2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 409 89 25.3 20.0-31.4 90 23.5 18.6-29.3 51 14.2 10.2-19.4 179 36.9 31.5-42.8
GENDER
Male 178 48 29.9 21.5-39.8 45 28.4 20.3-38.2 16 12.0 6.9-20.1 69 29.7 22.6-37.9
Female 231 41 21.0 15.2-28.4 45 19.0 13.7-25.6 35 16.3 10.9-23.8 110 43.7 36.2-51.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 355 76 25.1 19.5-31.7 73 21.4 16.6-27.0 47 15.8 11.3-21.6 159 37.7 31.9-44.0
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 14 15.0 8.6-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 125 25 19.4 12.6-28.7 *** *** *** 19 21.8 13.7-32.7 48 29.0 21.2-38.3
College Graduate 173 27 14.0 9.0-21.1 31 15.3 10.1-22.5 19 9.6 5.6-15.9 96 61.1 52.1-69.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 143 *** *** *** 36 25.8 17.8-35.8 18 15.2 8.8-24.9 53 28.1 20.3-37.5
No 260 51 21.7 16.0-28.7 54 22.9 16.7-30.4 33 14.1 9.2-20.9 122 41.4 34.3-48.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 359 77 26.2 20.5-32.9 80 22.7 17.6-28.7 47 15.1 10.7-20.8 155 36.0 30.2-42.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 210 49 24.7 18.1-32.6 51 27.4 20.3-35.9 27 13.6 8.5-21.1 83 34.3 27.1-42.2
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 143 19 13.9 8.5-22.1 28 21.9 14.4-31.8 18 15.9 9.2-26.1 78 48.3 38.4-58.4
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 119 19 16.8 9.7-27.7 25 24.5 15.9-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 40 20.1 13.5-28.8 52 25.1 18.3-33.4 28 10.3 6.6-15.7 113 44.5 36.6-52.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 321 60 23.2 17.3-30.3 63 20.8 15.5-27.4 41 15.5 10.8-21.7 157 40.5 34.1-47.3
Rent 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 147 30 19.5 12.9-28.4 34 24.9 17.1-34.7 19 17.4 10.5-27.3 64 38.2 29.3-48.1
Rural 262 59 27.9 21.2-35.9 56 22.9 16.9-30.3 32 12.8 8.3-19.3 115 36.4 29.7-43.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 148 33 26.6 18.7-36.2 30 23.3 15.8-32.9 17 8.8 5.1-14.5 68 41.4 32.5-50.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 156 32 20.5 13.8-29.3 36 24.7 17.2-34.1 20 16.9 10.3-26.4 68 37.9 29.2-47.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 233 43 19.9 14.3-27.0 50 22.4 16.5-29.6 29 15.6 10.2-23.0 111 42.2 34.8-49.9
2nd Quartile 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 23.7 15.6-34.4

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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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