Table 3.
Association between participant demographics, food neophobia status and dietary choice.
| Dietary choice | Vegan | Vegetarian | Pescatarian | Flexitarian | None | Value of p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Within total participants | ||||||
| Total 601 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 77.9 | |
| % Within food neophobia status | ||||||
| Food neophiliac | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 15.0 | 82.2 | 0.024^,* |
| Food neutral | 3.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 75.6 | |
| Food neophobic | 2.9 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 81.9 | |
| % Within gender | ||||||
| Male | 2.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 85.3 | 0.110 |
| Female | 3.1 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 75.5 | |
| % Within age group (years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 78.6 | 0.768# |
| 25–34 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 74.1 | |
| 35–44 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 9.9 | 78.9 | |
| 45–54 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 81.2 | |
| 55–64 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 79.5 | |
| ≥65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 81.0 | |
| % Within highest qualification | ||||||
| ≤Year 12 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 87.5 | 0.169^ |
| Trade/certificate | 2.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 82.0 | |
| University degree | 3.9 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 11.0 | 73.5 | |
| % With household weekly income (AUD) | ||||||
| $0–$499 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 79.5 | 0.454# |
| $500–$999 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 73.5 | |
| $1,000–$1,499 | 1.2 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 80.2 | |
| ≥$1,500 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 79.9 | |
| Unknown | 4.2 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 71.8 | |
Data presented as a percentage, Chi-squared analysis used unless indicated, ^Fisher’s exact test, *Significance indicated at p < 0.05, #Value of p presented from the Chi-squared analysis between adherence to a dietary choice (yes or no) and household weekly income.