2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,091 571 19.4 17.5-21.5 733 23.9 21.7-26.2 333 10.5 9.2-12.0 1,454 46.1 43.6-48.6
Eastern NC 1,178 252 21.9 18.3-26.1 280 21.8 18.5-25.5 129 12.1 9.7-15.0 517 44.1 40.0-48.3
GENDER
Male 464 119 28.1 21.9-35.2 123 23.5 18.4-29.4 44 9.5 6.5-13.6 178 39.0 32.8-45.5
Female 714 133 16.7 12.9-21.3 157 20.4 16.4-25.0 85 14.4 11.0-18.7 339 48.6 43.1-54.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 551 106 21.8 17.3-27.1 94 17.7 14.0-22.2 51 10.2 7.5-13.9 300 50.2 44.8-55.6
Non-Hispanic Black 235 51 25.6 17.9-35.1 65 25.7 19.3-33.4 36 14.5 9.8-21.0 83 34.2 26.4-43.1
Other 380 92 14.9 9.4-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 164 48 25.2 17.7-34.7 49 32.1 23.5-42.1 24 13.7 8.6-21.1 43 29.0 20.8-38.7
35-44 187 *** *** *** 55 20.0 14.0-27.7 22 11.5 6.7-19.1 67 38.2 28.8-48.5
45-54 180 47 26.1 17.9-36.5 45 22.3 15.4-31.1 *** *** *** 75 43.6 33.9-53.8
55-64 255 47 15.8 10.1-24.0 59 18.7 12.8-26.6 25 15.2 8.9-24.6 124 50.3 40.8-59.8
65-74 221 43 14.4 9.2-21.8 43 15.1 8.8-24.7 26 12.4 7.5-19.9 109 58.1 48.2-67.4
75+ 160 24 17.8 10.8-28.1 26 16.5 9.2-27.8 18 9.8 5.6-16.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 66 27.2 19.0-37.2 66 24.4 17.2-33.3 29 11.6 7.3-17.9 110 36.8 28.6-45.9
Some Post-H.S. 397 99 27.0 20.9-34.0 92 21.6 16.7-27.6 40 8.0 5.1-12.3 166 43.4 36.8-50.2
College Graduate 408 73 15.0 10.7-20.6 96 18.7 14.3-24.0 47 16.5 11.9-22.4 192 49.9 43.2-56.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 428 86 18.2 13.6-24.0 101 20.6 15.5-26.9 44 11.2 7.4-16.6 197 50.0 42.8-57.1
No 740 163 23.9 19.0-29.5 177 22.2 18.2-26.8 83 12.7 9.8-16.4 317 41.2 36.2-46.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 39 28.7 20.2-39.0 40 21.5 14.6-30.6 *** *** *** 65 41.7 32.4-51.7
Non-Veteran 1,016 212 20.7 16.8-25.3 240 21.9 18.3-25.9 113 12.9 10.2-16.1 451 44.6 40.0-49.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 599 157 28.9 23.3-35.1 143 21.8 17.4-26.9 60 10.4 7.6-14.1 239 38.9 33.5-44.6
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 344 59 16.2 11.2-22.8 74 19.4 13.8-26.7 42 13.8 9.2-20.4 169 50.6 42.8-58.3
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 122 23 15.9 8.6-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 164 40 24.2 16.4-34.2 40 17.3 11.3-25.7 22 17.1 10.6-26.5 62 41.3 31.9-51.4
$75,000+ 336 69 22.3 16.2-29.9 82 22.2 16.7-28.8 27 9.4 6.1-14.4 158 46.1 38.9-53.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 48 20.8 12.8-31.9 48 16.6 11.0-24.3 35 13.7 8.9-20.5 117 48.9 39.3-58.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 609 130 21.8 17.3-27.3 146 20.8 16.7-25.6 60 12.2 9.1-16.3 273 45.1 39.7-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 48 20.8 12.8-31.9 48 16.6 11.0-24.3 35 13.7 8.9-20.5 117 48.9 39.3-58.5
HOUSING
Own 838 176 21.6 17.3-26.7 182 18.5 15.0-22.7 85 11.7 8.8-15.3 395 48.1 43.2-53.2
Rent 247 51 21.5 15.2-29.5 71 26.6 20.2-34.2 34 14.1 9.3-20.9 91 37.8 29.5-46.8
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 273 51 19.5 14.2-26.0 62 25.0 18.9-32.2 32 13.9 9.4-20.1 128 41.7 34.9-48.8
Rural 834 195 24.5 19.6-30.3 200 20.2 16.2-24.9 85 10.8 8.1-14.4 354 44.4 39.0-50.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 829 200 24.6 20.0-29.9 216 23.2 19.0-27.8 85 11.8 8.8-15.6 328 40.5 35.3-45.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 136 25 21.6 13.6-32.5 23 18.6 11.7-28.4 19 13.7 8.1-22.1 69 46.1 36.0-56.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 27 15.1 8.7-25.1 41 20.2 13.7-28.8 25 12.3 7.7-18.9 120 52.4 43.5-61.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 161 18 10.3 6.1-16.9 34 23.4 15.2-34.1 17 10.0 5.7-16.8 92 56.3 46.2-66.0
2nd Quartile 121 *** *** *** 22 18.7 11.5-28.9 16 16.1 9.4-26.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 345 62 19.5 14.6-25.7 80 23.2 18.0-29.3 41 11.6 8.0-16.4 162 45.7 39.1-52.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 551 150 30.7 23.5-38.9 144 20.9 15.6-27.4 55 11.9 7.9-17.6 202 36.6 29.6-44.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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