2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,328 655 20.9 19.3-22.6 750 24.3 22.6-26.2 480 14.1 12.8-15.5 1,443 40.7 38.7-42.7
Eastern NC 904 196 23.3 20.2-26.8 203 24.9 21.6-28.5 116 12.6 10.3-15.4 389 39.2 35.5-43.0
GENDER
Male 386 88 24.8 19.9-30.4 91 25.8 20.9-31.2 46 10.5 7.5-14.6 161 38.9 33.5-44.7
Female 518 108 22.1 18.1-26.7 112 24.1 19.7-29.2 70 14.4 11.2-18.5 228 39.4 34.5-44.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 560 103 20.5 16.7-24.9 111 22.6 18.7-27.0 73 12.8 9.9-16.3 273 44.1 39.4-48.9
Non-Hispanic Black 196 53 27.7 21.1-35.5 55 30.3 23.3-38.4 27 14.4 9.4-21.3 61 27.6 21.2-35.0
Other 137 40 28.4 20.0-38.7 35 25.3 16.6-36.7 14 8.7 4.9-15.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 150 35 24.6 17.6-33.4 47 31.2 23.3-40.3 19 13.6 8.5-21.1 49 30.6 23.0-39.4
35-44 137 27 20.7 14.1-29.3 49 39.3 30.1-49.2 16 10.5 6.2-17.3 45 29.5 21.9-38.5
45-54 135 35 27.4 19.1-37.5 27 20.3 13.7-29.1 18 12.0 7.4-18.8 55 40.3 31.1-50.3
55-64 178 42 26.0 19.1-34.3 26 14.5 9.5-21.3 27 14.0 9.3-20.6 83 45.5 37.4-53.9
65-74 169 37 23.0 16.3-31.4 23 16.7 10.9-24.9 21 11.6 7.1-18.6 88 48.6 39.8-57.6
75+ 123 19 18.3 10.9-29.1 28 23.6 15.6-34.0 15 15.4 8.5-26.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 58 28.4 21.9-35.9 56 25.9 19.7-33.2 29 13.1 8.7-19.4 78 32.6 26.1-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 257 58 22.8 17.5-29.3 53 22.9 17.5-29.4 31 11.9 8.2-17.1 115 42.3 35.6-49.3
College Graduate 336 55 15.9 11.9-20.9 72 26.8 20.9-33.7 46 13.6 9.9-18.3 163 43.7 37.6-50.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 74 24.0 18.8-30.0 66 26.7 21.0-33.3 42 12.7 9.1-17.5 128 36.7 30.6-43.2
No 589 122 23.4 19.4-27.8 136 23.4 19.6-27.6 73 12.7 9.8-16.3 258 40.6 36.0-45.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 27 24.4 16.8-33.9 32 24.0 17.0-32.8 28 17.3 11.3-25.6 58 34.3 26.3-43.4
Non-Veteran 758 169 23.1 19.7-26.9 171 25.1 21.4-29.2 88 11.6 9.2-14.6 330 40.1 36.1-44.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 454 103 23.0 18.8-27.8 122 30.7 25.8-36.0 60 12.2 9.2-16.1 169 34.1 29.4-39.3
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 282 53 22.5 17.0-29.3 47 16.7 12.1-22.6 34 12.8 8.6-18.5 148 48.0 41.0-55.1
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 30 25.5 17.3-35.8 25 21.0 13.1-31.8 15 10.5 5.9-18.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 122 32 24.1 16.5-33.8 29 28.1 19.4-39.0 15 11.5 6.5-19.3 46 36.3 27.1-46.5
$75,000+ 273 45 18.9 13.9-25.1 60 25.2 19.7-31.6 37 12.6 8.8-17.9 131 43.3 36.8-50.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 228 50 28.1 21.2-36.2 52 23.1 16.7-31.1 27 12.1 8.0-18.0 99 36.6 29.4-44.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 28 27.3 18.3-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 451 88 20.0 16.0-24.7 101 25.8 21.2-30.9 62 12.8 9.7-16.7 200 41.4 36.3-46.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 228 50 28.1 21.2-36.2 52 23.1 16.7-31.1 27 12.1 8.0-18.0 99 36.6 29.4-44.5
HOUSING
Own 610 122 22.9 19.1-27.2 122 22.6 18.8-26.9 86 13.8 10.9-17.3 280 40.7 36.3-45.3
Rent 227 55 25.0 19.0-32.2 58 27.0 20.9-34.1 27 11.5 7.6-17.1 87 36.5 29.7-43.9
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** 16 20.2 12.0-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 284 56 19.0 14.2-24.8 77 31.8 25.7-38.7 42 12.0 8.6-16.5 109 37.2 30.9-44.0
Rural 544 128 26.3 22.0-31.1 110 21.7 17.6-26.4 63 12.8 9.7-16.7 243 39.2 34.5-44.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 131 25.9 21.7-30.5 127 25.7 21.3-30.6 70 12.6 9.6-16.3 212 35.9 31.2-40.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 89 *** *** *** 13 16.2 9.2-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 275 44 16.6 12.0-22.4 63 26.1 20.4-32.6 32 10.2 7.0-14.7 136 47.1 40.4-54.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 176 27 17.2 11.5-24.9 35 21.2 15.1-28.9 22 12.1 7.7-18.6 92 49.5 41.0-58.0
2nd Quartile 172 33 17.6 12.1-25.1 47 32.0 24.3-40.8 21 10.0 6.2-15.7 71 40.4 32.2-49.2
3rd Quartile 289 70 26.9 21.0-33.6 63 24.7 19.1-31.3 44 15.2 10.9-20.7 112 33.2 27.3-39.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 267 66 26.5 20.6-33.5 58 22.4 16.6-29.6 29 11.8 7.7-17.6 114 39.2 32.4-46.4

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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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