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. 2013 May 16;10:59. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-59

Table 3.

Effects of varying price discount levels on food purchases in the web-based supermarket – results two-way ANCOVA analysesa

Discount
10% discount
25% discount
    B Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI B Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI
N
10% discount
-
-
-
1.81
−3.74
7.35
Unhealthy
50% discount
−3.20
−8.42
2.02
−1.39
−6.76
3.98
N Healthy
10% discount
-
-
-
−0.44
−5.57
4.70
 
50% discount
−8.58**
−13.4
−3.75
−9.02***
−14.0
−4.05
Total items
10% discount
-
-
-
1.37
−6.90
9.63
 
50% discount
−11.8**
−19.6
−4.00
−10.4*
−18.4
−2.41
Total
10% discount
-
-
-
2,899
−4,936
10,733
Calories
50% discount
−8,878*
−16,258
−1,499
−5,980
−13,566
1,607
N healthy
10% discount
-
-
-
−0.41
−4.21
3.38
excl F&V b
50% discount
−5.65**
−9.22
−2.07
−6.06**
−9.73
−2.38
% Healthy
10% discount
-
-
-
−2.53
−9.24
4.18
 
50% discount
−4.02
−10.3
2.30
−6.55‡
−13.1
-.06
% Healthy
10% discount
-
-
-
−1.75
−6.46
2.95
excl F&V b
50% discount
−2.32
−6.75
2.11
−4.07
−8.63
0.49
Vegetables
10% discount
-
-
-
−82.8
−887
721
(gram)
50% discount
−1,108
−1,866
−350
−1,191**
−1,970
−412
Fruit
10% discount
-
-
-
398
−384
1,180
(gram)
50% discount
−544
−1,280
193
−146
−903
612
% budget
10% discount
-
-
-
−1.34
−8.99
6.31
Spent 50% discount 5.52 −1.69 12.7 4.18 −3.23 11.6

Data were measured in 2010 in the Netherlands. Participants included a community sample (n = 109).

a. Results of two-way ANCOVA including the fixed factors level of discount, type of promotion label and the interaction discount x promotion label.

b. Healthy excl F&V means number of healthy products excluding fruits and vegetables.

* significant at p < .05.

** significant at p < .01.