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. 2013 Nov 14;17(10):2201–2206. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013003029

Table 2.

Odds of strong competitive beverage laws by level of state disfavoured soda sales tax

Unadjusted model Adjusted model*
OR se P value 95 % CI OR se P value 95 % CI
All grades
Disfavoured soda sales tax (0–7·5 %) 1·52 0·17 <0·0001 1·22, 1·90 1·53 0·18 <0·0001 1·22, 1·92
Disfavoured soda sales tax tertiles
0 % Referent Referent
>0–5 % 1·44 0·46 0·252 0·77, 2·70 1·69 0·56 0·111 0·89, 3·22
>5 % 2·33 0·53 <0·0001 1·49, 3·64 2·32 0·54 <0·0001 1·47, 3·65
Elementary school level
Disfavoured soda sales tax (0–7·5 %) 1·40 0·16 0·003 1·12, 1·76 1·41 0·16 0·003 1·12, 1·77
Disfavoured soda tax tertiles
0 % Referent Referent
>0–5 % 1·16 0·37 0·638 0·63, 2·15 1·35 0·44 0·352 0·72, 2·56
>5 % 2·01 0·46 0·002 1·28, 3·15 1·99 0·47 0·003 1·26, 3·15
Middle school level
Disfavoured soda sales tax (0–7·5 %) 1·43 0·16 0·001 1·15, 1·79 1·45 0·17 0·001 1·16, 1·81
Disfavoured soda tax tertiles
0 % Referent Referent
>0–5 % 1·35 0·43 0·339 0·73, 2·54 1·61 0·53 0·145 0·85, 3·07
>5 % 2·07 0·47 0·001 1·33, 3·23 2·09 0·49 0·001 1·33, 3·28
High school level
Disfavoured soda sales tax (0–7·5 %) 1·57 0·18 <0·001 1·25, 1·98 1·58 0·19 <0·001 1·26, 1·99
Disfavoured soda tax tertiles
0 % Referent Referent
>0–5 % 1·79 0·57 0·064 0·97, 3·34 2·12 0·69 0·021 1·12, 4·03
>5 % 2·45 0·57 <0·001 1·55, 3·85 2·46 0·58 <0·001 1·54, 3·91

Significant P values are indicated in bold font.

*OR adjusted for state and year by ordered logistic regression.