Table 2. Consumer Use of Food Labels to Monitor Dietary Sodium Intake Among Selected Respondents (n = 3,729) to ConsumerStyles and HealthStyles Surveys, 2010a .
| Characteristic | I specifically buy foods labeled low or reduced salt/sodium. |
I check nutrition labels for sodium as a tactic to lower salt in my diet. |
Do you or the person who shops for your food buy items that are labeled “low salt” or “low sodium.” |
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| Agree, %(95% CI)b | AOR (95% CI) | Yes, % (95% CI)c | AOR (95% CI) | Yes, % (95% CI)c | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 35.6 (33.1–38.1) | — | 46.8 (44.3–49.4) | — | 57.9 (55.4–60.5) | — |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 18–50 | 30.3 (26.6–34.3)d | 1.0 [Reference] | 43.3 (39.4–47.3)e | 1.0 [Reference] | 52.4 (48.4–56.3)e | 1.0 [Reference] |
| 51–70 | 40.8 (38.1–43.6) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 50.3 (47.5–53.1) | 1.2 (1.02–1.5) | 64.7 (62.0–67.3) | 1.4 (1.2–1.8) |
| ≥71 | 52.6 (47.9–57.3) | 2.2 (1.7–3.0) | 58.1 (53.4–62.7) | 1.7 (1.3–2.3) | 72.0 (67.6–76.1) | 2.0 (1.5–2.7) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 33.6 (30.5–37.0) | 1.0 [Reference] | 43.3 (39.8–7.0)d | 1.0 [Reference] | 56.7 (53.0–60.3) | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Female | 37.4 (33.8–41.2) | 1.2 (1.01–1.6) | 50.0 (46.4–53.6) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 59.1 (55.6–62.6) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White non-Hispanic | 33.2 (30.4–36.1)d | 1.0 [Reference] | 46.6 (43.5–49.6) | 1.0 [Reference] | 56.1 (53.1–59.1)e | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Black non-Hispanic | 46.2 (37.2–55.4) | 1.7 (1.1–2.5) | 48.7 (39.7–57.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 72.2 (65.5–78.0) | 2.1 (1.4–3.1) |
| Hispanic | 35.8 (30.0–42.1) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 45.3 (38.8–52.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | 60.1 (53.3–66.6) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
| Otherf | 43.5 (34.0–53.4) | 2.0 (1.2–3.1) | 49.7 (40.2–59.3) | 1.3 (0.9–2.0) | 47.8 (38.6–57.2) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) |
| Annual household income, $ | ||||||
| <15,000 | 37.9 (32.3–43.9) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 48.9 (42.8–55.1)g | 1.2 (0.8–1.6) | 57.3 (51.1–63.3) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) |
| 15,000–24,900 | 31.5 (24.3–39.7) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 35.2 (28.0–43.1) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 55.2 (45.6–64.4) | 0.8 (0.7–1.4) |
| 25,000–39,900 | 41.4 (34.3–49.0) | 1.4 (0.97–1.9) | 53.0 (45.9–59.9) | 1.3 (0.97–1.8) | 60.2 (53.2–66.8) | 1.04 (0.7–1.4) |
| 40,000–59,900 | 38.7 (32.7–45.1) | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) | 48.1 (42.1–54.1) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 59.1 (53.2–64.6) | 1.05 (0.8–1.4) |
| ≥60,000 | 32.7 (29.4–36.2) | 1.0 [Reference] | 46.5 (42.9–50.2) | 1.0 [Reference] | 57.6 (53.9–61.2) | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Education level | ||||||
| ≤High school graduate | 35.1 (30.2–40.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 40.8 (35.9–45.9)g | 0.7 (0.6–0.98) | 55.8 (50.7–60.8) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) |
| Some college | 36.3 (32.0–40.9) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) | 49.9 (45.3–54.4) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 58.6 (54.2–62.9) | 1.00 (0.8–1.3) |
| College graduate | 35.1 (31.9–38.4) | 1.0 [Reference] | 47.7 (44.2–51.3) | 1.0 [Reference] | 58.8 (55.0–62.5) | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 36.2 (30.7–42.0) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) | 48.5 (42.3–54.7) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 62.8 (56.6–68.6g | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
| Midwest | 34.2 (29.5–39.4) | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 44.5 (39.6–49.5) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 51.2 (46.3–56.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.00) |
| South | 36.6 (32.4–41.1) | 1.0 [Reference] | 46.6 (42.2–51.1) | 1.0 [Reference] | 59.2 (54.7–63.6) | 1.0 [Reference] |
| West | 34.6 (30.1–39.4) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 48.7 (43.9–53.6) | 1.04 (0.8–1.4) | 59.3 (54.4–64.0) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||||||
| <25.00 | 34.7 (30.2–39.5) | 1.0 [Reference] | 47.2 (42.4–52.0) | 1.0 [Reference] | 54.3 (49.5–59.1) | 1.0 [Reference] |
| 25.00–29.99 | 34.8 (31.2–38.6) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 46.6 (42.2–51.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 57.5 (53.0–61.9) | 1.03 (0.8, 1.4) |
| ≥30.00 | 37.2 (32.9–41.7) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | 46.7 (42.6–50.8) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 61.8 (57.9–65.5) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) |
| Current smoking statush | ||||||
| No | 37.2 (34.5–40.0)d | 1.0 [Reference] | 48.1 (45.2–50.9)g | 1.0 [Reference] | 59.5 (56.7–62.3)d | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Yes | 27.0 (21.7–33.1) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 40.3 (34.5–46.4) | 0.8 (0.6–1.02) | 49.6 (43.5–55.6) | 0.8 (0.6–1.02) |
| Diagnosed diabetes | ||||||
| No | 34.1 (31.4–36.9)e | 1.0 [Reference] | 45.7 (42.9–8.5)d | 1.0 [Reference] | 56.0 (53.2–58.8)e | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Yes | 47.1 (42.0–52.2) | 1.2 (0.96–1.6) | 55.3 (50.1–60.3) | 1.3 (1.05–1.7) | 72.4 (67.4–76.9) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) |
| Diagnosed high blood pressure | ||||||
| No | 31.2 (28.1–34.4)e | 1.0 [Reference] | 44.7 (41.4–8.1)d | 1.0 [Reference] | 53.8 (50.5–57.1)e | 1.0 [Reference] |
| Yes | 46.8 (43.5–50.2) | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 52.1 (48.8–55.5) | 1.2 (0.98–1.5) | 68.4 (65.3–71.4) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) |
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
Estimate percentages are weighted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, annual household income, and household size. The model included age, sex, race/ethnicity, annual household income, education level, region of residence, body mass index, smoking status, diagnosis of diabetes, and diagnosis of high blood pressure.
Responses were offered on a 5-point Likert scale of “strongly agree,” “moderately agree,” “somewhat agree,” “neither agree nor disagree” and “disagree.” “Strongly agree,” “moderately agree,” and “somewhat agree” were combined into 1 “agree” category.
Questions were answered as yes or no.
χ2 test P < .01.
χ2 test P < .001.
Other race includes Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander.
χ2 test P < .05.
The possible responses to the question on smoking were the following: “former smoker,” “nonsmoker,” and “smoker.” The categories “nonsmoker” and “former smoker” were combined.