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. 2013 Nov 12;13:1068. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1068

Table 1.

Mean intakes1 of plain, tap and bottled water (mL) among adults by socio-demographic group

  n Total water as a beverage Pairwise p-value Tap water Pairwise p-value Bottled water Pairwise p-value
All Adults
15702
1138 (16)
-
644 (13)
-
502 (13)
-
Age group
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20-50
8389
1294 (22)
ref
700 (17)
ref
597 (16)
ref
51-70
4737
1020 (20)
<0.001
607 (18)
<0.001
431 (14)
<0.001
≥71
2576
669 (12)
<0.001
495 (10)
<0.001
181 (9)
<0.001
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Men
7614
1153 (23)
0.30
660 (15)
0.12
509 (19)
0.73
Women
8088
1125 (14)
ref
628 (14)
ref
501 (12)
ref
Race/ethnicity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Hispanic White
7610
1134 (19)
ref
703 (17)
ref
437 (12)
ref
Non-Hispanic Black
3173
1129 (23)
0.87
513 (18)
<0.001
617 (27)
<0.001
Mexican-American
2899
1095 (25)
0.23
383 (22)
<0.001
729 (33)
<0.001
Other Hispanic
1322
1208 (41)
0.10
455 (35)
<0.001
758 (48)
<0.001
Other race – including mixed race
698
1314 (96)
<0.001
692 (60)
0.86
606 (37)
<0.001
Family income-to-poverty ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<1
2905
1026 (33)
<0.001
603 (28)
<0.001
407 (21)
<0.001
1-1.99
3870
1088 (25)
<0.001
565 (22)
<0.001
542 (25)
0.27
2-3.49
3181
1115 (27)
<0.001
625 (22)
<0.001
505 (16)
0.86
≥3.5 4532 1223 (20) ref 721 (17) ref 509 (17) ref

1Values are survey-weighted means with standard errors in parentheses.