Examining recent trends in the racial disparity gap in tap water consumption: NHANES 2011-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As tap water distrust has grown in the USA with greater levels among Black and Hispanic households, we aimed to examine recent trends in not drinking tap water including the period covering the US Flint Water Crisis and racial/ethnic disparities in these trends.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis. We used log-binomial regressions and marginal predicted probabilities to examine US nationally representative trends in tap and bottled water consumption overall and by race/ethnicity.

Setting

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, 2011-2018.

Participants

Nationally representative sample of 9439 children aged 2-19 years and 17 268 adults.

Results

Among US children and adults, respectively, in 2017-2018 there was a 63 % (adjusted preva

SUBMITTER: Rosinger AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664888 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature