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Table 1 Socio-demographic breakdown of study sample and comparison with national Irish census data

From: The creation of a healthy eating motivation score and its association with food choice and physical activity in a cross sectional sample of Irish adults

  

Census 2006

NANS dataset n = 1500

Study sample n = 1262

%

%

%

Gender

Men

50

49

49

 

Women

50

51

51

Age Group

18–35 years

35

35

38

 

36–50 years

29

29

30

 

51–64 years

21

20

20

 

65+ years

15

15

12

Marital Status

Single

38

32

34

 

Married/living with partner

51

58

58

 

Widowed/separated/divorced

11

9

7

Location

Rural

39

30

28

 

Urban

61

70

72

Social Class

Professional/managerial

33

45

46

 

Non-manual

17

18

18

 

Un/Semi/Skilled/manual

32

23

20

 

Occupation Unknown/students

18

15

15