2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 411 66 16.5 12.3-21.9 90 23.8 18.6-30.0 39 10.1 6.6-15.0 216 49.6 43.0-56.1
GENDER
Male 177 32 17.7 11.5-26.3 39 24.9 17.0-34.8 20 11.9 6.5-20.8 86 45.5 36.0-55.4
Female 234 34 15.4 10.0-22.9 51 22.9 16.4-30.9 19 8.3 4.8-13.9 130 53.5 44.4-62.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 345 53 15.6 11.1-21.4 83 24.8 19.1-31.6 36 10.3 6.7-15.7 173 49.2 42.2-56.3
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 14 15.5 8.7-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 141 23 15.9 9.0-26.6 31 22.9 14.6-34.2 19 16.5 9.3-27.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 156 21 13.9 7.6-23.9 34 24.8 17.2-34.3 *** *** *** 88 54.2 44.1-63.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 157 28 21.7 14.0-32.1 35 19.0 12.8-27.3 17 10.0 5.6-17.0 *** *** ***
No 249 37 13.6 8.8-20.3 55 27.2 20.0-35.9 22 10.4 5.9-17.7 135 48.8 40.3-57.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 364 58 17.2 12.5-23.0 76 23.5 17.9-30.2 36 10.5 6.8-15.8 194 48.8 41.9-55.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 180 28 15.8 9.9-24.3 43 27.0 19.1-36.7 19 12.0 6.7-20.7 90 45.2 35.8-54.9
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 155 24 15.4 9.3-24.5 29 18.7 11.4-29.0 17 10.4 5.7-18.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** 20 17.2 9.6-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 211 26 12.8 7.6-20.8 46 26.1 18.5-35.5 23 9.3 5.8-14.7 116 51.7 42.9-60.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** 20 17.2 9.6-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 313 47 14.6 10.2-20.6 57 21.6 15.7-29.0 30 11.1 6.9-17.2 179 52.7 45.1-60.1
Rent 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 105 12 14.0 7.7-24.1 22 21.2 13.1-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 306 54 17.3 12.3-23.9 68 24.6 18.4-32.1 30 10.5 6.4-16.7 154 47.5 39.8-55.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 23 17.5 10.2-28.4 22 22.2 13.9-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 31 18.3 11.6-27.5 41 26.3 17.8-37.1 *** *** *** 92 43.1 33.1-53.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 115 12 12.6 6.9-22.0 27 21.8 14.0-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 205 30 16.8 11.1-24.4 44 23.5 16.4-32.5 26 13.0 7.7-21.2 105 46.7 37.8-55.7
2nd Quartile 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** 23 18.6 11.4-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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