Table 3 Odds of having confidence using eight cooking techniques, National Diet & Nutrition Survey, 2008–09, n = 509
Variable & level | Boiling, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Steaming, poaching, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Frying, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Stir frying, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Grilling, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Oven-baking, roasting, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Stewing, braising, casseroling, odds ratio (95 % CI) | Microwaving, odds ratio (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||||
Men | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Women | 2.97 (1.24–7.08) | 2.26 (1.43–2.60) | 0.77 (0.42–1.39) | 1.64 (1.05–2.55) | 1.99 (1.00–3.96) | 9.46 (3.94–22.71) | 2.61 (1.61–4.25) | 1.18 (0.71–1.94) |
Age (years) | ||||||||
19–34 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
35–49 | 1.43 (0.49–4.20) | 4.34 (2.22–8.51) | 0.94 (0.43–2.04) | 1.89 (0.99–3.61) | 2.69 (0.99–7.33) | 3.72 (1.20–11.48) | 3.06 (1.63–5.74) | 0.51 (0.24–1.10) |
50–64 | 1.11 (0.36–3.45) | 2.44 (1.31–4.57) | 0.80 (0.36–1.78) | 1.11 (0.60–2.06) | 1.83 (0.68–4.89) | 0.99 (0.38–2.56) | 3.56 (1.80–7.04) | 0.55 (0.25–1.22) |
> 64 | 1.02 (0.35–3.00) | 2.22 (1.17–4.22) | 0.98 (0.41–2.35) | 0.70 (0.37–1.30) | 1.05 (0.44–2.47) | 0.65 (0.27–1.58) | 2.79 (1.41–5.53) | 0.42 (0.19–0.92) |
NS-SEC | ||||||||
Managerial & prof. | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Intermediate | 1.74 (0.46–6.54) | 1.69 (0.79–3.62) | 1.15 (0.49–2.71) | 1.07 (0.56–2.08) | 1.15 (0.39–3.38) | 1.62 (0.49–5.39) | 2.76 (1.18–6.48) | 0.83 (0.42–1.65) |
Routine & manual | 0.73 (0.30–1.77) | 0.48 (0.29–0.80) | 0.54 (0.28–1.04) | 0.39 (0.24–0.66) | 0.37 (0.17–0.82) | 0.49 (0.23–1.06) | 0.67 (0.40–1.12) | 0.57 (0.32–1.02) |
Respondent is main food provider | ||||||||
No | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Yes | 4.73 (2.06–10.89) | 2.42 (1.49–3.93) | 0.80 (0.40–1.61) | 1.42 (0.88–2.31) | 1.50 (0.72–3.09) | 5.11 (2.53–10.32) | 3.81 (2.33–6.26) | 0.61 (0.32–1.14) |