Table 2.
Frequency of cooking dinner at home each week | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | % of US population | |||
% of US population | Never cook (0–1) | Sometimes cook (2–5) | Always cook (6–7) | |
Total (%) | 100 | 8·0 | 43 | 49 |
Federal poverty level† (%) | ||||
<130 % | 24 | 30 | 15 | 32 |
130–350 % | 35 | 38 | 35 | 35 |
>350 % | 41 | 32 | 51 | 33 |
Education† (%) | ||||
<9th grade | 7·1 | 5·8 | 2·8 | 11 |
9th–11th grade | 13 | 16 | 10 | 16 |
High-school graduate or GED | 26 | 29 | 24 | 27 |
Some college or Associate's degree | 28 | 30 | 32 | 25 |
College graduate or above | 25 | 18 | 31 | 22 |
Gender† (%) | ||||
Male | 45 | 48 | 43 | 47 |
Female | 55 | 52 | 57 | 53 |
Age† (%) | ||||
18–25 years | 7·5 | 18 | 7·8 | 5·6 |
26–45 years | 45 | 36 | 47 | 45 |
46–65 years | 34 | 28 | 36 | 33 |
>65 years | 13 | 18 | 9·0 | 16 |
Race/ethnicity† (%) | ||||
White | 66 | 59 | 72 | 63 |
Black | 12 | 23 | 14 | 9·4 |
Hispanic | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 |
Other | 6·2 | 3·2 | 5·0 | 7·8 |
Country of birth† (%) | ||||
USA | 18 | 14 | 9·9 | 25 |
Foreign born | 82 | 86 | 90 | 75 |
Living with a partner† (%) | ||||
No | 30 | 58 | 30 | 26 |
Yes | 70 | 42 | 70 | 74 |
Living with dependants† (%) | ||||
No | 29 | 49 | 29 | 25 |
Yes | 71 | 51 | 71 | 75 |
Household food security† (%) | ||||
Very low | 4·2 | 5·9 | 3·6 | 4·5 |
Low | 9·3 | 5·2 | 7·7 | 11 |
Marginal | 8·0 | 7·4 | 5·5 | 10 |
Full | 79 | 81 | 83 | 74 |
GED, general equivalency degree.
All analyses were completed with appropriate weighting, taking into account the complex survey design of NHANES 2007–2008.
Differences in the percentage of the sociodemographic group present in each dinner category were significant at P < 0·001 by the Wald χ 2 test.