2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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.

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Piedmont NC 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
GENDER
Male 807 177 21.2 18.1-24.6 216 27.0 23.6-30.8 121 15.7 13.0-18.8 293 36.1 32.3-40.0
Female 991 160 17.6 14.8-20.8 219 23.4 20.2-26.9 159 15.1 12.7-17.9 453 43.9 40.2-47.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,051 180 18.6 15.9-21.6 190 20.4 17.6-23.5 150 14.1 11.9-16.7 531 46.9 43.4-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 350 68 19.0 14.6-24.2 116 33.0 27.4-39.2 61 17.5 13.4-22.7 105 30.5 25.1-36.4
Other 390 89 22.6 18.0-28.0 127 31.0 25.8-36.7 68 17.2 13.2-22.1 106 29.2 23.9-35.2
AGE
18-34 370 87 23.4 18.7-28.8 129 37.0 31.2-43.3 64 17.0 13.0-22.0 90 22.5 18.1-27.7
35-44 311 70 23.0 17.9-28.9 87 26.5 21.4-32.4 62 17.5 13.5-22.4 92 33.0 27.3-39.3
45-54 318 70 18.1 14.1-22.9 74 25.1 19.8-31.3 50 16.9 12.6-22.3 124 39.9 34.0-46.2
55-64 296 42 15.5 11.2-21.1 58 19.1 14.4-25.0 43 15.1 11.0-20.4 153 50.3 43.7-56.8
65-74 264 38 17.0 12.3-23.1 48 17.2 12.7-22.9 36 12.7 8.9-17.9 142 53.1 46.1-59.9
75+ 206 26 14.1 8.2-23.0 32 15.6 10.4-22.7 20 9.2 5.1-16.0 128 61.1 51.8-69.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 50 24.8 18.4-32.7 50 26.0 19.1-34.2 30 17.0 11.6-24.2 48 32.2 24.3-41.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 75 22.6 17.7-28.5 109 31.8 26.2-38.0 45 12.1 8.6-16.9 118 33.4 27.8-39.5
Some Post-H.S. 472 107 21.8 17.9-26.2 124 26.7 22.2-31.6 58 13.1 10.0-17.0 183 38.4 33.6-43.5
College Graduate 796 103 12.7 10.3-15.6 151 18.7 15.9-22.0 146 19.3 16.4-22.7 396 49.2 45.4-53.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 504 110 22.5 18.3-27.3 111 23.0 18.6-27.9 72 14.4 11.1-18.4 211 40.2 35.1-45.5
No 1,270 223 17.9 15.5-20.5 317 25.9 23.1-28.9 204 15.9 13.7-18.4 526 40.4 37.3-43.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 27 15.7 10.2-23.4 35 25.7 18.2-34.9 21 16.8 10.7-25.5 75 41.7 33.2-50.8
Non-Veteran 1,639 309 19.6 17.4-22.0 400 25.1 22.6-27.7 259 15.3 13.4-17.4 671 40.1 37.3-42.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 215 20.7 18.0-23.7 285 28.0 24.9-31.4 169 15.8 13.4-18.5 380 35.5 32.2-38.9
Unemployed 80 17 18.8 11.2-30.1 *** *** *** 19 20.7 12.7-32.0 *** *** ***
Retired 435 57 14.4 10.6-19.2 62 12.9 9.7-16.9 61 14.3 10.8-18.7 255 58.4 52.7-63.9
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** 18 18.9 11.6-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 21 15.5 9.7-23.9 *** *** *** 22 17.5 11.0-26.8 43 31.1 22.8-40.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 22 20.5 13.1-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 11.8 7.0-19.4 40 29.7 21.1-40.2
$35,000- 49,999 211 52 24.1 18.1-31.3 61 29.5 22.8-37.3 25 12.4 8.0-18.7 73 34.0 26.9-42.0
$50,000- 74,999 192 39 21.7 15.5-29.4 48 24.1 17.8-31.9 31 15.4 10.1-22.7 74 38.8 30.9-47.2
$75,000+ 664 89 13.6 10.8-17.0 141 23.4 19.8-27.5 119 17.6 14.6-21.1 315 45.4 41.1-49.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 451 90 21.0 16.6-26.1 110 24.8 20.3-29.9 67 15.3 11.7-19.8 184 38.9 33.7-44.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 26 23.5 15.6-33.7 *** *** *** 19 15.6 9.4-24.8 28 26.7 18.1-37.4
101% to 150% 155 44 34.4 25.7-44.3 36 22.6 15.1-32.3 17 9.4 5.4-16.0 58 33.5 25.3-42.9
151% to 200% 85 18 18.5 10.9-29.6 *** *** *** 14 16.7 9.4-27.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 945 146 15.3 12.8-18.1 208 23.2 20.2-26.6 156 16.6 14.1-19.6 435 44.9 41.3-48.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 451 90 21.0 16.6-26.1 110 24.8 20.3-29.9 67 15.3 11.7-19.8 184 38.9 33.7-44.4
HOUSING
Own 1,116 160 16.0 13.6-18.8 230 22.8 20.0-26.0 170 15.1 12.8-17.6 556 46.1 42.7-49.4
Rent 536 138 25.8 21.9-30.3 165 32.0 27.6-36.8 87 16.1 12.9-19.8 146 26.1 22.1-30.5
Other arrangement 132 38 34.1 25.0-44.6 34 25.2 17.9-34.2 21 17.2 10.6-26.7 39 23.5 16.4-32.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,008 173 17.1 14.6-20.0 252 26.0 22.8-29.4 166 15.8 13.4-18.4 417 41.1 37.6-44.7
Regional City or Suburban County 491 85 17.3 13.7-21.5 117 25.7 21.3-30.7 74 14.9 11.5-19.0 215 42.1 37.1-47.4
Rural 299 79 27.9 22.2-34.5 66 21.9 16.9-27.9 40 15.3 11.0-20.8 114 34.9 28.9-41.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 137 20.3 16.9-24.2 160 25.2 21.4-29.4 102 14.9 12.0-18.3 269 39.6 35.3-44.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,064 178 17.4 14.9-20.3 263 25.9 22.8-29.3 164 15.0 12.7-17.6 459 41.7 38.3-45.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 622 112 18.8 15.4-22.7 137 22.0 18.3-26.3 99 16.2 13.1-19.8 274 43.1 38.6-47.6
2nd Quartile 759 146 19.7 16.5-23.4 192 26.1 22.5-30.2 112 14.4 11.7-17.7 309 39.7 35.6-43.9
3rd Quartile 376 65 16.6 12.8-21.3 96 28.6 23.5-34.3 63 15.8 12.1-20.3 152 39.0 33.5-44.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 18SEP25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts