Table 3.

The number and proportion of respondents who correctly answered questions on dietary knowledge.

Questions on Dietary Knowledge	Urban		Rural		χ2	p
	n	%	n	%
Choosing a diet with a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables is good for one’s health	3903	80.06	5424	73.97	60.33	<0.001
Eating a lot of sugar is good for one’s health	3823	78.42	5150	70.23	100.85	<0.001
Eating a variety of foods is good for one’s health	3858	79.14	5413	73.82	45.39	<0.001
Choosing a diet high in fat is good for one’s health	3806	78.07	5081	69.29	114.05	<0.001
Choosing a diet with a lot of staple foods is not good for one’s health	2077	42.61	3006	40.99	3.13	0.077
Consuming a lot of animal products daily is good for one’s health	3211	65.87	4467	60.92	30.75	<0.001
Reducing the amount of fatty meat and animal fat in the diet is good for one’s health	3560	73.03	4997	68.14	33.28	<0.001
Consuming milk and dairy products is good for one’s health	4098	84.06	5990	81.69	11.52	0.000
Consuming beans and bean products is good for one’s health	4064	83.36	6153	83.91	0.64	0.425
Physical activities are good for one’s health	3866	79.30	5667	77.28	7.00	0.008
Sweaty sports or other intense physical activities are not good for one’s health	2324	47.67	3179	43.35	22.07	<0.001
The heavier one’s body is, the healthier he or she is	3908	80.16	5477	74.69	49.37	<0.001