2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,284 280 22.4 19.4-25.7 334 26.7 23.3-30.5 136 10.5 8.4-13.0 534 40.4 36.7-44.2
Female 1,807 291 17.0 14.6-19.6 399 21.5 19.0-24.3 197 10.6 8.9-12.5 920 50.9 47.6-54.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,840 313 19.0 16.7-21.6 388 21.9 19.3-24.7 184 10.0 8.4-11.9 955 49.0 46.0-52.1
Non-Hispanic Black 549 111 22.5 18.0-27.8 147 26.7 21.7-32.2 79 13.1 10.0-17.0 212 37.7 32.3-43.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 305 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 4.9 1.4-15.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.1 4.6-17.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 263 50 23.7 17.6-31.0 75 27.5 21.1-34.9 27 8.4 5.4-12.9 111 40.5 33.0-48.5
AGE
18-34 494 119 23.0 18.7-27.8 167 35.2 29.9-41.0 63 9.8 7.4-12.9 145 32.0 26.8-37.8
35-44 447 93 25.6 20.2-31.9 132 22.8 18.7-27.5 48 10.4 7.3-14.7 174 41.2 35.2-47.5
45-54 497 98 19.8 15.4-25.2 124 25.2 20.0-31.2 56 11.1 7.9-15.5 219 43.8 37.7-50.1
55-64 621 99 14.0 10.6-18.2 126 20.3 15.2-26.6 66 12.0 8.9-16.0 330 53.8 47.8-59.7
65-74 558 91 15.3 11.5-20.1 95 16.4 12.4-21.3 58 10.3 7.5-14.0 314 58.0 52.1-63.7
75+ 432 68 18.7 13.7-25.1 76 15.0 10.9-20.3 39 9.6 5.9-15.4 249 56.6 49.4-63.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 244 53 20.2 14.4-27.7 52 22.8 14.7-33.5 25 9.0 5.2-15.0 114 48.0 38.8-57.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 647 149 24.7 20.4-29.6 154 25.9 21.4-30.8 56 8.3 5.9-11.4 288 41.1 36.0-46.4
Some Post-H.S. 904 196 21.9 18.5-25.7 220 23.6 20.0-27.7 91 9.6 7.4-12.5 397 44.8 40.4-49.4
College Graduate 1,283 173 12.4 10.2-15.1 304 23.0 20.2-26.1 161 14.1 11.8-16.7 645 50.4 46.8-54.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,039 208 21.9 18.5-25.7 223 18.2 15.2-21.7 109 10.1 8.0-12.8 499 49.7 45.4-54.1
No 2,025 358 18.4 16.1-20.9 504 26.5 23.7-29.5 220 10.7 9.0-12.6 943 44.4 41.4-47.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 69 19.9 15.0-25.8 87 20.7 15.9-26.5 40 11.8 7.8-17.5 155 47.7 40.5-54.9
Non-Veteran 2,735 501 19.4 17.4-21.6 643 24.2 21.8-26.7 293 10.4 9.0-12.0 1,298 46.0 43.4-48.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,639 320 20.2 17.6-23.0 430 26.2 23.5-29.2 188 11.2 9.4-13.3 701 42.4 39.2-45.7
Unemployed 134 29 24.6 16.2-35.5 *** *** *** 13 8.9 4.5-16.7 *** *** ***
Retired 908 146 16.9 13.6-20.9 164 17.3 13.1-22.4 94 10.2 7.7-13.4 504 55.6 50.5-60.6
Unable to Work 238 45 19.1 12.4-28.2 55 20.8 14.6-28.8 19 7.2 4.0-12.9 119 52.9 43.1-62.5
Other not in Labor Force 153 29 20.2 13.3-29.4 35 21.7 14.7-30.7 19 12.7 7.8-20.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** 26 19.9 12.6-30.0 11 8.5 3.5-19.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 208 44 24.7 16.4-35.5 *** *** *** 19 8.5 4.7-14.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 274 55 20.0 14.4-27.1 62 20.5 14.9-27.6 25 10.5 5.9-17.9 132 49.0 40.1-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 373 74 19.9 14.8-26.2 104 27.5 21.5-34.5 43 10.0 6.8-14.5 152 42.5 35.8-49.5
$50,000-74,999 419 84 20.8 16.0-26.6 92 23.6 17.9-30.3 45 10.6 7.3-15.2 198 45.0 38.7-51.5
$75,000-100,000 325 49 15.9 11.0-22.5 84 25.7 19.4-33.1 36 10.9 7.4-15.6 156 47.6 39.7-55.6
$100,000-150,000 349 50 14.3 10.2-19.7 95 29.8 23.6-36.8 39 10.5 7.4-14.8 165 45.3 38.5-52.4
$150,000+ 333 60 17.1 12.3-23.2 72 19.2 14.8-24.6 39 11.9 8.1-17.0 162 51.8 44.9-58.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 687 124 20.7 16.5-25.6 150 21.6 17.5-26.4 76 10.9 8.1-14.5 337 46.8 41.6-52.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 234 55 24.3 17.1-33.3 55 19.7 14.0-27.0 19 7.1 4.0-12.3 105 48.9 39.0-58.9
101% to 150% 191 36 19.0 12.3-28.2 *** *** *** 20 8.5 4.7-14.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 234 57 22.1 15.8-30.0 56 28.3 20.5-37.8 23 9.3 5.0-16.6 98 40.3 31.8-49.3
More than 200% 1,676 282 17.2 14.9-19.9 398 23.6 20.9-26.5 186 11.1 9.4-13.2 810 48.0 44.8-51.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 687 124 20.7 16.5-25.6 150 21.6 17.5-26.4 76 10.9 8.1-14.5 337 46.8 41.6-52.2
HOUSING
Own 2,160 374 17.6 15.4-20.0 464 21.6 19.1-24.4 223 10.4 8.8-12.3 1,099 50.3 47.3-53.4
Rent 694 138 21.9 17.9-26.5 197 27.6 23.3-32.3 85 11.4 8.8-14.6 274 39.2 34.1-44.5
Other arrangement 207 55 31.1 23.1-40.3 62 33.7 25.6-42.9 19 8.4 5.0-13.8 71 26.9 20.1-35.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 884 124 17.4 14.3-21.0 233 26.2 22.8-29.9 114 11.7 9.4-14.4 413 44.8 40.6-49.0
Regional City or Suburban County 738 130 18.6 15.1-22.6 166 24.6 19.9-29.9 71 8.8 6.7-11.5 371 48.0 42.9-53.2
Rural 1,469 317 21.8 18.7-25.2 334 21.5 18.5-24.9 148 10.9 8.7-13.6 670 45.8 42.0-49.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,057 254 22.7 19.1-26.9 259 22.1 18.6-26.1 102 10.7 8.2-14.0 442 44.4 39.8-49.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 163 20.9 17.5-24.8 211 26.5 22.2-31.3 90 8.8 6.8-11.4 438 43.7 39.3-48.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,132 154 16.4 13.7-19.5 263 22.9 19.9-26.2 141 11.7 9.6-14.2 574 49.0 45.1-52.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 906 123 15.7 12.8-19.1 200 21.6 18.4-25.2 109 11.7 9.2-14.8 474 51.0 46.7-55.3
2nd Quartile 759 129 19.8 16.2-23.9 194 28.7 24.1-33.7 71 8.8 6.8-11.4 365 42.6 37.9-47.5
3rd Quartile 822 151 19.9 16.5-23.8 188 23.2 19.6-27.3 90 9.9 7.7-12.7 393 47.0 42.5-51.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 604 168 28.9 22.6-36.2 151 17.4 13.1-22.7 63 13.9 9.3-20.1 222 39.8 32.8-47.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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