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%)
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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,128 305 16.3 14.3-18.4 456 23.8 21.7-26.2 234 11.3 9.8-13.0 1,133 48.6 46.0-51.1
GENDER
Male 938 145 16.9 14.2-20.0 240 28.2 24.9-31.7 104 10.8 8.7-13.3 449 44.1 40.5-47.8
Female 1,190 160 15.7 13.1-18.8 216 20.1 17.3-23.2 130 11.7 9.7-14.2 684 52.5 48.9-56.0
AGE
18-34 282 55 21.5 16.5-27.4 110 41.1 34.8-47.7 47 14.3 10.5-19.1 70 23.1 18.2-28.9
35-44 272 48 20.5 15.3-26.9 68 24.1 19.0-30.1 34 12.0 8.5-16.6 122 43.5 37.1-50.0
45-54 312 49 14.8 10.9-19.7 73 24.6 19.5-30.6 35 11.9 8.1-17.0 155 48.7 42.5-54.9
55-64 406 52 12.5 9.2-16.7 68 16.8 12.9-21.6 49 13.1 9.5-17.7 237 57.6 51.9-63.1
65-74 425 46 12.2 8.9-16.6 73 17.1 13.3-21.8 38 9.1 6.4-13.0 268 61.5 55.9-66.9
75+ 410 54 16.5 11.0-24.0 64 17.4 12.8-23.2 26 5.9 3.6- 9.6 266 60.1 52.9-66.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 15 15.2 8.7-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 84 23.4 18.5-29.1 93 26.2 21.2-31.8 34 9.2 6.4-13.0 191 41.3 35.9-46.9
Some Post-H.S. 593 99 17.9 14.5-21.9 135 24.4 20.7-28.6 62 11.7 8.9-15.1 297 46.0 41.5-50.6
College Graduate 1,041 106 9.9 8.1-12.1 212 22.0 19.2-25.0 128 12.5 10.4-14.9 595 55.6 52.2-59.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 18 15.9 9.3-25.9 19 15.9 8.6-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 26 20.5 13.0-30.9 *** *** *** 15 10.7 6.0-18.2 58 39.3 29.9-49.6
$35,000- 49,999 227 39 20.2 14.5-27.5 52 25.2 18.7-32.9 28 13.6 8.8-20.6 108 41.0 33.5-48.9
$50,000- 74,999 253 45 20.4 14.7-27.5 63 25.4 19.5-32.4 29 10.8 7.0-16.3 116 43.4 36.3-50.7
$75,000+ 862 100 12.7 10.3-15.6 187 24.0 20.8-27.6 105 12.6 10.2-15.4 470 50.6 46.8-54.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 728 113 17.8 14.2-22.0 156 23.6 19.9-27.8 67 10.6 8.0-13.9 392 48.0 43.5-52.6
No 1,373 189 15.5 13.3-18.0 292 24.0 21.4-26.9 164 11.7 10.0-13.8 728 48.7 45.7-51.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 37 15.5 11.1-21.4 64 27.5 21.4-34.6 28 14.3 9.4-21.3 132 42.7 35.9-49.7
Non-Veteran 1,863 266 16.3 14.2-18.6 391 23.3 21.0-25.7 206 10.9 9.4-12.6 1,000 49.5 46.8-52.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 569 53 9.6 7.1-12.8 133 25.1 21.2-29.5 75 12.7 9.9-16.2 308 52.6 47.9-57.2
Regional City or Suburban County 659 107 19.1 15.5-23.3 135 24.8 20.8-29.2 78 12.0 9.4-15.2 339 44.1 39.7-48.6
Rural 900 145 18.7 15.5-22.4 188 22.1 18.9-25.7 81 9.7 7.5-12.4 486 49.5 45.4-53.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,029 158 17.6 14.9-20.6 255 26.9 23.8-30.2 142 13.2 11.0-15.7 474 42.4 39.0-45.8
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 795 102 14.6 11.3-18.7 126 16.7 13.6-20.3 59 7.4 5.5-10.0 508 61.3 56.7-65.7
Unable to Work 120 23 16.2 10.3-24.6 24 16.1 10.1-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 14 15.8 9.0-26.2 *** *** *** 14 13.5 7.5-22.9 47 33.7 24.9-43.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 13 14.2 7.8-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 39 24.8 17.6-33.6 45 21.8 15.6-29.7 23 12.6 7.9-19.5 79 40.8 32.6-49.5
151% to 200% 88 16 17.4 9.6-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,252 164 14.3 12.1-16.9 277 24.5 21.8-27.5 152 12.2 10.3-14.5 659 48.9 45.7-52.1
HOUSING
Own 1,637 219 15.7 13.5-18.2 314 21.4 19.1-23.9 169 10.9 9.2-12.8 935 52.0 49.1-54.9
Rent 353 59 17.4 13.1-22.7 98 31.9 26.2-38.3 54 15.7 11.8-20.7 142 34.9 29.4-40.8
Other arrangement 122 26 23.6 15.6-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 27.1 19.3-36.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 79 22.3 17.6-27.9 76 22.5 17.8-27.9 31 8.2 5.5-12.0 199 47.0 41.1-53.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 791 113 17.0 13.7-21.0 181 24.8 21.2-28.8 84 10.8 8.4-13.8 413 47.4 43.1-51.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 952 113 13.3 10.9-16.1 199 23.5 20.4-26.9 119 13.0 10.7-15.6 521 50.3 46.6-53.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 843 93 12.3 9.8-15.3 183 24.3 20.9-28.0 97 12.0 9.7-14.7 470 51.5 47.5-55.5
2nd Quartile 635 96 18.2 14.5-22.7 148 25.8 21.8-30.2 78 12.3 9.5-15.7 313 43.7 39.2-48.3
3rd Quartile 512 93 18.9 15.1-23.3 102 21.6 17.6-26.3 51 10.4 7.6-14.2 266 49.1 43.9-54.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 138 23 18.6 11.7-28.1 23 19.7 12.8-29.1 *** *** *** 84 55.8 45.7-65.5

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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.

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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