Table 2.
Descriptives and educational differences for demographics, vegetable consumption and potential mediators
| Total group (n = 1,342) | High-educated (n = 611) | Low/moderate-educated (n = 731) | T | X 2 | Df | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (SD) | 49.02 (10.63) | 47.23 (11.34) | 50.52 (9.76) | −5.63 | - | 1,211.05 | <.001* | |
| Sex (% male) | 35.5 | 39.1 | 32.4 | - | 6.52 | 1 | .01* | |
| Place of Residence (%) | - | 9.09 | 4 | .06 | ||||
| Heerlen | 24.0 | 23.4 | 24.5 | - | - | - | - | |
| Roermond | 16.0 | 18.3 | 14.1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Venlo | 22.5 | 24.2 | 21.1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Venray | 18.9 | 17.5 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Weert | 18.6 | 16.5 | 20.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Ethnicity (% non-Western) | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | - | 2.32 | 1 | .13 | |
| Vegetable consumption | 158.9 (69.30) | 168.1 (68.58) | 151.2 (69.02) | 4.46 | - | 1,340 | <.001* | |
| Individual cognitions | ||||||||
| Attitudea | 4.16 (0.49) | 4.20 (0.48) | 4.13 (0.50) | 2.44 | - | 1,340 | .02* | |
| Perception of vegetables as being expensivea | 3.01 (0.51) | 3.02 (0.53) | 3.00 (0.50) | 0.95 | - | 1,340 | .34 | |
| Subjective norma | 3.45 (0.82) | 3.45 (0.83) | 3.45 (0.81) | −0.03 | - | 1,340 | .97 | |
| Self-efficacya | 3.84 (0.84) | 3.82 (0.84) | 3.84 (0.83) | −0.46 | - | 1,340 | .65 | |
| Intentiona | 4.06 (0.89) | 4.08 (0.90) | 4.04 (0.89) | 0.77 | - | 1,340 | .44 | |
| Self-regulation concepts | ||||||||
| General self-regulationa | 3.48 (0.78) | 3.58 (0.77) | 3.39 (0.79) | 4.65 | - | 1,340 | <.001* | |
| Action planningb | 2.24 (0.64) | 2.16 (0.65) | 2.30 (0.62) | −3.91 | - | 1,340 | <.001* | |
| Coping planningb | 2.10 (0.64) | 2.06 (0.66) | 2.13 (0.63) | −2.15 | - | 1,340 | .03* | |
| Environmental-level factors | ||||||||
| Perception of availability in supermarketa | 4.47 (0.65) | 4.46 (0.64) | 4.48 (0.66) | −0.37 | - | 1,340 | .71 | |
| Availability of vegetables at homea | 4.54 (0.61) | 4.59 (0.56) | 4.50 (0.64) | 2.72 | - | 1,336.11 | .007* | |
T = Independent t-test; X2 = Chi-square test; Df = Degrees of freedom; *Significant difference between educational levels (P < .05).
aAnswer scale ranging from 1 to 5; bAnswer scale ranging from 1 to 4.