2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 633 96 15.8 12.5-19.8 143 28.4 23.7-33.5 65 11.0 8.3-14.4 329 44.8 40.1-49.7
GENDER
Male 270 47 16.8 12.2-22.7 67 29.6 23.2-36.9 31 13.0 8.9-18.5 125 40.6 33.8-47.8
Female 363 49 14.9 10.5-20.7 76 27.3 20.8-34.9 34 9.3 6.1-13.9 204 48.5 41.7-55.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 527 71 14.8 11.3-19.2 122 29.4 24.2-35.0 55 10.8 8.0-14.4 279 45.0 39.8-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 19 19.2 11.3-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 15 15.1 8.7-24.9 24 27.2 18.1-38.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 105 15 11.6 6.5-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 *** *** *** 31 24.0 15.9-34.5 15 14.9 8.8-24.2 70 48.4 38.3-58.7
75+ 146 *** *** *** 21 20.7 12.2-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 15 17.7 9.9-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 23 16.1 10.0-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 185 30 17.0 11.0-25.3 44 31.8 23.7-41.1 16 9.9 5.9-16.3 95 41.3 33.2-49.9
College Graduate 250 28 13.1 8.8-19.1 50 21.4 15.9-28.1 28 11.6 7.5-17.5 144 53.9 46.5-61.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 36 15.0 10.1-21.8 62 27.8 21.2-35.4 21 8.0 4.9-12.8 141 49.2 41.5-57.0
No 365 59 16.3 12.1-21.5 80 29.2 22.9-36.4 41 12.2 8.6-17.1 185 42.3 36.2-48.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 576 89 15.7 12.3-19.8 126 27.7 22.9-33.1 57 10.7 7.9-14.3 304 46.0 40.9-51.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 268 50 19.4 14.3-25.7 74 32.2 25.4-39.9 30 11.7 7.9-17.0 114 36.7 30.3-43.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 258 32 13.4 8.5-20.3 44 20.2 14.0-28.3 26 11.7 7.4-18.0 156 54.7 46.4-62.8
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 181 28 15.2 10.1-22.3 35 24.8 17.2-34.5 20 11.4 7.0-17.9 98 48.6 39.8-57.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 164 19 11.6 6.6-19.6 *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.3-16.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 46 17.6 12.7-23.8 70 27.4 21.1-34.8 32 10.6 7.1-15.6 160 44.4 37.8-51.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 164 19 11.6 6.6-19.6 *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.3-16.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 470 64 14.4 10.9-18.8 95 24.5 19.7-30.1 49 11.5 8.3-15.6 262 49.6 44.0-55.3
Rent 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 25.8 18.0-35.4
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 200 26 12.6 8.1-19.0 38 25.5 18.1-34.8 20 12.1 7.6-18.8 116 49.8 41.1-58.5
Rural 433 70 17.2 13.1-22.4 105 29.6 23.9-36.0 45 10.5 7.4-14.7 213 42.7 37.0-48.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 51 15.8 11.5-21.4 87 30.4 24.0-37.7 35 10.1 6.7-15.0 178 43.7 37.2-50.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 26 12.6 8.1-19.0 38 25.5 18.1-34.8 20 12.1 7.6-18.8 116 49.8 41.1-58.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 45 13.4 9.7-18.3 80 28.0 22.1-34.8 31 9.7 6.5-14.1 214 48.9 42.5-55.3
2nd Quartile 108 18 15.1 8.8-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 155 33 21.1 13.8-31.0 34 25.3 16.8-36.1 19 13.3 7.8-21.7 69 40.3 31.0-50.4

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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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