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
MALES 1,292 316 25.4 22.2-28.9 306 25.6 22.3-29.3 182 13.0 10.6-15.7 488 36.0 32.5-39.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 783 161 23.0 19.3-27.2 181 25.9 21.6-30.8 105 13.0 10.1-16.5 336 38.1 33.7-42.6
Non-Hispanic Black 220 54 25.9 18.6-34.7 61 25.5 18.9-33.6 36 16.4 10.5-24.8 69 32.2 24.2-41.3
Other 266 97 35.6 26.7-45.5 57 24.1 17.3-32.4 35 7.0 4.2-11.3 77 33.4 24.4-43.9
AGE
18-34 241 66 32.3 25.2-40.4 79 34.1 27.2-41.7 39 14.3 9.4-21.2 57 19.3 14.2-25.6
35-44 188 64 37.6 28.9-47.0 39 17.1 11.9-24.1 29 11.1 7.3-16.5 56 34.2 25.3-44.4
45-54 196 53 21.9 14.8-31.0 50 25.9 18.4-35.2 27 15.2 8.5-25.7 66 37.0 27.7-47.5
55-64 263 64 21.6 15.4-29.5 *** *** *** 33 10.8 7.1-16.1 112 40.7 32.0-50.0
65-74 231 44 14.8 9.8-21.7 46 20.2 13.8-28.8 30 13.1 8.1-20.6 111 51.8 42.9-60.6
75+ 156 25 16.2 9.1-27.1 *** *** *** 22 11.8 6.3-21.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 19.2 11.0-31.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 282 87 32.0 24.9-40.0 69 26.7 20.6-33.9 35 9.2 6.3-13.3 91 32.1 25.1-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 350 102 26.2 20.8-32.4 79 24.7 19.2-31.1 44 11.7 8.2-16.5 125 37.4 31.0-44.4
College Graduate 540 79 15.8 11.7-20.9 129 23.5 19.4-28.2 89 15.7 12.3-19.8 243 45.0 39.6-50.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 *** *** *** 38 26.9 18.2-38.0 23 12.3 7.0-20.6 44 20.9 14.3-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 171 48 29.9 21.3-40.2 37 23.7 16.6-32.6 29 17.5 10.2-28.3 57 28.9 21.0-38.3
$75,000+ 516 91 16.9 13.1-21.6 122 25.2 20.5-30.6 75 12.6 9.7-16.2 228 45.3 39.7-51.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 416 108 25.5 20.1-31.9 101 23.5 18.4-29.5 46 13.2 8.3-20.3 161 37.8 31.4-44.6
No 865 205 25.2 21.3-29.5 203 26.7 22.5-31.3 134 12.8 10.4-15.6 323 35.3 31.1-39.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 305 55 18.0 13.1-24.2 74 25.4 19.2-32.7 39 9.8 6.6-14.4 137 46.9 39.1-54.7
Non-Veteran 983 261 27.4 23.6-31.6 230 25.7 21.8-29.9 142 13.6 10.9-17.0 350 33.3 29.4-37.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 392 67 20.2 15.4-26.0 115 31.1 25.8-37.0 73 16.1 12.3-20.8 137 32.6 27.2-38.5
Regional City or Suburban County 332 78 25.7 19.8-32.6 72 22.3 15.9-30.4 42 14.7 9.6-21.8 140 37.3 30.4-44.7
Rural 568 171 29.7 24.3-35.7 119 23.6 18.6-29.3 67 8.8 6.3-12.2 211 37.9 32.0-44.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 796 215 29.9 25.7-34.5 190 24.8 21.1-28.9 114 11.7 9.4-14.4 277 33.6 29.4-38.0
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 346 66 16.3 11.5-22.6 68 22.9 14.9-33.6 50 13.4 9.1-19.2 162 47.4 39.0-55.9
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.6 3.8-18.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 779 161 21.0 17.3-25.2 178 25.7 21.6-30.1 118 13.3 10.8-16.4 322 40.0 35.5-44.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 410 138 33.3 26.6-40.8 80 19.8 14.9-25.8 44 8.7 5.8-12.8 148 38.2 31.2-45.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 395 85 23.8 18.6-30.0 110 31.7 25.1-39.0 50 10.5 7.4-14.7 150 34.1 28.0-40.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 487 93 22.2 17.6-27.6 116 23.8 19.4-28.9 88 17.6 13.2-23.0 190 36.4 31.1-42.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 403 81 23.6 18.5-29.6 94 25.5 20.3-31.6 67 13.1 9.9-17.2 161 37.8 31.9-44.0
2nd Quartile 312 77 26.8 20.6-33.9 81 28.3 21.5-36.3 39 13.4 8.6-20.4 115 31.5 25.2-38.5
3rd Quartile 348 69 21.4 16.3-27.4 87 25.5 20.0-32.0 51 14.0 10.0-19.4 141 39.1 32.5-46.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 229 *** *** *** 44 17.7 11.4-26.4 25 7.8 4.0-14.5 *** *** ***

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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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