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
MALES 1,271 456 36.8 33.2-40.6 815 63.2 59.4-66.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 774 248 33.8 29.5-38.4 526 66.2 61.6-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black 210 82 40.2 31.5-49.7 128 59.8 50.3-68.5
Other 265 120 46.5 37.0-56.3 145 53.5 43.7-63.0
AGE
18-34 238 102 47.0 39.2-54.9 136 53.0 45.1-60.8
35-44 186 80 49.3 39.9-58.7 106 50.7 41.3-60.1
45-54 193 76 34.6 25.8-44.5 117 65.4 55.5-74.2
55-64 259 83 27.9 20.9-36.3 176 72.1 63.7-79.1
65-74 224 69 24.4 18.0-32.1 155 75.6 67.9-82.0
75+ 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 275 116 43.4 35.7-51.5 159 56.6 48.5-64.3
Some Post-H.S. 343 143 38.8 32.4-45.6 200 61.2 54.4-67.6
College Graduate 536 138 26.5 21.6-32.0 398 73.5 68.0-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 170 65 38.7 29.4-49.0 105 61.3 51.0-70.6
$75,000+ 513 148 29.6 24.6-35.1 365 70.4 64.9-75.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 400 153 38.0 31.5-45.0 247 62.0 55.0-68.5
No 860 298 36.1 31.7-40.7 562 63.9 59.3-68.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 297 92 29.2 22.9-36.3 205 70.8 63.7-77.1
Non-Veteran 970 363 38.9 34.6-43.3 607 61.1 56.7-65.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 388 108 32.5 26.8-38.7 280 67.5 61.3-73.2
Regional City or Suburban County 329 113 33.8 27.3-41.0 216 66.2 59.0-72.7
Rural 554 235 43.1 37.0-49.5 319 56.9 50.5-63.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 788 300 40.8 36.2-45.4 488 59.2 54.6-63.8
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 338 104 27.2 20.9-34.6 234 72.8 65.4-79.1
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 770 243 32.3 28.0-36.9 527 67.7 63.1-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 186 46.2 38.8-53.7 218 53.8 46.3-61.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 384 139 37.6 31.2-44.5 245 62.4 55.5-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 483 131 30.7 25.5-36.5 352 69.3 63.5-74.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 400 110 30.3 24.8-36.4 290 69.7 63.6-75.2
2nd Quartile 306 115 39.6 32.4-47.4 191 60.4 52.6-67.6
3rd Quartile 341 116 35.3 29.0-42.2 225 64.7 57.8-71.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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