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
FEMALES 1,786 493 28.2 25.3-31.4 1,293 71.8 68.6-74.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,050 263 28.8 25.1-32.7 787 71.2 67.3-74.9
Non-Hispanic Black 330 99 30.7 24.8-37.4 231 69.3 62.6-75.2
Other 391 130 24.1 16.0-34.8 261 75.9 65.2-84.0
AGE
18-34 249 70 29.2 21.8-37.9 179 70.8 62.1-78.2
35-44 258 88 30.4 23.6-38.3 170 69.6 61.7-76.4
45-54 298 82 25.8 19.6-33.2 216 74.2 66.8-80.4
55-64 357 103 30.6 23.8-38.3 254 69.4 61.7-76.2
65-74 328 85 27.2 20.5-35.1 243 72.8 64.9-79.5
75+ 271 62 26.6 19.4-35.3 209 73.4 64.7-80.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 27 19.9 11.9-31.4 102 80.1 68.6-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 131 39.2 32.2-46.7 233 60.8 53.3-67.8
Some Post-H.S. 551 194 34.4 29.0-40.2 357 65.6 59.8-71.0
College Graduate 737 141 16.1 13.0-19.9 596 83.9 80.1-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 216 59 28.4 20.8-37.6 157 71.6 62.4-79.2
$50,000- 74,999 244 74 29.1 22.0-37.3 170 70.9 62.7-78.0
$75,000+ 487 105 23.2 17.9-29.5 382 76.8 70.5-82.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 195 30.6 25.6-36.0 431 69.4 64.0-74.4
No 1,147 296 27.3 23.6-31.3 851 72.7 68.7-76.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,735 481 28.4 25.3-31.6 1,254 71.6 68.4-74.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 486 86 21.4 16.6-27.1 400 78.6 72.9-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 403 104 30.1 24.0-37.0 299 69.9 63.0-76.0
Rural 897 303 32.5 28.0-37.3 594 67.5 62.7-72.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 836 239 27.9 23.7-32.5 597 72.1 67.5-76.3
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 559 137 27.9 22.6-33.8 422 72.1 66.2-77.4
Unable to Work 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 894 214 25.1 21.1-29.5 680 74.9 70.5-78.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 645 238 31.7 26.4-37.6 407 68.3 62.4-73.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 504 136 30.9 25.8-36.6 368 69.1 63.4-74.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 637 119 24.3 19.7-29.7 518 75.7 70.3-80.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 495 95 23.9 18.7-30.0 400 76.1 70.0-81.3
2nd Quartile 441 101 27.7 22.2-34.0 340 72.3 66.0-77.8
3rd Quartile 477 136 31.0 25.7-36.7 341 69.0 63.3-74.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 373 161 35.7 27.8-44.4 212 64.3 55.6-72.2

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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