2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 561 130 20.3 14.4-27.7 129 18.5 14.0-24.0 63 15.4 10.8-21.4 239 45.9 38.9-53.1
GENDER
Male 214 *** *** *** 56 20.0 12.8-29.8 22 12.7 7.2-21.5 *** *** ***
Female 347 71 12.6 8.0-19.2 73 17.2 11.9-24.2 41 17.5 11.2-26.4 162 52.7 43.6-61.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 211 41 18.6 12.9-26.1 32 16.6 11.1-24.2 22 12.8 8.0-20.0 116 52.0 43.3-60.6
Non-Hispanic Black 75 *** *** *** 14 12.8 6.0-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 270 70 14.6 7.2-27.3 *** *** *** 25 6.6 2.2-18.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 154 *** *** *** 47 27.9 19.0-39.1 18 14.4 7.9-24.8 *** *** ***
45-64 216 55 17.7 10.8-27.6 45 15.6 9.3-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 184 29 12.0 6.2-21.9 35 8.3 4.0-16.3 25 16.4 9.3-27.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 193 *** *** *** 43 16.1 10.0-25.0 21 15.5 8.3-27.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 180 51 20.8 13.1-31.6 40 23.5 15.1-34.7 21 11.5 5.5-22.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 186 36 11.9 6.3-21.3 45 14.4 8.6-23.1 21 20.8 12.8-31.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 220 54 20.4 12.7-31.2 50 21.6 13.6-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000+ 216 47 16.8 10.5-25.8 53 17.2 11.0-25.8 23 16.3 10.1-25.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 125 *** *** *** 26 16.9 9.3-28.6 15 12.6 6.1-24.4 *** *** ***

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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.

^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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