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
Non-Hispanic White 1,845 319 20.2 17.8-22.8 344 21.4 18.8-24.2 260 13.7 11.8-15.9 922 44.7 41.7-47.8
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,062 158 17.8 14.8-21.2 163 17.5 14.7-20.7 155 14.4 11.9-17.2 586 50.4 46.4-54.4
AGE
18-34 257 57 26.1 20.1-33.2 86 35.0 28.5-42.2 45 14.5 10.7-19.5 69 24.3 18.6-31.1
35-44 221 46 23.4 17.2-31.1 50 20.0 14.8-26.6 40 18.0 12.9-24.5 85 38.5 31.0-46.7
45-54 267 49 18.9 13.5-25.7 56 20.8 15.1-27.9 41 17.7 11.5-26.1 121 42.7 35.0-50.8
55-64 367 75 23.8 18.0-30.7 52 18.7 12.1-27.9 35 10.2 6.9-15.0 205 47.3 40.0-54.6
65-74 367 48 13.1 9.2-18.2 51 15.9 11.5-21.6 52 13.4 9.5-18.5 216 57.6 50.9-64.1
75+ 345 44 14.8 10.0-21.4 48 15.4 10.2-22.5 45 9.9 6.7-14.5 208 59.9 52.1-67.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 82 30.1 24.2-36.8 65 22.7 17.5-28.8 48 13.2 9.6-17.8 143 34.0 28.4-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 540 123 22.6 18.6-27.2 108 22.0 17.8-26.8 64 12.2 9.3-15.9 245 43.2 38.1-48.6
College Graduate 894 95 10.4 8.2-13.2 160 19.6 16.6-23.0 140 15.7 13.0-18.8 499 54.3 50.3-58.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 26 19.3 12.4-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 189 38 26.5 18.5-36.4 33 17.8 11.5-26.5 30 18.3 12.0-27.0 88 37.5 29.3-46.4
$50,000- 74,999 260 56 25.9 19.4-33.6 47 19.5 14.2-26.1 34 12.0 8.1-17.3 123 42.7 35.3-50.4
$75,000+ 720 94 15.1 12.0-19.0 138 20.6 17.0-24.8 110 15.4 12.5-18.9 378 48.8 44.2-53.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 126 22.0 17.8-26.8 113 18.1 14.6-22.3 84 15.1 11.4-19.8 301 44.7 39.5-50.0
No 1,203 189 19.0 16.2-22.3 228 22.9 19.6-26.7 173 13.1 11.0-15.5 613 44.9 41.2-48.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 229 40 19.6 13.7-27.1 54 25.7 18.8-34.1 25 10.0 6.3-15.6 110 44.7 36.7-52.9
Non-Veteran 1,615 279 20.3 17.7-23.1 289 20.7 18.0-23.8 235 14.2 12.1-16.6 812 44.8 41.5-48.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 507 62 13.5 10.1-17.7 109 23.6 19.2-28.5 80 14.5 11.3-18.3 256 48.5 43.1-53.9
Regional City or Suburban County 491 80 19.7 15.3-24.9 95 22.6 17.4-28.9 58 11.3 7.9-15.8 258 46.5 40.4-52.6
Rural 847 177 24.7 20.8-29.0 140 19.1 15.6-23.2 122 15.1 12.2-18.5 408 41.2 36.9-45.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 926 177 23.0 19.5-26.8 196 22.3 19.0-25.9 136 13.6 11.3-16.4 417 41.1 37.2-45.2
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 664 90 15.1 11.6-19.4 87 17.3 12.4-23.6 90 12.0 9.1-15.6 397 55.6 49.8-61.3
Unable to Work 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 128 32 30.7 21.5-41.9 26 23.9 15.5-35.0 17 12.6 7.2-21.1 53 32.7 24.2-42.6
More than 200% 1,142 174 18.1 15.2-21.3 206 19.8 16.9-23.0 169 15.0 12.6-17.7 593 47.2 43.5-50.9
HOUSING
Own 1,427 221 19.2 16.5-22.2 237 19.0 16.2-22.3 203 13.8 11.6-16.3 766 48.0 44.5-51.5
Rent 298 63 22.3 16.5-29.4 77 29.5 23.4-36.5 40 12.4 8.6-17.6 118 35.7 29.0-43.0
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.5-26.6 30 20.5 13.2-30.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 469 106 26.3 21.0-32.3 84 19.2 15.0-24.2 57 12.6 9.3-16.9 222 41.9 36.1-48.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 637 121 22.3 18.2-27.0 125 24.4 19.5-30.0 86 13.2 10.2-16.9 305 40.2 35.2-45.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 739 92 14.8 11.6-18.6 135 19.8 16.3-23.9 117 14.9 11.8-18.6 395 50.5 45.9-55.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 667 90 15.7 12.3-19.8 120 20.0 16.2-24.4 106 14.5 11.6-18.0 351 49.8 44.8-54.7
2nd Quartile 494 88 20.2 15.9-25.3 110 26.6 21.1-32.9 60 12.3 8.8-16.9 236 40.9 35.3-46.9
3rd Quartile 506 96 24.3 19.4-29.9 85 18.6 14.6-23.5 70 13.8 10.5-17.9 255 43.3 37.9-48.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 178 45 26.1 18.0-36.3 29 14.3 9.1-21.8 24 16.3 9.9-25.8 80 43.2 33.2-53.8

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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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