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. 2017 Jun 28;9(1):1364. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1364

TABLE 5.

Participants’ opinions about food at their workplace versus demographics (N = 109).

Opinions about food at workplace Responses N (%) Pearson correlation and P-Value
Gender Age Race
Vegetables are sold at work Agree 46 (42) r = −0.157, p =0.103 r = 0.031, p = 0.748 r = −0.063, p = 0.518
Disagree 63 (58)
Fruits are sold at work Agree 61 (56) r = −0.161, p = 0.233 r = −0.047, p = 0.628 r = −0.047, p = 0.624
Disagree 48 (44)
Fried foods are sold at work Agree 63 (58) r = −0.099, p = 0.308 r = 0.195, p = 0.142 r = −0.123, p = 0.203
Disagree 46 (42)
Buy food from vendors Agree 83 (76) r = 0.024, p = 0.804 r = 0.071, p = 0.461 r = −0.060, p = 0.533
Disagree 26 (24)
Buy food from outside shops Agree 45 (41) r = 0.029, p = 0.763 r = −0.011, p = 0.906 r = −0.026, p = 0.789
Disagree 64 (59)
Eat prepared food from home Agree 42 (39) r = −0.131, p = 0.174 r = 0.085, p = 0.378 r = 0.039, p = 0.691
Disagree 67 (61)
Soft drinks are sold at work Agree 44 (60) r = −0.019, p = 0.842 r = 0.004, p = 0.970 r = −0.126, p = 0.192
Disagree 65 (40)
Chips, sweets and cakes are sold at work Agree 43 (61) r = 0.038, p = 0.698 r = 0.163, p = 0.323 r = −0.155, p = 0.108
Disagree 66 (39)
Don’t eat at work Agree 75 (68) r = −0.052, p = 0.593 r = 0.079, p = 0.412 r = 0.113, p = 0.240
Disagree 34 (31)