Table 1.
Demographic profile of the sample of college students (n 192) from a large, public university in the Southwest USA
| Characteristic | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 77 | 40·1 |
| Female | 115 | 59·9 | |
| Age | Under 18 years | 27 | 14·1 |
| 19–23 years | 132 | 68·8 | |
| 24 years or above | 33 | 17·1 | |
| University | Freshman | 40 | 20·9 |
| classification | Sophomore | 31 | 16·2 |
| Junior | 31 | 16·2 | |
| Senior | 76 | 39·8 | |
| Graduate | 13 | 6·8 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 122 | 63·5 |
| Hispanic | 38 | 19·8 | |
| African-American | 8 | 4·2 | |
| Asian | 21 | 10·9 | |
| Other | 3 | 1·5 | |
| Frequency of dining | Less than once | 9 | 4·7 |
| away from home | Once | 28 | 14·6 |
| (per week) | 2–3 times | 76 | 39·6 |
| 4–5 times | 48 | 25·0 | |
| 6–7 times | 12 | 6·3 | |
| More than 7 times | 19 | 9·9 | |
| BMI | Underweight (<18·5 kg/m2) | 11 | 5·9 |
| Normal (18·5–24·9 kg/m2) | 118 | 62·8 | |
| Overweight (25·0–29·9 kg/m2) | 46 | 24·5 | |
| Obese (≥30·0 kg/m2) | 13 | 6·9 |