2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 414 73 21.5 16.0-28.1 87 27.3 21.8-33.6 53 10.7 7.5-15.1 201 40.6 34.3-47.1
GENDER
Male 180 41 26.4 18.6-35.9 42 29.5 21.1-39.7 22 8.1 4.9-13.3 75 36.0 27.5-45.5
Female 234 32 16.5 9.6-26.9 45 25.0 18.4-33.0 31 13.3 8.2-20.9 126 45.2 36.5-54.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 347 59 21.6 15.8-28.8 72 26.3 20.4-33.1 45 10.8 7.3-15.6 171 41.4 34.6-48.5
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 25.1 16.5-36.2
Some Post-H.S. 142 30 16.6 10.3-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 157 *** *** *** 29 24.4 16.4-34.7 23 11.2 7.0-17.5 91 56.5 46.4-66.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 160 *** *** *** 33 21.6 14.7-30.6 17 11.6 6.3-20.2 *** *** ***
No 249 44 21.1 14.7-29.4 54 31.4 23.8-40.1 35 10.3 6.5-15.8 116 37.2 29.7-45.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 366 64 21.9 16.1-29.2 75 27.6 21.6-34.4 45 10.3 6.9-15.0 182 40.2 33.6-47.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 182 42 26.2 18.4-35.8 42 29.0 20.8-39.0 20 9.8 5.6-16.5 78 35.0 26.7-44.3
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 154 *** *** *** 21 16.4 9.8-26.0 25 11.1 6.7-17.8 90 59.0 48.4-68.8
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 112 17 17.4 9.5-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 211 36 20.2 13.4-29.2 39 25.7 17.8-35.5 28 11.2 7.0-17.6 108 42.9 34.3-52.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 314 48 19.6 13.9-26.9 56 23.0 17.0-30.2 45 12.1 8.1-17.5 165 45.4 38.1-52.9
Rent 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.3 7.6-22.1 *** *** ***
Rural 308 62 22.8 16.4-30.8 66 27.2 20.8-34.7 35 9.9 6.3-15.3 145 40.1 32.8-48.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 187 39 21.5 14.1-31.3 41 29.1 20.3-39.6 26 13.1 7.6-21.8 81 36.3 27.1-46.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 117 12 16.6 9.0-28.7 *** *** *** 20 14.2 8.3-23.2 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 206 29 17.1 11.1-25.4 44 28.2 20.5-37.5 33 14.1 9.0-21.4 100 40.6 32.0-49.8
2nd Quartile 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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