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Many parents choose bottled water over tap water for their children. To determine what factors affect this choice, researchers surveyed 639 parents (33% black, 33% Latino, and 33% non-Latino white) during visits to a pediatric emergency department in Wisconsin.
Black and Latino parents were significantly more likely than non-Latino white parents to give their children bottled water most or all of the time (52%, 46%, and 37% respectively). Beliefs that bottled water tastes better and is safer, cleaner, and more convenient than tap water were significantly associated with bottled water use; these beliefs were significantly more common among black and Latino parents. After adjusting for these beliefs and sources of information about water, race…