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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Med. 2019 Feb 14;121:158–166. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.02.010

Table 1.

Participant characteristics, n=1,360 U.S. adults (April 2018)

Characteristic n %
Age
 18–29 years 361 27%
 30–39 years 547 40%
 40–54 years 295 22%
 55+ years 149 11%
 Mean (SD) 37.4 11.5
Gender
 Male 704 52%
 Female 639 47%
 Transgender or other 9 1%
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 141 10%
Hispanic 122 9%
Race
 White 1,106 82%
 Black or African American 127 9%
 Asian 63 5%
 Other/multiracial 47 3%
 American Indian or Alaskan Native 8 1%
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 0.1%
Education
 High school diploma or less 170 13%
 Some college 313 23%
 College graduate or associates degree 699 52%
 Graduate degree 170 13%
Household income, annual
 $0-$24,999 234 17%
 $25,000-$49,999 425 31%
 $50,000-$74,999 322 24%
 $75,000+ 370 27%
Low income (≤ 150% of the Federal Poverty Level) 224 17%
Current smoker 298 22%
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
 <1 time per day 866 64%
 1 to <3 times per day 312 23%
 3 or more times per day 175 13%
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)
 Underweight 49 4%
 Healthy weight 519 38%
 Overweight 409 30%
 Obese 301 22%
 Not reported 82 6%
 Mean (SD) 26.6 6.8
Passed attention check 1,338 98%

Note. Characteristics and outcomes did not differ by experimental arms. Missing demographic data ranged from 0.5% to 0.9%, except for BMI (6.0% missing) (see Supplemental Table 3).