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The Evaluation of the Balance Calories Initiative collection includes datasets consisting of intercept interviews of adults and adolescents regarding their beverage consumption. This data was collected as part of an evaluation of the Balance Calories Initiative (BCI) campaign. The BCI is a campaign launched by the top three American beverage companies (Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and Pepsi) to help Americans reduce their consumption of sugar from beverages, especially through increasing interest in low- and no-calorie beverages. The BCI began in 2015, and was introduced to the Mississippi Delta region and Montgomery, Alabama in 2016. Researchers conducted point-of-purchase interviews in the South Delta and Montgomery communities to study the BCI campaign progress in predominantly low-income neighborhoods. Two non-BCI comparison communities matched by population and socio-demographic composition in the region, the North Delta of Mississippi and Birmingham, AL, were also included. Participants were recruited outside of retail food outlets, primarily grocery stores and big box stores, but also restaurants and convenience stores.

Demographic information in this collection include sex, age, race, education level, employment status, marital status, and categorical income.

The Multicity Study of the Impact of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages was a multi-year study intended to provide comprehensive information about the impacts of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on retail prices, purchases, and consumption. The study was conducted in two cities that recently implemented an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages: Philadelphia, PA and Oakland, CA.

The study consists of six datasets, with three datasets covering Philadelphia and three covering Oakland. The store observation data contain price information for sodas, juices, and other beverages. The purchase datasets contain information from survey questions fielded at stores, including basic demographic information (race and ethnicity, gender, income), the number of people in the participant's household, and how often they shop for beverages at that store and others. The household datasets contain information from survey questions fielded during the household beverages consumption survey; it includes demographic information and beverage consumption information for a household adult and a household child.

The study also included an analysis of strategic responses to the taxes, including cross-border shopping by consumers, and retailers changing the availability of various beverages.