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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,460 329 23.2 20.7-25.9 357 25.9 23.3-28.6 202 13.7 11.8-15.8 572 37.3 34.4-40.2
Female 1,868 326 18.9 16.7-21.2 393 23.0 20.6-25.6 278 14.5 12.7-16.5 871 43.7 40.9-46.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,135 380 19.7 17.7-21.9 389 20.7 18.7-23.0 292 13.3 11.7-15.1 1,074 46.3 43.8-48.8
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
Non-Hispanic Other 148 34 22.9 15.7-32.1 36 22.9 15.4-32.7 22 13.3 8.3-20.7 56 40.9 31.6-50.9
Hispanic 442 112 25.9 21.6-30.7 144 32.5 27.8-37.6 65 14.6 11.3-18.6 121 27.0 22.5-32.0
AGE
18-34 593 152 25.9 22.1-30.2 197 34.8 30.4-39.6 88 14.4 11.5-18.0 156 24.8 21.1-28.9
35-44 516 111 22.0 18.2-26.4 154 30.3 25.9-35.0 87 14.8 11.9-18.4 164 32.8 28.4-37.6
45-54 552 129 21.5 17.9-25.5 118 23.0 19.1-27.5 87 16.1 12.8-20.0 218 39.4 34.8-44.2
55-64 581 105 19.3 15.7-23.6 103 17.4 13.9-21.4 81 14.4 11.3-18.1 292 48.9 44.1-53.8
65-74 559 92 17.6 14.0-21.8 86 16.1 12.8-20.1 71 11.9 9.1-15.3 310 54.4 49.4-59.3
75+ 473 61 15.4 11.1-21.1 80 17.9 13.8-22.8 59 12.4 8.8-17.1 273 54.3 48.1-60.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 330 95 27.4 22.2-33.3 87 24.7 19.7-30.6 47 13.3 9.7-17.9 101 34.6 28.6-41.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 698 165 24.8 21.1-28.9 198 29.3 25.3-33.5 86 12.1 9.5-15.3 249 33.8 29.8-38.1
Some Post-H.S. 907 200 22.2 19.2-25.4 205 24.5 21.3-28.0 116 12.6 10.3-15.3 386 40.8 37.1-44.5
College Graduate 1,383 192 13.6 11.6-15.8 259 20.1 17.6-22.9 229 17.5 15.3-20.0 703 48.8 45.7-51.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,073 237 23.1 20.0-26.4 225 23.6 20.4-27.0 149 13.2 11.0-15.8 462 40.2 36.6-43.9
No 2,218 412 20.0 18.0-22.1 516 24.4 22.3-26.7 326 14.6 13.0-16.4 964 41.0 38.6-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 356 62 19.6 15.1-25.1 77 24.9 19.9-30.8 60 17.0 12.8-22.3 157 38.4 32.8-44.4
Non-Veteran 2,968 592 21.0 19.3-22.9 672 24.2 22.3-26.2 420 13.8 12.4-15.3 1,284 41.0 38.9-43.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,769 381 22.2 20.0-24.5 459 27.9 25.5-30.5 267 14.4 12.7-16.4 662 35.5 32.9-38.1
Unemployed 136 29 20.6 13.9-29.5 35 27.6 19.0-38.2 24 16.4 10.6-24.4 48 35.4 26.4-45.5
Retired 971 140 16.4 13.5-19.8 143 14.3 11.8-17.2 128 13.4 10.9-16.4 560 55.9 51.9-59.8
Unable to Work 207 64 31.2 24.0-39.3 36 17.2 12.1-23.8 27 12.8 8.3-19.1 80 38.9 31.2-47.1
Other not in Labor Force 213 36 17.2 12.1-23.9 65 32.0 24.7-40.4 33 15.7 10.7-22.4 79 35.1 28.1-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 25 23.7 15.8-34.0 *** *** *** 16 14.0 8.4-22.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 51 22.7 16.8-30.1 50 25.3 18.6-33.3 28 12.8 8.2-19.5 83 39.1 31.5-47.4
$25,000- 34,999 251 66 29.8 23.1-37.5 67 27.8 21.1-35.7 33 13.7 9.3-19.8 85 28.7 22.4-35.9
$35,000- 49,999 422 97 23.2 18.8-28.4 104 26.2 21.3-31.8 52 12.1 8.9-16.2 169 38.5 33.0-44.3
$50,000-74,999 383 84 22.1 17.6-27.4 92 25.5 20.5-31.2 52 12.6 9.1-17.1 155 39.8 34.1-45.8
$75,000-100,000 360 60 19.9 15.3-25.6 80 24.8 19.8-30.6 63 14.7 11.1-19.2 157 40.6 34.9-46.6
$100,000-150,000 356 54 15.3 11.4-20.2 76 23.6 18.7-29.2 56 16.3 12.3-21.2 170 44.9 39.0-50.9
$150,000+ 403 47 12.0 8.8-16.2 76 21.0 16.7-26.0 65 16.9 13.1-21.6 215 50.1 44.6-55.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 840 171 23.1 19.6-27.0 185 23.5 20.1-27.4 115 13.6 11.0-16.7 369 39.8 35.8-44.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 206 52 24.9 18.7-32.3 58 29.4 22.4-37.4 34 17.6 12.2-24.8 62 28.1 21.7-35.7
101% to 150% 332 95 32.2 26.1-38.8 78 24.6 19.1-31.2 38 10.1 6.9-14.5 121 33.1 27.2-39.7
151% to 200% 161 35 20.8 14.3-29.3 48 30.9 22.6-40.7 23 13.3 8.3-20.5 55 35.0 26.5-44.6
More than 200% 1,704 278 16.9 14.9-19.0 362 23.2 20.9-25.7 261 15.1 13.2-17.2 803 44.9 42.1-47.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 840 171 23.1 19.6-27.0 185 23.5 20.1-27.4 115 13.6 11.0-16.7 369 39.8 35.8-44.0
HOUSING
Own 2,192 359 18.2 16.3-20.3 424 21.9 19.9-24.2 321 14.4 12.8-16.2 1,088 45.4 43.0-47.9
Rent 888 233 27.8 24.5-31.3 252 29.8 26.3-33.4 130 13.9 11.6-16.7 273 28.5 25.3-32.0
Other arrangement 222 61 31.7 24.6-39.8 65 30.3 23.6-38.0 27 12.2 7.7-18.8 69 25.8 19.7-33.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,084 185 17.2 14.8-20.0 268 25.6 22.6-28.9 177 15.7 13.4-18.2 454 41.5 38.2-44.9
Regional City or Suburban County 974 172 17.9 15.1-20.9 232 27.1 23.7-30.7 140 13.6 11.3-16.4 430 41.4 37.8-45.2
Rural 1,270 298 26.7 23.7-30.0 250 20.9 18.2-23.9 163 13.0 10.9-15.5 559 39.3 36.1-42.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 688 170 26.9 23.1-31.1 153 23.4 19.6-27.6 98 14.4 11.5-17.9 267 35.3 31.1-39.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,102 232 21.8 18.9-25.0 233 23.1 20.1-26.3 162 14.1 11.8-16.7 475 41.1 37.6-44.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,538 253 17.4 15.3-19.9 364 25.7 23.1-28.5 220 14.0 12.1-16.1 701 42.9 40.0-45.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,165 199 18.8 16.1-21.7 239 21.8 19.0-25.0 166 14.4 12.1-16.9 561 45.0 41.6-48.5
2nd Quartile 1,039 209 20.1 17.3-23.2 254 26.5 23.4-29.9 147 13.5 11.3-16.1 429 39.8 36.3-43.4
3rd Quartile 816 167 21.7 18.5-25.2 189 25.5 22.0-29.3 132 15.0 12.4-18.0 328 37.8 34.0-41.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 80 28.4 22.6-35.0 68 21.7 16.4-28.2 35 12.9 8.8-18.4 125 37.0 30.8-43.7

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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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