Table 1.
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of persons who snack and by degree of snacking
| Degree of Snacking, % (SE) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | Percent who snack, % (SE) |
Number of Snacks, n/d (SE) |
Non- snacker (0 times/d) |
Light snacker (1-2 times/d) |
Heavy snacker (≥3 times/d) |
|
| Sample size, n (%) | -- | 24239 (73.9) | -- | 9674 (26.0) | 17244 (51.4) | 6995 (22.5) |
| Brazil (Total) | 34 003 | 74.0 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.02) | 26.0 (0.5) | 51.5 (0.5) | 22.5 (0.5) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 18 303 | 76.9 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.02) | 23.1 (0.6) | 52.7 (0.7) | 24.2 (0.6) |
| Male | 15 700 | 70.9 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.02) | 29.1 (0.7) | 50.2 (0.7) | 20.7 (0.6) |
| Age (y) | ||||||
| 10-18 | 6 939 | 78.7 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.03) | 21.3 (0.9) | 53.2 (1.0) | 25.5 (0.9) |
| 19-39 | 13 849 | 72.2 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.02) | 27.8 (0.7) | 50.2 (0.7) | 22.0 (0.7) |
| 40-59 | 8 893 | 72.9 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.03) | 27.1 (0.8) | 51.9 (0.9) | 21.1 (0.8) |
| ≥60 | 4 322 | 74.8 (1.4) | 1.5 (0.04) | 25.2 (1.4) | 52.2 (1.4) | 22.6 (1.2) |
| Urbanicity | ||||||
| Rural | 8 250 | 71.7 (1.2) | 1.4 (0.04) | 28.3 (1.2) | 50.5 (1.2) | 21.3 (1.0) |
| Urban | 25 753 | 74.5 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.02) | 25.5 (0.6) | 51.7 (0.6) | 22.8 (0.5) |
| Region | ||||||
| North | 5 274 | 73.9 (1.1) | 1.5 (0.04) | 26.1 (1.1) | 52.4 (1.1) | 21.5 (1.0) |
| Northeast | 12 615 | 66.2 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.03) | 33.8 (0.9) | 48.2 (0.8) | 18.0 (0.7) |
| Southeast | 7 302 | 77.8 (1.0) | 1.6 (0.03) | 22.2 (1.0) | 52.7 (1.0) | 25.1 (0.9) |
| South | 4 167 | 78.5 (1.2) | 1.6 (0.04) | 21.5 (1.2) | 54.0 (1.3) | 24.5 (1.1) |
| Central West | 4 645 | 72.4 (1.2) | 1.4 (0.04) | 27.6 (1.2) | 50.8 (1.3) | 21.6 (1.1) |
| Years of Education | ||||||
| Education <8yrs | 19 041 | 72.2 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.02) | 27.8 (0.7) | 51.2 (0.7) | 21.0 (0.6) |
| Education ≥8yrs | 14 746 | 75.9 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.02) | 24.1 (0.7) | 51.8 (0.8) | 24.1 (0.7) |
| Per Capita Family Income | ||||||
| Quartile 1 | 10 719 | 66.7 (1.0) | 1.2 (0.03) | 33.3 (1.0) | 50.0 (1.0) | 16.6 (0.8) |
| Quartile 2 | 9 154 | 74.0 (1.0) | 1.5 (0.03) | 26.0 (1.0) | 51.8 (1.0) | 22.1 (0.9) |
| Quartile 3 | 7 727 | 75.7 (1.1) | 1.5 (0.04) | 24.3 (1.1) | 52.2 (1.2) | 23.5 (1.0) |
| Quartile 4 | 6 403 | 79.7 (1.1) | 1.8 (0.04) | 20.3 (1.1) | 51.9 (1.2) | 27.9 (1.0) |
| Location of consumption1 | ||||||
| Eat-In | 12 542 | 82.5 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.03) | 17.5 (0.7) | 52.3 (0.8) | 30.2 (0.8) |
| Eat-Out | 21 461 | 68.3 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.02) | 31.7 (0.7) | 50.9 (0.7) | 17.4 (0.5) |
1
Denotes whether or not the individual reported eating any food away-from-home on the day of the dietary interview. Eat In: all foods consumed were consumed at home; Eat Out: at least one eating occasion was not at home.