Table 2.
Characteristics of participants (n 148) in the validation study of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire for French Canadians
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 73 | 49·3 |
| Female | 75 | 50·7 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–34 | 38 | 25·7 |
| 35–49 | 29 | 19·6 |
| 50–65 | 81 | 54·7 |
| BMI category | ||
| Underweight (0–18·4 kg/m2) | 4 | 2·7 |
| Normal (18·5–24·9 kg/m2) | 70 | 47·3 |
| Overweight (25·0–29·9 kg/m2) | 54 | 36·5 |
| Obese (≥30·0 kg/m2) | 20 | 13·5 |
| Income ($CAN) | ||
| 0–19 999 | 8 | 5·4 |
| 20 000–39 999 | 18 | 12·2 |
| 40 000–59 999 | 26 | 17·6 |
| 60 000–79 999 | 22 | 15·9 |
| 80 000–99 999 | 19 | 12·9 |
| ≥100 000 | 44 | 32·1 |
| No response | 11 | 7·4 |
| Education | ||
| No education | 0 | 0·0 |
| Primary school | 0 | 0·0 |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 14 | 9·5 |
| College graduate | 45 | 30·4 |
| University graduate | 89 | 60·1 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| African | 2 | 1·4 |
| Native Americans | 1 | 0·7 |
| Arabic | 2 | 1·4 |
| Asian | 0 | 0·0 |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0·0 |
| Caucasian | 142 | 96·0 |
| Latino | 1 | 0·7 |
| No response | 0 | 0·0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 50 | 33·8 |
| Married | 37 | 25·0 |
| Common-law partner | 45 | 30·4 |
| Separated | 4 | 2·7 |
| Divorced | 11 | 7·4 |
| Widowed | 0 | 0·0 |
| No response | 1 | 0·7 |
| Primary employment status | ||
| Student | 9 | 6·2 |
| Employed full time | 85 | 58·2 |
| Employed part time | 12 | 8·2 |
| Unemployed | 3 | 2·0 |
| Homemaker | 0 | 0·0 |
| Retired | 32 | 21·9 |
| Unable to work | 0 | 0·0 |
| Other | 5 | 3·4 |
| No response | 0 | 0·0 |