 82 17 16.8 9.2-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 124 20 14.7 8.7-23.7 34 31.7 22.4-42.7 18 18.1 11.1-28.2 52 35.5 26.6-45.5
College Graduate 174 23 11.4 6.9-18.1 36 19.6 13.4-27.7 19 10.6 6.3-17.2 96 58.5 49.4-67.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 141 35 24.0 16.0-34.3 31 23.4 15.7-33.4 *** *** *** 63 40.1 30.5-50.5
No 259 35 12.3 8.1-18.4 63 29.4 22.7-37.1 33 14.0 9.4-20.2 128 44.3 37.0-51.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 357 60 16.2 11.8-21.8 83 27.5 22.0-33.8 41 14.0 9.5-20.3 173 42.3 36.1-48.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 208 33 17.0 11.4-24.6 64 33.4 25.8-41.8 28 13.9 9.0-20.8 83 35.8 28.4-43.9
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 143 20 13.9 7.8-23.5 20 15.9 9.7-25.0 14 10.6 6.0-18.1 89 59.6 49.2-69.2
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 17 11.3 6.5-18.9 *** *** *** 16 14.5 8.5-23.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 35 13.6 9.2-19.8 47 22.6 16.1-30.7 30 15.9 10.0-24.5 121 47.9 39.9-56.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 319 51 15.2 10.7-21.1 58 21.8 16.3-28.5 41 15.2 10.2-21.9 169 47.9 40.9-54.9
Rent 69 13 18.2 10.3-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 145 18 13.1 7.4-22.1 36 25.2 17.5-34.9 15 12.9 7.4-21.5 76 48.8 38.9-58.8
Rural 261 53 18.1 12.9-24.7 59 28.1 21.6-35.6 31 13.7 8.5-21.3 118 40.2 33.2-47.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 147 23 11.1 6.9-17.4 32 26.9 18.8-36.9 20 13.3 8.2-20.9 72 48.7 39.3-58.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 154 22 15.9 9.7-25.0 36 23.6 16.4-32.8 16 12.8 7.5-20.9 80 47.6 38.1-57.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 231 31 14.7 9.6-21.8 54 24.0 17.9-31.4 25 11.9 7.7-17.9 121 49.4 41.7-57.2
2nd Quartile 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 96 25 21.3 13.0-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 15MAY24.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts