Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption

Table 6 Children’s perception of adequate beverages consumption^a

	Frequency
Beverages ^b, n (%)	Everyday/most days	Sometimes/occasionally	Never	Do not know
Flavoured milk	18 (3)	326 (74)	132 (23)	4 (1)
Milk drinks	85 (15)	391 (68)	91 (16)	9 (2)
Soft/fizzy drinks	10 (2)	459 (79)	106 (18)	3 (1)
Sports drink/sports water/flavoured water	16 (3)	303 (53)	238 (41)	17 (3)
Energy drink	1 (0.2)	63 (16)	472 (82)	12 (2)

^aSome children did not answer all questions in the knowledge/attitude towards beverages questionnaire; therefore, the numbers do not add up to 578 (whose age and sex were available and who answered all questions in the sugar-sweetened beverage type and frequency questionnaire)
^bData regarding children’s perception of adequate fruit juice and smoothie consumption were collected, but because children cannot distinguish fruit juice from 100% fruit juice and whether fruit smoothie contain added sugar or not, they are not reported

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