Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants (n (%)).
| Group 1: Pictorial health warning label (n = 136) |
Group 2: Calorie information label (n = 131) |
Group 3: No additional label (n = 134) |
Total (n = 401) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (sd) | 39.3 (13.4) | 40.3 (13.7) | 40.5 (14.7) | 40.0 (13.9) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 79 (58%) | 70 (53%) | 75 (56%) | 224 (56%) |
| Male | 57 (42%) | 61 (47%) | 59 (44%) | 177 (44%) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 114 (84%) | 114 (87%) | 117 (87%) | 345 (86%) |
| Black | 3 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 8 (2%) |
| Asian | 12 (9%) | 7 (5%) | 13 (10%) | 32 (8%) |
| Mixed | 5 (4%) | 3 (2%) | 2 (1.5%) | 10 (2.5%) |
| Other/Prefer not to say | 1 (1%) | 3 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (1%) |
| Income | ||||
| Under £15,500 | 24 (17.6%) | 14 (10.7%) | 23 (17.2%) | 61 (15%) |
| £15,500-£24,999 | 21 (15.4%) | 19 (14.5%) | 18 (13.4%) | 58 (14.5%) |
| £25,000-£39,999 | 31 (22.8%) | 34 (26%) | 30 (22.4%) | 95 (24%) |
| £40,000- £49,999 | 17 (12.5%) | 19 (14.5%) | 18 (13.4%) | 54 (13.5%) |
| £50,000-£74,999 | 14 (10.3%) | 21 (16%) | 19 (14.2%) | 54 (13.5%) |
| Above £75,000 | 17 (12.5%) | 14 (10.7%) | 13 (9.7%) | 44 (11%) |
| Don't know/prefer not to say | 11 (8.1%) | 10 (7.6%) | 13 (9.7%) | 34 (8.5%) |
| Socioeconomic position | ||||
| Higher | 65 (48%) | 61 (47%) | 65 (48.5%) | 191 (48%) |
| Lower | 71 (52%) | 70 (53%) | 69 (51.5%) | 210 (52%) |
| Healthiness of snack chosen | ||||
| Healthier | 60 (44%) | 59 (45%) | 58 (43%) | 177 (44%) |
| Less healthy | 76 (56%) | 72 (55%) | 76 (57%) | 224 (56%) |