Table 1.

Characteristics of the Sample (Unweighted N = 5,555; Population Estimate = 182,100,249)

CharacteristicParticipants, %
MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA = methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
Age, y
    2–66.1
    7–1918.6
    20–6461.8
    ≥6513.5
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic white76.2
    Non-Hispanic black11.6
    Hispanic12.2
Sex
    Male46.8
    Female53.2
Poverty-income ratio
    <114.3
    ≥185.7
Current health status
    Good to excellent85.7
    Fair to poor14.3
Hospitalized in the past 12 months
    Yes9.2
    No90.8
Use of antibiotics in the past month
    Yes5.6
    No94.4
Nasal carriage status
    MRSA1.4
    MSSA26.5
    No Staphylococcus72.1
Coffee
    None39.2
    <1 cup per month or more60.8
Hot tea
    None51.4
    <1 cup per month or more48.6
Coffee or hot tea
    None26.8
    <1 cup per month or more of either73.2
Iced tea
    None34.0
    <1 cup per month or more66.0
Soft drinks during the summer
    Never to 2–3 times per month24.4
    1–6 times per week or more75.6
Soft drinks during the rest of the year
    Never to 2–3 times per month30.9
    1–6 times per week or more69.1