2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,327 531 17.5 15.9-19.1 799 26.0 24.2-27.9 366 11.4 10.2-12.8 1,631 45.1 43.1-47.1
Eastern NC 897 165 19.4 16.5-22.7 196 25.5 22.0-29.3 94 11.0 8.8-13.7 442 44.1 40.3-47.9
GENDER
Male 382 83 23.4 18.7-28.8 86 25.5 20.6-31.2 39 11.2 7.9-15.6 174 39.9 34.5-45.6
Female 515 82 16.1 12.7-20.1 110 25.4 20.8-30.7 55 10.9 8.1-14.5 268 47.6 42.4-52.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 553 96 18.9 15.2-23.2 104 22.2 18.2-26.8 54 10.3 7.6-13.6 299 48.7 43.9-53.6
Non-Hispanic Black 197 43 22.7 16.8-29.9 60 32.2 25.0-40.5 25 14.4 9.5-21.3 69 30.6 24.0-38.2
Other 138 25 16.7 10.4-25.7 *** *** *** 15 8.7 4.8-15.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 150 36 23.6 16.8-32.1 58 42.1 33.3-51.4 14 9.7 5.6-16.3 42 24.6 17.9-32.7
35-44 135 25 19.2 12.9-27.7 34 29.2 20.6-39.6 20 14.6 9.2-22.4 56 37.0 28.5-46.3
45-54 134 27 22.2 14.8-31.8 32 22.6 15.6-31.5 19 13.9 8.5-21.9 56 41.3 32.0-51.4
55-64 178 31 19.2 13.3-26.9 29 17.4 11.8-24.9 19 9.7 5.8-15.8 99 53.7 45.3-61.9
65-74 167 22 13.3 8.3-20.7 23 13.0 8.3-19.9 17 13.6 7.9-22.3 105 60.1 50.9-68.6
75+ 121 22 17.4 10.9-26.7 20 20.3 12.4-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 14 14.2 8.2-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 47 22.4 16.7-29.5 54 26.5 20.1-34.1 19 10.6 6.6-16.6 100 40.4 33.4-48.0
Some Post-H.S. 253 54 21.7 16.5-27.9 54 24.4 18.7-31.2 31 12.2 8.3-17.5 114 41.8 35.0-48.8
College Graduate 335 49 14.1 10.4-18.8 71 26.7 20.7-33.7 35 10.8 7.4-15.3 180 48.5 42.1-54.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 304 66 21.0 16.1-27.1 60 23.4 17.9-29.8 26 8.7 5.6-13.4 152 46.9 40.3-53.6
No 588 99 18.9 15.4-23.0 134 25.9 21.7-30.5 68 12.4 9.5-15.9 287 42.8 38.3-47.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 32 23.3 16.4-31.9 33 28.5 20.4-38.2 18 15.2 9.4-23.7 64 33.1 25.4-41.7
Non-Veteran 749 133 18.6 15.5-22.2 163 24.8 21.1-29.0 76 10.1 7.9-13.0 377 46.4 42.2-50.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 453 87 20.6 16.6-25.3 118 30.4 25.4-35.8 53 10.9 8.1-14.5 195 38.2 33.2-43.3
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 277 47 15.9 11.5-21.5 42 15.9 11.4-21.9 20 10.0 6.1-16.1 168 58.2 50.9-65.0
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 27 25.1 16.9-35.7 29 25.3 16.6-36.5 *** *** *** 46 38.2 28.5-48.9
$50,000- 74,999 119 27 20.3 13.2-29.9 *** *** *** 14 14.1 8.1-23.5 46 33.5 24.8-43.5
$75,000+ 275 41 16.3 11.9-22.0 55 22.8 17.4-29.3 35 13.1 9.2-18.5 144 47.8 41.1-54.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 222 41 20.7 14.8-28.3 36 22.3 15.5-30.9 18 9.0 5.4-14.7 127 48.0 39.9-56.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 19 21.6 13.4-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 449 77 17.7 13.9-22.1 100 25.1 20.5-30.3 55 12.8 9.6-17.0 217 44.4 39.2-49.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 222 41 20.7 14.8-28.3 36 22.3 15.5-30.9 18 9.0 5.4-14.7 127 48.0 39.9-56.2
HOUSING
Own 604 102 18.0 14.6-21.9 118 24.3 20.2-28.8 61 10.9 8.3-14.1 323 46.9 42.3-51.6
Rent 225 46 23.6 17.7-30.7 55 24.1 18.4-30.9 29 14.3 9.4-21.1 95 38.1 31.2-45.4
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.1 8.9-27.1 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 280 59 22.4 17.3-28.6 62 27.2 21.3-34.1 36 12.0 8.4-17.0 123 38.3 32.0-45.0
Rural 540 102 19.8 16.0-24.3 114 23.6 19.3-28.6 44 9.8 7.1-13.5 280 46.7 41.7-51.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 114 21.8 18.0-26.2 122 26.5 21.9-31.5 50 10.0 7.3-13.5 252 41.7 36.9-46.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 87 *** *** *** 15 15.9 9.2-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 272 34 12.4 8.6-17.5 59 26.5 20.5-33.5 34 12.1 8.4-17.1 145 49.0 42.3-55.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 178 18 8.3 4.9-13.5 41 25.5 18.6-33.9 24 15.0 9.7-22.5 95 51.3 42.8-59.6
2nd Quartile 166 34 22.1 15.7-30.4 36 27.1 19.6-36.3 17 9.9 5.9-16.1 79 40.8 32.6-49.6
3rd Quartile 288 64 24.7 19.1-31.2 57 21.3 16.0-27.7 38 14.7 10.3-20.5 129 39.4 33.1-46.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 265 49 18.3 13.4-24.5 62 29.1 22.3-36.9 15 5.5 3.2- 9.3 139 47.1 39.9-54.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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