Table 5:
Crosstabulation between demographic characteristics and support for prohibiting advertising and promotion of less healthy# food and beverages to children under the age of 16 (weighted)^^
| Demographic characteristics | Support for prohibiting advertising and promotion of less healthy food and beverages to children under the age of 16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total support~ n | Neutral@ n | Total oppose^ n | |
| Total sample (n = 3788) | 2889 | 531 | 368 |
| % [95% confidence interval] | |||
| 73.2 [71.1, 75.2] | 15.4 [13.8, 17.2] | 11.4 [9.9, 13.0] | |
| Age (n = 4040) in years | |||
| 18–24 | 58.8 [48.1, 68.7] | 26.5 [18.4, 36.5] | 14.7 [8.5, 24.2] |
| 25–44 | 75.6 [71.4, 79.3] | 15.2 [12.2, 18.9] | 9.2 [6.9, 12.2] |
| 45–64 | 73.5 [69.9, 76.9] | 14.5 [11.9, 17.6] | 12.0 [9.6, 14.7] |
| 65 and above | 76.4 [73.3, 79.2] | 13.0 [10.9, 15.5] | 10.6 [8.5, 13.1] |
| Sex (n = 4040) | |||
| Male | 72.9 [69.7, 75.9] | 16.1 [13.7, 18.9] | 11.0 [9.0, 13.3] |
| Female | 73.4 [70.6, 76.0] | 14.8 [12.8, 17.1] | 11.8 [9.9, 14.1] |
| Highest level of education attained (n = 3983) | |||
| Tertiary | 81.7 [78.5, 84.5] | 10.4 [8.2, 13.2] | 7.9 [6.0, 10.2] |
| Vocational | 72.5 [69.2, 75.5] | 15.6 [13.2, 18.3] | 11.9 [9.8, 14.5] |
| Student | 60.6 [48.3, 71.7] | 21.9 [13.8, 32.8] | 17.5 [9.6, 29.7] |
| Secondary | 67.8 [62.9, 72.3] | 19.4 [15.7, 23.6] | 12.8 [9.9, 16.6] |
| Number of dependants (n = 4034) | |||
| Households with children (0–14 years) | 70.1 [64.9, 74.8] | 16.8 [13.1, 21.2] | 13.1 [9.7, 17.5] |
| Households with no children (>15 years) | 73.9 [71.5, 76.01] | 15.1 [13.4, 17.0] | 11.0 [9.5, 12.8] |
| Household income (n = 3396) | |||
| $100K and above | 77.5 [73.2, 81.2] | 12.2 [9.2, 16.0] | 10.3 [7.9, 13.4] |
| 50K to <100K | 74.0 [69.6, 78.1] | 16.4 [13.0, 20.5] | 9.6 [7.1, 12.8] |
| <20K to <50K | 72.7 [69.3, 75.8] | 15.7 [13.3, 18.4] | 11.6 [9.4, 14.4] |
| Area of residence (n = 4040) | |||
| Most disadvantaged* | 72.9 [69.8, 75.9] | 16.6 [14.2, 19.2] | 10.5 [8.6, 12.8] |
| Medium** | 70.7 [66.4, 74.5] | 15.7 [12.8, 19.2] | 13.6 [10.7, 17.2] |
| Most advantaged*** | 76.2 [72.3, 79.6] | 13.4 [10.7, 16.8] | 10.4 [8.0, 13.3] |
| State of residence (n = 4040) | |||
| NSW | 72.2 [67.1, 76.9] | 16.2 [12.4, 20.8] | 11.6 [8.6, 15.3] |
| VIC | 74.1 [69.7, 78.1] | 13.9 [10.9, 17.7] | 12.0 [9.1, 15.5] |
| QLD | 73.0 [67.8, 77.6] | 14.2 [10.8, 18.3] | 12.8 [9.4, 17.3] |
| SA | 70.7 [65.6, 75.3] | 18.9 [15.2, 23.3] | 10.4 [7.4, 14.3] |
| WA | 73.6 [67.6, 78.7] | 15.4 [11.4, 20.6] | 11.0 [7.5, 15.9] |
| TAS | 73.6 [68.7, 77.8] | 18.6 [14.9, 23.1] | 7.8 [5.4, 11.1] |
| ACT | 81.2 [76.3, 85.3] | 12.1 [8.8, 16.3] | 6.7 [4.3, 10.3] |
| NT | 71.0 [61.0, 79.3] | 13.5 [8.3, 21.3] | 15.5 [8.9, 25.5] |
*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.
#Less healthy food and beverage refer to discretionary food and drinks high in sugar, salt and saturated fats.