2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 565 160 22.2 16.9-28.4 127 23.9 18.5-30.2 66 9.3 6.2-13.8 212 44.7 37.6-51.9
GENDER
Male 214 72 24.4 16.5-34.6 41 23.0 15.2-33.2 24 9.5 4.7-18.0 *** *** ***
Female 351 88 20.3 13.8-28.8 86 24.6 17.8-33.0 42 9.2 5.6-14.7 135 45.9 37.4-54.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 213 37 19.8 13.5-28.0 42 24.1 17.1-32.7 23 11.8 7.3-18.7 111 44.3 36.1-52.9
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 270 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 6.5 2.6-15.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.1 6.3-21.9 *** *** ***
45-64 217 73 24.2 15.5-35.9 *** *** *** 20 4.5 2.1- 9.2 *** *** ***
65+ 186 37 16.3 8.8-28.2 38 17.3 10.5-27.0 27 10.7 5.4-20.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 196 64 22.2 14.1-33.1 *** *** *** 20 7.8 3.8-15.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 181 *** *** *** 36 23.9 15.6-34.8 23 7.8 3.2-17.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 186 37 13.5 7.5-22.9 45 16.2 9.8-25.7 22 13.9 7.9-23.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 65 22.0 14.0-32.8 *** *** *** 29 10.8 4.9-22.0 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 214 64 24.0 15.8-34.7 49 23.8 16.1-33.6 18 7.5 3.9-14.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 10.2 5.1-19.5 *** *** ***

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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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