2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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.

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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 3,328 655 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
Western 626 122 23.6 19.5-28.3 112 20.6 16.4-25.4 84 11.4 8.9-14.6 308 44.4 39.5-49.4
GENDER
Male 267 64 27.6 21.4-34.9 50 21.8 16.0-29.1 35 11.2 7.8-16.0 118 39.3 32.6-46.4
Female 359 58 20.1 14.9-26.5 62 19.4 13.9-26.5 49 11.6 8.2-16.1 190 48.9 41.9-55.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 524 97 23.1 18.6-28.3 88 20.5 15.9-25.9 69 11.5 8.7-15.0 270 44.9 39.6-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 24 26.5 17.6-37.8 17 18.1 10.9-28.5 19 19.8 12.2-30.6 *** *** ***
55-64 107 *** *** *** 19 14.5 8.9-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 126 17 8.9 5.0-15.4 *** *** *** 14 8.8 4.9-15.2 80 70.9 61.1-79.1
75+ 144 *** *** *** 20 15.5 8.6-26.3 24 17.7 10.3-28.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 32 27.1 18.7-37.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 35.4 26.2-45.9
Some Post-H.S. 178 35 23.8 16.6-32.8 28 19.6 12.9-28.5 27 12.1 7.9-18.2 88 44.5 35.9-53.6
College Graduate 251 34 15.5 10.6-22.2 36 15.1 10.6-21.0 37 14.8 10.5-20.5 144 54.6 47.2-61.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 53 24.1 18.0-31.4 48 21.7 15.3-29.9 35 9.8 6.5-14.5 123 44.4 36.9-52.1
No 359 67 23.5 18.0-29.9 63 20.1 14.8-26.6 49 12.7 9.3-17.3 180 43.8 37.4-50.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 571 114 24.1 19.7-29.1 101 19.6 15.4-24.7 73 11.0 8.4-14.3 283 45.3 40.2-50.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 266 63 27.5 21.4-34.6 52 21.8 15.9-29.1 38 12.1 8.6-16.9 113 38.6 31.8-45.8
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 254 30 12.3 7.8-18.8 34 14.9 9.6-22.6 33 11.6 7.4-17.7 157 61.1 52.7-69.0
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 182 27 20.9 14.1-29.9 31 18.3 11.9-27.2 28 13.9 9.1-20.6 96 46.9 38.3-55.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 161 31 24.0 15.6-34.9 23 18.2 10.4-30.0 21 9.3 5.7-15.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 44 18.2 13.2-24.5 53 18.9 13.6-25.7 43 12.8 9.0-17.9 168 50.0 43.1-57.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 161 31 24.0 15.6-34.9 23 18.2 10.4-30.0 21 9.3 5.7-15.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 466 77 19.4 15.1-24.5 72 18.0 13.8-23.1 65 12.8 9.7-16.7 252 49.8 44.1-55.5
Rent 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 26.1 17.7-36.9
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 199 31 17.9 11.8-26.2 38 24.5 17.1-33.9 24 12.1 7.7-18.6 106 45.4 37.1-54.0
Rural 427 91 26.1 21.0-32.0 74 18.8 14.0-24.8 60 11.1 8.2-14.9 202 44.0 38.0-50.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 345 74 25.4 19.8-31.9 60 19.7 14.2-26.6 46 9.9 7.1-13.7 165 45.0 38.3-51.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 31 17.9 11.8-26.2 38 24.5 17.1-33.9 24 12.1 7.7-18.6 106 45.4 37.1-54.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 60 20.0 15.0-26.1 67 22.0 16.6-28.6 45 10.9 7.8-15.1 195 47.0 40.7-53.4
2nd Quartile 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.9 5.9-19.0 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 151 32 27.7 19.1-38.4 30 16.4 10.1-25.4 25 12.8 7.7-20.4 64 43.1 33.1-53.7

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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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