Table 2.
Demographics of participants from the CAlcium Nutrition-Dietary Opportunities study.
| Baseline characteristics | Facebook (n=65) | Facebook plus text (n=76) | Control (n=70) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 21.3 (2.2) | 21.6 (2.0) | 21.4 (2.1) | |
| Gender (n) | ||||
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Male | 22 | 24 | 18 |
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Female | 43 | 52 | 52 |
| Occupation (n) | ||||
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Student | 38 | 53 | 48 |
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Full-time work | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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Part-time or casual work | 10 | 5 | 6 |
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Unemployed | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Field of work or study (n) | ||||
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Health care | 22 | 20 | 23 |
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Management or finance | 5 | 7 | 0 |
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Othera | 38 | 49 | 47 |
| Highest level of education (n) | ||||
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≤Year 12 | 35 | 34 | 37 |
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Certificate or diploma | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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Bachelor or postgraduate degree | 16 | 27 | 20 |
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Prefer not to say | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Socio-Economic Indexes For Areas (n) | ||||
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Quintiles 1 and 2 | 20 | 25 | 27 |
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Quintile 3 | 15 | 29 | 19 |
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Quintiles 4 and 5 | 30 | 21 | 23 |
| Income per weekb (n) | ||||
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Nil or negative income | 8 | 19 | 12 |
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Aus $1-Aus $499 per week (Aus $1-Aus $25,999 per year) | 28 | 32 | 35 |
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Aus $500-Aus $999 per week (Aus $26,000-Aus $51,999 per year) | 18 | 15 | 13 |
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More than Aus $500 per week | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Purchaser of main household groceries (n) | ||||
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Myself | 36 | 51 | 7 |
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Others (partner, parents, and housemate/s) | 29 | 25 | 63 |
| Cooking frequency per week (n) | ||||
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Less than twice a week | 23 | 29 | 27 |
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3-4 times per week | 24 | 24 | 26 |
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5 or more times per week | 18 | 23 | 17 |
| Rating of own cooking skills (0-100), mean (SD) | 63.0 (22.4) | 59.4 (21.6) | 57.6 (22.2) | |
aSome options from the other field of study or work include education, office support and management, food service industry, information technology, and building or construction.
bIncludes wages/salaries, government benefits, allowances, and other income, excluding tax, superannuation contributions, or any other automatic deductions.