Table 1.
Frequency and odds of main meal preparation, National Diet & Nutrition Survey, 2008–09, n = 509
| Variable & level | Distribution, % (95 % confidence intervals) | Respondent prepares main meal for self ± others 5+ days per week | Main food provider prepares main meal for self ± others 5+ days per week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95 % confidence intervals) | Odds ratio (95 % confidence intervals) | % (95 % confidence intervals) | Odds ratio (95 % confidence intervals) | ||
| All | 100 | 63.1 (58.1–67.8) | -- | 83.9 (80.0–87.2) | -- |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 49.0 (44.2–53.9) | 43.5 (36.5–50.8) | Reference | 84.5 (79.0–88.8) | Reference |
| Women | 51.0 (46.1–55.8) | 81.9 (76.0–86.6) | 5.85 (3.69–9.28) | 83.4 (77.4–88.0) | 0.92 (0.54–1.56) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 19–34 | 28.0 (23.6–32.8) | 53.3 (43.1–63.2) | Reference | 76.9 (67.1–84.5) | Reference |
| 35–49 | 27.6 (23.5–32.0) | 67.8 (59.0–75.4) | 1.85 (1.06–3.22) | 85.6 (79.1–90.3) | 1.78 (0.91–3.48) |
| 50–64 | 24.4 (20.5–28.6) | 66.3 (56.4–75.0) | 1.73 (0.96–3.10) | 87.8 (81.0–92.3) | 2.15 (1.05–4.42) |
| > 64 | 20.1 (16.5–24.3) | 66.3 (55.5–75.6) | 1.73 (0.94–3.18) | 86.7 (77.2–92.7) | 1.96 (0.86–4.47) |
| NS-SEC | |||||
| Managerial & prof. | 41.7 (37.0–46.7) | 60.2 (52.3–67.5) | Reference | 84.0 (77.2–89.1) | Reference |
| Intermediate | 22.2 (18.3–26.8) | 72.7 (61.3–81.7) | 1.76 (0.96–3.24) | 88.4 (79.7–93.7) | 1.46 (0.65–3.24) |
| Routine & manual | 36.1 (31.4–40.9) | 60.5 (52.2–68.2) | 1.01 (0.64–1.61) | 81.7 (75.0–86.9) | 0.85 (0.47–1.53) |
| Respondent is main food provider | |||||
| No | 32.6 (27.9–37.5) | 16.9 (11.0–25.1) | Reference | -- | -- |
| Yes | 67.5 (62.5–72.1) | 85.3 (80.8–88.9) | 28.48 (15.77–51.44) | -- | -- |
NS-SEC National Statistics socio-economic classification, -- not applicable