Table 4. The association of sociodemographic variables with the public’s self-perceived caloric knowledge and views on the influence of calorie posting in chain restaurants using chi-square (n = 1279).
| Know enough about energy requirements to make lower-calorie choices | Calorie posting influences choosing lower-calorie meals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No, but want to know more | I don’t care | Yes | No | |
| Total | 444 (34.7) | 60 (46.9) | 235 (18.4) | 999 (78.1) | 280 (21.9) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 244 (55.0) | 350 (58.3) | 124 (52.8) | 571 (57.2) | 147 (52.5) |
| Male | 200 (45.0) | 250 (41.7) | 111 (47.2) | 428 (42.8) | 133 (47.5) |
| P-value | 0.285 | 0.094 | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| <30 | 243 (54.7) | 295 (42.1) | 163 (69.4) | 509 (51.0) | 192 (68.6) |
| ≥30 | 201 (45.3) | 305 (50.8) | 72 (30.6) | 40 (49.0) | 88 (31.4) |
| P-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 214 (48.2) | 309 (51.5) | 80 (34.0) | 512 (51.3) | 91 (32.5) |
| Single | 230 (51.8) | 291 (48.5) | 155 (66.0) | 487 (48.7) | 189 (67.5) |
| P-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Educational level | |||||
| Less than college | 96 (21.6) | 162 (27.0) | 77 (32.8) | 230 (23.0) | 105 (37.5) |
| College or above | 348 (78.4) | 438 (73.0) | 158 (67.2) | 769 (77.0) | 175 (62.5) |
| P-value | 0.006 | <0.001 | |||
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 238 (53.6) | 337 (56.2) | 101 (43.0) | 557 (55.8) | 119 (42.5) |
| Unemployed | 206 (46.4) | 263 (43.8) | 134 (57.0) | 442 (44.2) | 161 (57.5) |
| P-value | 0.003 | <0.001 | |||
| Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 16 (3.6) | 22 (3.7) | 21 (8.9) | 28 (2.8) | 31 (11.1) |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 188 (42.3) | 251 (41.8) | 125 (53.2) | 419 (41.9) | 145 (51.8) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 157 (35.4) | 220 (36.7) | 64 (27.2) | 366 (36.6) | 75 (26.8) |
| Obese (≥30) | 83 (18.7) | 107 (17.8) | 25 (10.6) | 186 (18.6) | 29 (10.4) |
| P-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
P-values were calculated using a chi-square test among demographic categories.