Table 2.
Key characteristics of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) household dataset. All participants in the study were within the United Kingdom. There were several study waves, with around 1000 respondents per year.
| Characteristics | Categorical count, n (%) | |
| Gender |
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Male | 5034 (47.41) |
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Female | 5439 (52.57) |
| Within compliance |
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Free sugars | 1472 (35.41) |
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Salt | 2524 (60.73) |
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Fat | 1045 (25.14) |
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Saturated fat | 795 (19.13) |
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Fruits and vegetables | 656 (15.78) |
| Nationality |
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English | 5036 (48.08) |
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Northern Irish | 3442 (32.86) |
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Scottish | 684 (6.53) |
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Welsh | 398 (3.80) |
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Irish | 194 (1.85) |
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Other | 719 (6.88) |
| Marital status |
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Single (never married) | 6240 (59.57) |
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Married (living with partner) | 1960 (18.71) |
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Divorced | 261 (2.49) |
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Married (living separate) | 3 (0.06) |
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Widowed | 139 (1.32) |
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Other | 1870 (17.85) |
| Economic status |
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Going to school full-time | 2974 (28.39) |
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Full or part time employment | 4440 (42.39) |
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Not working presently | 3039 (29.02) |