Table 7:
Crosstabulation between demographic characteristics and support for restricting sugar-sweetened drinks from vending machines in schools (weighted)^^
| Demographic characteristics | Support for restricting sugar-sweetened drinks from vending machines in schools | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total support~ n | Neutral@ n | Total oppose^ n | |
| Total sample (n = 3788) | 3026 | 433 | 329 |
| % [95% confidence interval] | |||
| 77..4 [75.4, 79.3] | 12.7 [11.2, 14.3] | 9.9 [8.6, 11.5] | |
| Age (n = 4040) in years | |||
| 18–24 | 66.8 [56.3, 75.9] | 21.4 [14.1, 31.4] | 11.8 [6.4, 20.3] |
| 25–44 | 78.4 [74.4, 81.9] | 11.8 [9.3, 15.0] | 9.8 [7.2, 13.1] |
| 45–64 | 79.0 [75.5, 82.0] | 11.8 [9.4, 14.7] | 9.2 [7.2, 11.89] |
| 65 and above | 79.4 [76.3, 82.1] | 11.1 [9.1, 13.5] | 9.5 [7.5, 11.9] |
| Sex (n = 4040) | |||
| Male | 76.8 [73.7, 79.5] | 13.1 [11.0, 15.6] | 10.1 [8.2, 12.5] |
| Female | 77.9 [75.2, 80.4] | 12.3 [10.4, 14.5] | 9.8 [8.0, 12.0] |
| Highest level of education attained (n = 3983) | |||
| Tertiary | 84.5 [81.7, 87.0] | 8.6 [6.8, 10.7] | 6.9 [5.2, 9.1] |
| Vocational | 77.4 [74.2, 80.2] | 12.4 [10.2, 15.0] | 10.2 [8.2, 12.7] |
| Student | 64.4 [52.0, 75.0] | 21.8 [13.6, 33.1] | 13.8 [7.0, 25.4] |
| Secondary | 72.6 [67.9, 76.9] | 15.5 [12.2, 19.5] | 11.9 [9.0, 15.6] |
| Number of dependants (n = 4034) | |||
| Households with children (0–14 years) | 74.7 [70.0, 79.1] | 14.6 [11.3, 18.8] | 10.7 [7.6, 14.8] |
| Households with no children (>15 years) | 78.1 [75.9, 80.2] | 12.1 [10.5, 13.8] | 9.8 [8.4, 11.5] |
| Household income (n = 3396) | |||
| $100K and above | 83.9 [80.3, 87.0] | 8.6 [6.3, 11.5] | 7.5 [5.4, 10.3] |
| 50K to <100K | 78.2 [73.9, 81.9] | 13.0 [10.0, 16.8] | 8.8 [6.5, 11.7] |
| <20K to <50K | 76.9 [73.6, 79.8] | 13.0 [10.8, 15.7] | 10.1 [8.1, 12.7] |
| Area of residence (n = 4040) | |||
| Most disadvantaged* | 75.7 [72.5, 78.6] | 15.1 [12.7, 17.9] | 9.2 [7.4, 11.5] |
| Medium** | 78.0 [74.1, 81.4] | 9.5 [7.3, 12.3] | 12.5 [9.7, 15.9] |
| Most advantaged*** | 79.2 [75.5, 82.4] | 12.5 [9.9, 15.6] | 8.3 [6.2, 11.1] |
| State of residence (n = 4040) | |||
| NSW | 74.9 [69.7, 79.4] | 14.6 [11.0, 19.1] | 10.5 [7.6, 14.4] |
| VIC | 75.8 [71.5, 79.9] | 12.3 [9.5, 15.9] | 11.9 [8.8, 15.4] |
| QLD | 77.2 [72.3, 81.5] | 12.5 [9.4, 16.4] | 10.3 [7.3, 14.5] |
| SA | 77.1 [72.4, 81.2] | 13.0 [10.1, 16.7] | 9.9 [7.00, 13.8] |
| WA | 82.4 [77.0, 86.7] | 10.9 [7.4, 15.7] | 6.7 [4.2, 10.5] |
| TAS | 79.7 [75.1, 83.6] | 12.2 [9.1, 16.2] | 8.1 [5.6, 11.5] |
| ACT | 82.0 [77.1, 86.0] | 10.6 [7.5, 14.8] | 7.4 [4.9, 11.1] |
| NT | 71.6 [61.8, 79.8] | 16.5 [10.3, 25.3] | 11.9 [6.5, 20.5] |
*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.