2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Sugar Sweetened Beverages

HNC2030 sugar-sweetened beverage indicator*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,288 941 30.4 28.5-32.3 2,347 69.6 67.7-71.5
Western 621 176 32.4 27.8-37.4 445 67.6 62.6-72.2
GENDER
Male 265 87 36.8 29.9-44.3 178 63.2 55.7-70.1
Female 356 89 28.6 22.5-35.5 267 71.4 64.5-77.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 519 142 32.1 27.1-37.7 377 67.9 62.3-72.9
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 125 28 20.9 13.6-30.7 97 79.1 69.3-86.4
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 178 54 34.0 25.7-43.3 124 66.0 56.7-74.3
College Graduate 249 52 23.5 17.6-30.6 197 76.5 69.4-82.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 255 77 33.7 26.6-41.6 178 66.3 58.4-73.4
No 358 97 31.9 25.9-38.6 261 68.1 61.4-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 566 163 32.4 27.5-37.6 403 67.6 62.4-72.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 264 86 37.3 30.4-44.7 178 62.7 55.3-69.6
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 252 55 23.4 17.0-31.4 197 76.6 68.6-83.0
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 181 44 28.8 21.2-37.7 137 71.2 62.3-78.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 160 42 30.1 21.1-41.0 118 69.9 59.0-78.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 307 73 29.4 23.1-36.5 234 70.6 63.5-76.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 160 42 30.1 21.1-41.0 118 69.9 59.0-78.9
HOUSING
Own 463 117 28.2 23.2-33.7 346 71.8 66.3-76.8
Rent 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 198 47 26.1 18.9-34.8 151 73.9 65.2-81.1
Rural 423 129 35.2 29.5-41.4 294 64.8 58.6-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 341 99 33.5 27.2-40.4 242 66.5 59.6-72.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 47 26.1 18.9-34.8 151 73.9 65.2-81.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 87 28.3 22.6-34.8 276 71.7 65.2-77.4
2nd Quartile 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 150 54 41.0 31.1-51.7 96 59.0 48.3-68.9

Back to Sugar Sweetened Beverages.

*Yes=1+ drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

No=Less than 1 drink per day of either regular soda or pop that contains sugar or sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade) or sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull).
Does not include diet soda, diet pop, 100% fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

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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