Table 1.
Demographics, prevalence of reading calorie information when available at fast-food or chain restaurants, and unadjusted odds ratios and adjusted odds ratios for use of calorie labelling information while ordering at fast-food or chain restaurants, HealthStyles, 2009
| Number (%)a | Prevalence of reading calorie information when available, %b n = 3512 |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)b n = 3512 |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)b n = 3512 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4363 (100.0) | 36.4 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Men | 2132 (48.3) | 30.2 | Referent | Referent |
| Women | 2231 (51.7) | 42.3 | 1.7 (1.4 – 2.1)c | 1.8 (1.5 – 2.1)c |
| Age | ||||
| 18–34 years | 550 (30.8) | 35.5 | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.3) | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.3) |
| 35–44 years | 823 (18.8) | 36.2 | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) |
| 45–54 years | 1295 (19.5) | 37.5 | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.2) | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.2) |
| 55–64 years | 817 (14.9) | 36.3 | 1.0 (0.7 – 1.2) | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) |
| 65+ years | 878 (16.0) | 37.4 | Referent | Referent |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2858 (69.4) | 36.7 | Referent | Referent |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 573 (11.2) | 32.9 | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) |
| Hispanic | 607 (13.3) | 37.9 | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.5) | 1.3 (0.9 – 1.7) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 325 (6.1) | 36.4 | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.4) | 1.0 (0.7 – 1.4) |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married or domestic partnership | 3062 (59.9) | 38.8 | Referent | Referent |
| Not married | 1301 (40.1) | 32.3 | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) |
| Annual household income | ||||
| <$30 000 | 1300 (29.4) | 31.3 | 0.7 (0.5 – 0.9)c | 0.7 (0.5 – 1.0) |
| $30 000 to <$60 000 | 1030 (27.7) | 35.7 | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) |
| $60 000 to <$85 000 | 755 (17.0) | 40.6 | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.3) | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.4) |
| ≥$85 000 | 1278 (25.9) | 39.9 | Referent | Referent |
| Education | ||||
| High school or less | 1363 (29.8) | 31.9 | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) |
| Some college | 1601 (38.1) | 38.3 | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.3) | 1.0 (0.8 – 1.3) |
| College graduate or more | 1399 (32.1) | 38.4 | Referent | Referent |
| Region of country | ||||
| New England | 149 (4.0) | 43.1 | 1.6 (0.7 – 3.8) | 1.5 (0.6 – 3.7) |
| Middle Atlantic | 598 (13.9) | 38.0 | 1.3 (0.9 – 2.0) | 1.3 (0.8 – 2.0) |
| East North Central | 804 (19.0) | 33.8 | 1.1 (0.7 – 1.6) | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.7) |
| West North Central | 320 (7.3) | 31.5 | 0.9 (0.6 – 1.5) | 1.0 (0.6 – 1.6) |
| South Atlantic | 841 (19.0) | 37.6 | 1.2 (0.8 – 1.8) | 1.4 (0.9 – 2.0) |
| East South Central | 304 (6.4) | 39.0 | 1.4 (0.9 – 2.2) | 1.5 (0.9 – 2.4) |
| West South Central | 456 (9.6) | 31.8 | Referent | Referent |
| Mountain | 329 (8.1) | 36.1 | 1.2 (0.7 – 2.0) | 1.2 (0.7 – 1.9) |
| Pacific | 562 (12.6) | 40.4 | 1.5 (1.0 – 2.2) | 1.4 (0.9 – 2.1) |
| Frequency eat at a fast-food or chain restaurant | ||||
| Never | 441 (10.1) | — | — | — |
| Less than four times per month | 2500 (55.6) | 39.3 | Referent | Referent |
| one to two times per week | 1003 (23.9) | 34.4 | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) |
| Three or more times per week | 419 (10.4) | 25.9 | 0.5 (0.4 – 0.7)c | 0.6 (0.4 – 0.8)c |
a
Unweighted frequencies, weighted percentages.
b
Excludes those who do not go to fast-food or chain restaurants (n = 441), those who never noticed or looked for calorie information (n = 202) and those who reported they usually cannot find calorie information (n = 208).
c
95% Confidence interval (CI) does not include 1.