TABLE 3.

Predictors of ground beef and pink ground beef patty consumption from multivariate models

Predictors	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Predictors of ground beef consumption
≤17 yr of age	1.55	1.23–1.95
18–64 yr of age	Reference
≥65 yr of age	0.53	0.41–0.69
White race	Reference
Black race	0.70	0.52–0.94
Other race	0.64	0.45–0.91
Female	Reference
Male	1.72	1.47–2.02
Rural community	Reference
Urban or suburban community	0.77	0.62–0.95
Graduate education	Reference
Less than graduate education	0.64	0.53–0.77
Income <$40,000	Reference
Income $40,000–$75,000	1.19	0.98–1.44
Income >$75,000	0.80	0.64–1.0
Predictors of pink ground beef patty consumption
≤17 yr of age	Reference
18–64 yr of age	2.85	1.92–4.25
≥65 yr of age	2.36	1.55–3.59
White race	Reference
Black race	0.45	0.26–0.75
Other race	0.65	0.34–1.24
Female	Reference
Male	1.75	1.36–2.26