Table 2.
General characteristics of participants.
n | % | p Value 1 | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | <0.001 | ||
Female | 338 | 77 | |
Male | 102 | 23 | |
Age (years) | <0.001 | ||
18–24 | 79 | 18 | |
25–34 | 69 | 16 | |
35–44 | 104 | 23 | |
45–54 | 97 | 22 | |
55–64 | 62 | 14 | |
65–74 | 19 | 4 | |
75+ | 10 | 2 | |
Prefer not to say | 3 | 1 | |
Education | <0.001 | ||
High school | 40 | 9 | |
College | 108 | 24 | |
Degree | 154 | 35 | |
Post grad | 132 | 30 | |
Prefer not to say | 9 | 2 | |
Children Under 18 in Household | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 167 | 38 | |
No | 273 | 62 | |
Frequency of looking at Labels | <0.001 | ||
Always | 111 | 24 | |
Sometimes | 308 | 61 | |
Hardly ever | 66 | 13 | |
Never | 15 | 3 | |
Helpfulness of traffic light system | <0.001 | ||
Very helpful | 153 | 34 | |
Somewhat helpful | 210 | 47 | |
Not very helpful | 31 | 7 | |
Not helpful at all | 21 | 5 | |
Don’t know | 30 | 7 | |
Interest in food & nutrition | <0.001 | ||
Very interested | 138 | 31 | |
Interested | 257 | 58 | |
Not very interested | 46 | 10 | |
Not interested at all | 3 | 1 | |
Don’t know | 1 | 0 |
1 Data were analysed using Chi Square test; n = 445.