2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 507 105 25.2 20.5-30.5 91 19.4 15.3-24.4 66 10.9 8.2-14.2 245 44.5 39.2-49.9
Region 3 285 51 18.5 13.5-24.7 67 26.9 20.8-34.0 45 15.1 10.7-20.9 122 39.6 32.9-46.7
Region 4 643 125 20.1 16.6-24.1 155 25.8 21.8-30.3 89 13.3 10.6-16.6 274 40.8 36.4-45.3
Region 5 489 79 16.7 13.2-20.9 117 25.2 20.8-30.1 81 15.4 12.2-19.3 212 42.7 37.6-47.9
Region 6 210 46 24.9 18.3-33.0 51 22.7 17.1-29.6 31 14.8 9.9-21.5 82 37.6 30.0-45.8
Region 7 631 125 19.8 16.3-23.9 146 25.0 21.0-29.4 98 15.6 12.5-19.2 262 39.6 35.3-44.1
Region 8 291 60 22.1 17.2-28.1 67 23.4 18.3-29.6 37 13.4 9.3-19.0 127 41.0 34.6-47.7
Region 9 & 10 272 64 26.9 20.9-34.0 56 24.2 18.2-31.5 33 13.4 9.2-19.2 119 35.4 29.2-42.3
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 904 196 23.3 20.2-26.8 203 24.9 21.6-28.5 116 12.6 10.3-15.4 389 39.2 35.5-43.0
Piedmont 1,798 337 19.3 17.2-21.6 435 25.1 22.7-27.6 280 15.4 13.6-17.4 746 40.2 37.6-42.9
Western NC 626 122 23.6 19.5-28.3 112 20.6 16.4-25.4 84 11.4 8.9-14.6 308 44.4 39.5-49.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 434 82 23.5 18.6-29.1 74 18.4 14.2-23.4 59 12.0 9.0-15.8 219 46.2 40.6-51.8
Northwest 498 103 21.1 16.9-26.0 108 24.1 19.5-29.4 69 13.8 10.3-18.2 218 41.0 35.8-46.5
Charlotte 510 100 20.4 16.6-24.8 131 27.0 22.6-32.0 74 13.7 10.7-17.5 205 38.8 34.1-43.8
Greensboro 372 71 19.2 14.9-24.3 80 22.5 17.7-28.2 64 16.5 12.6-21.3 157 41.8 36.0-47.9
Southern Regional 259 60 25.5 19.5-32.6 60 22.6 17.2-29.0 34 14.3 9.7-20.4 105 37.6 30.9-45.0
Southeast 166 28 20.6 14.3-28.8 36 21.3 15.1-29.2 20 11.1 6.8-17.6 82 47.0 38.3-55.9
Wake 669 107 15.3 12.4-18.7 173 28.4 24.4-32.7 102 15.0 12.1-18.3 287 41.4 37.2-45.8
Area L & Eastern 420 104 27.3 22.3-32.8 88 24.8 19.8-30.5 58 14.1 10.6-18.5 170 33.8 28.8-39.2
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 507 105 25.2 20.5-30.5 91 19.4 15.3-24.4 66 10.9 8.2-14.2 245 44.5 39.2-49.9
Region 2 492 98 20.0 16.1-24.6 112 24.0 19.6-29.1 76 14.8 11.4-19.0 206 41.1 36.0-46.5
Region 3 650 129 20.4 16.9-24.4 155 25.3 21.4-29.6 91 13.7 10.9-17.1 275 40.6 36.2-45.1
Region 4 885 152 17.4 14.6-20.6 210 26.3 22.9-30.1 144 16.1 13.5-19.1 379 40.2 36.5-44.0
Region 5 428 89 23.4 18.9-28.7 97 22.1 18.0-27.0 55 13.0 9.6-17.4 187 41.4 36.0-47.1
Region 6 366 82 25.1 20.0-30.9 85 26.7 21.4-32.7 48 13.7 10.0-18.4 151 34.6 29.2-40.4

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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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