Table 3. Conditional motivators to eat more nuts or nut butters among the general population (n = 710).

Conditional motivators	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Mean (95% CI)*	Do not know
			% (n)
Eating them would help me be healthier	15.0 (100)	51.7 (345)	19.8 (132)	5.7 (38)	0.6 (4)	2.2 (2.1, 2.3)	7.2 (48)
They were more affordable	26.5 (177)	33.4 (223)	21.3 (142)	11.5 (77)	2.0 (13)	2.3 (2.2, 2.3)	5.3 (35)
Eating them would help me get more nutrients	11.9 (79)	47.1 (312)	24.0 (159)	6.2 (41)	0.6 (4)	2.3 (2.2, 2.4)	10.1 (67)
Eating them would help me get the right balance of good fats	12.1 (80)	46.2 (306)	21.6 (143)	7.1 (47)	0.6 (4)	2.3 (2.2, 2.4)	12.5 (83)
A dietitian advised me to	10.5 (68)	43.5 (282)	22.5 (146)	10.8 (70)	2.2 (14)	2.4 (2.4, 2.5)	10.6 (69)
My doctor advised me to	10.3 (67)	42.6 (277)	22.3 (145)	12.0 (78)	2.2 (14)	2.5 (2.4, 2.6)	10.6 (69)
Eating them would help me get the fibre I need	9.6 (64)	43.2 (287)	26.8 (178)	8.9 (59)	1.1 (7)	2.4 (2.3, 2.5)	10.5 (70)
Eating them would help me feel better	10.0 (66)	40.5 (268)	30.4 (201)	9.4 (62)	1.1 (7)	2.5 (2.4, 2.5)	8.6 (57)
Eating them would give me the energy/calories I need	9.2 (61)	39.1 (260)	31.3 (208)	9.2 (61)	2.0 (13)	2.5 (2.4, 2.6)	9.3 (62)
I had more knowledge of recipes involving them	5.5 (36)	34.6 (227)	30.8 (202)	16.8 (110)	3.1 (20)	2.7 (2.7, 2.8)	9.3 (61)
They were lower in fat	8.7 (57)	30.2 (198)	31.0 (203)	17.1 (112)	1.7 (11)	2.7 (2.6, 2.8)	11.3 (74)
They were lower in calories	8.3 (54)	27.5 (179)	32.4 (211)	18.7 (122)	1.5 (10)	2.7 (2.7, 2.8)	11.7 (76)
They were more available where I go shopping	4.7 (31)	18.8 (123)	37.2 (244)	26.1 (171)	4.7 (31)	3.1 (3.0, 3.2)	8.5 (56)
They had more flavor	3.4 (22)	14.6 (95)	33.5 (219)	33.5 (219)	8.0 (52)	3.3 (3.2, 3.4)	7.0 (46)

Notes.

Values are % (n) except for means and CIs.

^*1 = strongly agree, 2 = agree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = disagree, 5 = strongly disagree.