2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,457 263 18.7 16.5-21.2 401 29.6 26.9-32.5 154 11.0 9.2-13.1 639 40.6 37.7-43.6
Female 1,870 268 16.3 14.2-18.7 398 22.9 20.6-25.4 212 11.8 10.1-13.7 992 49.0 46.2-51.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,128 305 16.3 14.3-18.4 456 23.8 21.7-26.2 234 11.3 9.8-13.0 1,133 48.6 46.0-51.1
Non-Hispanic Black 582 125 22.8 18.9-27.1 194 33.7 29.3-38.4 64 11.0 8.4-14.3 199 32.5 28.2-37.2
Non-Hispanic Other 151 23 13.8 8.5-21.7 35 22.6 15.3-32.1 21 15.2 9.5-23.4 72 48.4 38.8-58.1
Hispanic 445 77 17.3 13.8-21.5 110 26.2 21.8-31.1 46 10.8 7.9-14.6 212 45.8 40.6-51.0
AGE
18-34 596 133 22.3 18.6-26.4 227 39.4 34.9-44.1 76 11.8 9.2-14.9 160 26.5 22.6-31.0
35-44 516 95 20.1 16.3-24.5 139 28.0 23.7-32.7 73 13.4 10.4-17.0 209 38.5 33.9-43.3
45-54 549 91 16.5 13.2-20.4 133 25.1 21.1-29.6 65 13.4 10.2-17.3 260 45.0 40.3-49.8
55-64 578 73 12.9 9.9-16.5 115 20.2 16.5-24.6 64 12.4 9.3-16.2 326 54.5 49.6-59.4
65-74 558 66 13.5 10.4-17.4 105 18.0 14.6-22.1 51 10.1 7.4-13.6 336 58.4 53.4-63.2
75+ 476 65 16.2 11.3-22.6 76 18.4 14.0-23.8 29 5.3 3.4- 8.4 306 60.1 53.6-66.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 328 63 16.8 13.0-21.6 65 22.3 17.1-28.6 37 12.8 8.9-18.0 163 48.0 41.7-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 697 140 21.8 18.1-25.9 181 27.7 23.9-31.9 65 10.1 7.7-13.0 311 40.5 36.2-44.9
Some Post-H.S. 911 167 19.4 16.6-22.7 232 27.0 23.8-30.5 93 11.2 9.0-13.9 419 42.3 38.7-46.1
College Graduate 1,383 159 11.6 9.8-13.6 320 25.1 22.4-28.0 169 12.2 10.4-14.3 735 51.1 48.1-54.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,063 179 18.1 15.3-21.4 251 26.0 22.8-29.5 94 9.9 7.8-12.5 539 46.0 42.3-49.7
No 2,228 349 17.3 15.5-19.3 536 25.8 23.7-28.1 267 12.1 10.6-13.8 1,076 44.7 42.3-47.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 56 17.5 13.3-22.6 92 28.4 23.1-34.5 37 13.3 9.2-18.7 173 40.8 35.1-46.8
Non-Veteran 2,965 473 17.4 15.7-19.2 706 25.7 23.8-27.7 329 11.2 9.9-12.6 1,457 45.7 43.5-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,770 310 18.8 16.8-21.1 493 29.7 27.2-32.3 223 12.2 10.5-14.0 744 39.3 36.7-41.9
Unemployed 139 22 19.8 12.8-29.2 38 26.4 18.7-35.8 15 10.8 6.3-18.0 64 43.0 33.4-53.3
Retired 968 129 14.5 11.6-18.0 167 18.2 15.3-21.6 74 8.1 6.2-10.6 598 59.1 55.1-63.1
Unable to Work 203 40 18.8 13.4-25.7 40 17.3 12.3-23.9 20 15.0 9.3-23.4 103 48.8 40.7-57.0
Other not in Labor Force 215 26 13.6 9.0-20.1 50 29.0 22.0-37.0 33 15.6 10.6-22.4 106 41.9 34.3-49.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 17 14.0 8.4-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 40 19.9 14.2-27.1 45 19.8 14.1-27.1 23 11.4 7.2-17.4 105 49.0 41.0-57.1
$25,000- 34,999 253 51 19.9 14.5-26.6 66 29.1 22.5-36.7 25 10.8 6.7-17.0 111 40.3 32.9-48.1
$35,000- 49,999 422 77 19.2 15.1-24.1 110 27.3 22.3-32.8 52 12.6 9.2-17.1 183 41.0 35.4-46.7
$50,000-74,999 378 66 19.5 14.9-25.2 103 28.2 23.1-34.0 46 11.9 8.5-16.3 163 40.4 34.7-46.3
$75,000-100,000 359 46 14.6 10.6-19.7 95 28.8 23.5-34.7 41 12.0 8.5-16.7 177 44.6 38.8-50.7
$100,000-150,000 357 49 13.3 9.7-18.0 101 30.3 25.0-36.2 51 15.8 11.8-20.7 156 40.7 35.0-46.6
$150,000+ 404 52 15.0 11.3-19.6 73 20.3 16.1-25.2 50 11.4 8.4-15.3 229 53.4 47.9-58.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 838 133 19.1 15.7-23.0 180 24.5 20.9-28.5 73 9.1 7.0-11.7 452 47.3 43.1-51.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 48 21.8 16.1-28.8 50 27.8 20.9-35.8 15 7.3 4.1-12.7 93 43.1 35.5-51.0
101% to 150% 333 60 21.4 16.3-27.6 88 23.7 18.7-29.6 40 12.4 8.6-17.5 145 42.5 36.0-49.4
151% to 200% 164 31 16.5 10.9-24.2 41 29.4 21.2-39.1 21 16.2 10.2-24.7 71 37.9 29.4-47.3
More than 200% 1,700 249 15.8 13.8-18.0 414 26.4 24.0-29.0 210 12.5 10.8-14.5 827 45.3 42.6-48.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 838 133 19.1 15.7-23.0 180 24.5 20.9-28.5 73 9.1 7.0-11.7 452 47.3 43.1-51.5
HOUSING
Own 2,188 303 15.9 14.0-17.9 465 23.7 21.6-25.9 235 11.1 9.7-12.8 1,185 49.3 46.9-51.8
Rent 892 179 21.8 18.8-25.2 247 29.2 25.8-32.7 111 13.2 10.8-16.0 355 35.8 32.4-39.4
Other arrangement 223 47 23.5 17.4-30.8 80 39.5 32.0-47.7 19 10.8 6.4-17.7 77 26.2 20.3-33.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,091 144 14.0 11.7-16.6 295 28.0 25.0-31.1 136 12.0 10.0-14.4 516 46.1 42.7-49.5
Regional City or Suburban County 966 158 18.3 15.4-21.6 221 26.7 23.4-30.4 115 12.5 10.3-15.3 472 42.4 38.7-46.1
Rural 1,270 229 19.9 17.2-22.9 283 23.7 20.8-26.8 115 9.9 8.0-12.2 643 46.4 43.0-49.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 686 150 22.5 19.0-26.4 157 25.8 21.9-30.2 61 9.2 6.9-12.1 318 42.5 38.1-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,101 179 19.4 16.4-22.8 272 25.8 22.7-29.1 119 11.1 9.0-13.6 531 43.8 40.3-47.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,540 202 13.7 11.8-15.9 370 26.3 23.7-29.1 186 12.7 10.9-14.8 782 47.2 44.3-50.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,170 141 12.6 10.5-15.1 271 25.4 22.4-28.7 143 13.2 11.0-15.7 615 48.8 45.3-52.2
2nd Quartile 1,035 175 19.3 16.3-22.6 267 27.3 24.2-30.7 114 11.3 9.2-13.8 479 42.1 38.6-45.7
3rd Quartile 816 156 20.1 16.9-23.6 188 24.2 20.9-28.0 92 11.8 9.4-14.8 380 43.9 39.9-47.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 306 59 20.1 15.1-26.2 73 28.3 22.1-35.3 17 5.1 3.0- 8.4 157 46.6 39.9-53.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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