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. 2021 May 21;15:100818. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100818

Table 2.

Results from proportional odds models exploring the association between general perceptions of time use and the duration of respondents’ meal preparation activities, in 10s of minutes. The outcome variables, feeling rushed and feelings of extra time, are represented by Likert scales, where 1 represents having the feeling frequently, and 6 represents never having the feeling.


feeling rushed - unadjusted
feeling rushed - adjusted
extra time - unadjusted
extra time - adjusted
OR 2.50% 97.50% OR 2.50% 97.50% OR 2.50% 97.50% OR 2.50% 97.50%
Meal Prep Duration (in 10s of minutes) 0.999 0.992 1.005 0.999 0.992 1.006 1.015** 1.009 1.022 1.009** 1.002 1.016
HH Income Group 0.977* 0.956 0.999 0.993^ 0.972 1.015
Female 0.684** 0.621 0.754 1.462** 1.331 1.604
Age Group 1.212** 1.160 1.266 1.194** 1.145 1.245
Children Present 0.512** 0.463 0.566 1.404** 1.278 1.543
Work >30 h/week 0.421** 0.375 0.472 1.358** 1.207 1.528
1| 2 0.663** 0.623 0.704 0.284** 0.232 0.347 0.057** 0.051 0.065 0.140** 0.113 0.175
2| 3 2.639** 2.536 2.747 1.265* 1.214 1.318 0.265** 0.248 0.284 0.663** 0.620 0.709
3| 4 6.162** 5.781 6.568 3.164** 2.969 3.371 0.687** 0.649 0.727 1.756** 1.659 1.859
4| 5 10.184** 9.198 11.277 5.412** 4.890 5.988 1.229** 1.152 1.310 3.192** 2.991 3.406
5| 6 15.156** 13.051 17.599 8.216** 7.075 9.540 1.796** 1.654 1.950 4.717** 4.343 5.122

^ p < 0.1, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.