Cups of water a day,
children 2-15 years, NSW, 2009-2010
children 2-15 years, NSW, 2009-2010
| Region | Response | 2-8 years % (95% CI) | 9-15 years % (95% CI) | All % (95% CI) |
| Metro | No cups | 2.0 (1.1-2.9) | 1.2 (0.5-1.9) | 1.6 (1.0-2.2) |
| Less than 1 cup | 0.8 (0.2-1.3) | 0.7 (0.2-1.2) | 0.7 (0.4-1.1) | |
| 1 cup | 7.4 (5.7-9.2) | 6.2 (4.5-7.8) | 6.8 (5.6-8.0) | |
| 2 cups | 22.6 (19.7-25.5) | 13.9 (11.6-16.2) | 18.1 (16.3-20.0) | |
| 3 cups | 21.1 (18.2-23.9) | 19.0 (16.3-21.8) | 20.0 (18.1-22.0) | |
| 4 cups | 20.2 (17.4-23.0) | 23.7 (20.7-26.6) | 22.0 (19.9-24.0) | |
| 5 cups | 11.9 (9.6-14.1) | 11.9 (9.7-14.1) | 11.9 (10.3-13.4) | |
| 6 or more cups | 14.1 (11.7-16.5) | 23.4 (20.6-26.3) | 18.9 (17.0-20.8) | |
| Rural | No cups | 1.4 (0.4-2.3) | 1.8 (0.8-2.8) | 1.6 (0.9-2.3) |
| Less than 1 cup | 1.3 (0.3-2.2) | 1.1 (0.4-1.9) | 1.2 (0.6-1.8) | |
| 1 cup | 7.1 (4.9-9.4) | 4.6 (3.0-6.1) | 5.7 (4.4-7.1) | |
| 2 cups | 16.0 (13.1-18.9) | 12.2 (9.7-14.7) | 14.0 (12.0-15.9) | |
| 3 cups | 19.5 (16.3-22.6) | 13.3 (10.7-15.8) | 16.1 (14.1-18.1) | |
| 4 cups | 22.5 (19.2-25.9) | 24.5 (21.2-27.8) | 23.6 (21.3-26.0) | |
| 5 cups | 12.3 (9.7-14.9) | 12.0 (9.6-14.4) | 12.2 (10.4-13.9) | |
| 6 or more cups | 19.9 (16.6-23.2) | 30.5 (26.9-34.1) | 25.6 (23.1-28.1) | |
| NSW | No cups | 1.8 (1.1-2.5) | 1.4 (0.9-2.0) | 1.6 (1.2-2.1) |
| Less than 1 cup | 0.9 (0.4-1.4) | 0.9 (0.4-1.3) | 0.9 (0.6-1.2) | |
| 1 cup | 7.4 (5.9-8.8) | 5.6 (4.4-6.9) | 6.5 (5.5-7.4) | |
| 2 cups | 20.6 (18.4-22.8) | 13.3 (11.6-15.1) | 16.8 (15.4-18.2) | |
| 3 cups | 20.6 (18.4-22.8) | 17.1 (15.1-19.1) | 18.8 (17.3-20.3) | |
| 4 cups | 20.9 (18.7-23.1) | 24.0 (21.7-26.2) | 22.5 (20.9-24.1) | |
| 5 cups | 12.0 (10.3-13.8) | 11.9 (10.2-13.6) | 12.0 (10.8-13.2) | |
| 6 or more cups | 15.9 (13.9-17.8) | 25.8 (23.5-28.0) | 21.0 (19.5-22.5) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on 3,547 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 119 (3.25%) were 'not stated' (Don't know Refused) in NSW. The question used was: How many cups of water does child usually drink in a day? 1 cup =250ml or a household tea cup. |
| Source: | New South Wales Child Health Survey 2009-2010 (HOIST). NSW Ministry of Health. |
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| Last updated on: | 1 February 2012 |