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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health (Oxf). 2013 Nov 20;36(3):490–496. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt109

Table 2.

Prevalence of adults who use calorie information among those who read calorie information when available when ordering at fast-food or chain restaurants (n = 1309)

Total na Prevalence of respondents who used calorie
information at least sometimes among
those who read it, % (SE)b,c
Total 1309 95.4 (0.6)
Gender
  Men 559 93.4 (1.0)
  Women 750 96.7 (0.7)
Age
  18–34 years 172 93.0 (2.0)
  35–44 years 257 95.3 (1.3)
  45–54 years 398 96.5 (0.9)
  55–64 years 243 97.2 (1.1)
  65+ years 239 97.0 (1.1)
Race/ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic White 854 95.2 (0.7)
  Non-Hispanic Black 175 93.4 (1.9)
  Hispanic 182 98.5 (0.9)
  Non-Hispanic other 98 92.7 (2.6)
Marital status
  Married or domestic partnership 971 95.3 (0.7)
  Not married 338 95.5 (1.1)
Annual household income
  <$30 000 330 93.6 (1.3)
  $30 000 to <$60 000 315 94.2 (1.3)
  $60 000 to <$85 000 240 99.3 (0.5)
  ≥$85 000 424 95.3 (1.0)
Education
  High school or less 353 95.1 (1.2)
  Some college 494 94.8 (1.0)
  College graduate or more 462 96.3 (0.9)
Region of countryd
  New England 39 99.3 (1.3)
  Middle Atlantic 182 88.7 (2.4)
  East North Central 239 93.6 (1.6)
  West North Central 83 95.7 (2.3)
  South Atlantic 273 97.4 (1.0)
  East South Central 87 97.0 (1.8)
  West South Central 130 96.4 (1.6)
  Mountain 96 97.6 (1.6)
  Pacific 180 97.1 (1.2)
Frequency eat at a fast-food or chain restaurant
  Less than four times per month 862 95.7 (0.7)
  One to two times per week 331 94.3 (1.3)
  Three or more times per week 116 96.1 (1.8)
a

Unweighted frequencies.

b

Includes respondents who replied always, most of the time, about half of the time, or sometimes when asked if calorie information helps them decide what to order at fast-food or chain restaurants.

c

Weighted percentages.

d

χ2 test significant at 0.05.

SE, standard error.