Table 5. The association of sociodemographic variables with participants’ perceptions of posting caloric information in chain restaurants using chi-square (n = 1279).
| Likelihood of eating at chain restaurants with calorie information on the menu | Trust that the calorie information on menus is correct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More likely | Less likely | Neutral | Yes | No | |
| Total | 446 (34.9) | 182 (14.2) | 651 (50.9) | 641 (50.1) | 638 (49.9) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 249 (55.8) | 106 (58.2) | 363 (55.8) | 372 (58.0) | 346 (54.2) |
| Male | 197 (44.2) | 76 (41.8) | 288 (44.2) | 269 (42.0) | 292 (45.8) |
| P-value | 0.826 | 0.094 | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| <30 | 232 (52.0) | 87 (47.8) | 382 (58.7) | 335 (52.3) | 366 (57.4) |
| ≥30 | 214 (48.0) | 95 (52.2) | 269 (41.3) | 306 (47.7) | 272 (42.6) |
| P-value | 0.011 | 0.067 | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 227 (50.9) | 100 (54.9) | 276 (42.4) | 319 (49.8) | 284 (44.5) |
| Single | 219 (49.1) | 82 (45.1) | 375 (57.6) | 322 (50.2) | 354 (55.5) |
| P-value | 0.002 | 0.060 | |||
| Educational level | |||||
| Less than college | 81 (18.2) | 55 (30.2) | 199 (30.6) | 158 (24.6) | 177 (27.7) |
| College or above | 365 (81.8) | 127 (69.8) | 452 (69.4) | 483 (75.4) | 461 (72.3) |
| P-value | <0.001 | 0.208 | |||
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 239 (53.6) | 106 (58.2) | 331 (50.8) | 341 (53.2) | 335 (52.5) |
| Unemployed | 207 (46.4) | 76 (41.8) | 320 (49.2) | 300 (46.8) | 303 (47.5) |
| P-value | 0.195 | 0.805 | |||
| Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 12 (2.7) | 4 (2.2) | 43 (6.6) | 22 (3.4) | 37 (5.8) |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 178 (39.9) | 82 (45.1) | 304 (46.7) | 264 (41.2) | 300 (47.0) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 167 (37.4) | 62 (34.1) | 212 (32.6) | 238 (37.1) | 203 (31.8) |
| Obese (≥30) | 89 (20.0) | 34 (18.7) | 92 (14.1) | 117 (18.3) | 98 (15.4) |
| P-value | 0.001 | 0.014 | |||
P-values were calculated using a chi-square test among demographic categories.