Table 2. Compliancea With the New York City Regulation on Milk, SSBs, and Water and Beverage Consumption in 636 Children in 106 Child Care Centers, New York City, 2010.
Measure | No. (%) |
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Compliance with New York City regulations (n = 106) | |
Milk served to children 2 years and older should have a fat content of 1% or less | |
Compliant | 80 (76.4) |
Not compliant | 26 (24.5) |
SSBs should not be provided to children (n = 106) | |
Compliant | 70 (66.7) |
Not compliant | 36 (33.3) |
Water must be readily available to children throughout the day (n = 106) | |
Compliant | 56 (51.8) |
Not compliant | 50 (41.2) |
Beverage consumption (n = 636) | |
Child consumed milk with more than 1% fat | |
No | 576 (90.6) |
Yes | 60 (9.4) |
Child consumed SSBs | |
No | 552 (86.8) |
Yes | 84 (13.2) |
Child consumed water | |
No | 464 (72.9) |
Yes | 172 (27.0) |
Abbreviation: SSBs, sugar-sweetened beverages.
See Methods section for a description of measures of compliance.