2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

HNC2030 sugar-sweetened beverage indicator*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,288 941 30.4 28.5-32.3 2,347 69.6 67.7-71.5
-FEMALES 1,845 472 27.7 25.2-30.4 1,373 72.3 69.6-74.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,174 284 27.4 24.2-30.8 890 72.6 69.2-75.8
Non-Hispanic Black 362 123 34.3 28.7-40.4 239 65.7 59.6-71.3
Other 298 65 21.3 16.0-27.6 233 78.7 72.4-84.0
AGE
18-34 280 100 35.1 28.8-41.8 180 64.9 58.2-71.2
35-44 281 75 29.7 23.7-36.4 206 70.3 63.6-76.3
45-54 330 92 26.4 21.5-32.0 238 73.6 68.0-78.5
55-64 320 75 25.4 20.0-31.5 245 74.6 68.5-80.0
65-74 316 69 21.5 16.6-27.3 247 78.5 72.7-83.4
75+ 285 58 25.7 18.0-35.2 227 74.3 64.8-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 39 24.7 17.7-33.5 116 75.3 66.5-82.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 114 34.1 28.0-40.8 243 65.9 59.2-72.0
Some Post-H.S. 531 162 31.3 26.9-36.1 369 68.7 63.9-73.1
College Graduate 798 156 19.9 16.8-23.3 642 80.1 76.7-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 38 30.0 21.1-40.6 93 70.0 59.4-78.9
$25,000- 34,999 161 47 29.3 21.3-38.7 114 70.7 61.3-78.7
$35,000- 49,999 227 70 31.6 24.9-39.3 157 68.4 60.7-75.1
$50,000- 74,999 213 63 32.1 24.8-40.5 150 67.9 59.5-75.2
$75,000+ 562 114 22.5 18.7-26.9 448 77.5 73.1-81.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 184 32.8 28.1-37.9 422 67.2 62.1-71.9
No 1,216 286 25.8 22.9-28.9 930 74.2 71.1-77.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,789 459 27.9 25.3-30.6 1,330 72.1 69.4-74.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 593 124 21.9 18.3-26.0 469 78.1 74.0-81.7
Regional City or Suburban County 515 123 26.7 22.0-32.0 392 73.3 68.0-78.0
Rural 737 225 33.6 29.3-38.2 512 66.4 61.8-70.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 874 244 29.7 26.1-33.4 630 70.3 66.6-73.9
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 587 122 23.4 18.9-28.7 465 76.6 71.3-81.1
Unable to Work 117 38 33.0 23.7-43.8 79 67.0 56.2-76.3
Other not in Labor Force 179 42 24.5 17.8-32.6 137 75.5 67.4-82.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 210 74 37.1 29.2-45.8 136 62.9 54.2-70.8
151% to 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 887 205 25.0 21.7-28.5 682 75.0 71.5-78.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 386 133 36.0 30.3-42.1 253 64.0 57.9-69.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 176 31.5 26.8-36.5 454 68.5 63.5-73.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 829 163 20.9 17.8-24.4 666 79.1 75.6-82.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 633 124 21.4 17.8-25.5 509 78.6 74.5-82.2
2nd Quartile 572 153 29.1 24.4-34.2 419 70.9 65.8-75.6
3rd Quartile 463 133 29.5 24.6-34.8 330 70.5 65.2-75.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 62 38.6 29.9-48.0 115 61.4 52.0-70.1

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*Yes=1+ drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

No=Less than 1 drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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