Table 2.
Proportion of the sample interested in a Twitter-delivered weight loss intervention, among women of childbearing age who use Twitter, N (%)
| Not at all interested | A little bit interested | Somewhat interested | Quite a bit interested | Very interested | At least somewhat interesteda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall sample | 4 (6) | 8 (13) | 18 (29) | 16 (25) | 17 (27) | 51 (81) |
| Age | ||||||
| 21–29 years | 2 (15) | 3 (23) | 2 (15) | 1 (8) | 5 (38) | 8 (62) |
| 30–34 years | – | 1 (4) | 8 (33) | 12 (50) | 3 (13) | 23 (96) |
| 35–39 years | 2 (15) | 1 (8) | 4 (31) | – | 6 (46) | 10 (77) |
| 40–45 years | – | 3 (23) | 4 (31) | 3 (23) | 3 (23) | 10 (77) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 4 (8) | 5 (10) | 12 (25) | 13 (27) | 14 (29) | 39 (81) |
| Non-Hispanic black | – | 2 (22) | 3 (33) | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 7 (78) |
| Other race/ethnicity (including multiracial) | – | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 3 (75) |
| Education | ||||||
| <HS/HS/Associate’s | – | 1 (6) | 3 (19) | 6 (38) | 6 (38) | 15 (94) |
| Bachelors, some graduate work | 1 (6) | 4 (24) | 6 (35) | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 12 (71) |
| Graduate degree | 3 (10) | 3 (10) | 9 (30) | 7 (23) | 8 (27) | 24 (80) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 2 (7) | 4 (14) | 7 (24) | 6 (21) | 10 (34) | 23 (79) |
| Living with partner | 1 (7) | 3 (20) | 4 (27) | 4 (27) | 3 (20) | 11 (73) |
| Single, separated, or divorced | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 7 (37) | 6 (32) | 4 (21) | 17 (89) |
| Children in the household | ||||||
| None | 4 (9) | 5 (11) | 13 (30) | 10 (23) | 11 (26) | 34 (79) |
| One child | – | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) |
| Two or more children | – | – | 4 (40) | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | 10 (100) |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never smoker | 4 (8) | 7 (15) | 15 (31) | 13 (27) | 9 (19) | 37 (77) |
| Former smoker | – | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | 6 (60) | 9 (90) |
| Current smoker | – | – | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 4 (100) |
| Body mass index | ||||||
| Normal weight | 2 (12) | 2 (12) | 7 (41) | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 13 (76) |
| Overweight | 1 (6) | 3 (18) | 3 (18) | 5 (29) | 5 (29) | 13 (76) |
| Obese | – | 2 (9) | 4 (17) | 8 (35) | 9 (39) | 21 (91) |
| Currently trying to lose weight | ||||||
| Yes | 3 (6) | 5 (10) | 13 (26) | 13 (26) | 16 (32) | 42 (84) |
| No | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | 4 (40) | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 7 (70) |
| Twitter use | ||||||
| Less than daily | 1 (6) | 2 (11) | 7 (39) | 4 (22) | 4 (22) | 15 (83) |
| Once per day | 1 (10) | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 4 (40) | 2 (20) | 7 (70) |
| Multiple times daily | 2 (6) | 3 (10) | 8 (26) | 7 (23) | 11 (35) | 26 (84) |
Information missing for race/ethnicity (n = 2), smoking (n = 1), BMI (n = 6), currently trying to lose weight (n = 3), and frequency of Twitter use (n = 4)
aSomewhat, quite a bit, or very interested