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
-MALES 1,460 329 23.2 20.7-25.9 357 25.9 23.3-28.6 202 13.7 11.8-15.8 572 37.3 34.4-40.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 943 186 20.9 18.0-24.2 192 23.4 20.3-26.9 139 14.4 12.0-17.2 426 41.3 37.7-44.9
Non-Hispanic Black 217 44 21.2 15.5-28.2 72 31.6 25.1-39.0 28 13.3 9.0-19.3 73 33.9 27.1-41.4
Other 289 99 33.7 27.5-40.4 89 27.2 21.8-33.3 34 11.9 8.2-16.9 67 27.2 21.2-34.2
AGE
18-34 309 88 29.0 23.5-35.2 101 33.5 27.7-39.9 42 12.5 9.0-17.1 78 25.0 19.9-30.9
35-44 232 60 24.1 18.7-30.6 68 29.9 23.7-37.0 35 14.4 10.2-19.9 69 31.6 25.3-38.7
45-54 221 54 21.7 16.3-28.4 53 26.6 20.3-34.0 38 17.8 12.8-24.2 76 33.9 27.3-41.2
55-64 255 49 19.5 14.3-26.0 44 16.1 11.7-21.9 39 16.7 11.9-22.8 123 47.7 40.6-55.0
65-74 237 43 21.1 15.4-28.4 45 19.7 14.6-26.2 27 9.6 6.1-14.8 122 49.5 42.1-57.0
75+ 185 32 19.9 13.2-28.7 37 23.9 16.7-33.0 20 11.4 6.2-20.0 96 44.8 35.8-54.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 65 34.3 26.7-42.7 40 20.4 14.5-28.0 20 12.7 8.1-19.5 46 32.6 24.7-41.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 85 26.3 21.3-32.1 109 33.5 27.9-39.6 33 9.9 6.7-14.2 108 30.3 25.0-36.2
Some Post-H.S. 370 87 23.0 18.5-28.2 92 26.3 21.6-31.8 53 14.5 10.9-19.0 138 36.2 30.8-41.8
College Graduate 580 90 14.7 11.7-18.3 116 20.6 17.1-24.6 96 17.1 13.8-21.0 278 47.6 43.0-52.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** 21 22.7 14.0-34.7 12 11.0 5.8-19.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 194 49 24.5 18.1-32.2 51 27.7 20.7-36.0 21 9.9 6.3-15.3 73 37.9 29.9-46.7
$50,000- 74,999 164 38 24.4 17.6-32.8 45 30.0 22.2-39.2 23 11.0 6.9-17.1 58 34.6 26.9-43.3
$75,000+ 556 86 16.1 12.8-20.0 126 24.1 20.3-28.5 94 17.8 14.4-21.8 250 42.0 37.4-46.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 106 23.3 18.9-28.2 97 24.0 19.4-29.2 58 12.8 9.5-17.1 193 40.0 34.6-45.6
No 992 219 22.9 20.0-26.2 256 26.7 23.7-30.1 144 14.3 12.0-16.9 373 36.1 32.7-39.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 301 53 20.0 15.1-26.1 66 25.3 19.8-31.6 51 17.0 12.5-22.8 131 37.7 31.7-44.1
Non-Veteran 1,157 275 23.9 21.1-26.9 291 26.1 23.2-29.2 151 12.9 10.8-15.2 440 37.1 33.9-40.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 491 97 19.1 15.4-23.4 130 26.4 22.2-31.1 78 16.0 12.8-20.0 186 38.4 33.6-43.4
Regional City or Suburban County 448 91 19.8 15.8-24.5 116 29.9 25.0-35.3 60 11.9 9.0-15.6 181 38.4 33.3-43.9
Rural 521 141 30.3 25.7-35.3 111 21.5 17.6-26.0 64 13.1 9.8-17.2 205 35.1 30.5-40.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 886 212 23.9 20.9-27.3 244 29.4 26.0-33.0 127 13.7 11.4-16.5 303 32.9 29.5-36.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 373 68 20.6 15.9-26.2 61 17.0 12.9-22.1 46 12.2 8.5-17.0 198 50.3 44.1-56.5
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** 16 18.0 10.7-28.6 11 13.9 7.2-25.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 32 30.8 21.5-41.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** 31 24.5 16.8-34.3 11 9.0 4.6-16.9 37 28.8 20.1-39.4
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 809 141 17.8 14.9-21.1 190 25.0 21.7-28.7 126 15.7 13.1-18.8 352 41.5 37.6-45.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 296 78 28.5 22.9-34.9 71 24.2 19.0-30.4 36 12.4 8.5-17.7 111 34.9 28.9-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 108 22.8 18.6-27.5 116 25.9 21.5-30.9 62 13.4 10.2-17.5 176 37.9 32.8-43.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 702 143 21.0 17.6-24.9 170 26.6 22.9-30.7 104 14.4 11.7-17.6 285 37.9 33.9-42.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 528 114 22.8 18.6-27.5 109 22.8 18.7-27.6 82 15.5 12.2-19.4 223 38.9 34.1-43.9
2nd Quartile 459 97 20.6 16.7-25.2 126 28.5 24.0-33.5 61 13.0 9.9-16.8 175 37.9 32.9-43.1
3rd Quartile 346 84 25.2 20.3-30.8 91 27.1 22.0-32.9 46 13.1 9.5-17.7 125 34.7 29.1-40.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 127 34 28.9 20.5-39.0 31 23.3 16.0-32.8 13 11.6 6.2-20.8 49 36.2 27.2-46.2

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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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