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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 938 145 16.9 14.2-20.0 240 28.2 24.9-31.7 104 10.8 8.7-13.3 449 44.1 40.5-47.8
Non-Hispanic Black 216 55 25.3 19.2-32.4 65 30.5 24.0-38.0 21 11.4 7.3-17.4 75 32.8 26.1-40.2
Other 293 62 18.5 14.1-24.0 93 32.8 26.7-39.5 28 11.5 7.6-17.0 110 37.2 30.8-44.0
AGE
18-34 308 70 23.1 18.1-29.0 123 40.9 34.8-47.3 37 10.5 7.3-14.8 78 25.5 20.3-31.5
35-44 231 49 20.2 15.2-26.4 73 34.5 27.8-41.8 30 12.0 8.2-17.3 79 33.3 26.9-40.3
45-54 218 45 20.7 15.1-27.6 63 29.7 23.3-37.1 22 11.9 7.6-18.1 88 37.7 30.9-45.1
55-64 256 37 14.9 10.4-21.0 59 22.2 16.8-28.7 29 12.6 8.2-18.8 131 50.3 43.1-57.5
65-74 236 32 16.1 11.1-22.7 49 19.8 14.7-26.2 22 11.5 7.2-17.9 133 52.6 45.1-60.0
75+ 187 25 11.9 7.4-18.5 32 23.9 16.2-33.8 *** *** *** 120 59.8 50.2-68.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 43 20.9 15.2-27.9 41 26.8 19.6-35.5 21 14.3 8.9-22.0 64 38.1 30.1-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 333 76 21.9 17.3-27.3 101 31.8 26.2-37.8 22 8.2 5.2-12.5 134 38.2 32.4-44.3
Some Post-H.S. 369 71 21.1 16.6-26.4 109 31.4 26.4-37.0 37 10.7 7.5-14.9 152 36.8 31.6-42.5
College Graduate 582 72 12.0 9.4-15.3 150 27.2 23.3-31.5 72 12.4 9.7-15.7 288 48.4 43.8-53.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 17 20.6 12.4-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.1 6.1-25.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 194 39 21.4 15.2-29.2 55 30.6 23.2-39.1 20 10.4 6.3-16.7 80 37.7 29.9-46.1
$50,000- 74,999 163 32 20.1 13.8-28.4 48 31.5 23.7-40.6 19 11.4 6.9-18.2 64 37.0 29.0-45.8
$75,000+ 554 79 15.2 12.0-19.1 161 30.1 26.0-34.7 66 13.0 10.0-16.7 248 41.7 37.1-46.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 448 80 18.0 14.1-22.6 111 28.0 23.1-33.4 39 10.8 7.5-15.4 218 43.2 37.8-48.8
No 996 181 19.1 16.4-22.1 286 30.5 27.2-33.9 112 11.0 9.0-13.3 417 39.5 36.1-43.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 302 51 19.3 14.6-25.1 78 28.5 22.8-35.0 30 12.4 8.3-18.2 143 39.8 33.7-46.2
Non-Veteran 1,153 210 18.4 15.9-21.2 323 30.0 26.9-33.2 124 10.7 8.8-12.9 496 40.9 37.7-44.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 494 76 16.0 12.5-20.2 154 32.1 27.6-37.0 56 10.4 7.8-13.8 208 41.5 36.6-46.5
Regional City or Suburban County 444 88 21.0 16.9-25.8 121 31.4 26.4-36.9 49 10.7 7.9-14.4 186 37.0 31.9-42.3
Rural 519 99 19.4 15.6-23.8 126 25.5 21.3-30.2 49 11.9 8.7-16.1 245 43.2 38.3-48.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 884 170 19.7 16.9-23.0 270 32.5 29.0-36.2 107 11.6 9.5-14.2 337 36.1 32.6-39.8
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 373 53 13.5 9.9-18.1 75 23.2 18.2-29.1 27 8.5 5.4-13.2 218 54.8 48.5-61.0
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** 18 18.3 10.7-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 27 24.9 16.8-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 29 29.0 20.1-39.8 34 24.7 17.1-34.3 16 14.0 7.8-23.9 42 32.3 23.2-43.1
151% to 200% 66 14 17.1 9.1-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 806 129 16.5 13.7-19.8 226 29.6 26.1-33.4 95 12.4 9.9-15.4 356 41.5 37.6-45.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 292 74 25.0 19.8-31.1 70 26.7 21.1-33.1 23 9.2 5.8-14.3 125 39.1 32.8-45.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 79 18.7 14.7-23.5 138 31.0 26.3-36.2 49 10.8 7.9-14.6 196 39.4 34.4-44.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 703 110 15.9 13.0-19.3 193 30.0 26.1-34.1 82 12.0 9.4-15.1 318 42.1 38.0-46.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 527 71 13.6 10.5-17.5 140 28.8 24.4-33.8 67 13.4 10.2-17.3 249 44.2 39.2-49.3
2nd Quartile 460 96 22.0 17.9-26.8 142 32.5 27.8-37.7 43 9.9 7.2-13.6 179 35.5 30.7-40.6
3rd Quartile 345 70 20.8 16.3-26.2 88 27.0 21.9-32.8 39 12.3 8.7-17.2 148 39.8 34.1-45.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 125 26 18.5 11.9-27.5 31 28.7 20.2-38.9 *** *** *** 63 49.4 39.3-59.5

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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 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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