Table 2.
Confidence in using eight cooking techniques, National Diet & Nutrition Survey, 2008–09, n = 509
| Variable & level | Boiling, % (95 % CI) | Steaming, poaching, % (95 % CI) | Frying, % (95 % CI) | Stir frying, % (95 % CI) | Grilling, % (95 % CI) | Oven-baking, roasting, % (95 % CI) | Stewing, braising, casseroling, % (95 % CI) | Microwaving, % (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 93.1 (90.0–95.2) | 75.0 (70.4–79.0) | 88.2 (84.8–90.9) | 74.4 (70.0–78.4) | 90.6 (87.3–93.1) | 90.0 (86.4–92.7) | 76.0 (71.4–80.1) | 83.1 (79.3–86.4) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 89.7 (84.2–93.4) | 67.3 (60.0–73.9) | 90.0 (84.2–93.2) | 69.7 (62.6–75.9) | 87.7 (82.1–91.8) | 81.9 (75.3–87.0) | 81.9 (75.8–86.8) | 81.9 (75.8–86.8) |
| Women | 96.3 (92.6–98.2) | 82.3 (76.9–86.7) | 86.8 (82.1–90.4) | 79.0 (73.4–83.7) | 93.4 (89.4–96.0) | 97.7 (95.1–98.9) | 84.2 (79.2–88.2) | 84.2 (79.2–88.2) |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 19–34 | 92.2 (85.7–95.9) | 59.6 (49.3–69.0) | 89.0 (82.1–93.4) | 72.5 (63.1–80.3) | 87.1 (79.1–92.3) | 88.8 (80.5–93.8) | 59.8 (49.6–69.3) | 89.4 (82.0–94.0) |
| 35–49 | 94.5 (99.1–97.5) | 86.5 (79.0–91.6) | 88.3 (81.5–92.8) | 83.3 (75.5–88.9) | 94.8 (88.9–97.6) | 96.7 (92.1–98.7) | 82.0 (73.9–88.0) | 81.3 (73.8–87.0) |
| 50–64 | 93.0 (84.2–97.0) | 78.2 (69.2–85.2) | 86.6 (78.5–91.9) | 74.5 (65.2–82.0) | 92.5 (84.8–96.5) | 88.7 (79.8–94.0) | 84.1 (75.5–90.1) | 82.2 (73.7–88.5) |
| > 64 | 92.4 (84.1–96.5) | 76.6 (66.7–84.3) | 88.7 (80.1–93.9) | 64.8 (54.1–74.2) | 87.6 (78.9–93.0) | 83.8 (74.0–90.4) | 80.6 (70.7–87.7) | 77.8 (68.0–85.3) |
| NS-SEC | ||||||||
| Managerial & prof. | 93.3 (88.3–96.3) | 78.6 (71.4–84.3) | 90.4 (85.3–93.8) | 81.0 (74.4–86.3) | 93.8 (89.2–96.6) | 92.0 (86.3–95.5) | 76.4 (69.0–82.4) | 86.9 (81.3–90.9) |
| Intermediate | 96.0 (88.3–98.7) | 86.1 (76.2–92.3) | 91.5 (84.1–95.6) | 82.1 (72.9–88.7) | 94.6 (87.7–97.7) | 94.9 (86.8–98.1) | 89.9 (80.5–95.1) | 84.6 (76.1–90.4) |
| Routine & manual | 91.1 (85.0–94.9) | 64.9 (57.1–72.0) | 84.0 (77.4–88.9) | 63.1 (55.3–70.3) | 85.1 (78.2–90.0) | 85.0 (78.1–90.0) | 67.9 (59.9–74.9) | 78.3 (71.1–84.2) |
| Respondent is main food provider | ||||||||
| No | 85.7 (77.9–91.1) | 63.2 (53.7–71.9) | 89.7 (82.4–94.1) | 69.8 (70.6–77.6) | 88.2 (80.3–93.2) | 79.2 (70.4–85.9) | 58.7 (49.1–67.6) | 87.5 (79.9–92.5) |
| Yes | 96.6 (93.7–98.2) | 80.6 (75.8–84.6) | 87.4 (83.4–90.6) | 76.7 (71.6–81.1) | 91.8 (88.3–94.3) | 95.1 (92.1–97.0) | 84.4 (79.9–88.1) | 81.0 (76.3–84.9) |
CI confidence intervals, NS-SEC National Statistics socio-economic classification