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%)
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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,190 160 15.7 13.1-18.8 216 20.1 17.3-23.2 130 11.7 9.7-14.2 684 52.5 48.9-56.0
Non-Hispanic Black 366 70 20.9 16.1-26.5 129 36.1 30.4-42.3 43 10.7 7.6-14.8 124 32.3 26.8-38.4
Other 303 38 13.3 9.1-18.9 52 16.6 11.6-23.3 39 13.6 9.3-19.4 174 56.5 49.1-63.7
AGE
18-34 288 63 21.4 16.4-27.4 104 38.0 31.5-44.9 39 13.0 9.2-18.0 82 27.6 21.8-34.2
35-44 285 46 20.0 14.7-26.5 66 22.2 17.1-28.2 43 14.6 10.5-20.0 130 43.2 36.9-49.8
45-54 331 46 13.0 9.6-17.4 70 21.2 16.5-26.8 43 14.6 10.4-20.1 172 51.2 44.9-57.4
55-64 322 36 10.9 7.6-15.5 56 18.4 13.4-24.6 35 12.1 8.3-17.3 195 58.5 51.8-65.0
65-74 322 34 11.4 7.8-16.4 56 16.5 12.1-22.1 29 8.9 5.9-13.0 203 63.3 56.7-69.4
75+ 289 40 19.1 12.1-29.0 44 14.7 10.2-20.8 19 5.9 3.3-10.3 186 60.2 51.5-68.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 20 11.8 7.3-18.5 24 16.8 10.2-26.4 16 11.0 6.3-18.6 99 60.4 50.7-69.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 64 21.6 16.1-28.3 80 23.5 18.5-29.3 43 12.0 8.6-16.6 177 42.9 36.7-49.3
Some Post-H.S. 542 96 18.2 14.7-22.3 123 23.6 19.5-28.2 56 11.7 8.8-15.4 267 46.5 41.6-51.5
College Graduate 801 87 11.2 8.9-14.0 170 23.6 20.0-27.6 97 12.0 9.7-14.8 447 53.2 49.1-57.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 23 19.3 12.2-29.3 27 17.2 10.5-27.0 15 11.6 6.7-19.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 165 22 13.9 8.4-22.1 44 29.6 21.3-39.4 14 9.4 5.1-16.7 85 47.2 37.6-57.0
$35,000- 49,999 228 38 17.2 12.2-23.8 55 24.3 18.0-31.8 32 14.6 9.7-21.4 103 43.9 36.3-51.8
$50,000- 74,999 215 34 19.0 12.9-27.2 55 25.3 19.1-32.8 27 12.3 7.9-18.7 99 43.3 35.5-51.5
$75,000+ 566 68 13.2 10.2-16.9 108 21.9 18.0-26.4 76 13.2 10.3-16.7 314 51.7 46.9-56.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 99 18.2 14.3-23.0 140 24.4 20.2-29.1 55 9.1 6.7-12.4 321 48.3 43.3-53.3
No 1,232 168 15.7 13.3-18.5 250 21.6 18.9-24.6 155 13.2 11.1-15.7 659 49.5 46.1-52.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,812 263 16.7 14.5-19.1 383 22.6 20.3-25.2 205 11.6 9.9-13.5 961 49.1 46.3-52.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 597 68 12.2 9.4-15.6 141 24.2 20.5-28.5 80 13.4 10.5-16.9 308 50.2 45.5-54.9
Regional City or Suburban County 522 70 15.7 11.8-20.6 100 22.2 17.9-27.2 66 14.4 11.0-18.6 286 47.7 42.5-53.0
Rural 751 130 20.4 16.7-24.6 157 22.3 18.5-26.6 66 8.4 6.3-11.1 398 48.9 44.3-53.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 886 140 17.8 14.9-21.2 223 26.5 23.1-30.2 116 12.8 10.5-15.6 407 42.8 39.1-46.7
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 595 76 15.3 11.3-20.5 92 14.7 11.5-18.6 47 7.8 5.6-10.7 380 62.2 56.9-67.3
Unable to Work 118 20 15.1 9.4-23.4 22 16.5 10.6-24.9 12 15.0 8.1-26.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 181 21 12.5 7.7-19.4 35 25.9 18.6-35.0 29 16.3 10.7-23.9 96 45.3 36.8-54.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 21 19.2 11.9-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 212 31 16.4 10.9-24.0 54 23.0 16.7-30.8 24 11.3 7.0-17.6 103 49.3 40.6-58.0
151% to 200% 98 17 16.0 9.1-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 894 120 15.0 12.3-18.1 188 23.1 19.9-26.7 115 12.6 10.3-15.4 471 49.3 45.5-53.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 394 76 20.2 15.8-25.6 87 25.0 19.7-31.3 38 9.1 6.4-12.9 193 45.6 39.5-51.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 639 100 19.9 15.7-24.8 134 21.5 17.8-25.9 70 11.3 8.5-14.8 335 47.3 42.4-52.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 837 92 11.7 9.3-14.5 177 23.0 19.7-26.7 104 13.4 10.9-16.4 464 52.0 47.9-56.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 70 11.8 9.1-15.1 131 22.4 18.5-26.8 76 13.0 10.2-16.5 366 52.9 48.1-57.5
2nd Quartile 575 79 16.8 12.8-21.6 125 22.7 18.7-27.2 71 12.5 9.6-16.2 300 48.1 43.1-53.2
3rd Quartile 471 86 19.4 15.3-24.3 100 21.9 17.6-26.9 53 11.4 8.3-15.4 232 47.3 41.8-52.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 181 33 21.4 14.6-30.1 42 27.9 19.6-38.0 12 6.4 3.4-11.6 94 44.3 35.5-53.6

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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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