Table 1.
Characteristics of restaurant purchases in 2012–2013, overall and by age of consumer. Values are representative of the national population (n=14,669).
| Variable | Age of consumer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Children <12 years | Adolescents 12–19 years | Adults 20–39 years | Adults 40+ years | |
| % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | |
| Age of person in household who acquired purchase | |||||
| Child (<12 years) | 0.6 (0.1) | 5.8 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.05) |
| Adolescent (12–19 years) | 5.9 (0.6) | 5.0 (4.0) | 50.1 (2.7) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.04) |
| Adult (20–39 years) | 36.3 (1.6) | 58.4 (3.4) | 16.5 (2.7) | 91.8 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.3) |
| Adult (40+ years) | 57.1 (1.3) | 30.7 (2.8) | 33.2 (3.4) | 7.8 (0.8) | 96.8 (0.3) |
| How the purchase was consumed | |||||
| Intended for multiple meals | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.7 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.1) |
| Consumed solely by one person | 54.5 (0.9) | 5.8 (0.7) | 31.0 (2.4) | 52.2 (1.7) | 51.4 (1.2) |
| Shared with other people | 45.4 (0.9) | 94.2 (0.7) | 69.0 (2.4) | 47.8 (1.7) | 48.6 (1.2) |
| Number of people who shared, mean (SE) | 1.7 (0.02) | 3.2 (0.1) | 2.3 (0.1) | 1.8 (0.04) | 1.7 (0.02) |
| Timing of purchase | |||||
| Breakfast | 14.6 (1.0) | 10.2 (1.2) | 7.9 (1.2) | 12.8 (1.1) | 16.6 (1.0) |
| Lunch | 38.3 (0.8) | 31.5 (2.0) | 34.7 (3.0) | 38.1 (1.0) | 37.3 (1.2) |
| Dinner | 33.4 (0.6) | 47.6 (1.6) | 46.1 (2.3) | 36.3 (1.1) | 32.1 (0.9) |
| Snack | 14.4 (0.5) | 11.5 (1.3) | 12.5 (1.4) | 13.4 (1.0) | 14.6 (0.8) |
| Purchase location | |||||
| Non-top chain or independent restaurant | 42.5 (2.1) | 36.2 (3.8) | 33.5 (3.3) | 40.8 (2.6) | 45.1 (2.2) |
| Top fast food chain restaurant | 44.7 (2.0) | 52.3 (3.1) | 55.8 (2.6) | 45.6 (2.3) | 41.8 (2.1) |
| Top fast casual chain restaurant | 6.1 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.8) | 7.1 (0.7) | 5.6 (0.6) |
| Top full-service chain restaurant | 6.8 (0.5) | 7.8 (1.0) | 7.2 (1.2) | 6.5 (0.5) | 7.4 (0.6) |
| Restaurant type | |||||
| Sandwich | 7.8 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.7) | 8.0 (0.7) | 8.1 (0.4) | 7.3 (0.7) |
| Steak House | 1.3 (0.2) | 2.3 (1.3) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.2) |
| Seafood | 1.6 (0.3) | 0.9 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.2) |
| Mexican | 8.4 (0.4) | 7.8 (1.1) | 8.3 (1.0) | 10.6 (0.8) | 7.4 (0.5) |
| Asian | 4.2 (0.4) | 3.5 (0.7) | 4.5 (0.8) | 5.5 (0.5) | 4.0 (0.6) |
| American | 12.4 (1.0) | 11.0 (2.7) | 10.4 (2.4) | 10.1 (0.6) | 14.0 (1.3) |
| European | 2.2 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.6 (0.4) |
| Pizza | 6.6 (0.4) | 12.5 (1.4) | 10.3 (1.4) | 7.9 (0.6) | 5.9 (0.5) |
| Chicken | 5.1 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.8) | 6.6 (1.0) | 5.6 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.6) |
| Burger | 28.6 (1.2) | 34.8 (2.2) | 34.8 (2.1) | 27.0 (1.4) | 27.9 (1.3) |
| Buffet | 0.9 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.1) | 1.2 (0.3) |
| Coffee/Bakery | 13.8 (1.1) | 8.8 (0.9) | 5.6 (0.9) | 14.0 (0.1) | 14.2 (1.3) |
| Othera | 7.1 (0.6) | 5.6 (0.9) | 5.3 (1.3) | 5.8 (0.6) | 8.0 (0.9) |
| Menu type | |||||
| Combination meal | 16.7 (0.9) | 25.6 (1.7) | 22.8 (1.5) | 17.3 (1.2) | 15.7 (1.1) |
| Kids’ menu | 1.6 (0.3) | 5.9 (1.0) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.4) |
| Purchase includes a beverage | 64.4 (1.2) | 65.6 (2.3) | 62.8 (2.8) | 62.8 (0.8) | 65.2 (1.6) |
| Beverage typeb | |||||
| Sugar-sweetened beverage | 33.7 (1.1) | 48.0 (2.3) | 48.0 (3.1) | 38.3 (1.4) | 29.6 (1.6) |
| Soft drink | 21.5 (1.0) | 37.1 (2.4) | 35.1 (3.9) | 25.1 (1.4) | 18.1 (1.0) |
| Fruit drink | 4.8 (0.3) | 7.9 (1.1) | 8.1 (0.8) | 5.8 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.5) |
| Sport / energy drink | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.1) |
| Sweetened tea | 9.6 (0.7) | 11.2 (1.7) | 11.3 (1.6) | 9.7 (0.7) | 9.8 (1.0) |
| Flavored milk | 0.5 (0.1) | 3.4 (0.7) | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.1) |
| Milkshake | 2.2 (0.2) | 3.6 (0.7) | 4.3 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.3) |
| Sweetened coffee or coffee drink | 2.0 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.2) |
| Unsweetened coffee and tea | 16.1 (1.1) | 6.4 (0.8) | 5.0 (1.1) | 11.0 (0.9) | 20.9 (1.7) |
| Water or seltzer | 9.6 (0.6) | 7.9 (0.8) | 8.1 (1.3) | 9.6 (1.0) | 10.0 (0.9) |
| Plain milk | 0.8 (0.1) | 2.8 (0.7) | 0.8 (0.4) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.2) |
| 100% juice | 2.0 (0.2) | 6.1 (1.1) | 2.1 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.3) |
| Beverage amount per capita, mean (SE) | |||||
| Weight (g) | 370.3 (9.4) | 267.8 (12.9) | 359.1 (18.1) | 378.0 (10.7) | 356.2 (11.7) |
| Calories (kcals) | 92.5 (3.7) | 86.5 (4.9) | 115.1 (6.9) | 107.9 (5.0) | 76.1 (4.6) |
| Sugar (g) | 20.1 (0.8) | 19.3 (1.2) | 26.1 (1.6) | 23.2 (1.1) | 16.7 (1.0) |
Note: Standard errors account for sampling design.
a
Includes specialty top restaurants (e.g., Jamba Juice) and restaurants of unspecified type.
b
Percentages do not add to 100 because purchases could contain more than one beverage and more than one sugar-sweetened beverage.