Table 2.
Characteristics of high school students and associations between characteristics and regular soda consumption — 12 large urban school districts, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2013a
| Characteristic | Overall respondents (%)b | By regular soda consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥1 time/day (%)c | <1 time/day (%)c | p valued | ||
| Observations | 25,241 (100) | 4,472 (18.4) | 20,679 (81.6) | |
| Sex (n = 25,241) | <.001 | |||
| Female | 13,315 (50.0) | 2,184 (20.0) | 11,131 (80.0) | |
| Male | 11,926 (50.0) | 2,288 (16.7) | 9,638 (83.3) | |
| Grade (n = 25,241) | <.01 | |||
| 9 | 6,659 (27.8) | 1,316 (20.5) | 5,343 (79.5) | |
| 10 | 6,527 (26.4) | 1,173 (17.9) | 5,354 (82.1) | |
| 11 | 6,179 (23.1) | 1,006 (17.6) | 5,173 (82.4) | |
| 12 | 5,876 (22.7) | 997 (17.1) | 4,899 (82.9) | |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 25,241) | <.001 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 4,060 (14.4) | 531 (14.3) | 3,529 (85.7) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 6,139 (26.8) | 1,426 (22.2) | 4,713 (77.8) | |
| Hispanic | 9,791 (46.8) | 1,878 (19.1) | 7,913 (80.8) | |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 2,980 (9.1) | 238 (9.5) | 2,742 (90.5) | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 1,551 (2.9) | 259 (18.6) | 1,292 (81.4) | |
| Weight status (n = 25,241) | <.01 | |||
| Underweight | 853 (3.3) | 166 (19.3) | 687 (80.7) | |
| Normal weight | 15,958 (62.3) | 2,698 (17.8) | 13,260 (82.2) | |
| Overweight | 3,544 (14.4) | 680 (18.2) | 2,914 (81.8) | |
| Obese | 4,886 (20.0) | 978 (20.2) | 3,908 (79.8) | |
| Participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day (n = 24,373) | .12 | |||
| Yes | 9,379 (39.5) | 2,590 (19.0) | 7,691 (81.0) | |
| No | 14,994 (60.6) | 1,688 (17.8) | 12,404 (82.2) | |
| Watch 3 or more hours of TV per day (n = 24,308) | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 7,750 (33.2) | 2,250 (26.3) | 5,735 (73.7) | |
| No | 16,558 (66.8) | 2,015 (14.3) | 14,308 (85.7) | |
| Use computers 3 or more hours per day (n = 24,187) | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 9,615 (40.3) | 2,140 (22.5) | 7,512 (77.5) | |
| No | 14,572 (59.7) | 2,103 (15.4) | 12,432 (84.6) | |
a
Unweighted sample sizes and weighted percentages are presented. Weighted percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
b
Column percentages are presented.
c
Row percentages are presented.
d
Chi-square tests were used for each variable to examine differences across categories.