Table 2.
Digital and nondigital sources of nutritional information (multiple responses allowed).
| Source and characteristic | All, n (%) | Female, n (%) | Male, n (%) | P value | ||
| Currently useda (n=467) |
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Digital |
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Television | 98 (21.0) | 73 (21.3) | 25 (20.0) | .75 |
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Internet | 372 (79.7) | 271 (79.2) | 101 (80.8) | .71 |
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Social networks | 160 (34.4) | 132 (38.6) | 28 (22.4) | .001 |
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Apps | 66 (14.1) | 61 (17.8) | 5 (4.0) | <.001 |
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Digital games | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | .39 |
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Nondigital |
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University and workplace | 164 (35.1) | 135 (39.5) | 29 (23.2) | .001 |
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Partner and family | 218 (46.7) | 153 (44.7) | 65 (52.0) | .16 |
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Friends | 201 (43.0) | 153 (44.7) | 48 (38.4) | .22 |
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Books and newspapers | 298 (63.8) | 237 (69.3) | 61 (48.8) | <.001 |
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Other |
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Unknown | 109 (23.3) | 81 (23.7) | 28 (22.4) | .77 |
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No answer applies | 7 (1.5) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (3.2) | .07 |
| Additionally desiredb (n=461) |
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Digital |
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Television | 67 (14.5) | 54 (16.1) | 13 (10.4) | .13 |
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Internet | 65 (14.1) | 44 (13.1) | 21 (16.8) | .31 |
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Social networks | 71 (15.4) | 59 (17.6) | 12 (9.6) | .04 |
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Apps | 100 (21.7) | 78 (23.2) | 22 (17.6) | .19 |
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Digital games | 46 (10.0) | 42 (12.5) | 4 (3.2) | .003 |
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Nondigital |
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University and workplace | 146 (31.7) | 108 (32.1) | 38 (30.4) | .72 |
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Partner and family | 30 (6.5) | 24 (7.1) | 6 (4.8) | .37 |
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Friends | 29 (6.3) | 23 (6.8) | 6 (4.8) | .42 |
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Books and newspapers | 52 (11.3) | 42 (12.5) | 10 (8.0) | .18 |
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Other |
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Unknown | 40 (8.7) | 35 (10.4) | 5 (4.0) | .03 |
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No answer applies | 173 (37.5) | 111 (33.0) | 62 (49.6) | .001 |
aHow are you currently informed about nutrition?
bHow would you like to be additionally informed about nutrition?