2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
FEMALES 1,808 308 16.9 14.4-19.7 381 22.5 19.9-25.3 265 15.1 12.9-17.5 854 45.6 42.4-48.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,062 158 17.8 14.8-21.2 163 17.5 14.7-20.7 155 14.4 11.9-17.2 586 50.4 46.4-54.4
Non-Hispanic Black 335 57 15.9 11.7-21.2 96 28.5 22.5-35.4 51 16.5 12.0-22.3 131 39.0 32.5-45.9
Other 395 93 15.7 8.6-26.9 121 34.9 27.0-43.8 57 15.8 10.2-23.7 124 33.6 25.6-42.6
AGE
18-34 256 42 19.9 13.3-28.8 88 34.1 27.2-41.8 45 16.9 11.9-23.5 81 29.0 22.5-36.5
35-44 259 57 18.4 13.0-25.3 76 28.5 21.6-36.6 38 17.6 12.2-24.8 88 35.5 28.2-43.6
45-54 301 59 15.1 10.5-21.2 61 19.3 14.1-25.7 49 18.8 13.4-25.7 132 46.8 39.3-54.5
55-64 361 68 20.5 14.7-27.7 65 17.1 12.4-23.1 37 12.1 8.0-17.9 191 50.3 43.1-57.5
65-74 329 50 12.2 8.1-18.0 55 19.7 13.9-27.1 53 13.4 9.5-18.5 171 54.7 46.9-62.3
75+ 276 31 13.0 8.2-20.0 33 11.5 7.0-18.5 38 10.4 6.7-15.9 174 65.1 56.4-72.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 18 12.5 6.4-22.9 38 26.7 18.0-37.6 19 12.2 6.9-20.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 89 24.7 18.5-32.2 85 25.8 20.2-32.4 50 14.7 10.3-20.7 145 34.7 28.6-41.5
Some Post-H.S. 558 121 20.4 16.0-25.7 117 23.2 18.7-28.6 76 14.2 10.7-18.6 244 42.1 36.6-47.8
College Graduate 743 80 8.5 6.4-11.4 139 17.1 14.0-20.7 119 17.4 14.1-21.3 405 57.0 52.3-61.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 *** *** *** 34 22.8 15.1-32.9 22 15.6 9.0-25.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 12.7 7.8-19.8 68 30.9 22.7-40.5
$35,000- 49,999 216 38 17.6 11.6-25.8 50 24.4 17.3-33.4 33 15.4 9.8-23.2 95 42.6 34.2-51.6
$50,000- 74,999 245 50 19.5 13.5-27.2 54 22.8 16.5-30.6 30 13.2 8.6-19.6 111 44.6 36.3-53.1
$75,000+ 491 62 15.1 10.5-21.3 91 18.7 14.2-24.1 81 19.1 14.7-24.5 257 47.1 41.0-53.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 123 17.0 13.3-21.5 119 18.3 14.7-22.6 96 16.4 12.8-20.9 296 48.3 42.8-53.9
No 1,159 184 16.9 13.7-20.7 259 24.7 21.3-28.4 166 14.3 11.8-17.3 550 44.0 40.1-48.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,757 301 16.9 14.4-19.8 367 22.5 19.9-25.4 258 15.2 13.0-17.6 831 45.4 42.2-48.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 494 51 12.4 8.6-17.6 103 23.4 18.9-28.5 80 16.1 12.4-20.7 260 48.1 42.5-53.8
Regional City or Suburban County 408 62 17.4 12.5-23.7 86 23.3 18.0-29.5 50 9.8 6.8-13.9 210 49.5 42.8-56.2
Rural 906 195 20.0 16.2-24.4 192 21.3 17.7-25.4 135 17.9 14.4-22.0 384 40.8 36.1-45.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 847 158 17.5 13.9-21.7 201 24.6 20.7-28.9 124 15.2 12.3-18.6 364 42.7 38.2-47.4
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 565 71 13.9 10.2-18.7 85 16.3 12.2-21.5 87 12.2 9.2-16.1 322 57.6 51.5-63.4
Unable to Work 172 41 17.6 10.3-28.4 40 27.6 19.0-38.4 12 6.0 2.6-13.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** 33 23.2 15.7-32.7 29 26.4 17.5-37.6 56 31.9 23.3-42.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 *** *** *** 44 28.4 19.8-39.0 23 15.3 9.2-24.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 27 19.3 11.0-31.6 *** *** *** 21 16.4 9.3-27.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 142 31 20.4 12.5-31.4 *** *** *** 22 16.9 10.1-26.8 53 33.9 24.7-44.5
More than 200% 899 132 16.8 13.3-21.0 177 20.4 16.9-24.4 134 15.9 12.9-19.6 456 46.9 42.3-51.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 653 149 18.7 14.3-24.0 163 24.1 19.7-29.1 93 16.0 12.1-20.8 248 41.3 35.4-47.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 506 92 20.0 15.8-25.0 92 22.3 17.7-27.6 68 14.7 11.0-19.3 254 43.0 37.5-48.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 649 67 13.6 9.9-18.6 126 21.7 17.7-26.4 104 14.7 11.6-18.5 352 49.9 44.7-55.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 504 54 13.8 9.7-19.5 90 19.1 14.9-24.3 83 16.8 12.8-21.8 277 50.2 44.2-56.2
2nd Quartile 447 65 16.6 12.1-22.3 99 25.0 20.1-30.7 56 11.9 8.7-15.9 227 46.6 40.6-52.7
3rd Quartile 480 84 19.6 15.2-25.0 93 22.2 17.7-27.5 73 15.7 11.9-20.3 230 42.5 36.8-48.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 377 105 19.5 13.7-27.0 99 25.5 19.0-33.3 53 18.5 12.2-27.1 120 36.4 28.3-45.5

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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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