Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
| Sociodemographic characteristics | 25% price increase arm (N = 128) |
25% price discount arm (N = 136) |
25% price increase and discount arm (N = 136) |
Total sample (N = 400) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age in years (IQR) | 32.5 (25.0) | 39.5 (24.5) | 30.0 (23.0) | 30.0 (24.0) |
| Sex (% female) | 59.4% | 58.8% | 65.4% | 61.2% |
| Mean BMI (SD)a | 24.6 (4.8) | 24.6 (4.9) | 25.1 (4.7) | 24.7 (4.8) |
| Overweight status (% overweight or obese)a | 34.9% | 35.8% | 41.2% | 37.3% |
| Educational level (% highly educated) | 49.2% | 42.7% | 44.1% | 45.3% |
| Income (% high income)b,c | 40.9% | 26.1% | 31.9% | 32.8% |
| Employment situation | ||||
| % Full time job | 29.7% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 25.0% |
| % Part time job | 25.8% | 25.0% | 25.7% | 25.6% |
| % Student | 20.3% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 25.5% |
| % Unemployedd | 22.7% | 22.8% | 17.7% | 21.0% |
| % Entrepreneur or other | 2.4% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 2.3% |
| Household composition | ||||
| Mean number of adults in the household | 1.9 (0.8) | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.9 (0.8) | 1.9 (0.9) |
| Mean number of children in the household | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.9) |
Abbreviations: IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard Deviation
a9 Missing values
b4 missing values
cCalculated using the OECD-modified scale and the median cut-off value was €1743
dIncludes those who are retired, unemployed, unable to work and/or receiving social benefits, and housewives/men