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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,870 268 16.3 14.2-18.7 398 22.9 20.6-25.4 212 11.8 10.1-13.7 992 49.0 46.2-51.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,962 443 16.5 14.9-18.3 704 25.6 23.7-27.5 331 11.7 10.4-13.2 1,484 46.2 44.0-48.4
No 332 81 26.8 21.5-32.8 84 27.3 22.0-33.3 32 8.8 6.0-12.6 135 37.2 31.4-43.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 846 128 17.0 13.9-20.6 186 26.0 22.4-29.9 83 8.9 7.0-11.2 449 48.1 44.0-52.3
Overweight 1,049 166 17.0 14.3-20.1 259 25.2 22.2-28.5 125 13.0 10.7-15.7 499 44.8 41.3-48.4
Obese 1,114 184 17.7 15.2-20.5 281 27.6 24.5-31.0 124 11.8 9.6-14.3 525 42.9 39.5-46.4
Current Smoker
Yes 351 84 26.7 21.5-32.8 90 24.7 19.5-30.8 43 14.4 10.2-19.8 134 34.2 28.6-40.2
No 2,954 444 16.3 14.7-18.1 704 26.2 24.3-28.2 322 11.1 9.8-12.5 1,484 46.3 44.2-48.5
History of CVD**
Yes 374 62 19.5 14.2-26.1 78 21.5 16.7-27.3 25 7.7 5.0-11.6 209 51.4 44.9-57.8
No 2,927 464 17.3 15.6-19.0 720 26.8 24.9-28.8 338 11.9 10.5-13.4 1,405 44.1 41.9-46.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 375 69 20.8 16.2-26.3 125 33.2 27.8-38.9 51 11.5 8.5-15.5 130 34.5 29.1-40.4
No 2,870 443 16.9 15.2-18.7 656 25.1 23.2-27.2 306 11.2 9.9-12.7 1,465 46.8 44.6-49.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 130 14 12.8 7.5-21.0 35 27.9 19.7-37.8 21 13.9 8.5-22.0 60 45.4 35.3-55.9
No 3,119 499 17.6 16.0-19.3 748 26.1 24.2-28.1 338 11.2 9.9-12.6 1,534 45.1 43.0-47.2
COPD
Yes 249 44 18.5 13.4-25.1 58 22.8 17.2-29.7 23 10.8 6.6-17.1 124 47.8 40.3-55.4
No 3,069 484 17.4 15.7-19.1 740 26.4 24.5-28.3 340 11.3 10.1-12.8 1,505 44.9 42.8-47.0
Current Asthma
Yes 328 65 19.3 14.8-24.8 77 24.4 19.1-30.5 44 13.1 9.5-17.8 142 43.2 36.9-49.8
No 2,983 462 17.3 15.6-19.1 715 26.2 24.3-28.2 321 11.2 9.9-12.6 1,485 45.4 43.2-47.5
Diabetes
Yes 486 60 13.0 9.5-17.5 93 19.7 15.7-24.6 36 8.0 5.5-11.5 297 59.3 53.7-64.7
No 2,840 471 18.2 16.5-20.1 706 27.1 25.1-29.2 329 12.0 10.6-13.5 1,334 42.7 40.6-44.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,063 179 18.1 15.3-21.4 251 26.0 22.8-29.5 94 9.9 7.8-12.5 539 46.0 42.3-49.7
No 2,228 349 17.3 15.5-19.3 536 25.8 23.7-28.1 267 12.1 10.6-13.8 1,076 44.7 42.3-47.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,102 174 16.9 14.2-19.9 238 21.9 19.1-25.1 88 8.6 6.8-10.9 602 52.6 48.9-56.2
No 2,225 357 17.7 15.8-19.8 561 27.9 25.6-30.2 278 12.7 11.1-14.4 1,029 41.8 39.4-44.2

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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.

^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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