Table 7.

Comparison of results from first and second statewide surveys of low-income families conducted in April 2014 and November 2015.

	April 2014 (%), N = 603	November 2015 (%), N = 600	p-Value*
Importance of baby teeth compared to adult teeth
Much more important	3	7	<0.01
Somewhat more important	4	7	0.02
Equally important	71	70	n/s
Somewhat less important	16	12	0.05
Much less important	5	3	0.04
Which of the following types of beverages does your child drink? How often do they drink… (% “daily”)?
Tap water	41	63	<0.01
Bottled water	57	56	n/s
Fruit juice	66	47	<0.01
Flavored milk	13	23	<0.01
White milk	90	82	<0.01
Soda	2	3	n/s
How important is it for your child to drink (item) for their health and nutrition? (% “extremely” and “very important”)
White milk	96	88	<0.01
Tap water	43	57	<0.01
Bottled water	65	60	n/s
Fruit juice	72	43	<0.01
Flavored milk	13	18	0.01
Sports drinks	4	7	0.02
Soda	3	4	n/s
When your child is walking around during the day with something to drink, what are they usually drinking?
Tap water	29	41	<0.01
White milk	40	39	n/s
Bottled water	43	37	0.03
Fruit juice	55	31	<0.01
Flavored milk	7	9	n/s
Sports drinks	2	4	0.04
Soda	1	2	n/s

n/s, not statistically significant.

χ²-test of association not suitable for tables that include multiple response variables. Analysis of variance was not used since the data are ordinal rather than interval.

*p < 0.05 is significant.

χ²(4, n = 1,203) = 21.2754, p < 0.001.

ANOVA calculation was not used because the data are ordinal.