Table 2.
Ability, motivation and environmental factors by frequency of fast-food consumption among women (n 932) from socio-economically disadvantaged areas in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, 2007–2008
| Infrequent fast-food consumption (<1 time/week) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | P (χ 2) | |
| All respondents | 932 | 50·6 | |
| Ability | |||
| Confidence to shop for healthy food | |||
| Very/extremely | 546 | 61·5 | |
| Moderately | 236 | 38·6 | |
| Not at all/slightly | 150 | 30·0 | <0·001 |
| Confidence to cook/prepare healthy food | |||
| Very/extremely | 497 | 62·0 | |
| Moderately | 291 | 40·9 | |
| Not at all/slightly | 144 | 31·3 | <0·001 |
| Motivation | |||
| Frequency of dinner with family | |||
| Every day | 351 | 54·4 | |
| 4–6 times/week | 224 | 45·1 | |
| ≤3 times/week | 357 | 50·4 | 0·092 |
| Family support for healthy eating | |||
| High | 336 | 57·4 | |
| Mid | 374 | 43·9 | |
| Low | 222 | 51·8 | 0·001 |
| Lots of women I know eat fast food often | |||
| Disagree | 332 | 60·2 | |
| Neutral | 299 | 48·8 | |
| Agree | 301 | 41·9 | <0·001 |
| Environment | |||
| Supermarket proximity | |||
| Closest within 0·8 km | 307 | 57·6 | |
| Closest between 0·8 and 1·6 km | 468 | 51·9 | |
| Closest further than 1·6 km | 157 | 33·1 | <0·001 |
| Greengrocer proximity | |||
| Closest within 0·8 km | 329 | 59·6 | |
| Closest between 0·8 and 1·6 km | 375 | 49·1 | |
| Closest further than 1·6 km | 228 | 40·4 | <0·001 |
| Large selection of F&V available in neighbourhood | |||
| Agree | 771 | 51·5 | |
| Do not agree | 161 | 46·6 | 0·257 |
| F&V available are of high quality | |||
| Agree | 578 | 51·7 | |
| Do not agree | 354 | 48·9 | 0·397 |
| Large selection of low-fat products available | |||
| Agree | 663 | 52·9 | |
| Do not agree | 269 | 45·0 | 0·028 |
F&V, fruits and vegetables.