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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2019 Apr 9;139:19–25. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.04.003

Table 2:

Mixed logit model for Chicago Healthy Eating Environments and Resources (CHEERS) participant meal preferences

Attribute Preference estimates Relative attribute importancea
Taste Coefficient 95% CI 23.3%
 Very good Mean 1.16b (0.97, 1.34)
SD 0.02 (−0.59, 0.63)
 Good Mean 0.52b (0.35, 0.68)
SD 0.15 (−0.70, 1.00)
 OK Mean Reference
SD Reference
Healthiness 48.6%
 Healthy Mean 2.35b (2.12, 2.58)
SD 0.02 (−0.55, 0.59)
 Neutral Mean 1.53b (1.34, 1.72)
SD 0.06 (−0.57, 0.69)
 Unhealthy Mean Reference
SD Reference
Price 9.3%
 $2 increase Mean −0.18b (−0.24, −0.12)
SD 0.26b (0.01, 0.51)
Preparation time 13.1%
 15 minute increase Mean −0.20b (−0.26, −0.15)
SD 0.04 (−0.26, 0.35)
Travel time 5.7%
 5–10 minute increase Mean −0.14b (−0.20, −0.09)
SD 0.25b (0.004, 0.49)
Constant Mean −3.23b (−4.02, −2.44)
a

Relative attribute importance was calculated by dividing the difference in utility between the highest and lowest level of a single attribute by the sum of the differences of all attributes

b

Attributes or attribute levels with this superscript had a significant impact on meal preferen