2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 514 80 15.7 12.3-19.9 118 27.6 22.8-32.9 48 10.1 7.3-14.0 268 46.6 41.3-51.9
Region 3 282 43 17.5 12.3-24.4 64 25.1 19.1-32.3 38 11.0 7.7-15.5 137 46.3 39.3-53.6
Region 4 646 105 18.2 14.7-22.2 162 26.9 22.9-31.3 68 11.5 8.9-14.7 311 43.5 39.0-48.0
Region 5 490 62 15.7 12.0-20.3 133 26.2 21.9-30.9 52 11.7 8.6-15.7 243 46.4 41.3-51.6
Region 6 211 41 22.3 16.1-30.0 58 27.2 20.9-34.6 20 10.2 6.1-16.6 92 40.3 32.7-48.5
Region 7 625 97 16.5 13.3-20.3 147 27.3 23.2-31.9 80 12.3 9.6-15.6 301 43.9 39.4-48.5
Region 8 290 44 15.9 11.5-21.5 70 27.7 21.9-34.4 31 10.3 7.0-14.9 145 46.1 39.4-52.8
Region 9 & 10 269 59 22.2 16.7-29.0 47 20.3 14.6-27.6 29 13.4 9.0-19.6 134 44.0 37.1-51.2
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 897 165 19.4 16.5-22.7 196 25.5 22.0-29.3 94 11.0 8.8-13.7 442 44.1 40.3-47.9
Piedmont 1,797 270 17.2 15.1-19.5 460 26.3 24.0-28.8 207 11.7 10.1-13.6 860 44.8 42.1-47.5
Western NC 633 96 15.8 12.5-19.8 143 28.4 23.7-33.5 65 11.0 8.3-14.4 329 44.8 40.1-49.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 437 63 15.1 11.5-19.8 94 25.4 20.7-30.8 41 10.7 7.6-15.0 239 48.7 43.2-54.3
Northwest 498 83 19.3 14.9-24.7 121 28.4 23.4-33.9 59 10.2 7.5-13.6 235 42.1 36.9-47.6
Charlotte 514 84 17.0 13.6-21.2 130 25.9 21.6-30.7 54 11.8 8.9-15.6 246 45.3 40.3-50.3
Greensboro 373 49 16.2 11.9-21.6 101 26.7 21.7-32.4 40 11.6 8.2-16.2 183 45.5 39.7-51.5
Southern Regional 260 47 21.2 15.7-28.0 71 28.6 22.5-35.7 23 9.5 5.9-14.9 119 40.7 33.8-48.0
Southeast 166 19 12.1 7.2-19.6 37 26.2 18.9-35.1 21 11.5 7.2-17.9 89 50.2 41.4-59.0
Wake 663 95 15.4 12.4-19.0 161 27.2 23.3-31.4 87 12.6 10.0-15.8 320 44.8 40.5-49.2
Area L & Eastern 416 91 22.9 18.4-28.2 84 23.3 18.4-29.0 41 11.6 8.2-16.1 200 42.2 36.7-47.9
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 514 80 15.7 12.3-19.9 118 27.6 22.8-32.9 48 10.1 7.3-14.0 268 46.6 41.3-51.9
Region 2 492 75 17.8 13.7-22.7 120 24.6 20.3-29.6 57 10.6 7.8-14.3 240 47.0 41.7-52.4
Region 3 653 107 18.2 14.7-22.2 163 26.6 22.7-30.9 68 11.5 8.9-14.8 315 43.8 39.4-48.3
Region 4 877 123 15.5 12.8-18.7 217 27.6 24.1-31.3 113 12.8 10.5-15.7 424 44.1 40.3-48.0
Region 5 430 67 17.6 13.6-22.5 112 28.1 23.3-33.4 46 10.7 7.6-14.7 205 43.7 38.2-49.3
Region 6 361 79 22.7 17.9-28.3 69 22.2 17.1-28.2 34 11.5 7.9-16.4 179 43.6 37.7-49.8

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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.

^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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