Table 2.

Association between healthy eating behaviours and socioeconomic status

Factors	Outcome	Coefficient (S.E)	p value
Low household income (ref. high)	Eating breakfast	−0.310 (0.133)	0.02
	Family meal	−0.071 (0.181)	0.69
	Unusual eating out	0.357 (0.143)	0.01
Mother with low education level (ref. some college or higher)	Eating breakfast	−0.035 (0.149)	0.81
	Family meal	−0.034 (0.181)	0.85
	Unusual eating out	−0.039 (0.115)	0.74
Mother engaged in manual work (ref. non-manual and economic inactivity)	Eating breakfast	−0.029 (0.142)	0.84
	Family meal	−0.006 (0.185)	0.74
	Unusual eating out	−0.023 (0.118)	0.85

Coefficients and standard errors obtained from a probit regression model using a generalized linear model function after adjusting for sex, age, region (urban/rural), total energy intake, and survey year. Socioeconomic status indicators and healthy eating behaviours relied on dichotomous data

S.E standard error