Table 2.
Characteristics of child–parent behaviours regarding shopping by country; IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants) study – baseline (September 2007–May 2008)
| Country | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy (n 2088) | Estonia (n 1618) | Cyprus (n 942) | Belgium (n 1482) | Sweden (n 1613) | Germany (n 1720) | Hungary (n 2390) | Spain (n 1364) | All countries (n 13 217) | |
| Do you usually take your child along to grocery shopping? (%)*** | |||||||||
| I try to avoid it because it is faster alone | 29 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 36 |
| I try to avoid it because he/she is pushing for treats | 18 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| I enjoy choosing the food together with my child | 49 | 44 | 37 | 55 | 48 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 49 |
| I have to, but don’t enjoy it | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Does your child ask for items he/she saw on TV? (%)*** | |||||||||
| Never | 6 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 18 |
| Sometimes | 67 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 48 | 67 | 67 | 51 | 63 |
| Often | 26 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| My child hardly watches TV | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| When your child asks for a specific food item which is not on your shopping list, do you buy it? (%)*** | |||||||||
| Usually not | 6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 13 |
| Sometimes | 61 | 66 | 51 | 69 | 59 | 68 | 54 | 51 | 60 |
| Often | 19 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 12 |
| Only if I have the money for extras | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Only if it is something healthy | 12 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
TV, television.
***P<0·001.