Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample: parents with children of primary school age with primary responsibility for shopping and food preparation, Hunter and New England regions of New South Wales, Australia, 2008–2011
| Benchmark survey (2008) | Follow-up survey (2011) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | New England | Hunter | New England | |
| (n 695) | (n 708) | (n 700) | (n 701) | |
| Characteristic | % | % | % | % |
| Respondent age | ||||
| ≤24 years | 1·3 | 1·8 | 0·4 | 1·0 |
| 25–34 years | 25·8 | 28·0 | 24·6 | 25·7 |
| 35–44 years | 58·1 | 54·1 | 55·6 | 54·9 |
| 45–54 years | 12·9 | 13·4 | 18·1 | 16·5 |
| ≥55 years | 1·9 | 2·7 | 1·1 | 1·6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 14·1 | 11·7 | 16·3 | 14·1 |
| Female | 85·9 | 88·3 | 83·7 | 85·9 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Full-time | 26·5 | 29·9 | 34·7 | 34·4 |
| Part-time/casual | 37·0 | 36·2 | 35·3 | 35·9 |
| Home duties | 29·2 | 28·0 | 22·9 | 22·1 |
| Unemployed | 2·9 | 1·8 | 3·9 | 4·1 |
| Student | 1·7 | 1·6 | 1·3 | 1·4 |
| Age pension | 1·3 | 0·3 | 0·4 | 0·0 |
| Pension other than age pension | 1·4 | 2·0 | 1·3 | 1·9 |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Year 12 or less | 26·8 | 24·3 | 19·1 | 22·8 |
| Trade or certificate (technical education) | 48·6 | 50·4 | 45·9 | 45·1 |
| University undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications | 24·4 | 25·0 | 34·4 | 31·7 |
| Approximate annual household income before tax | ||||
| Less than $AU 40 000 | 25·0 | 31·8 | 17·5 | 24·1 |
| $AU 40 000–80 000 | 32·9 | 41·1 | 27·8 | 35·2 |
| More than $AU 80 000–less than $AU 120 000 | 42·1 | 27·1 | 32·3 | 23·9 |
| $AU 120 000 or over | 0·0 | 0·0 | 22·4 | 16·8 |
*Denominator for each category may change due to missing values.