Data Sources: Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS), 2007 & 2010.
Sample: Families with children aged 1 to 4 in the KFL&A area.
Released: May 2011
Children who use a bottle |
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Figure A. Children, 1 to 4 who currently use a bottle, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability
*Use with caution due to high variability Interpretation for Figure A76.0% (70.0%, 82.0%) of KFL&A area children aged 1 to 4 do not currently use a bottle. There was no change in reported bottle usage between 2007 and 2010. |
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Children who do not use a bottle, but have in the past | ||||||||||||
Figure B. Children, 1 to 4, who currently do not use a bottle, but have in the past, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability
*Use with caution due to high variability Interpretation for Figure B72.3% (65.1%, 79.5%) of KFL&A area children aged 1 to 4 have used a bottle in the past. There was no change in reported past bottle usage between 2007 and 2010. |
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Children who use a sippy cup |
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Figure C. Children, 1 to 4, who currently use a sippy cup, KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure C63.6% (56.8%, 70.4%) of KFL&A area children aged 1 to 4 currently use a sippy cup. There was no change in reported sippy cup usage between 2007 and 2010. |
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Children who have used a sippy cup in the past | ||||||||||||
Figure D. Children, 1 to 4, who have used a sippy cup in the past, of those who do not currently use a sippy cup, KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure D85.9% (77.8%, 94.0%) of KFL&A area children aged 1 to 4 have used a sippy cup in the past. There was no change in reported past sippy cup usage between 2007 and 2010. |
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Liquids used in bottles and sippy cups |
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Figure E. Children, 1 to 4, who had a liquid other than water in their bottle or sippy cup*, KFL&A*Meals or regularly scheduled snack times were excluded.
*Meals or regularly scheduled snack times were excluded. Interpretation for Figure E68.8% (61.5%, 76.1%) of bottle users and 73.0% (66.6%, 79.4%) of sippy cup users have had a liquid other than water in their bottle or sippy cup outside of regular meal or snack times. |
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Frequency of liquid other than water used in bottles or sippy cups | ||||||||||||
Figure F. Frequency in which children, 1 to 4, had a liquid other than water in their bottle or sippy cup, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability
*Use with caution due to high variability Interpretation for Figure FMost children have had a liquid other than water in their bottle or sippy cup more than once per day. |
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Type of liquid (excluding water) used in bottles or sippy cup | ||||||||||||
Figure G. Type of liquid (excluding water) children, 1 to 4, had in their bottle or sippy cup, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability
*Use with caution due to high variability Interpretation for Figure GMilk is the most common non-water liquid to be found in bottles, 76.0% (69.3%, 73.0%), or sippy cups, 49.2% (42.0%, 56.4%). |
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Children who went to bed with a bottle or sippy cup |
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Figure H. Children, 1 to 4, who went to bed with a bottle or sippy cup, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability NR - not releasable due to small numbers.
*Use with caution due to high variability NR - not releasable due to small numbers. Interpretation for Figure HKFL&A area children are significantly more likely to go to bed with a bottle, 20.1% (13.8%, 26.4%), than with a sippy cup, 8.1% (4.2%, 12.0%). |
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Frequency in which children went to bed with bottle or sippy cup | ||||||||||||
Figure I. Frequency in which children, 1 to 4, who went to bed with a bottle or sippy cup, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability ** Note that the denominator for this table is all the children that go to sleep with a bottle or sippy cup.
*Use with caution due to high variability ** Note that the denominator for this table is all the children that go to sleep with a bottle or sippy cup. Interpretation for Figure IMore than half of children aged 1 to 4 went to sleep with a liquid other than water in their bottle or sippy cup at least once a day. |
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Children who use a regular cup |
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Figure J. Children, 1 to 4, who use a regular cup, KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure J83.2% (78.8%, 88.4%) of KFL&A area children, 1 to 4, use a regular cup. There was no change in regular cup usage from 2007 to 2010. |
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How many children clean their teeth at least once a day |
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Figure K. Children, 1 to 4, whose parents help clean their teeth at least once daily, KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure K91.8% (87.9%, 95.7%) of KFL&A area children, 1 to 4, are helped to clean their teeth at least once daily. There was no change in assisted teeth cleaning from 2007 to 2010. |
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Children who have any tooth decay or fillings | ||||||||||||
Figure L. Children, 1 to 4, who have had any tooth decay or required fillings, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability
*Use with caution due to high variability Interpretation for Figure L14.4% (9.5%, 19.3%) of KFL&A area children, 1 to 4, have had tooth decay or required fillings. There was no change in this proportion from 2007 to 2010. |
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Children who have been to the dentist for a regular check-up |
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Figure M. Children, 1 to 4, who have been to the dentist for a regular check-up, KFL&A
Interpretation for Figure M51.3% (44.3%, 58.3%) of KFL&A area children, 1 to 4, have visited the dentist for a regular check-up. There has been no change in dentist usage between 2007 and 2010. |
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Age a child was first taken to the dentist for a regular check-up |
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Figure N. Age, in years, a child was first taken to the dentist for a regular check-up, KFL&A*Use with caution due to high variability NR - not releasable due to small numbers.
*Use with caution due to high variability NR - not releasable due to small numbers. Interpretation for Figure NIn KFL&A, 28.2% (20.0, 38.3) of children were taken to the dentist by age one. There were no significant differences in how old a child was when first taken to the dentist. |
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Notes |
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The RRFSS is a random-digit-dialed telephone survey of adults aged 18 years and older, conducted by the Institute for Social Research at York University, on behalf of KFL&A Public Health. |
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Confidence intervals explained |
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Researchers look at the "confidence levels" of percentages being compared to decide if there is a statistically significant difference between percentages. A statistically significant difference means that:
In this report, 95% confidence intervals will accompany each percentage in all figures and tables. This interval represents the range in which we are 95% confident the true percentage will fall within. In tables, the 95% confidence intervals will be written with the percentage, followed by the 95% confidence interval range in brackets (e.g., 25% (12.3, 32.4)). In figures, the 95% confidence interval is represented by vertical bars in each bar line. |