Table I.
Participant Characteristics and Survey Responses from the 2012 Los Angeles County Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n=1,440)a
| Number (Percent) or Mean (Standard Deviation) | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 768 (53.3%) |
| Male | 672 (46.7%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| African American | 699 (48.5%) |
| Latino | 412 (28.6%) |
| White | 170 (11.8%) |
| Other | 159 (11.0%) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 244 (16.9%) |
| High school graduate | 327 (22.7%) |
| Some college | 551 (38.3%) |
| College graduate | 248 (17.2%) |
| Postgraduate/professional degree | 70 (4.9%) |
| Employed (full or part-time) | 518 (36.0%) |
| Born in the United States | 1,043 (72.4%) |
| Age (years) | 35.8 (12.6) |
| Food Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, Perceptions and Behaviors | |
| Nutritional knowledge: Accurate knowledge of daily calorie recommendations b | 233 (16.2%) |
| Healthy eating self-efficacy: Level of confidence in eating healthy (scale: 0 to 4) | 2.7 (0.9) |
| Perceived food environment: It is easy to access fresh fruits and vegetables | |
| Strongly disagree | 157 (10.9%) |
| Disagree | 126 (8.8%) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 106 (7.4%) |
| Agree | 593 (41.2%) |
| Strongly agree | 458 (31.8%) |
| Healthy eating: Number of fruit and vegetables eaten per day | 3.9 (4.6) |
a
N includes all survey participants who reported no missing data on any of the variables included in the multivariable model.
b
Those who reported that a typical adult is supposed to consume 1501–2000 calories per day.