Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 5053)
Overall (N = 5053) | Calorie labelling on menus (n = 1244) | Informed Dining program (n = 1533) | No labelling (n = 2276) | X2 (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Gender | 12.1 (p = 0.002) | ||||
Male | 61.8% (3125) | 63.1% (785) | 58.3% (893) | 63.6% (1447) | |
Female | 38.2% (1928) | 36.9% (459) | 41.7% (640) | 36.4% (829) | |
Age group | 321.22, (p < 0.001) | ||||
18–29 years | 35.3% (1784) | 40.1% (499) | 28.0% (429) | 37.6% (856) | |
30–49 years | 32.5% (1630) | 32.6% (405) | 28.6% (438) | 34.6% (787) | |
50 + years | 23.6% (1192) | 35.7% (320) | 34.5% (376) | 21.8% (496) | |
Not stated / missing | 8.8(447) | 1.6% (20) | 18.9% (290) | 6.0% (137) | |
Education level | 23.73 (p < 0.001) | ||||
High school or less | 27.4% (1383) | 26.8% (334) | 23.8% (365) | 30.1% (684) | |
Some additional training | 27.5% (1390) | 27.1% (337) | 27.2% (417) | 27.9% (636) | |
Higher education | 45.1% (2280) | 46.1% (573) | 27.9% (636) | 42.0% (956) | |
Income quartile | 37.35 (p < 0.001) | ||||
Low | 21.9% (1106) | 22.5% (279) | 19.0% (292) | 23.5% (535) | |
Low to moderate | 19.8% (998) | 18.8% (234) | 19.5% (299) | 20.4% (465) | |
Moderate to high | 21.3% (1074) | 22.6% (281) | 22.1% (339) | 19.9% (454) | |
High | 22.2% (1120) | 22.1% (275) | 26.0% (399) | 19.6% (446) | |
Not stated | 14.9% (755) | 14.1% (175) | 13.3% (204) | 16.5% (376) | |
Race | 20.59 (p < 0.001) | ||||
White | 58.7% (2966) | 54.9% (683) | 60.7% (931) | 59.4% (1352) | |
Other | 39.0% (1970) | 43.5% (541) | 36.2% (555) | 38.4% (874) | |
Not stated / Missing | 2.3% (117) | 1.6% (20) | 3.1% (47) | 2.2% (50) | |
BMI | 231.87 (p < 0.001) | ||||
Underweight | 2.9% (147) | 3.1% (39) | 2.5% (38) | 3.1% (70) | |
Normal weight | 41.5% (2097) | 46.3% (576) | 35.7% (547) | 42.8% (974) | |
Overweight | 27.0% (1365) | 30.5% (380) | 23.8% (365) | 27.2% (620) | |
Obese | 12.9% (654) | 14.5% (180) | 11.8% (181) | 12.9% (293) | |
Not stated | 15.6% (790) | 5.5% (69) | 26.2% (402) | 14.0% (319) |