Table 1. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of study sample by junk food intake status.
| Variable | Total n = 400 (%) | Individuals having junk food | p-value | |
| Gender | Male | 146 (36.5) | 125 (85.6) | 0.647 |
| Female | 254 (63.5) | 222 (87.4) | ||
| Educational status | Secondary school education or lower | 125 (31.3) | 100 (80.0) | 0.007 |
| College education or higher | 275 (68.8) | 247 (89.8) | ||
| Occupation | Student | 94 (24.0) | 92 (95.8) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed | 60 (15) | 50 (83.3) | ||
| Employed | 151 (37.8) | 136 (90.1) | ||
| House wife | 71 (17.8) | 59 (83.1) | ||
| Retired | 22 (5.5) | 10 (45.5) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 135 (33.8) | 127 (94.1) | <0.001 |
| Married | 246 (61.5) | 209 (85.0) | ||
| Divorced | 16 (4.0) | 10 (62.5) | ||
| Widow | 3 (0.75) | 1 (33.3) | ||
| Living arrangements | Living alone | 27 (6.8) | 23 (85.2) | 0.757 |
| Living with family | 369 (92.3) | 321 (87.0) | ||
| Living with friends | 4 (1.0) | 3 (75.0) | ||