Table 2.
Overall findings and gender differences in perceptions and likelihood of asking for healthy options.
| Mean (s.d.) | T-test p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceptions | ||||
| How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree,3= agree,4= strongly agree) | ||||
| This restaurant offers a good selection of healthy meals | Men | 2.99 (.59) | .81 | |
| Women | 3.00 (.51) | |||
| Overall | 3.00 (.55) | |||
| This restaurant makes it easy for a person to make healthy food choices. | Men | 3.04 (.50) | .65 | |
| Women | 3.06 (.47) | |||
| Overall | 3.05 (.48) | |||
| I would come here more often if they increased the number of healthy choices on the menu. | Men | 2.31 (.81) | .27 | |
| Women | 2.42 (.72) | |||
| Overall | 2.37 (.77) | |||
| Anything that is “healthy” on a menu probably tastes bad. | Men | 1.88(.67) | .37 | |
| Women | 1.82 (.57) | |||
| Overall | 1.85 (.62) | |||
| Options | ||||
| If the following options were available, how likely is it you would ask for them when you placed your order? (1=not at all likely; 2=somewhat likely; 3=very likely) | ||||
| Butter or margarine “on the side” | Men | 1.94 (.78) | .33 | |
| Women | 2.04 (.81) | |||
| Overall | 2.0 (.08) | |||
| Regular sour cream “on the side” | Men | 1.89 (.80) | .13 | |
| Women | 2.05 (.83) | |||
| Overall | 1.97 (.82) | |||
| Regular salad dressing “on the side” | Men | 2.11 (.82) | .01 | |
| Women | 2.37 (.75) | |||
| Overall | 2.25 (.79) | |||
| Low-fat sour cream “on the side” | Men | 1.49 (.76) | .38 | |
| Women | 1.58 (.84) | |||
| Overall | 1.54 (.80) | |||
| Low-fat salad dressing “on the side” | Men | 1.66 (.81) | .05 | |
| Women | 1.89 (.92) | |||
| Overall | 1.78 (.87) | |||
| Fresh fruit as a side dish | Men | 2.38 (.69) | .31 | |
| Women | 2.47 (.67) | |||
| Overall | 2.43 (.68) | |||
| Fresh/steamed vegetables as a side dish | Men | 2.35 (.77) | .94 | |
| Women | 2.34 (.78) | |||
| Overall | 2.35 (.77) | |||
| Smaller portions of entrees (at a lower price than the full portion) | Men | 1.79 (.73) | <.0001 | |
| Women | 2.43 (.66) | |||
| Overall | 2.13 (.76) | |||
| Meat that is grilled or baked instead of breaded or fried | Men | 2.27 (.76) | .001 | |
| Women | 2.56 (.57) | |||
| Overall | 2.42 (.68) | |||
| Fish that is grilled or baked instead of breaded or fried. | Men | 2.06 (.84) | .009 | |
| Women | 2.33 (.78) | |||
| Overall | 2.21 (.82) | |||
| Whole grain bread instead of white | Men | 2.34 (.82) | .02 | |
| Women | 2.56 (.73) | |||
| Overall | 2.46 (.78) | |||
| Low calorie dessert | Men | 1.50 (.73) | <.0001 | |
| Women | 1.98 (.83) | |||
| Overall | 1.76 (.82) | |||
| Low fat milk | Men | 1.76 (.86) | .01 | |
| Women | 2.05 (.91) | |||
| Overall | 1.91 (.77) | |||
| Leave out (“hold”) one or more high-fat ingredients (for example from a sandwich) | Men | 1.65 (.72) | <.0001 | |
| Women | 2.16 (.74) | |||
| Overall | 1.92 (.77) | |||