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95% c.i. for % Drank Soda or Pop Daily in Past Week

Short Definition: 95% c.i. for % drank soda or pop daily in past week

Long Definition:

95% confidence interval for % of students who drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop at least 1 time per day during the 7 days before the YRBS survey. Does not include diet soda or diet pop.

Agency Source: CDC

Time Period(s):
Calendar Year 2003,  2005,  2007,  2009,  2011,  2013

Geographies: U.S. States

Data Type: String

Purpose:

A confidence interval is a range of values within which the “true” percent lies. The YRBS is a random sample of students rather than a survey of all students, so confidence intervals are constructed. A 95% confidence interval means that if a survey were repeated many times (in all probability each survey would have different schools randomly selected) the “true” percent would fall within the interval 95% of the time.

Limitations:

These data represent results from a survey. Be wary of interpreting data when there are large confidence intervals around the estimates.

Universe:

Tags: Physical Health, Diet, Nutrition


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