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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,837 551 20.4 18.2-22.7 600 22.0 19.9-24.3 419 14.7 13.0-16.6 1,267 42.9 40.3-45.5
No 227 63 25.8 19.2-33.8 77 44.0 35.5-52.8 24 7.3 4.6-11.4 63 23.0 17.1-30.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 732 123 18.2 14.4-22.9 164 25.8 21.7-30.4 105 13.5 10.6-17.1 340 42.4 37.7-47.3
Overweight 1,015 206 21.1 17.7-25.0 218 23.7 19.8-28.1 153 14.5 11.5-18.1 438 40.7 36.4-45.1
Obese 1,081 248 21.2 17.9-24.8 234 22.4 19.2-26.1 165 16.3 13.5-19.5 434 40.1 36.0-44.3
Current Smoker
Yes 378 149 37.1 30.0-44.7 75 21.5 15.1-29.8 34 9.9 5.9-16.4 120 31.4 25.0-38.7
No 2,701 473 18.2 16.2-20.5 607 24.3 22.1-26.6 412 14.9 13.2-16.8 1,209 42.6 40.0-45.2
History of CVD**
Yes 363 77 18.8 13.4-25.7 67 18.8 13.6-25.5 54 15.3 10.1-22.5 165 47.1 39.5-54.8
No 2,718 542 21.1 19.0-23.5 614 24.6 22.3-27.0 392 14.0 12.3-15.8 1,170 40.3 37.8-42.9
Binge Drinker
Yes 326 76 25.2 19.3-32.2 69 22.4 17.1-28.6 59 17.2 12.1-23.9 122 35.2 28.5-42.4
No 2,649 515 20.2 18.0-22.6 584 23.7 21.4-26.2 378 14.1 12.4-16.1 1,172 42.0 39.3-44.7
Heavy Drinker
Yes 137 23 16.5 10.1-25.9 *** *** *** 19 15.0 8.5-25.1 *** *** ***
No 2,837 568 21.0 18.8-23.3 631 23.9 21.7-26.3 416 14.4 12.7-16.3 1,222 40.7 38.2-43.2
COPD
Yes 264 67 28.2 19.7-38.7 51 15.3 10.7-21.6 27 7.0 4.2-11.3 119 49.4 40.1-58.8
No 2,828 554 20.2 18.1-22.4 636 24.8 22.5-27.1 419 14.7 12.9-16.6 1,219 40.4 37.9-42.9
Current Asthma
Yes 342 74 20.6 15.2-27.4 78 22.6 17.5-28.8 47 10.4 7.1-15.1 143 46.3 38.9-53.8
No 2,747 548 20.8 18.6-23.1 607 24.1 21.9-26.5 399 14.5 12.8-16.5 1,193 40.5 38.0-43.1
Diabetes
Yes 461 79 14.8 10.9-19.8 80 16.2 12.0-21.7 66 15.0 10.4-21.2 236 54.0 47.1-60.7
No 2,636 545 21.8 19.5-24.2 607 25.2 22.9-27.6 381 14.0 12.3-15.8 1,103 39.1 36.5-41.7
Functional Disability
Yes 1,050 231 20.7 17.5-24.4 220 20.6 17.5-24.1 142 15.0 11.9-18.8 457 43.7 39.4-48.0
No 2,024 389 20.8 18.3-23.6 462 25.6 22.9-28.5 300 13.6 11.8-15.6 873 39.9 37.0-42.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 914 193 20.6 16.8-24.9 186 19.4 16.1-23.2 123 12.9 9.9-16.5 412 47.2 42.4-51.9
No 2,185 431 20.9 18.5-23.5 501 25.6 23.0-28.3 324 14.5 12.7-16.6 929 39.0 36.2-41.8

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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