2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,498 250 19.6 16.9-22.5 335 23.9 21.0-27.0 239 15.5 13.2-18.1 674 41.1 37.8-44.4
GENDER
Male 644 137 24.3 20.1-29.1 159 25.5 20.9-30.7 107 15.7 12.1-20.0 241 34.5 29.8-39.6
Female 854 113 15.5 12.3-19.3 176 22.5 18.9-26.4 132 15.4 12.6-18.7 433 46.7 42.3-51.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 149 18.3 15.3-21.9 181 21.8 18.2-26.0 146 15.4 12.6-18.6 467 44.4 40.3-48.7
Non-Hispanic Black 299 57 21.8 16.1-28.9 75 24.7 18.7-31.8 55 18.0 12.8-24.7 112 35.5 28.9-42.8
Other 232 41 21.9 14.6-31.5 75 31.5 24.4-39.7 34 12.4 7.7-19.2 82 34.2 26.2-43.3
AGE
18-34 285 56 25.5 19.3-33.0 101 33.9 27.8-40.7 50 16.0 11.3-22.3 78 24.5 18.9-31.0
35-44 216 51 25.8 19.3-33.5 49 22.3 16.0-30.3 39 17.0 12.0-23.6 77 34.9 27.6-43.0
45-54 259 40 17.8 12.1-25.4 56 21.2 15.4-28.5 44 17.6 11.6-25.7 119 43.4 35.4-51.8
55-64 276 47 17.6 12.4-24.3 52 20.2 12.9-30.3 46 15.9 11.3-22.0 131 46.2 38.1-54.6
65-74 243 31 10.5 6.9-15.5 47 22.8 16.1-31.4 31 12.1 7.7-18.5 134 54.6 46.1-62.8
75+ 195 24 12.8 7.4-21.2 28 14.8 8.6-24.3 25 10.9 6.4-18.2 118 61.5 51.2-70.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 29 18.3 11.6-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 285 69 28.6 22.0-36.2 64 23.0 17.6-29.4 43 13.2 9.3-18.6 109 35.1 28.6-42.3
Some Post-H.S. 365 76 21.2 16.5-27.0 90 25.5 20.2-31.7 48 13.5 9.9-18.3 151 39.7 33.6-46.2
College Graduate 716 75 12.4 9.3-16.2 142 19.5 16.3-23.1 130 18.5 15.3-22.3 369 49.6 45.0-54.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 455 84 19.2 14.8-24.5 96 20.2 15.9-25.3 66 17.2 12.4-23.3 209 43.4 37.4-49.6
No 1,033 165 19.8 16.5-23.4 238 25.5 21.9-29.5 170 14.7 12.3-17.5 460 40.0 36.2-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 22 15.6 9.5-24.6 33 23.2 15.3-33.6 19 9.5 5.5-16.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,351 228 20.0 17.2-23.2 301 23.9 20.8-27.2 219 16.1 13.6-18.9 603 40.0 36.6-43.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 863 154 22.1 18.5-26.2 207 24.4 20.9-28.2 146 15.0 12.5-18.0 356 38.5 34.5-42.7
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 408 51 12.0 8.5-16.7 64 20.0 13.5-28.6 60 12.8 9.2-17.5 233 55.2 47.6-62.5
Unable to Work 73 20 17.7 10.4-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 27.2 18.0-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 40 32.9 23.9-43.3 34 24.4 16.5-34.3 27 15.5 9.6-24.0 57 27.3 20.4-35.6
$50,000- 74,999 192 38 23.0 15.8-32.3 44 23.7 16.8-32.2 34 17.9 11.3-27.4 76 35.4 27.0-44.8
$75,000+ 560 57 12.7 9.2-17.3 124 22.6 18.2-27.6 101 17.7 14.1-22.0 278 47.1 41.7-52.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 343 61 19.3 14.5-25.3 67 19.9 15.2-25.7 44 12.6 8.8-17.7 171 48.1 41.3-55.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 857 116 16.5 13.2-20.4 184 22.9 19.3-26.9 151 17.0 14.1-20.4 406 43.6 39.3-48.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 343 61 19.3 14.5-25.3 67 19.9 15.2-25.7 44 12.6 8.8-17.7 171 48.1 41.3-55.0
HOUSING
Own 1,005 153 18.7 15.5-22.2 194 20.6 17.2-24.5 160 15.3 12.7-18.4 498 45.4 41.3-49.6
Rent 368 66 18.3 13.3-24.6 112 33.4 27.4-40.1 54 14.8 10.0-21.4 136 33.5 27.5-40.2
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.2 11.4-27.8 34 22.1 14.3-32.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 814 106 15.8 12.6-19.7 202 27.2 23.5-31.2 144 16.6 13.7-19.9 362 40.4 36.3-44.7
Regional City or Suburban County 357 71 21.3 16.0-27.7 73 22.2 16.2-29.8 39 12.5 8.1-18.8 174 44.0 37.0-51.2
Rural 327 73 25.9 20.0-32.7 60 18.3 13.2-24.8 56 17.3 12.7-23.2 138 38.5 31.6-46.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 *** *** *** 24 14.9 9.3-23.2 22 18.9 11.5-29.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 576 114 23.0 18.7-27.9 135 27.4 22.3-33.1 73 12.2 9.3-16.0 254 37.4 32.4-42.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 802 106 16.1 12.7-20.1 176 22.7 19.1-26.8 144 17.4 14.0-21.3 376 43.8 39.4-48.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 537 78 17.4 13.3-22.4 108 20.9 16.6-26.1 97 16.4 12.9-20.6 254 45.3 39.9-50.9
2nd Quartile 549 94 20.5 16.2-25.6 132 26.6 21.7-32.3 72 13.2 9.7-17.8 251 39.6 34.4-45.0
3rd Quartile 358 64 19.1 14.4-24.8 81 23.7 18.4-30.0 59 18.1 13.5-24.0 154 39.1 32.6-45.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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