Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of respondents (n 494) to an undergraduate student survey about a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax at a large US Midwestern university, April–November 2013
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 18 | 103 | 20·9 |
| 19 | 118 | 23·9 |
| 20 | 100 | 20·2 |
| 21 or 22 | 115 | 23·3 |
| 23 to 30 | 46 | 9·3 |
| 30+ | 12 | 2·4 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 343 | 69·4 |
| Male | 150 | 30·4 |
| Transgender | 1 | 0·2 |
| Work status | ||
| Not working | 212 | 42·9 |
| Working | 282 | 57·1 |
| Race | ||
| White | 370 | 74·9 |
| Asian | 112 | 22·7 |
| Black | 20 | 4·0 |
| Alaskan Native/American Indian | 20 | 4·0 |
| Other | 14 | 2·8 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific | 2 | 0·4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 15 | 3·0 |
| Parental household income | ||
| Don’t know | 53 | 10·7 |
| Less than $US 35 000 per annum | 44 | 8·9 |
| $US 35 000–65 000 per annum | 98 | 19·8 |
| $US 65 000–80 000 per annum | 66 | 13·4 |
| $US 80 000–110 000 per annum | 102 | 20·7 |
| Over $US 110 000 per annum | 129 | 26·1 |
| Unreported | 2 | 0·4 |
| Political party identification | ||
| Republican | 106 | 21·5 |
| Democrat | 207 | 41·9 |
| Independent | 61 | 12·4 |
| Another party | 14 | 2·8 |
| No preference | 105 | 21·3 |
| Unreported | 1 | 0·2 |
| SSB consumption | ||
| Never | 59 | 11·9 |
| One time per week or less | 90 | 18·2 |
| 2–3 times per week | 94 | 19·0 |
| 4–6 times per week | 70 | 14·2 |
| Once per day | 53 | 10·7 |
| More than once per day | 128 | 25·9 |