2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 Demographics

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
Region 7 625 97 16.5 13.3-20.3 147 27.3 23.2-31.9 80 12.3 9.6-15.6 301 43.9 39.4-48.5
GENDER
Male 278 43 15.6 11.2-21.3 76 31.5 25.2-38.5 30 10.1 6.6-15.1 129 42.8 36.3-49.7
Female 347 54 17.3 13.0-22.6 71 23.7 18.5-29.9 50 14.2 10.5-19.0 172 44.8 38.8-51.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 350 43 14.2 10.3-19.2 68 23.8 18.7-29.7 43 11.2 8.1-15.4 196 50.8 44.8-56.8
Non-Hispanic Black 133 29 21.7 14.8-30.8 43 34.7 25.5-45.2 17 12.4 7.2-20.4 44 31.2 22.8-40.9
Other 138 24 16.5 10.4-25.0 35 28.3 19.8-38.7 20 15.9 9.5-25.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 242 53 21.3 15.9-27.8 73 34.9 28.0-42.6 42 15.1 10.7-20.9 74 28.7 22.6-35.8
45-64 224 27 13.2 8.8-19.2 50 24.6 18.3-32.4 28 13.1 8.9-19.0 119 49.1 41.5-56.7
65+ 145 16 13.2 7.5-22.4 22 17.0 10.8-25.6 *** *** *** 98 63.9 53.9-72.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 38 19.9 14.0-27.4 43 29.7 21.8-39.1 22 13.1 8.1-20.5 79 37.3 29.7-45.6
Some Post-H.S. 159 30 20.2 14.0-28.3 43 28.2 20.9-36.8 16 9.1 5.3-15.3 70 42.5 34.0-51.4
College Graduate 284 29 9.9 6.7-14.4 61 24.3 18.9-30.7 42 14.5 10.6-19.5 152 51.2 44.8-57.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 149 33 24.5 17.0-34.0 36 28.6 19.9-39.4 16 9.3 5.3-15.7 64 37.6 28.7-47.4
$50,000+ 321 37 12.0 8.4-16.9 79 28.3 22.7-34.5 44 12.6 9.1-17.1 161 47.2 41.0-53.4
Don't know/Not Sure 155 27 19.1 12.7-27.6 32 24.2 16.7-33.7 20 14.3 8.5-22.9 76 42.4 33.7-51.6

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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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