2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 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
GENDER
Male 805 133 17.4 14.5-20.7 248 31.6 28.0-35.5 84 10.6 8.3-13.4 340 40.4 36.5-44.3
Female 992 137 17.0 14.1-20.4 212 21.6 18.7-24.9 123 12.7 10.5-15.4 520 48.6 44.9-52.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,048 138 15.8 13.2-18.9 230 23.3 20.4-26.5 125 12.0 9.9-14.5 555 48.8 45.4-52.3
Non-Hispanic Black 351 71 22.5 17.6-28.3 126 34.8 29.3-40.9 36 9.4 6.5-13.5 118 33.2 27.6-39.3
Other 391 61 15.4 11.7-20.1 101 24.9 20.2-30.1 45 13.9 10.0-18.9 184 45.9 39.9-51.9
AGE
18-34 370 78 22.0 17.4-27.5 137 37.0 31.4-42.9 55 13.9 10.4-18.4 100 27.1 21.9-33.0
35-44 310 53 20.1 15.2-26.2 93 29.8 24.4-35.8 45 12.8 9.2-17.5 119 37.3 31.5-43.5
45-54 317 49 15.0 11.1-20.0 77 26.1 20.8-32.2 34 13.2 9.2-18.6 157 45.7 39.5-51.9
55-64 295 27 10.6 7.1-15.7 63 20.8 15.8-26.9 36 13.5 9.4-19.0 169 55.1 48.4-61.6
65-74 263 32 14.1 9.7-20.0 51 19.1 14.3-25.1 19 7.1 4.3-11.7 161 59.6 52.6-66.3
75+ 209 26 17.4 10.1-28.3 35 16.7 11.1-24.5 *** *** *** 136 61.1 51.5-70.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 34 17.5 12.2-24.4 35 21.9 15.2-30.3 20 13.2 8.0-21.0 86 47.5 38.9-56.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 70 23.2 17.9-29.5 91 27.3 22.1-33.1 34 10.1 7.0-14.6 152 39.4 33.5-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 473 83 19.5 15.7-24.1 134 27.7 23.4-32.6 46 11.2 8.3-15.1 210 41.5 36.6-46.6
College Graduate 798 82 10.6 8.4-13.2 199 25.6 22.3-29.1 106 12.9 10.6-15.6 411 51.0 47.1-54.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 499 77 17.7 13.6-22.6 129 27.3 22.7-32.5 47 11.3 8.1-15.4 246 43.7 38.6-49.0
No 1,275 191 17.1 14.7-19.9 322 25.8 23.1-28.7 158 12.0 10.1-14.2 604 45.1 41.9-48.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 18 12.9 7.9-20.3 43 28.3 20.7-37.4 *** *** *** 84 47.4 38.4-56.5
Non-Veteran 1,640 251 17.6 15.3-20.0 417 26.1 23.7-28.7 196 11.8 10.1-13.7 776 44.5 41.7-47.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 173 18.2 15.5-21.2 301 29.4 26.3-32.7 140 12.9 10.7-15.4 435 39.5 36.2-43.0
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 433 50 14.4 10.1-20.0 81 18.9 14.8-23.8 28 6.2 4.0- 9.3 274 60.6 54.7-66.2
Unable to Work 87 17 18.0 10.8-28.4 14 12.9 7.4-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 130 16 14.4 8.5-23.4 29 28.0 19.4-38.6 19 16.5 10.2-25.8 66 41.1 31.4-51.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 21 21.1 13.4-31.8 22 19.9 12.4-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 24 21.8 13.9-32.4 29 24.6 16.4-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 37 16.6 11.7-23.2 54 25.3 19.1-32.8 29 15.1 10.1-22.1 92 42.9 35.3-50.8
$50,000- 74,999 190 30 20.0 13.5-28.7 52 27.9 21.1-35.9 22 9.1 5.5-14.6 86 43.0 35.0-51.5
$75,000+ 664 78 13.6 10.7-17.1 179 28.3 24.5-32.4 87 13.3 10.6-16.6 320 44.8 40.6-49.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 73 20.2 15.6-25.8 114 25.2 20.6-30.3 39 9.1 6.4-12.8 226 45.4 40.0-51.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 23 19.7 12.5-29.7 26 23.3 15.2-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 155 28 24.1 16.5-33.9 40 22.4 15.9-30.5 21 13.2 8.0-21.2 66 40.3 31.0-50.3
151% to 200% 87 15 15.0 8.4-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 943 126 14.8 12.3-17.9 244 27.3 24.1-30.7 123 12.8 10.5-15.5 450 45.1 41.5-48.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 73 20.2 15.6-25.8 114 25.2 20.6-30.3 39 9.1 6.4-12.8 226 45.4 40.0-51.0
HOUSING
Own 1,114 137 15.6 13.1-18.6 252 23.6 20.9-26.7 125 11.2 9.2-13.4 600 49.6 46.2-53.0
Rent 537 103 20.1 16.4-24.3 153 30.6 26.3-35.4 68 13.4 10.4-17.2 213 35.8 31.4-40.5
Other arrangement 132 29 25.5 17.6-35.5 50 39.1 29.8-49.3 14 14.1 8.0-23.7 39 21.3 14.8-29.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,014 140 14.7 12.3-17.6 275 27.9 24.8-31.3 122 11.8 9.7-14.4 477 45.5 41.9-49.1
Regional City or Suburban County 486 73 17.9 13.9-22.8 121 27.3 22.7-32.5 59 12.9 9.7-16.8 233 41.9 36.9-47.0
Rural 297 57 22.5 17.1-29.2 64 20.4 15.7-26.0 26 9.8 6.3-14.7 150 47.3 40.7-54.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 663 111 20.1 16.4-24.5 170 26.0 22.3-30.2 74 11.0 8.5-14.2 308 42.8 38.5-47.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,068 142 14.3 12.0-17.0 273 26.8 23.7-30.0 132 12.9 10.8-15.5 521 46.0 42.5-49.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 622 78 13.6 10.7-17.2 150 25.1 21.2-29.4 88 14.0 11.2-17.5 306 47.3 42.7-51.8
2nd Quartile 761 123 19.2 15.8-23.2 202 27.0 23.4-30.9 82 11.7 9.2-14.8 354 42.1 38.0-46.3
3rd Quartile 373 59 17.0 12.9-21.9 97 26.7 21.9-32.2 35 9.3 6.4-13.4 182 47.0 41.2-52.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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