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
Non-Hispanic White 1,840 313 19.0 16.7-21.6 388 21.9 19.3-24.7 184 10.0 8.4-11.9 955 49.0 46.0-52.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,060 157 17.7 14.6-21.1 203 18.4 15.6-21.6 109 10.0 8.0-12.4 591 53.9 49.9-57.9
AGE
18-34 251 50 21.8 16.2-28.6 90 35.9 29.2-43.2 35 11.1 7.7-15.8 76 31.3 24.8-38.5
35-44 222 39 23.9 17.2-32.2 65 22.2 17.0-28.5 25 11.8 7.2-18.8 93 42.1 34.6-50.0
45-54 267 47 18.6 13.3-25.5 62 22.8 16.9-30.0 31 11.0 7.2-16.4 127 47.6 39.6-55.8
55-64 365 59 15.9 11.5-21.6 59 18.5 12.0-27.5 35 9.7 6.5-14.3 212 55.8 48.1-63.3
65-74 368 59 16.4 11.8-22.4 48 16.1 11.4-22.2 34 9.6 6.4-14.0 227 58.0 51.1-64.6
75+ 346 57 19.2 13.6-26.3 59 13.8 9.8-18.9 *** *** *** 206 59.5 51.6-66.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 341 79 25.4 20.1-31.7 68 22.8 17.7-28.8 24 6.9 4.3-10.9 170 44.9 38.6-51.4
Some Post-H.S. 535 110 21.6 17.4-26.4 124 22.7 18.6-27.4 50 10.3 7.4-14.1 251 45.4 40.2-50.7
College Graduate 891 110 12.6 10.0-15.8 190 21.9 18.8-25.3 106 12.5 10.1-15.4 485 53.0 48.9-57.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 22 14.5 8.7-23.4 24 18.5 11.7-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 188 32 22.2 15.1-31.5 44 24.2 16.8-33.5 20 8.7 5.2-14.3 92 44.9 35.9-54.2
$50,000- 74,999 260 48 21.0 15.3-28.3 46 18.9 13.4-26.0 26 8.6 5.6-12.9 140 51.5 43.8-59.1
$75,000+ 720 104 15.5 12.3-19.3 161 23.0 19.3-27.1 80 10.9 8.4-13.9 375 50.7 46.1-55.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 127 23.5 19.2-28.4 117 16.1 12.9-19.8 59 9.4 6.9-12.6 320 51.1 45.8-56.4
No 1,199 182 16.7 14.0-19.8 268 25.0 21.5-28.7 122 10.3 8.3-12.8 627 48.0 44.2-51.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 230 44 21.4 15.2-29.2 58 22.0 16.3-28.9 20 11.6 6.5-19.7 108 45.1 37.1-53.3
Non-Veteran 1,609 269 18.7 16.2-21.5 329 21.9 19.1-24.9 164 9.8 8.2-11.8 847 49.6 46.3-52.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 505 63 13.8 10.3-18.1 125 24.0 19.8-28.7 66 12.5 9.4-16.4 251 49.8 44.3-55.2
Regional City or Suburban County 491 83 20.0 15.5-25.3 100 21.8 16.6-28.1 43 8.6 6.1-12.1 265 49.6 43.5-55.8
Rural 844 167 21.6 17.9-25.7 163 20.7 17.2-24.8 75 9.6 7.1-12.8 439 48.2 43.6-52.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 924 152 18.1 15.1-21.7 225 24.9 21.6-28.6 107 11.6 9.3-14.4 440 45.3 41.3-49.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 665 107 17.7 13.8-22.4 102 16.3 11.6-22.5 57 8.5 5.8-12.1 399 57.5 51.6-63.3
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** 23 20.9 12.6-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** 18 17.6 9.8-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 30 25.0 17.0-35.1 24 20.1 13.3-29.3 *** *** *** 61 43.1 33.0-53.7
More than 200% 1,139 176 17.0 14.2-20.2 236 21.7 18.7-25.1 119 10.0 8.1-12.3 608 51.2 47.5-55.0
HOUSING
Own 1,426 231 17.6 15.1-20.5 264 20.1 17.2-23.4 137 9.7 7.9-11.9 794 52.6 49.0-56.1
Rent 298 55 21.6 15.9-28.7 89 30.1 24.1-36.8 35 11.6 7.8-17.0 119 36.6 29.7-44.1
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 466 103 22.6 17.8-28.2 89 21.4 16.8-27.0 37 9.4 6.5-13.4 237 46.6 40.7-52.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 638 113 21.2 17.1-25.9 145 24.4 19.5-30.1 61 8.5 6.1-11.8 319 45.9 40.6-51.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 97 15.0 11.8-18.8 154 19.9 16.7-23.6 86 11.8 9.1-15.1 399 53.3 48.6-57.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 666 97 16.1 12.7-20.2 136 20.5 16.9-24.7 73 12.0 8.9-16.1 360 51.3 46.4-56.2
2nd Quartile 492 76 17.5 13.5-22.5 117 25.6 20.1-31.9 45 8.6 6.2-11.9 254 48.3 42.2-54.4
3rd Quartile 506 88 20.3 15.9-25.6 107 21.5 17.4-26.3 54 9.9 7.2-13.5 257 48.3 42.7-53.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 *** *** *** 28 13.5 8.6-20.7 *** *** *** 84 44.4 34.4-54.9

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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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