Sugar-sweetened beverage purchases in urban Peru before the implementation of taxation and warning label policies: a baseline study

Table 3 Weighted mean monthly purchase volume of the top three beverage types by taxation status (Liters per Capita per Household) in 2017

	Mean (95% CI) L/capita/ Household	Percent Purchasers (%) (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI) L/capita/ household (Among Purchasers)
Untaxed
Water, plain	1.7 (1.6, 1.8)	59.8 (58.6, 61.0)	2.9 (2.7, 3.1)
Milk, plain	1.9 (1.8, 1.9)	85.5 (84.8, 86.3)	2.2 (2.1, 2.3)
Dairy drinks^a	1.1 (1.0, 1.1)	59.6 (58.3, 60.8)	1.8 (1.7, 1.9)
Lower-sugar Taxed
Regular soda	0.1 (0.1, 0.2)	21.0 (20.0, 21.9)	0.7 (0.7, 0.7)
Diet soda	0.1 (0.1, 0.1)	11.6 (10.9, 12.3)	0.6 (0.5, 0.7)
Sports drinks	0.1 (0.1, 0.1)	22.0 (21.1, 23.0)	0.4 (0.4, 0.4)
High-sugar Taxed
Regular soda	2.1 (2.1, 2.2)	85.4 (84.6, 86.2)	2.5 (2.4, 2.6)
Fruit juice drinks^b	0.2 (0.2, 0.3)	44.5 (43.3, 45.7)	0.6 (0.5, 0.6)
Refrescos^c	0.2 (0.2, 0.2)	29.7 (28.6, 30.7)	0.7 (0.7, 0.8)

Mean volume for the three highest volume beverage types in each tax status category in 2017 was calculated using sample weights and standard errors clustered at the household-level. Percent purchasers reflects the mean percentage of the sample purchasing each beverage type in a month
^a Dairy drinks are milk-based drinks that contain other ingredients such as oil (vegetable, palm), sugar, honey, cereal, or flour
^b Fruit juice drinks include nectars and juices containing < 100% fruit juice
^c Refrescos are fruit-flavored drinks, containing water, sugar, and flavoring

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