2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

HNC2030 sugar-sweetened beverage indicator*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,057 949 32.2 29.8-34.6 2,108 67.8 65.4-70.2
Non-Hispanic Black 540 181 35.1 29.8-40.8 359 64.9 59.2-70.2
GENDER
Male 210 82 40.2 31.5-49.7 128 59.8 50.3-68.5
Female 330 99 30.7 24.8-37.4 231 69.3 62.6-75.2
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 30 20.9 13.5-31.0 90 79.1 69.0-86.5
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 180 66 36.8 28.3-46.2 114 63.2 53.8-71.7
College Graduate 192 54 30.2 22.0-39.8 138 69.8 60.2-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 46 30.7 22.0-41.1 90 69.3 58.9-78.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 56 28.9 20.7-38.6 131 71.1 61.4-79.3
No 351 124 38.3 31.8-45.3 227 61.7 54.7-68.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 478 163 36.5 30.8-42.6 315 63.5 57.4-69.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 197 51 32.8 25.0-41.6 146 67.2 58.4-75.0
Regional City or Suburban County 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 219 86 39.4 30.5-49.0 133 60.6 51.0-69.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 288 111 42.3 35.0-49.9 177 57.7 50.1-65.0
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 138 38 21.9 14.2-32.1 100 78.1 67.9-85.8
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 260 85 32.6 25.6-40.4 175 67.4 59.6-74.4
HOUSING
Own 300 90 32.4 25.8-39.9 210 67.6 60.1-74.2
Rent 181 66 34.8 25.5-45.4 115 65.2 54.6-74.5
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 84 36.2 27.7-45.6 135 63.8 54.4-72.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 188 49 30.7 22.6-40.2 139 69.3 59.8-77.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 185 60 28.9 21.5-37.6 125 71.1 62.4-78.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*Yes=1+ drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

No=Less than 1 drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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