TABLE 1.

—Mean (SD) Daily Consumption of Sweetened Beverages Reported by Students in Grades 4 Through 6 (n = 504): Houston, Tex, 1998

	Soft Drinks, Mean (SD)			Fruit-Flavored Drinks, Mean (SD)			Total Sweetened Beverages, Mean (SD)
	Ounces	Ounces per 1000 Calories	% Total Beverages	Ounces	Ounces per 1000 Calories	% Total Beverages	Ounces	Ounces per 1000 Calories	% Total Beverages
Ethnicity
African American (n = 125)	5.8 (6.9)***	4.0 (4.6)***	28 (27)**	5.8 (4.8)***	4.2 (3.9)***	34 (27)***	11.6 (8.0)***	8.2 (5.5)***	62 (28)***
Asian American (n = 52)	4.2 (5.0)	2.8 (3.3)	22(23)	4.0 (4.4)	2.8 (3.1)	23 (23)	8.2 (6.3)	5.6 (4.7)	46 (29)
European American (n = 160)	5.2 (6.2)	3.1 (3.8)	23 (24)	2.8 (3.6)	1.7 (2.2)	16 (20)	8.0 (7.0)	4.8 (4.2)	39 (28)
Mexican American (n = 167)	8.2 (7.6)	5.5 (5.0)	34 (26)	3.9 (3.9)	2.7 (2.8)	21 (23)	12.0 (8.0)	8.2 (5.2)	55 (28)
Grade
4th (n = 193)	5.2 (6.7) *	3.5 (4.5)	24 (25)*	4.0 (4.3)	2.7 (3.0)*	22 (23)	9.2 (7.8) *	6.2 (5.4) *	46 (30)*
5th (n = 151)	6.7 (6.8)	4.3 (4.4)	30 (26)	3.6 (3.6)	2.4 (2.5)	21 (22)	10.3 (7.5)	6.6 (4.7)	51 (27)
6th (n = 160)	7.0 (7.2)	4.5 (4.5)	31 (26)	4.5 (4.6)	3.2 (3.7)	26 (27)	11.5 (7.7)	7.8 (5.1)	57 (29)
Mother’s education
High school or less (n = 120)	7.9 (8.0)**	5.3 (5.1)**	35 (28)**	3.5 (3.8)	2.5 (3.2)	20 (23)	11.5 (8.3)	7.9 (5.3)*	54 (28)
Some college (n = 144)	5.8 (6.2)	3.9 (4.2)	27 (26)	3.9 (3.8)	2.8 (3.1)	24 (24)	9.7 (6.7)	6.7 (4.9)	51 (28)
College degree or higher (n = 222)	5.4 (6.4)	3.4 (4.5)	24 (25)	4.3 (4.5)	2.8 (3.2)	24 (25)	9.7 (7.9)	6.3 (5.1)	48 (30)
Father’s education
High school or less (n = 128)	7.6 (7.7)**	5.0 (4.9)**	33 (26)**	3.8 (3.7)	2.0 (2.7)	22 (22)	11.4 (7.9)*	7.6 (5.1)	55 (28)**
Some college (n = 127)	6.3 (6.2)	3.4 (3.9)	31 (25)	3.8 (3.8)	2.6 (2.7)	24 (24)	10.1 (6.7)	6.6 (4.1)	51 (28)
College degree or higher (n = 214)	5.3 (6.5)	3.5 (4.4)	24 (25)	4.1 (4.6)	2.8 (3.5)	23 (25)	9.3 (8.0)	6.3 (5.6)	48 (30)

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001 (analysis of variance).