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
Non-Hispanic White 1,824 511 31.1 28.3-34.0 1,313 68.9 66.0-71.7
GENDER
Male 774 248 33.8 29.5-38.4 526 66.2 61.6-70.5
Female 1,050 263 28.8 25.1-32.7 787 71.2 67.3-74.9
AGE
18-34 250 78 34.5 27.8-41.9 172 65.5 58.1-72.2
35-44 220 68 35.1 27.6-43.3 152 64.9 56.7-72.4
45-54 265 73 28.8 22.2-36.5 192 71.2 63.5-77.8
55-64 363 110 33.1 26.5-40.5 253 66.9 59.5-73.5
65-74 364 93 27.4 21.6-34.1 271 72.6 65.9-78.4
75+ 341 87 27.9 21.4-35.5 254 72.1 64.5-78.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 336 123 42.0 35.6-48.8 213 58.0 51.2-64.4
Some Post-H.S. 530 186 35.4 30.5-40.7 344 64.6 59.3-69.5
College Graduate 888 179 19.8 16.7-23.3 709 80.2 76.7-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 41 27.6 19.2-38.0 89 72.4 62.0-80.8
$35,000- 49,999 187 57 37.7 28.7-47.6 130 62.3 52.4-71.3
$50,000- 74,999 259 82 34.7 27.7-42.4 177 65.3 57.6-72.3
$75,000+ 715 164 25.8 21.8-30.3 551 74.2 69.7-78.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 202 36.0 30.9-41.3 412 64.0 58.7-69.1
No 1,193 303 28.4 25.1-32.0 890 71.6 68.0-74.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 227 67 30.2 23.1-38.4 160 69.8 61.6-76.9
Non-Veteran 1,596 444 31.2 28.2-34.4 1,152 68.8 65.6-71.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 500 99 20.8 16.6-25.6 401 79.2 74.4-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 488 136 31.9 26.5-37.8 352 68.1 62.2-73.5
Rural 836 276 36.9 32.5-41.5 560 63.1 58.5-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 916 260 31.8 28.0-35.9 656 68.2 64.1-72.0
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 658 173 28.8 24.0-34.2 485 71.2 65.8-76.0
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,134 287 27.9 24.6-31.5 847 72.1 68.5-75.4
HOUSING
Own 1,414 372 29.3 26.2-32.6 1,042 70.7 67.4-73.8
Rent 294 91 34.7 27.7-42.5 203 65.3 57.5-72.3
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 170 39.8 33.8-46.0 294 60.2 54.0-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 191 33.9 29.0-39.2 439 66.1 60.8-71.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 730 150 23.5 19.7-27.9 580 76.5 72.1-80.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 659 148 24.8 20.7-29.5 511 75.2 70.5-79.3
2nd Quartile 486 130 29.6 24.5-35.3 356 70.4 64.7-75.5
3rd Quartile 504 157 36.8 31.4-42.6 347 63.2 57.4-68.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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