2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,100 624 20.8 18.8-23.0 687 23.9 21.8-26.2 447 14.1 12.5-15.9 1,342 41.2 38.8-43.6
Eastern NC 1,188 301 24.0 20.4-28.0 265 22.7 19.5-26.4 155 13.2 10.6-16.2 467 40.1 36.0-44.3
GENDER
Male 468 138 27.8 22.0-34.6 105 24.8 19.7-30.7 53 10.0 7.0-14.2 172 37.4 31.2-44.0
Female 720 163 20.7 16.6-25.5 160 21.0 17.0-25.7 102 15.9 12.2-20.5 295 42.4 37.2-47.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 555 111 24.5 19.8-29.9 91 17.9 14.2-22.3 69 12.6 9.5-16.5 284 45.0 39.7-50.3
Non-Hispanic Black 242 53 20.8 14.8-28.3 78 30.9 23.8-39.1 29 13.7 8.6-21.1 82 34.6 26.5-43.7
Other 379 *** *** *** 94 26.4 18.1-36.9 54 12.8 7.6-20.7 95 31.1 22.3-41.5
AGE
18-34 165 38 25.6 17.4-36.0 47 27.7 20.1-36.9 32 20.5 13.6-29.6 48 26.2 18.9-35.1
35-44 186 *** *** *** 51 21.2 15.0-29.0 22 10.9 6.3-18.0 *** *** ***
45-54 180 60 22.5 15.6-31.3 46 25.6 18.1-35.0 21 13.4 7.3-23.3 53 38.4 28.9-48.9
55-64 258 69 25.0 17.7-34.1 50 24.2 16.5-34.1 *** *** *** 119 45.1 36.0-54.4
65-74 225 46 13.9 8.5-22.0 39 16.1 10.4-24.1 37 14.4 9.4-21.5 103 55.6 45.9-64.8
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 86 27.3 19.6-36.7 67 29.3 21.6-38.4 31 10.4 6.6-16.2 92 32.9 24.9-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 401 117 28.8 22.7-35.7 75 20.0 15.2-25.8 55 13.8 9.8-19.2 154 37.4 31.1-44.2
College Graduate 410 70 13.5 9.7-18.5 97 20.3 15.7-25.9 55 13.4 9.5-18.6 188 52.8 46.1-59.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 435 119 25.6 20.0-32.2 91 21.1 15.9-27.5 59 13.9 9.3-20.3 166 39.4 32.7-46.5
No 742 180 23.4 18.8-28.7 170 23.3 19.2-27.8 95 12.9 10.0-16.5 297 40.4 35.3-45.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 31 21.0 13.6-30.9 43 29.8 21.0-40.4 *** *** *** 70 39.4 30.2-49.5
Non-Veteran 1,023 270 24.6 20.6-29.0 221 21.5 18.1-25.4 136 13.8 10.9-17.2 396 40.2 35.7-44.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 598 177 28.1 22.9-34.0 142 23.1 18.7-28.2 72 11.6 8.6-15.4 207 37.2 31.6-43.0
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 349 68 21.8 15.6-29.5 68 18.8 13.6-25.4 52 13.6 9.1-19.8 161 45.8 38.3-53.5
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.4 9.9-28.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 30.4 21.6-40.8
$50,000- 74,999 163 46 24.0 16.3-33.9 40 25.3 17.8-34.7 *** *** *** 59 38.5 29.4-48.5
$75,000+ 335 79 23.7 17.7-31.0 64 19.4 14.0-26.3 40 13.2 9.0-18.8 152 43.7 36.5-51.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 255 53 21.9 14.6-31.4 59 18.9 13.3-26.2 34 11.8 7.4-18.1 109 47.4 38.0-57.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 141 23.9 19.3-29.2 132 23.0 18.4-28.2 73 11.3 8.3-15.3 264 41.8 36.5-47.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 255 53 21.9 14.6-31.4 59 18.9 13.3-26.2 34 11.8 7.4-18.1 109 47.4 38.0-57.0
HOUSING
Own 846 207 22.5 18.4-27.1 172 20.5 16.7-24.9 101 11.9 9.1-15.5 366 45.1 40.1-50.2
Rent 247 64 23.7 17.3-31.7 71 29.0 22.1-36.9 38 19.2 12.7-28.2 74 28.1 21.1-36.2
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 277 58 23.3 17.6-30.0 64 24.0 18.3-30.7 35 11.4 7.7-16.5 120 41.3 34.5-48.6
Rural 839 231 24.5 19.8-29.8 185 22.4 18.3-27.2 111 14.4 11.0-18.8 312 38.7 33.4-44.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 833 235 25.3 20.7-30.5 196 23.5 19.5-28.2 108 13.2 10.0-17.3 294 37.9 32.9-43.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 138 24 17.0 10.3-26.9 26 23.6 15.0-35.1 19 15.5 9.0-25.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 42 24.9 17.6-34.0 43 20.2 14.3-27.8 28 11.6 7.5-17.5 104 43.3 34.6-52.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 164 28 24.3 15.7-35.8 32 19.9 13.6-28.2 20 11.0 6.6-17.8 84 44.7 35.5-54.4
2nd Quartile 123 25 20.6 13.1-30.9 29 25.7 17.3-36.3 17 13.7 7.9-22.7 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 349 68 22.2 16.8-28.6 75 22.7 17.3-29.1 51 14.0 9.9-19.6 155 41.1 34.8-47.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 552 180 28.2 21.5-36.0 129 22.8 17.3-29.3 67 12.9 8.6-18.9 176 36.2 29.0-44.0

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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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