title: Use of parks or playgrounds: reported access to drinking water fountains among US adults, 2009.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As a first step to determining the public availability of drinking water, self-reported access to water fountains in parks and playgrounds was examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a convenience sample of 4163 US adults (aged ≥ 18 years) using the 2009 HealthStyles Survey. The outcome measure was reported access to water fountains in parks/playgrounds. Among those who reported using parks/playgrounds, multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the associations between sociodemographic variables and reported access to water fountains.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About half (54.7%) of participants used parks/playgrounds. Among those, 55.0% reported access to water fountains. Factors significantly associated with reported access to water fountains were being male [odds ratio (OR) = 1.42; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.09, 1.85] and living in the Pacific region (versus East North Central region, OR = 2.56; 95% CI = 1.61, 4.06). Age, race/ethnicity, household income, marital status, education, smoking and physical activity were not significantly associated with reported access to water fountains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among 54.7% of adults using parks/playgrounds, reported access to water fountains was significantly differed by sex and region. This study provides information that can be considered when developing interventions to increase access to drinking water in public facilities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K26, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. spark3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Sohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Bettylou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sherry
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wethington
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D060766:Drinking Water; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water