BRFSS Brief Number 0906, Milk Consumption New York State Adults 2007
- BRFSS Brief Number 0906, Milk Consumption New York State Adults 2007 is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 119KB, 4pg.)
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual statewide telephone survey of adults developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administered by the New York State Department of Health. The BRFSS is designed to provide information on behaviors, risk factors, and utilization of preventive services related to the leading causes of chronic and infectious diseases, disability, injury, and death among the noninstitutionalized, civilian population aged 18 years and older.
Introduction
Consuming a diet high in saturated fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in New York State and a significant focus of the New York State Department of Health Prevention Agenda Towards the Healthiest State.1 Milk is the largest source of saturated fat in children's diets and the third largest source in adults' diets. Switching from whole to fat-free/skim milk can contribute to adults being able to meet United States Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations of consuming 10 percent or less of total calories from saturated fat and no more than 30 percent of total calories from all fats.2 Consuming low-fat milk and other low-fat dairy products is a component of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan.3
BRFSS Questions
What type of milk do you usually drink or put on your cereal?
- whole (regular)
- 2% milk (reduced fat)
- 1% milk (low fat)
- skim milk (fat free)
Milk consumption among New York State adults, by BRFSS survey years
Type of Milk | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%* | 95% CI* | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||||
Whole milk | 27.0 | 25.4 | 28.6 | 21.5 | 19.7 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 19.6 | 23.0 |
2% milk | 27.8 | 26.3 | 29.3 | 24.9 | 23.1 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 |
1% milk | 15.1 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 18.6 |
Skim milk | 20.5 | 19.2 | 21.8 | 25.0 | 23.2 | 26.8 | 23.7 | 22.2 | 25.2 |
No milk | 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 13.9 |
- * % = weighted percentage; CI = confidence interval.
Note: Percentages are age-adjusted to 2000 US census population.
Milk consumption among New York State adults: 2007 BRFSS
Population Characteristics | Whole (regular) | 2% milk (reduced fat) | 1% milk (low fat) | Skim milk (fat free) | Don't drink milk | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%a | 95% CIa | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
New York State (NYS) | 20.9 | 19.3-22.6 | 25.2 | 23.7-26.7 | 17.3 | 16.1-18.6 | 23.8 | 22.4-25.2 | 12.8 | 11.7-14.0 |
Sex | ||||||||||
Male | 25.2 | 22.6-28.0 | 24.7 | 22.4-27.1 | 15.2 | 13.4-17.3 | 21.5 | 19.4-23.8 | 13.4 | 11.6-15.4 |
Female | 17.1 | 15.3-19.0 | 25.6 | 23.8-27.6 | 19.2 | 17.6-20.9 | 25.9 | 24.1-27.7 | 12.2 | 10.9-13.7 |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
18-24 | 33.6 | 26.7-41.3 | 22.1 | 16.7-28.7 | 14.8 | 10.3-20.8 | 17.4 | 12.6-23.5 | 12.0 | 7.9-18.0 |
25-34 | 27.5 | 22.8-32.8 | 22.8 | 18.7-27.4 | 14.3 | 11.3-18.0 | 25.1 | 21.0-29.6 | 10.3 | 7.6-14.0 |
35-44 | 21.3 | 18.1-24.9 | 24.3 | 21.3-27.7 | 19.0 | 16.3-22.1 | 22.6 | 19.6-25.8 | 12.8 | 10.4-15.7 |
45-54 | 17.8 | 15.3-20.7 | 28.3 | 25.5-31.3 | 16.8 | 14.6-19.2 | 23.7 | 21.1-26.4 | 13.5 | 11.4-15.9 |
55-64 | 15.8 | 13.2-18.7 | 26.6 | 23.7-29.7 | 19.0 | 16.4-22.0 | 23.0 | 20.4-26.0 | 15.6 | 13.3-18.2 |
≥65 | 13.0 | 11.0-15.4 | 26.0 | 23.5-28.7 | 19.4 | 17.3-21.8 | 29.1 | 26.6-31.8 | 12.5 | 10.7-14.5 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 14.3 | 13.0-15.7 | 27.0 | 25.4-28.6 | 19.8 | 18.4-21.2 | 28.1 | 26.6-29.7 | 10.8 | 9.8-11.9 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 29.5 | 24.4-35.2 | 25.3 | 20.5-30.7 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.4 | 11.5 | 8.4-15.7 | 20.5 | 16.1-25.7 |
Hispanic | 35.3 | 29.5-41.7 | 18.9 | 14.7-23.8 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.7 | 16.9 | 13.0-21.6 | 13.9 | 10.3-18.4 |
Other, non-Hispanic | 30.3 | 23.3-38.4 | 23.5 | 18.1-30.0 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.7 | 22.3 | 16.4-29.6 | 13.2 | 9.4-18.2 |
Annual household income | ||||||||||
<$15,000 | 34.8 | 28.0-42.2 | 23.4 | 19.0-28.6 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.7 | 15.0 | 10.7-20.5 | 13.7 | 9.4-19.6 |
$15,000-$24,999 | 30.7 | 25.6-36.2 | 24.3 | 20.6-28.3 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.5 | 18.1 | 14.6-22.1 | 13.5 | 10.5-17.2 |
$25,000-$34,999 | 23.1 | 18.2-28.9 | 28.2 | 23.7-33.3 | 15.7 | 12.5-19.6 | 18.3 | 14.9-22.4 | 14.7 | 10.6-19.9 |
$35,000-$49,999 | 17.5 | 13.9-21.9 | 31.3 | 26.9-36.1 | 16.6 | 13.4-20.3 | 21.8 | 18.2-25.8 | 12.9 | 9.9-16.5 |
≥$50,000 | 14.9 | 13.0-16.9 | 23.6 | 21.5-25.8 | 20.4 | 18.5-22.5 | 28.9 | 26.8-31.2 | 12.2 | 10.7-13.9 |
Missingb | 24.7 | 19.8-30.3 | 24.2 | 20.1-28.8 | 15.5 | 12.4-19.2 | 23.8 | 19.8-28.3 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.2 |
Education | ||||||||||
Less than high school | 46.2 | 39.5-52.9 | 18.3 | 14.5-23.0 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.4 | 12.3 | 8.6-17.4 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.6 |
High school or GED | 22.4 | 19.4-25.6 | 32.2 | 29.2-35.3 | 16.0 | 13.8-18.5 | 18.2 | 15.9-20.7 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.8 |
Some post-high school | 19.7 | 16.8-23.1 | 29.3 | 26.1-32.7 | 16.7 | 14.4-19.2 | 21.1 | 18.5-24.0 | 13.2 | 11.0-15.9 |
College graduate | 13.6 | 11.6-15.7 | 19.5 | 17.5-21.6 | 20.7 | 18.6-22.9 | 33.0 | 30.6-35.5 | 13.3 | 11.7-15.1 |
Weight Status | ||||||||||
Obesec | 18.2 | 15.3-21.5 | 26.7 | 24.0-29.7 | 20.1 | 17.6-22.9 | 22.6 | 20.0-25.5 | 12.4 | 10.2-14.9 |
Overweightd | 18.6 | 16.1-21.4 | 26.4 | 23.8-29.0 | 17.5 | 15.4-19.8 | 24.5 | 22.2-26.9 | 13.1 | 11.1-15.3 |
Neither overweight nor obesee | 25.3 | 22.5-28.3 | 23.2 | 20.8-25.8 | 15.6 | 13.7-17.7 | 23.4 | 21.1-25.8 | 12.6 | 10.9-14.5 |
Region | ||||||||||
New York City (NYC) | 29.9 | 26.5-33.6 | 16.8 | 14.6-19.4 | 16.0 | 13.9-18.4 | 20.4 | 17.8-23.3 | 16.8 | 14.4-19.5 |
NYS exclusive of NYC | 16.6 | 15.0-18.2 | 29.2 | 27.4-31.0 | 18.0 | 16.5-19.6 | 25.4 | 23.8-27.1 | 10.8 | 9.7-12.1 |
- % = weighted percentage; CI = confidence interval
- "Missing" category included because more than 10% of the sample did not report income.
- Obese, BMI ≥ 30.0.
- Overweight, 25.0 ≤ BMI < 30.0.
- Neither overweight nor obese, BMI < 25.0.
References
- New York State Department of Health Prevention Agenda Towards the Healthiest State.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. 6th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 2005.
- Sacks FM, Svetkey LP, Vollmer WM, Appel LF, Bray, GA, Harsha D, Obarzanek E, Conlin PR, Miller ER, Simons- Morton DG, Karanja N, Lin P-H for the DASH-Sodium Collaborative Research Group. Effects on blood pressure of reduced dietary sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. New England Journal of Medicine 2001; 344:3-10.
Copies may be obtained by contacting:
- BRFSS Coordinator
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance
Empire State Plaza, Rm. 565, Corning Tower
Albany, NY 12237-0679 - Or by phone or electronic mail:
- (518) 473-0673 or
- BRFSS@health.state.ny.us or www.nyhealth.gov