2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 580 129 22.0 18.3-26.2 176 31.4 27.0-36.1 98 16.7 13.4-20.6 177 30.0 25.8-34.5
GENDER
Male 217 44 21.2 15.5-28.2 72 31.6 25.1-39.0 28 13.3 9.0-19.3 73 33.9 27.1-41.4
Female 363 85 22.6 18.0-28.0 104 31.2 25.4-37.6 70 19.3 14.8-24.8 104 26.9 22.0-32.5
AGE
18-34 107 25 22.6 15.0-32.7 *** *** *** 19 19.2 11.7-29.8 26 23.6 15.7-33.9
35-44 106 22 19.0 12.1-28.6 *** *** *** 20 15.9 9.8-24.7 23 22.8 14.9-33.2
45-54 101 30 25.9 17.3-36.9 *** *** *** 19 18.1 11.3-27.8 26 27.2 18.2-38.5
55-64 104 18 15.4 9.2-24.7 *** *** *** 15 14.8 8.5-24.5 *** *** ***
65-74 100 22 24.5 15.9-35.7 28 29.3 20.1-40.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 38 27.1 19.2-36.8 42 31.8 23.1-41.9 20 16.8 10.3-26.3 37 24.3 17.0-33.5
Some Post-H.S. 204 46 21.8 16.1-28.8 65 34.0 26.8-42.0 35 14.3 9.9-20.2 58 30.0 23.2-37.8
College Graduate 201 37 17.6 12.3-24.6 62 30.7 24.0-38.4 31 16.2 11.3-22.7 71 35.4 28.3-43.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 23 17.0 10.8-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 14 16.9 9.5-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 158 32 19.8 13.7-27.7 47 29.5 21.9-38.3 26 15.8 10.5-23.2 53 34.9 26.8-44.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 46 24.1 17.7-32.0 44 28.1 20.5-37.2 30 14.9 9.9-21.9 51 32.9 24.8-42.1
No 404 82 21.2 16.8-26.4 130 32.3 27.1-38.0 67 17.5 13.5-22.4 125 29.0 24.2-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 511 112 21.0 17.2-25.5 158 31.7 27.0-36.9 86 16.7 13.2-20.9 155 30.6 26.1-35.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 246 51 21.4 16.0-28.0 83 34.5 27.8-41.9 38 13.8 9.8-19.1 74 30.3 24.1-37.3
Regional City or Suburban County 147 29 16.7 11.2-24.1 43 31.7 23.2-41.8 24 16.3 10.1-25.4 51 35.3 26.6-45.0
Rural 187 49 26.8 19.8-35.2 50 27.0 20.0-35.4 36 20.7 14.5-28.6 52 25.5 18.9-33.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 327 71 19.6 15.2-24.9 110 36.2 30.2-42.7 53 15.5 11.4-20.6 93 28.7 23.3-34.8
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 131 27 24.4 16.7-34.2 32 21.7 14.7-30.8 21 16.8 10.2-26.2 51 37.1 28.1-47.2
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 286 59 18.2 13.8-23.6 89 31.6 25.7-38.2 47 16.2 11.8-21.9 91 34.0 27.9-40.8
HOUSING
Own 296 56 19.4 14.7-25.2 85 31.4 25.4-38.0 48 15.9 11.6-21.3 107 33.3 27.5-39.7
Rent 228 60 26.1 20.3-32.9 68 29.9 23.7-37.0 42 17.8 12.9-24.0 58 26.2 20.3-33.2
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 49 29.1 21.8-37.8 48 27.4 20.2-35.9 30 19.3 13.1-27.7 48 24.2 17.8-32.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 31 21.2 14.4-30.0 38 25.6 18.1-34.9 33 22.0 15.0-31.0 40 31.3 22.8-41.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 263 49 17.6 12.8-23.6 90 37.5 30.6-44.9 35 11.8 8.2-16.8 89 33.1 26.9-40.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 129 24 17.5 11.0-26.8 *** *** *** 20 14.1 8.6-22.2 43 35.1 25.8-45.7
2nd Quartile 198 41 18.4 13.1-25.2 66 35.7 28.1-44.1 27 13.4 8.7-20.0 64 32.5 25.4-40.5
3rd Quartile 164 37 24.4 17.5-32.9 44 27.1 19.9-35.6 39 22.1 15.6-30.2 44 26.5 19.4-35.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 18.2 10.0-30.9 26 23.5 15.3-34.5

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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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