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%)
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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,060 157 17.7 14.6-21.1 203 18.4 15.6-21.6 109 10.0 8.0-12.4 591 53.9 49.9-57.9
Non-Hispanic Black 337 60 19.5 14.5-25.6 88 26.2 20.1-33.3 48 13.9 10.0-19.1 141 40.5 33.6-47.7
Other 394 73 11.6 7.3-18.0 105 27.2 20.0-35.9 35 7.2 4.3-11.6 181 54.0 44.8-63.0
AGE
18-34 254 48 16.4 11.7-22.6 83 33.9 26.4-42.2 39 11.7 8.1-16.5 84 38.0 30.0-46.7
35-44 261 50 20.0 14.2-27.4 76 23.9 18.4-30.5 25 8.7 5.5-13.5 110 47.4 39.4-55.5
45-54 301 50 17.8 12.3-25.0 62 18.0 13.4-23.7 37 12.5 8.7-17.7 152 51.7 44.1-59.3
55-64 359 49 14.4 9.6-21.1 66 15.4 11.0-21.0 38 12.7 8.5-18.6 206 57.5 50.1-64.5
65-74 332 51 16.9 11.4-24.3 59 18.7 13.1-25.9 32 8.3 5.2-13.1 190 56.1 48.1-63.8
75+ 275 41 18.6 12.6-26.5 46 13.6 9.0-19.9 23 8.3 4.7-14.2 165 59.6 50.7-67.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 20 14.0 7.8-23.8 30 19.7 11.9-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 77 23.0 17.5-29.5 74 22.2 16.9-28.5 34 9.2 6.0-13.8 184 45.7 38.7-52.9
Some Post-H.S. 556 112 20.6 16.3-25.6 128 22.1 17.5-27.5 63 9.8 7.1-13.2 253 47.6 41.6-53.5
College Graduate 744 82 9.4 6.9-12.7 166 21.1 17.6-25.0 90 13.7 10.9-17.2 406 55.8 51.1-60.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 17 18.5 10.5-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 *** *** *** 36 25.5 17.0-36.4 16 10.8 5.8-19.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 36 20.6 13.5-30.0 45 23.4 16.1-32.8 16 6.8 3.5-12.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 219 33 17.1 10.9-25.9 58 22.2 15.9-30.1 26 12.0 7.3-19.1 102 48.7 39.9-57.6
$50,000- 74,999 247 46 20.2 14.0-28.1 51 19.1 13.1-27.1 27 11.6 7.6-17.2 123 49.2 40.8-57.6
$75,000+ 488 62 11.3 8.0-15.6 103 20.5 16.3-25.5 55 11.4 8.4-15.2 268 56.9 50.7-62.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 633 112 20.0 15.7-25.0 134 17.7 14.1-21.8 75 10.9 8.1-14.5 312 51.5 45.9-57.0
No 1,159 178 15.7 13.0-18.9 261 23.3 20.0-27.0 120 10.4 8.5-12.8 600 50.5 46.4-54.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,755 283 16.8 14.5-19.5 385 21.6 19.0-24.5 187 10.4 8.8-12.4 900 51.1 47.8-54.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 493 48 12.1 8.8-16.5 121 22.9 18.7-27.6 67 12.8 9.7-16.7 257 52.2 46.5-57.9
Regional City or Suburban County 406 65 18.9 14.2-24.7 87 22.4 17.0-28.8 37 7.5 5.0-11.0 217 51.2 44.4-58.1
Rural 908 178 19.5 15.8-23.7 191 19.8 16.2-24.0 93 11.0 8.5-14.1 446 49.7 44.8-54.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 844 139 16.1 13.0-19.9 205 25.1 21.1-29.5 96 10.8 8.5-13.5 404 48.0 43.3-52.8
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 84 17.4 13.2-22.7 100 15.1 11.5-19.6 58 9.5 6.7-13.4 325 57.9 51.8-63.8
Unable to Work 170 25 14.0 7.1-25.7 43 24.7 16.6-35.0 14 7.3 3.3-15.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 26 20.3 13.0-30.2 24 16.1 10.0-25.0 19 14.1 8.6-22.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 31 19.2 11.4-30.6 41 22.9 15.6-32.1 14 5.9 2.9-11.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 22 17.4 10.1-28.3 *** *** *** 15 13.5 6.9-24.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 142 29 24.2 15.5-35.8 32 26.3 17.8-36.9 14 5.1 2.4-10.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 899 129 13.9 11.1-17.4 195 20.0 16.7-23.7 100 12.0 9.6-14.9 475 54.1 49.5-58.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 649 142 19.6 15.4-24.7 152 21.3 16.8-26.6 71 13.0 9.5-17.4 284 46.1 40.2-52.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 514 76 18.4 14.2-23.5 118 25.6 20.5-31.4 48 8.1 5.7-11.4 272 47.9 42.1-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 644 73 14.4 11.0-18.5 129 18.7 15.3-22.7 78 10.9 8.5-14.0 364 56.0 50.8-61.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 501 59 14.6 10.8-19.5 98 17.8 14.2-22.2 54 8.9 6.5-12.1 290 58.6 52.8-64.2
2nd Quartile 450 57 16.1 12.0-21.3 112 26.6 21.3-32.7 44 9.6 6.9-13.3 237 47.6 41.5-53.9
3rd Quartile 480 80 18.7 14.4-23.9 103 21.1 16.8-26.1 57 11.3 8.3-15.3 240 48.9 43.1-54.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 376 95 22.3 15.9-30.4 86 16.6 11.4-23.5 42 17.0 11.0-25.2 153 44.1 35.5-53.0

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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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