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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,868 326 18.9 16.7-21.2 393 23.0 20.6-25.6 278 14.5 12.7-16.5 871 43.7 40.9-46.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,962 543 19.9 18.2-21.8 635 23.2 21.3-25.1 432 14.3 12.8-15.8 1,352 42.6 40.5-44.8
No 334 105 30.2 24.9-36.1 104 32.5 26.6-38.9 44 12.6 9.1-17.2 81 24.8 19.7-30.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 848 154 19.6 16.5-23.1 165 22.3 18.8-26.2 114 13.3 10.8-16.2 415 44.9 40.8-49.0
Overweight 1,044 208 21.4 18.5-24.7 215 22.1 19.1-25.3 161 13.9 11.7-16.5 460 42.6 39.1-46.2
Obese 1,123 219 20.5 17.9-23.5 289 27.4 24.3-30.7 167 15.3 12.9-18.0 448 36.8 33.5-40.2
Current Smoker
Yes 351 132 41.6 35.4-48.1 75 21.1 16.2-27.0 41 12.2 8.7-17.0 103 25.1 20.2-30.6
No 2,953 515 18.2 16.6-20.0 670 24.7 22.9-26.7 433 14.2 12.8-15.8 1,335 42.8 40.7-45.0
History of CVD**
Yes 373 83 23.4 18.5-29.1 68 20.3 15.7-25.9 49 11.8 8.5-16.2 173 44.5 38.1-51.0
No 2,928 568 20.7 19.0-22.6 677 24.8 22.9-26.9 427 14.4 12.9-15.9 1,256 40.1 38.0-42.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 373 76 21.3 16.8-26.7 100 27.2 22.2-33.0 64 16.2 12.5-20.8 133 35.2 29.8-41.1
No 2,872 550 20.1 18.4-22.0 641 24.3 22.4-26.3 405 13.8 12.4-15.4 1,276 41.8 39.7-44.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 129 22 16.3 10.5-24.4 22 18.8 12.0-28.2 21 16.3 10.1-25.4 64 48.6 38.3-58.9
No 3,119 607 20.6 18.9-22.4 718 24.8 23.0-26.8 449 14.0 12.7-15.5 1,345 40.5 38.5-42.6
COPD
Yes 245 74 32.2 25.4-39.8 49 18.6 13.8-24.7 23 9.8 6.1-15.2 99 39.4 32.0-47.2
No 3,074 579 20.0 18.4-21.8 699 24.8 23.0-26.8 452 14.2 12.9-15.8 1,344 40.9 38.8-43.0
Current Asthma
Yes 326 71 23.0 18.1-28.9 75 24.2 18.8-30.6 51 15.5 11.4-20.6 129 37.2 31.2-43.6
No 2,986 581 20.6 18.9-22.5 669 24.3 22.4-26.3 427 13.9 12.5-15.5 1,309 41.2 39.1-43.3
Diabetes
Yes 488 70 15.5 11.8-20.2 70 14.6 11.2-18.9 69 14.0 10.7-18.2 279 55.9 50.3-61.2
No 2,839 585 21.8 20.0-23.7 680 26.0 24.0-28.0 410 14.1 12.6-15.6 1,164 38.1 36.0-40.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,073 237 23.1 20.0-26.4 225 23.6 20.4-27.0 149 13.2 11.0-15.8 462 40.2 36.6-43.9
No 2,218 412 20.0 18.0-22.1 516 24.4 22.3-26.7 326 14.6 13.0-16.4 964 41.0 38.6-43.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,102 218 22.0 19.0-25.2 210 20.5 17.7-23.7 153 13.2 11.1-15.8 521 44.2 40.7-47.9
No 2,226 437 20.4 18.5-22.5 540 26.0 23.8-28.3 327 14.5 12.8-16.3 922 39.1 36.7-41.5

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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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