2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,502 253 19.5 16.9-22.3 363 25.2 22.2-28.5 165 10.0 8.3-12.0 721 45.3 41.9-48.7
GENDER
Male 643 129 21.4 17.5-25.8 172 29.1 24.3-34.6 72 10.3 7.7-13.7 270 39.1 34.1-44.4
Female 859 124 17.8 14.6-21.6 191 22.0 18.5-25.9 93 9.7 7.7-12.2 451 50.5 46.0-54.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 944 154 19.2 16.0-22.8 211 23.3 19.7-27.4 97 9.8 7.7-12.4 482 47.7 43.4-51.9
Non-Hispanic Black 301 55 21.3 15.8-28.0 81 28.1 21.5-35.8 43 12.3 8.5-17.5 122 38.3 31.3-45.9
Other 234 42 19.3 13.7-26.4 62 26.9 19.7-35.5 24 8.0 5.0-12.6 106 45.8 37.0-54.9
AGE
18-34 284 64 24.0 18.5-30.4 93 33.0 26.2-40.5 36 9.4 6.5-13.5 91 33.6 26.9-41.1
35-44 215 42 25.4 18.7-33.5 68 26.0 20.1-32.9 22 8.6 5.5-13.4 83 40.0 32.1-48.5
45-54 261 41 17.6 12.2-24.7 70 27.9 20.9-36.1 38 13.0 8.5-19.3 112 41.5 33.5-50.0
55-64 277 40 13.0 8.7-18.9 57 23.5 15.8-33.5 31 10.7 7.1-15.8 149 52.8 44.2-61.2
65-74 244 33 15.7 10.3-23.2 39 16.6 11.5-23.2 20 8.1 4.9-13.2 152 59.6 51.3-67.4
75+ 197 32 20.0 12.9-29.7 29 12.5 7.6-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 31 22.7 14.8-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 288 69 27.2 21.1-34.2 66 25.2 19.5-32.0 22 7.3 4.3-12.0 131 40.3 33.5-47.5
Some Post-H.S. 366 74 21.2 16.5-26.7 97 25.9 20.5-32.2 32 8.7 5.9-12.7 163 44.2 37.7-50.9
College Graduate 719 79 11.8 9.0-15.3 174 24.7 21.1-28.8 101 14.5 11.6-17.9 365 49.0 44.4-53.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 94 24.4 19.4-30.3 87 17.1 12.9-22.4 48 9.6 6.9-13.2 225 48.9 42.7-55.1
No 1,036 158 17.4 14.6-20.7 272 28.6 24.8-32.7 115 10.1 8.0-12.5 491 43.9 39.9-48.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 22 17.8 11.1-27.4 34 20.3 13.4-29.5 21 15.4 9.1-24.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,355 231 19.7 17.0-22.7 327 25.6 22.4-29.1 144 9.4 7.8-11.4 653 45.3 41.7-48.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 860 135 17.9 14.8-21.4 244 28.1 24.4-32.1 109 11.4 9.1-14.1 372 42.6 38.4-47.0
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 409 63 17.6 12.8-23.7 61 16.4 10.2-25.4 35 8.4 5.4-13.0 250 57.6 49.9-64.9
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 115 27 23.1 14.9-34.0 23 15.7 9.5-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 24 19.6 12.7-29.0 52 29.9 22.1-39.1 19 10.1 5.9-16.7 63 40.4 31.3-50.1
$50,000- 74,999 194 32 20.8 14.1-29.6 40 26.3 18.0-36.6 *** *** *** 107 45.2 36.2-54.6
$75,000+ 559 77 13.7 10.5-17.7 142 26.4 21.9-31.4 77 12.3 9.5-15.7 263 47.6 42.2-53.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 344 60 21.8 16.4-28.3 82 24.7 19.0-31.4 31 9.1 6.0-13.6 171 44.5 37.7-51.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** 17 15.0 8.6-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 20 20.4 12.3-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 856 126 16.9 13.8-20.5 206 24.6 21.0-28.5 103 11.1 8.8-13.9 421 47.5 43.1-51.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 344 60 21.8 16.4-28.3 82 24.7 19.0-31.4 31 9.1 6.0-13.6 171 44.5 37.7-51.5
HOUSING
Own 1,009 151 16.8 14.0-20.1 225 23.4 19.8-27.5 108 9.8 7.8-12.3 525 49.9 45.7-54.1
Rent 369 73 23.8 18.3-30.4 102 28.3 22.4-35.1 42 10.6 7.4-14.9 152 37.3 30.8-44.3
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 28.0 19.5-38.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 813 118 18.0 14.7-21.8 215 26.8 23.3-30.7 102 11.5 9.2-14.3 378 43.7 39.4-48.0
Regional City or Suburban County 360 67 19.6 14.8-25.5 82 25.3 18.7-33.3 30 6.8 4.5-10.1 181 48.3 41.0-55.6
Rural 329 68 22.6 17.2-29.2 66 21.4 15.9-28.2 33 11.1 7.1-16.9 162 44.9 37.8-52.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 31 23.0 14.7-34.0 21 20.5 12.0-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 580 107 22.1 17.8-27.0 147 27.8 22.5-33.9 49 7.5 5.4-10.3 277 42.6 37.4-48.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 804 115 17.0 13.8-20.7 195 24.1 20.5-28.0 106 11.8 9.4-14.7 388 47.1 42.6-51.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 540 75 16.5 12.7-21.1 122 21.1 17.3-25.5 66 11.7 8.7-15.6 277 50.7 45.1-56.2
2nd Quartile 553 96 20.5 16.4-25.2 149 30.1 24.8-36.1 50 8.1 5.9-10.9 258 41.3 35.9-46.9
3rd Quartile 356 64 20.4 15.4-26.5 85 24.9 19.5-31.4 41 9.6 6.6-13.8 166 45.1 38.5-51.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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