Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants involved in interviews, mealtime observations, quantitative survey and user testing sessions.
| Interviews (N = 29) | Mealtime observation (N = 10) | Surveya (N = 213) | User testing (N = 12) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (range), years | 32 (21−43) | 30 (21–39) | 31 (20–45) | 30 (26−36) | |
| Relationship status, n (%) | Partnered | 24 (83) | 6 (60) | 187 (88) | 10 (83) |
| Single | 5 (17) | 4 (40) | 25 (12) | 2 (17) | |
| Relationship to child, n (%) | Mother | 28 (96) | 10 (100) | 207 (97) | 10 (83) |
| Father | 1 (4) | 2 (1) | 2 (17) | ||
| Other (foster parent/relative) | 4 (2) | ||||
| Highest education, n (%) | Bachelor's degree | 8 (27.5) | 2 (20) | 87 (41) | 5 (42) |
| Certificate/diploma | 13 (45) | 4 (40) | 77 (36) | 3 (25) | |
| High school | 8 (27.5) | 4 (40) | 47 (23) | 4 (33) | |
| Income (AUD), n (%) | 0–25,999 (0−499/week) | 2 (7) | 2 (20) | 19 (9) | 1 (8) |
| 26,000–51,999 (500−999/week) | 9 (32) | 4 (40) | 56 (26) | 1 (8) | |
| 52,000−103,999 (1000−1999/week) | 12 (41) | 3 (30) | 91 (43) | 6 (50) | |
| 104,000−155,999 (2000−2999/week) | 5 (17) | 1 (10) | 35 (16) | 3 (25) | |
| 156,000 or more (3000+/week) | 1 (3) | 3 (1) | – | ||
| Prefer not to say | 9 (4) | 1 (8) | |||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | Australian | 22 (76) | 7 (70) | 150 (70) | 9 (75) |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 2 (7) | 2 (20) | 2 (1) | 1 (8) | |
| Other | 5 (17) | 1 (10) | 61 (29) | 2 (17) | |
| Number of children, n (%) | One | 1 (3) | 2 (20) | 106 (50) | 4 (33) |
| Two | 6 (21) | 2 (20) | 65 (31) | 5 (42) | |
| Three | 9 (31) | 5 (50) | 26 (12) | 1 (8) | |
| Four or more | 13 (45) | 1 (10) | 13 (6) | 2 (17) | |
a
Survey respondents: Relationship status: no response (n = 1; 0.5%); highest education: prefer not to say (n = 2; 1%); number of children: missing information (n = 3; 1%).