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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 780 156 20.6 17.1-24.7 185 26.1 21.8-30.9 75 10.1 7.5-13.3 364 43.2 38.6-47.9
Non-Hispanic Black 212 51 26.3 18.8-35.5 59 27.3 19.7-36.4 31 12.1 7.6-18.7 71 34.3 26.0-43.7
Other 270 69 25.6 18.5-34.3 83 28.2 19.7-38.6 28 9.9 5.9-16.3 90 36.2 27.6-45.8
AGE
18-34 240 71 29.8 23.2-37.3 84 36.6 29.2-44.7 24 7.9 5.0-12.2 61 25.8 19.7-33.0
35-44 186 43 31.8 23.1-42.1 56 21.6 15.8-28.8 23 12.3 7.2-20.2 64 34.3 26.0-43.7
45-54 196 48 22.2 15.5-30.8 62 33.7 24.5-44.3 19 9.5 4.9-17.8 67 34.6 25.5-45.0
55-64 262 50 13.4 9.3-18.9 60 25.9 17.0-37.4 28 11.2 7.1-17.1 124 49.6 40.1-59.0
65-74 226 40 13.1 8.9-18.9 36 13.2 8.6-19.9 26 13.1 8.4-19.6 124 60.7 52.1-68.6
75+ 157 27 19.0 11.1-30.6 30 17.3 10.3-27.4 16 11.8 5.1-25.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.3 4.7-20.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 278 72 26.6 20.2-34.2 80 29.7 22.9-37.6 22 7.4 4.3-12.3 104 36.3 29.3-43.9
Some Post-H.S. 348 84 23.7 18.4-30.1 92 25.8 20.3-32.2 28 9.4 5.9-14.8 144 41.0 34.5-47.8
College Graduate 539 91 16.1 12.3-20.7 138 25.3 21.0-30.2 71 14.5 11.0-18.8 239 44.1 38.7-49.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 19 19.2 11.2-30.9 17 16.5 9.0-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 154 41 22.9 15.3-32.8 *** *** *** 17 8.0 4.4-14.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 172 38 21.5 14.6-30.5 41 28.5 19.4-39.8 18 9.6 4.9-18.0 75 40.4 31.3-50.2
$75,000+ 519 97 19.8 15.6-24.8 148 29.1 24.0-34.7 59 10.8 8.0-14.4 215 40.3 35.0-45.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 406 96 24.4 19.1-30.7 89 19.0 14.0-25.2 34 9.1 6.2-13.3 187 47.5 40.5-54.5
No 866 180 21.4 17.8-25.5 243 30.2 25.8-35.0 100 11.0 8.4-14.2 343 37.4 33.2-41.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 61 19.4 14.4-25.7 74 21.7 16.3-28.2 30 11.2 6.9-17.6 135 47.7 40.0-55.6
Non-Veteran 980 218 23.2 19.7-27.1 258 27.8 23.8-32.3 106 10.3 8.1-13.1 398 38.6 34.5-42.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 391 76 23.7 18.6-29.7 112 30.0 24.7-35.9 47 10.3 7.3-14.3 156 36.0 30.5-41.8
Regional City or Suburban County 332 65 18.2 13.5-24.0 79 26.9 19.7-35.6 34 10.3 7.0-14.8 154 44.6 37.1-52.3
Rural 561 139 24.8 19.7-30.6 143 23.7 18.8-29.4 55 10.8 7.2-15.8 224 40.8 34.8-47.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 795 181 23.8 20.0-28.1 225 27.3 23.5-31.5 92 11.6 8.9-14.9 297 37.4 33.1-41.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 341 62 16.1 11.3-22.5 64 20.5 12.6-31.6 36 11.2 7.1-17.4 179 52.1 43.3-60.8
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 28 19.7 12.0-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 777 153 20.6 17.0-24.8 203 27.3 23.2-31.9 86 10.3 7.9-13.3 335 41.8 37.4-46.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 408 112 26.7 20.7-33.8 107 23.2 17.9-29.6 31 7.9 4.6-13.3 158 42.2 35.0-49.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 388 87 23.6 18.4-29.6 93 27.5 20.9-35.4 42 9.6 6.5-14.0 166 39.3 32.9-46.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 488 81 18.9 14.6-24.0 134 28.1 23.2-33.7 63 12.7 9.3-17.0 210 40.3 34.8-46.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 405 64 16.9 12.8-22.0 102 25.8 20.6-31.7 55 14.9 10.6-20.5 184 42.4 36.5-48.6
2nd Quartile 309 72 24.5 18.6-31.5 82 31.4 24.0-39.8 27 7.9 5.2-11.8 128 36.3 29.4-43.7
3rd Quartile 342 71 21.3 16.2-27.4 85 25.7 19.9-32.6 33 8.3 5.5-12.5 153 44.7 37.8-51.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 228 *** *** *** 65 18.3 11.7-27.3 21 10.3 4.5-21.6 *** *** ***

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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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