Table 3:
Crosstabulation between demographic characteristics and support for zoning to restrict supply of ‘junk’# food near school (weighted)^^
| Demographic characteristics | Support for zoning to restrict supply of ‘junk’ food near school | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total support~ n | Neutral@ n | Total oppose^ n | |
| Total sample (n = 3780) | 2446 | 791 | 543 |
| % [95% confidence interval] | |||
| 61.8 [59.5, 64.1] | 22.0 [20.2, 24.1] | 16.2 [14.5, 18.1] | |
| Age (n = 4040) in years | |||
| 18–24 | 43.7 [33.7, 54.3] | 36.2 [26.4, 47.2] | 20.1 [12.5, 30.6] |
| 25–44 | 59.2 [54.8, 63.4] | 21.0 [17.7, 24.8] | 19.8 [16.4, 23.7] |
| 45–64 | 63.5 [59.7, 67.1] | 20.9 [17.9, 24.2] | 15.6 [13.1, 18.6] |
| 65 and above | 67.4 [64.1, 70.5] | 20.6 [18.0, 23.5] | 12.0 [9.9, 14.5] |
| Sex (n = 4040) | |||
| Male | 61.7 [58.2, 64.9] | 22.2 [19.4, 25.3] | 16.1 [13.8, 18.8] |
| Female | 61.9 [58.9, 64.7] | 21.9 [19.5, 24.4] | 16.2 [14.0, 18.7] |
| Highest level of education attained (n = 3983) | |||
| Tertiary | 69.0 [65.5, 72.2] | 16.4 [13.8, 19.4] | 14.6 [12.2, 17.3] |
| Vocational | 62.3 [59.3, 66.0] | 22.3 [19.5, 25.4] | 15.0 [12.7, 17.7] |
| Student | 45.4 [33.8, 57.6] | 31.6 [21.7, 43.4] | 23.0 [13.9, 35.6] |
| Secondary | 55.5 [50.3, 60.5] | 25.9 [21.8, 30.4] | 18.6 [14.7, 23.3] |
| Number of dependants (n = 4034) | |||
| Households with children (0–14 years) | 56.9 [51.7, 62.0] | 24.6 [20.4, 29.3] | 18.5 [14.7, 23.1] |
| Households with no children (>15 years) | 63.0 [60.6, 65.4] | 21.5 [19.5, 23.6] | 15.5 [13.7, 17.5] |
| Household income (n=3396) | |||
| $100K and above | 62.4 [57.8, 66.7] | 19.1 [15.7, 23.2] | 18.5 [15.2, 22.3] |
| 50K to <100K | 60.7 [56.0, 65.2] | 23.7 [19.8, 28.0] | 15.6 [12.5, 19.3] |
| <20K to <50K | 64.5 [60.9, 67.9] | 22.6 [19.7, 25.7] | 12.9 [10.5, 15.8] |
| Area of residence (n = 4040) | |||
| Most disadvantaged* | 62.6 [59.1, 65.8] | 23.5 [20.7, 26.6] | 13.9 [11.7, 16.5] |
| Medium** | 60.9 [56.6, 65.0] | 19.2 [16.1, 22.7] | 19.9 [16.6, 23.8] |
| Most advantaged*** | 61.7 [57.5, 65.6] | 22.9 [19.5, 26.8] | 15.4 [12.6, 18.7] |
| State of residence (n = 4040) | |||
| NSW | 59.3 [53.9, 64.5] | 24.2 [19.8, 29.1] | 16.5 [12.9, 21.0] |
| VIC | 61.8 [57.1, 66.3] | 20.2 [16.7, 24.4] | 17.9 [14.6, 21.9] |
| QLD | 63.7 [58.3, 68.8] | 19.6 [15.7, 24.3] | 16.7 [12.8, 21.5] |
| SA | 56.0 [50.6, 61.2] | 27.1 [22.6, 32.0] | 16.9 [13.1, 21.7] |
| WA | 65.7 [59.7, 71.3] | 21.2 [16.6, 26.7] | 13.1 [9.3, 18.0] |
| TAS | 65.3 [60.4, 70.0] | 23.3 [19.2, 27.8] | 11.5 [8.5, 15.1] |
| ACT | 67.5 [61.4, 72.8] | 19.5 [15.1, 24.8] | 13.0 [9.4, 17.9] |
| NT | 61.5 [51.7, 70.4] | 20.5 [14.0, 29.2] | 18.0 [11.1, 27.7] |
*Most disadvantaged = range 1–5.
**Medium range = range 6–8.
***Most advantaged= range 9–10.
^^Row % estimated presented.
~Total support = Strongly support + Somewhat support = Proportion in favour of the policy.
@Neutral = Proportion neither for nor against the policy.
^Total oppose = Strongly oppose + Somewhat oppose = Proportion against the policy.
#Junk food refers to discretionary food and drinks high in sugar, salt and saturated fats.