Table 2. Mean characteristics of CAWI and CATI respondents, by country.
| UK | Italy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Measurement Unit | CAWI | CATI | CAWI | CATI | ||||
| Age of respondent | Years | 53.36 | (13.56) | 55.05 | (16.82) | 37.68 | (12.10) | 51.48 | (15.90) |
| Household size | 2.47 | (1.25) | 2.15 | (1.31) | 3.09 | (1.20) | 2.74 | (1.31) | |
| Children <16 in the household | % | 20.4 | 22.5 | 30.3 | 26.8 | ||||
| Single respondent | % | 25.2 | 24.1 | 43.4 | 18.8 | ||||
| Male respondent | % | 62.8 | 39.4 | 35.5 | 29.2 | ||||
| Low education | % | 17.7 | 29.3 | 9.3 | 30.5 | ||||
| Medium education | % | 33.8 | 34.9 | 60.6 | 44.2 | ||||
| High education | % | 48.5 | 35.8 | 30.1 | 25.3 | ||||
| Body-mass index | Kg/m2 | 27.09 | (4.48) | 25.94 | (5.41) | 23.86 | (4.49) | 24.52 | (4.11) |
| Perceived risk from: | |||||||||
| own weight | 1 = Not at all serious; 7 = Very serious |
4.32 | (1.75) | 3.69 | (1.97) | 5.12 | (1.66) | 5.40 | (1.61) |
| own eating habits | 3.91 | (1.59) | 3.57 | (1.90) | 5.10 | (1.60) | 5.70 | (1.38) | |
| pollution | 3.04 | (1.61) | 2.48 | (1.75) | 4.97 | (1.73) | 4.77 | (2.28) | |
| own stress level | 3.84 | (1.75) | 3.55 | (1.94) | 5.24 | (1.58) | 4.79 | (1.88) | |
| Financial condition of the household | 1 = manage very well; 5 = severe difficulties |
2.82 | (1.10) | 2.55 | (1.05) | 3.31 | (0.98) | 2.81 | (0.88) |
| Health status | 1 = Very bad; 5 = Very good |
3.52 | (0.89) | 3.93 | (1.04) | 3.78 | (0.74) | 3.71 | (0.76) |
| High blood pressure | % | 32.4 | 32.9 | 16.7 | 24.8 | ||||
| High blood cholesterol | % | 29.6 | 26.1 | 18.3 | 26.8 | ||||
| Heart disease | % | 6.8 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | ||||
| Diabetes | % | 8.4 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 6.4 | ||||
| Other health conditions | % | 21.2 | 25.3 | 15.5 | 16.4 | ||||
| Food expenditure (HH) | €/week/per capita | 74.32 | (36.62) | 72.21 | (37.48) | 25.69 | (13.54) | 33.84 | (20.37) |
| Eating habits | |||||||||
| Eating out at lunch | Times/ week | 1.07 | (1.49) | 1.05 | (1.48) | 1.51 | (1.78) | 1.62 | (2.16) |
| Eating out at dinner | 0.51 | (0.53) | 0.65 | (0.97) | 0.93 | (0.90) | 0.71 | (1.05) | |
| Fast food restaurants | 0.28 | (0.42) | 0.28 | (0.46) | 0.60 | (0.98) | 0.29 | (0.82) | |
| Pre-packaged/ prepared meals | 0.59 | (1.01) | 0.77 | (1.22) | 0.55 | (1.02) | 0.21 | (0.55) | |
| Physical activity | 1 = No activity;4 = Intense | 2.67 | (1.14) | 2.96 | (1.03) | 2.83 | (1.12) | 2.73 | (1.05) |
| Access internet at work/university | % | 33.2 | 46.4 | 41.0 | 31.6 | ||||
| Frequency of internet use | Hours per week | 19.60 | (12.39) | 10.65 | (11.75) | 19.15 | (12.96) | 8.18 | (10.38) |
| Internet user | % | 100.0 | 72.5 | 100.0 | 64.8 | ||||
| Sample size | 250 | 249 | 251 | 250 | |||||