Table 1.
Participants characteristics.
| Variables | All Participants (n = 899) |
|---|---|
| Age, Years, Mean (SD) | 39.5 (13.1) |
| Gender, female, n (%) | 460 (51.2) |
| Ethnicity, white, n (%) | 837 (93.1) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Full or part-time | 669 (74.4) |
| Student | 15 (1.7) |
| Retired | 70 (7.8) |
| Other unemployed | 145 (16.1) |
| Highest educational qualification, n (%) | |
| No formal qualification | 23 (2.5) |
| 1–3 GCSEs | 77 (8.6) |
| 4+ GCSEs | 177 (19.7) |
| A level | 283 (31.5) |
| Certificate of higher education (CertHE) | 33 (3.7) |
| Diploma of higher education (DipHE) | 41 (4.5) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 183 (20.4) |
| Master’s degree | 65 (7.2) |
| Doctorate | 17 (1.9) |
| Years of higher education, mean (SD) | 2.8 (2.5) |
| Equivalised income, GBP, mean (SD) | 22,139 (18,549) |
| Subjective social status, mean (SD) | 5.2 (1.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 27.0 (5.8) |
| Missing or implausible 1, n (%) | 9 (1) |
| Dieting status, yes, n (%) | 90 (10) |
| Supermarket shopping/week, GBP, mean (SD) | 78.9 (44.3) |
| Supermarket grocery shopping frequency, n (%) | |
| Less than once a month | 37 (4.1) |
| 1–3 times per month | 162 (18.0) |
| 1–2 times per week | 558 (62.1) |
| 3–4 times per week | 114 (12.7) |
| 5 times per week or more often | 28 (3.1) |
| Online grocery shopping frequency, n (%) | |
| Never or not in the last year | 240 (26.7) |
| 1–3 times in the last year | 246 (27.4) |
| 4–11 times in the last year | 227 (25.3) |
| 1–3 times per month | 118 (13.1) |
| Once per week or more often | 68 (7.6) |