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
-MALES 1,443 469 33.3 30.5-36.3 974 66.7 63.7-69.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 929 266 30.5 27.1-34.1 663 69.5 65.9-72.9
Non-Hispanic Black 215 81 37.4 30.3-45.0 134 62.6 55.0-69.7
Other 289 121 39.7 33.2-46.5 168 60.3 53.5-66.8
AGE
18-34 306 117 39.4 33.3-45.9 189 60.6 54.1-66.7
35-44 229 84 34.8 28.4-41.9 145 65.2 58.1-71.6
45-54 217 76 33.2 26.5-40.6 141 66.8 59.4-73.5
55-64 253 69 27.9 21.8-35.0 184 72.1 65.0-78.2
65-74 234 67 32.2 25.4-39.8 167 67.8 60.2-74.6
75+ 183 49 27.2 19.7-36.2 134 72.8 63.8-80.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 79 42.2 34.0-50.9 88 57.8 49.1-66.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 330 127 37.9 32.2-44.0 203 62.1 56.0-67.8
Some Post-H.S. 367 133 36.3 30.9-42.1 234 63.7 57.9-69.1
College Graduate 575 128 21.3 17.8-25.4 447 78.7 74.6-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 192 70 36.9 29.2-45.4 122 63.1 54.6-70.8
$50,000- 74,999 160 52 33.8 25.9-42.9 108 66.2 57.1-74.1
$75,000+ 551 135 25.6 21.6-30.1 416 74.4 69.9-78.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 443 153 33.7 28.6-39.1 290 66.3 60.9-71.4
No 987 313 33.2 29.9-36.7 674 66.8 63.3-70.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 297 84 31.3 25.5-37.8 213 68.7 62.2-74.5
Non-Veteran 1,144 383 33.7 30.5-37.0 761 66.3 63.0-69.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 489 143 28.6 24.3-33.5 346 71.4 66.5-75.7
Regional City or Suburban County 442 141 32.7 27.8-38.0 301 67.3 62.0-72.2
Rural 512 185 38.6 33.6-43.7 327 61.4 56.3-66.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 293 34.0 30.5-37.7 582 66.0 62.3-69.5
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 369 102 28.6 23.3-34.6 267 71.4 65.4-76.7
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 800 219 27.9 24.4-31.6 581 72.1 68.4-75.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 290 119 42.6 36.1-49.3 171 57.4 50.7-63.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 456 147 32.5 27.6-37.8 309 67.5 62.2-72.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 697 203 29.7 25.9-33.9 494 70.3 66.1-74.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 522 151 30.1 25.6-35.1 371 69.9 64.9-74.4
2nd Quartile 454 151 33.7 28.9-38.9 303 66.3 61.1-71.1
3rd Quartile 343 119 35.6 29.9-41.6 224 64.4 58.4-70.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 124 48 37.1 27.9-47.5 76 62.9 52.5-72.1

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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