Table 3.
Associations between acceptability of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax and sociodemographic factors, weight status and SSB consumption (n 488)
| Support for an SSB tax† | Support for an SSB tax as a strategy to reduce overweight† | Support for an SSB tax if revenue is used for health initiatives† | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 95 % CI | P | B | 95 % CI | P | B | 95 % CI | P | |
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| 18–24 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| 25–54 | 0·03 | –0·64, 0·70 | 0·929 | –0·15 | –0·83, 0·52 | 0·659 | –0·24 | –0·93, 0·45 | 0·495 |
| ≥55 | 0·12 | –0·58, 0·82 | 0·737 | –0·13 | –0·83, 0·57 | 0·716 | –0·25 | –0·97, 0·46 | 0·486 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Female | –0·22 | –0·62, 0·18 | 0·276 | –0·14 | –0·54, 0·27 | 0·505 | –0·37 | –0·78, 0·04 | 0·078 |
| Education level | |||||||||
| Low | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Moderate | 0·40 | –0·07, 0·87 | 0·096 | 0·33 | –0·14, 0·80 | 0·166 | 0·52 | 0·03, 1·00 | 0·036* |
| High | 0·82 | 0·32, 1·31 | 0·001* | 0·71 | 0·21, 1·20 | 0·005* | 0·70 | 0·19, 1·20 | 0·007* |
| Household composition | |||||||||
| No children/adolescents | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Children (0–13 years) | –0·02 | –0·59, 0·54 | 0·936 | 0·05 | –0·52, 0·61 | 0·873 | –0·09 | –0·67, 0·49 | 0·767 |
| Adolescents (14–18 years) | –0·49 | –1·00, 0·03 | 0·067 | –0·57 | –1·09, –0·05 | 0·033* | –0·56 | –1·09, –0·02 | 0·040* |
| Grocery responsibility | |||||||||
| Not responsible | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Partly responsible | –0·58 | –1·67, 0·51 | 0·296 | –0·20 | –1·30, 0·90 | 0·724 | –0·02 | –1·14, 1·11 | 0·973 |
| Largely/totally responsible | –0·60 | –1·68, 0·47 | 0·273 | –0·32 | –1·40, 0·77 | 0·567 | –0·04 | –1·15, 1·06 | 0·939 |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Unemployed | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Employed | –0·05 | –0·46, 0·37 | 0·832 | –0·09 | –0·51, 0·34 | 0·692 | –0·25 | –0·68, 0·18 | 0·261 |
| Weight status | |||||||||
| BMI < 25 kg/m2 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Overweight | –0·49 | –0·89, –0·09 | 0·017* | –0·52 | –0·92, –0·12 | 0·012* | –0·36 | –0·78, 0·05 | 0·086 |
| Obese | –0·35 | –0·87, 0·17 | 0·189 | –0·44 | –0·96, 0·09 | 0·102 | –0·32 | –0·86, 0·22 | 0·240 |
| SSB consumption | |||||||||
| Low | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
| Moderate | –0·86 | –1·30, –0·43 | <0·001* | –0·83 | –1·27, –0·39 | <0·001* | –0·60 | –1·05, –0·15 | 0·009* |
| High | –1·01 | –1·47, –0·56 | <0·001* | –0·84 | –1·29, –0·38 | <0·001* | –0·91 | –1·38, –0·45 | <0·001* |
B, regression coefficient.
Multivariable analysis with all independent variables entered simultaneously. *P < 0·05.
†
Measured on a seven-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ‘strongly disagree’ to 7 ‘strongly agree’.