Table 1.
Individual differences across variables according to gender, presence of children in the household, and level of education.
| Gender | Children in the Household | Higher Education | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 231) |
Women (n = 775) |
No (n = 672) |
Yes (n = 338) |
No (n = 215) |
Yes (n = 795) |
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| M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | |
| Frequency of use | ||||||||||||
| Calories | 4.18 a | (2.01) | 4.83 b | (1.87) | 4.66 c | (1.98) | 4.71 c | (1.81) | 4.40 e | (2.08) | 4.76 f | (1.87) |
| Fat (Total) | 4.02 a | (2.01) | 4.63 b | (1.89) | 4.42 c | (2.03) | 4.64 c | (1.73) | 4.27 e | (2.08 | 4.55 e | (1.89) |
| Fat (Saturated) | 3.84 a | (2.00) | 4.35 b | (1.99) | 4.18 c | (2.08) | 4.35 c | (1.86) | 4.08 e | (2.11) | 4.28 e | (1.98) |
| Proteins | 3.91 a | (2.01) | 4.14 a | (1.93) | 4.08 c | (2.02) | 4.10 c | (1.81) | 3.88 e | (2.00) | 4.14 e | (1.94) |
| Carbohydrates (Total) | 4.00 a | (2.02) | 4.49 b | (1.93) | 4.36 c | (2.03) | 4.42 c | (1.81) | 4.09 e | (2.05) | 4.45 f | (1.93) |
| Sugar | 4.42 a | (2.04) | 5.31 b | (1.76) | 5.02 c | (1.93) | 5.29 d | (1.71) | 4.83 e | (2.00) | 5.19 f | (1.82) |
| Salt | 3.88 a | (2.03) | 4.34 b | (1.97) | 4.11 c | (2.03) | 4.49 d | (1.88) | 4.17 e | (2.06) | 4.25 e | (1.97) |
| Total | 4.04 a | (1.79) | 4.58 b | (1.56) | 4.40 c | (1.70) | 4.57 c | (1.45) | 4.25 e | (1.77) | 4.52 f | (1.58) |
| Perceived Importance 1 | ||||||||||||
| Calories | 5.52 a | (1.46) | 5.51 a | (1.50) | 5.52 c | (1.51) | 5.47 c | (1.45) | 5.54 e | (1.57) | 5.49 e | (1.47) |
| Fat (Total) | 5.60 a | (1.40) | 5.98 b | (1.23) | 5.92 c | (1.28) | 5.83 c | (1.27) | 5.77 e | (1.43) | 5.92 e | (1.23) |
| Fat (Saturated) | 5.69 a | (1.40) | 6.04 b | (1.26) | 6.00 c | (1.31) | 5.89 c | (1.28) | 5.79 e | (1.48) | 6.01 f | (1.25) |
| Proteins | 5.37 a | (1.41) | 5.56 a | (1.38) | 5.58 c | (1.37) | 5.40 c | (1.43) | 5.54 e | (1.41) | 5.51 e | (1.38) |
| Carbohydrates (Total) | 5.42 a | (1.42) | 5.64 b | (1.37) | 5.60 c | (1.41) | 5.55 c | (1.34) | 5.54 e | (1.44) | 5.60 e | (1.37) |
| Sugar | 6.04 a | (1.31) | 6.40 b | (1.08) | 6.32 c | (1.15) | 6.32 c | (1.14) | 6.06 e | (1.44) | 6.38 f | (1.04) |
| Salt | 5.77 a | (1.43) | 6.18 b | (1.22) | 6.07 c | (1.31) | 6.12 c | (1.22) | 5.92 e | (1.53) | 6.14 f | (1.20) |
| Total | 5.63 a | (1.16) | 5.90 b | (0.98) | 5.86 c | (1.03) | 5.80 c | (1.03) | 5.74 e | (1.18) | 5.87 e | (0.98) |
| Sugar sources categorization | ||||||||||||
| 1. Hits: Composition | 36.04 a | (28.94) | 44.88 b | (30.84) | 41.24 c | (30.51) | 45.90 d | (30.65) | 31.34 e | (30.63) | 45.90 f | (29.89) |
| 2. Hits: Origin | 35.52 a | (25.15) | 41.11 b | (26.34) | 39.09 c | (26.49) | 41.40 c | (25.64) | 28.66 e | (25.68) | 42.89 f | (25.55) |
| SFLQ 1 | ||||||||||||
| Perceived capability (SFLQ_1) | 4.68 a | (1.03) | 4.99 b | (1.03) | 4.90 c | (1.06) | 4.96 c | (1.01) | 4.72 e | (1.06) | 4.97 f | (1.03) |
| Perceived knowledge (SFLQ_2) | 5.44 a | (1.35) | 5.88 b | (1.12) | 5.69 c | (1.23) | 5.96 d | (1.08) | 5.64 e | (1.22) | 5.82 e | (1.18) |
| Ease of comprehension of FS 2 definition | 3.88 a | (1.81) | 4.24 b | (1.98) | 4.13 c | (1.95) | 4.20 c | (1.96) | 3.90 e | (1.99) | 4.22 f | (1.93) |
| Ease of identification of FS | 3.74 a | (1.82) | 3.83 a | (1.91) | 3.77 c | (1.92) | 3.87 c | (1.85) | 3.82 e | (1.93) | 3.80 e | (1.89) |
| Total | 3.81 a | (1.72) | 4.04 a | (1.82) | 3.95 c | (1.80) | 4.03 c | (1.79) | 3.86 e | (1.85) | 4.00 e | (1.79) |
Note. Different superscripts indicate differences (independent samples t-tests) according to gender (a,b), presence of children in the household (c,d), or education level (e,f). 1 SFLQ—Short Food Literacy Questionnaire; SFLQ_1—SFLQ Factor 1: Perceived capability finding, understanding, and assessing nutritional information; SFLQ_2—SFLQ Factor 2: Perceived knowledge of nutritional guidelines. 2 FS—Free Sugars.