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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,192 194 18.6 15.9-21.6 197 18.4 15.7-21.4 153 12.3 10.3-14.7 648 50.7 47.2-54.2
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 301 47 15.8 11.2-21.7 91 30.2 23.7-37.6 53 16.2 11.8-21.7 110 37.8 30.9-45.3
AGE
18-34 284 64 22.9 17.8-29.0 96 36.2 29.6-43.4 46 16.3 11.9-22.1 78 24.6 19.5-30.5
35-44 284 51 20.1 15.0-26.4 86 30.6 24.8-37.2 52 15.3 11.5-20.1 95 34.0 28.0-40.5
45-54 331 75 21.3 16.8-26.5 65 20.0 15.4-25.7 49 14.6 10.7-19.7 142 44.1 37.9-50.4
55-64 326 56 19.2 14.5-25.0 59 18.5 13.7-24.4 42 12.3 8.8-16.8 169 50.1 43.5-56.6
65-74 322 49 14.6 10.7-19.5 41 13.1 9.2-18.3 44 13.8 9.9-18.9 188 58.5 51.9-64.8
75+ 288 29 12.5 7.3-20.5 43 13.8 9.6-19.5 39 13.0 8.6-19.2 177 60.7 52.4-68.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 30 18.6 12.6-26.6 47 30.2 22.2-39.6 27 14.0 9.2-20.9 55 37.1 28.3-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 80 23.2 18.1-29.2 89 24.9 19.6-31.0 53 14.4 10.5-19.6 141 37.5 31.6-43.9
Some Post-H.S. 537 113 21.5 17.7-25.8 113 23.0 18.9-27.8 63 11.1 8.4-14.7 248 44.4 39.4-49.4
College Graduate 803 102 12.7 10.3-15.7 143 19.8 16.4-23.7 133 17.8 14.9-21.1 425 49.7 45.6-53.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 21 16.1 9.6-25.9 27 20.8 13.4-30.9 25 18.1 11.3-27.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 35 22.2 15.3-31.0 46 30.8 21.9-41.3 21 15.4 9.4-24.1 62 31.6 23.7-40.7
$35,000- 49,999 228 48 22.1 16.3-29.3 53 24.9 18.5-32.7 31 14.1 9.3-20.6 96 38.9 31.6-46.8
$50,000- 74,999 219 46 20.1 14.6-27.0 47 21.5 15.7-28.7 29 14.0 9.0-21.1 97 44.4 36.6-52.6
$75,000+ 563 75 15.1 11.9-19.0 106 21.8 17.8-26.3 90 13.9 11.1-17.2 292 49.3 44.5-54.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 619 131 22.9 18.9-27.4 128 23.3 19.1-28.0 91 13.5 10.7-17.0 269 40.3 35.6-45.3
No 1,226 193 17.2 14.8-20.0 260 22.3 19.5-25.4 182 14.9 12.7-17.5 591 45.5 42.2-48.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,811 317 19.0 16.8-21.3 381 22.9 20.5-25.5 269 14.4 12.6-16.4 844 43.8 41.0-46.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 593 88 15.6 12.4-19.3 138 24.9 20.7-29.5 99 15.3 12.3-18.9 268 44.2 39.7-48.9
Regional City or Suburban County 526 81 15.9 12.5-20.2 116 24.2 19.9-29.2 80 15.4 11.9-19.6 249 44.4 39.3-49.7
Rural 749 157 23.9 20.1-28.2 139 20.4 16.7-24.7 99 13.0 10.3-16.3 354 42.7 38.2-47.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 883 169 20.2 17.2-23.5 215 26.3 22.9-30.0 140 15.2 12.6-18.2 359 38.3 34.7-42.2
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.1 6.1-22.6 *** *** ***
Retired 598 72 13.5 10.1-17.7 82 12.3 9.5-15.9 82 14.3 11.1-18.2 362 59.9 54.7-64.9
Unable to Work 120 35 29.8 21.0-40.4 20 16.6 10.2-25.8 16 11.8 6.7-19.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 179 30 16.4 11.1-23.5 55 34.2 25.8-43.7 28 15.7 10.3-23.2 66 33.7 26.3-42.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 20 19.7 12.2-30.4 30 27.3 18.5-38.4 26 25.2 16.5-36.4 38 27.8 19.5-37.9
101% to 150% 212 54 28.5 21.3-36.9 47 24.7 17.5-33.8 27 10.8 6.8-16.7 84 36.0 28.2-44.5
151% to 200% 96 19 17.3 10.2-28.0 *** *** *** 13 15.7 8.5-27.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 895 137 15.9 13.3-18.9 172 21.3 18.2-24.8 135 14.4 11.9-17.3 451 48.5 44.6-52.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 392 92 25.4 20.5-31.2 82 22.6 17.5-28.6 62 16.3 12.3-21.2 156 35.7 30.0-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 640 124 21.0 17.1-25.4 117 20.8 16.9-25.3 100 14.5 11.5-18.2 299 43.7 38.9-48.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 836 110 14.1 11.5-17.1 194 24.9 21.4-28.9 116 13.5 11.1-16.5 416 47.4 43.4-51.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 637 85 15.1 12.0-18.8 130 20.9 17.1-25.3 84 13.3 10.5-16.8 338 50.6 45.9-55.4
2nd Quartile 580 112 19.7 15.9-24.1 128 24.7 20.5-29.6 86 14.0 10.9-17.8 254 41.5 36.7-46.6
3rd Quartile 470 83 18.7 14.7-23.4 98 24.2 19.6-29.4 86 16.7 13.1-20.9 203 40.5 35.2-45.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 181 46 28.1 20.5-37.1 37 20.3 13.3-29.8 22 13.9 8.6-21.6 76 37.7 29.4-46.9

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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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