Table 3.
Proportion of vegetable-rich meal orders, n (%)a by individual characteristics during the intervention and control periods
| Control period | Intervention period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 6301) |
Vegetable-rich meal orders (n = 356) |
Total (n = 6650) |
Vegetable-rich meal orders (n = 456) |
|
| Age (years) | ||||
| 34 or below | 908 (14.4) | 88 (9.7) | 1654 (24.9) | 79 (4.8) |
| 35–49 | 892 (14.2) | 117 (13.1) | 1270 (19.1) | 128 (10.1) |
| 50–64 | 2192 (34.8) | 67 (3.1) | 2702 (40.6) | 118 (4.4) |
| 65 or above | 2267 (36.0) | 70 (3.1) | 1012 (15.2) | 119 (11.8) |
| Female | 2478 (39.3) | 206 (8.3) | 4046 (60.8) | 315 (7.8) |
| Has a history of serious medical conditions | 2332 (37.0) | 108 (4.6) | 3250 (48.9) | 147 (4.5) |
| Resident in the Adachi Ward | 3626 (57.5) | 208 (5.7) | 2862 (43.0) | 288 (10.1) |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| High school or less | 2141 (34.0) | 116 (5.4) | 1673 (25.2) | 170 (10.2) |
| Vocational/technical school/junior college | 603 (9.6) | 81 (13.4) | 585 (8.8) | 97 (16.6) |
| University/college or higher | 2826 (44.9) | 133 (4.7) | 4151 (62.4) | 150 (3.6) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Regular employee | 2530 (40.2) | 168 (6.6) | 3561 (53.5) | 166 (4.7) |
| Irregular employee | 1512 (24.0) | 53 (3.5) | 778 (11.7) | 97 (12.5) |
| Self-employed | 77 (1.2) | 33 (42.9) | 237 (3.6) | 32 (13.5) |
| Unemployed | 1514 (24.0) | 86 (5.7) | 2010 (30.2) | 132 (6.6) |
| Average lunch expenditures per day | ||||
| 450 yen or less | 1580 (25.1) | 29 (1.8) | 2009 (30.2) | 50 (2.5) |
| 451–850 yen | 2477 (39.3) | 137 (5.5) | 2901 (43.6) | 175 (6.0) |
| 851 yen or more | 2233 (35.4) | 179 (8.0) | 1617 (24.3) | 210 (13.0) |
| Participating in the campaign twice or more during one period | 53 (0.8) | 18 (34.0) | 478 (7.2) | 36 (7.5) |
| Visiting with other(s) | 3083 (48.9) | 235 (7.6) | 4248 (63.9) | 341 (8.0) |
| Visiting not mainly for a meal | 2980 (47.3) | 21 (0.7) | 1190 (17.9) | 42 (3.5) |
| Familiar with the “Adachi beji-tabe-raifu” program before the visit | ||||
| Yes | 4880 (77.4) | 263 (5.4) | 5816 (87.5) | 276 (4.7) |
| No | 842 (13.4) | 82 (9.7) | 786 (11.8) | 162 (20.6) |
| Usual type of lunch | ||||
| Homemade (boxed lunch) | 2549 (40.5) | 133 (5.2) | 1776 (26.7) | 216 (12.2) |
| Bought at retail shops | 543 (8.6) | 76 (14.0) | 1370 (20.6) | 72 (5.3) |
| Eaten at a restaurant | 3072 (48.8) | 114 (3.7) | 3264 (49.1) | 131 (4.0) |
| Consider health when selecting food/meals | ||||
| Always, often | 5052 (80.2) | 300 (5.9) | 4898 (73.7) | 386 (7.9) |
| Not often, rarely | 1245 (19.8) | 52 (4.2) | 1696 (25.5) | 59 (3.5) |
| Interest in eating vegetables | ||||
| High | 2312 (36.7) | 140 (6.1) | 2441 (36.7) | 224 (9.2) |
| Low | 3352 (53.2) | 185 (5.5) | 4095 (61.6) | 183 (4.5) |
aThe percentage of “Total” column is the column percentage, and the “Vegetable-rich meal orders” column is the row percentage, respectively