Table 3.
Nutrition awareness and label reading behaviors in adolescents by race and ethnicity
| Mexican-American % (CI) |
Other Hispanic % (CI) |
African-American % (CI) | White % (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | ||||
| Nutrition Awareness* (n=1160) | ||||
| Heard of Dietary Guidelines^ |
11.9 (9.9-14.3) |
41.1 (19.3-67.0) |
29.1 (19.9-40.3) |
31.0 (20.4-44.0) |
| Heard of Food Pyramid^ |
75.6 (68.6-81.5) |
89.7 (63.6-97.7) |
89.7 (83.5-93.7) |
96.5 (92.2-98.8) |
| Heard of 5-a-day Health |
30.2 (23.3-38.2) |
41.3 (19.1-67.7) |
44.5 (37.6-51.6) |
45.2 (36.5-54.2) |
| Label Reading Behaviors1(n=1160) | ||||
| Use Nutrition Facts |
14.2 (9.6-20.7) |
13.0 (4.4-32.7) |
12.0 (8.3-16.9) |
18.3 (13.5-24.3) |
| Use Ingredient List |
7.1 (4.3-11.5) |
13.0 (3.2-40.6) |
8.3 (5.7-11.8) |
9.2 (5.8-14.3) |
| Use Serving Size |
9.7 (6.4-14.3) |
6.4 (0.7-38.5) |
8.0 (6.0-10.5) |
12.3 (8.8-16.9) |
| Use Health Claims^ |
7.9 (4.5-13.5) |
6.0 (1.1-27.0) |
5.2 (3.5-7.7) |
9.6 (5.3-16.7) |
| Specific Nutrition Facts Behaviors (n=742) | ||||
| Check Calories |
14.9 (10.1-21.4) |
14.5 (4.0-40.7) |
19.8 (10.9-33.2) |
17.8 (14.3-21.8) |
| Check Calories from Fat |
21.8 (16.3-28.4) |
17.6 (7.7-35.1) |
16.1 (13.0-19.8) |
25.2 (18.3-33.7) |
| Check Total Fat |
23.6 (17.8-30.5) |
36.2 (18.3-59.1) |
16.9 (14.3-19.8) |
27.9 (21.4-35.5) |
| Check Trans Fat^ |
14.7 (11.4-18.7) |
2.4 (1.3-4.1) |
10.0 (6.7-14.6) |
18.7 (12.1-27.6) |
| Check Saturated Fat |
13.7 (9.6-19.1) |
16.9 (4.5-4.7) |
11.4 (8.7-14.8) |
20.1 (14.3-27.5) |
| Check Cholesterol |
17.4 (14.2-21.1) |
8.7 (1.1-46.1) |
15.5 (12.8-18.5) |
12.7 (7.3-20.9) |
| Check Sodium |
10.5 (7.6-14.3) |
15.8 (3.9-46.7) |
14.7 (10.8-19.8) |
13.5 (10.0-17.9) |
| Check Carbohydrates |
19.8 (15.1-25.5) |
29.1 (11.9-55.6) |
12.2 (9.2-16.0) |
24.6 (20.1-29.6) |
| Check Fiber |
10.0 (6.8-14.4) |
14.5 (3.4-44.) |
8.7 (6.4-11.7) |
10.9 (8.0-14.6) |
| Check Sugars | 21.4 (16.5-27.3) | 23.2 (7.8-51.9) | 19.1 (14.7-24.4) | 22.3 (15.1-31.5) |
*Participant answered yes.
^Significant at p<0.05.
1Participant answered always or most of the time.