Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants: Uruguayan citizens aged 18–75 years (n 1416) who responded to an online survey about nutritional warnings as front-of-pack labels, 2017
| Characteristic | % of participants |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 61 |
| Male | 39 |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 16 |
| 25–34 | 35 |
| 35–49 | 34 |
| 50–65 | 12 |
| >65 | 3 |
| Educational level | |
| Primary education | 9 |
| Secondary education | 43 |
| Technical education | 26 |
| University degree | 15 |
| Postgraduate studies | 7 |
| Socio-economic level* | |
| Low | 20 |
| Medium | 60 |
| High | 20 |
| Number of people in the household | |
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 26 |
| ≥4 | 39 |
*
Socio-economic level was estimated using the methodology proposed by Centro de Investigaciones Económicas( 39 ).