Table 4.
Likeliness to purchase healthy options from the vending machine among the study participants (n = 1250).
| Likeliness to Purchase Healthy Options | Total % (n) |
Males % (n) |
Females % (n) |
p-Value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh salad | ||||
| Likely | 28.5 (356) | 23.6 (70) | 30.0 (286) | 0.108 |
| Neutral | 36.4 (455) | 38.9 (115) | 35.6 (340) | |
| Unlikely | 35.1 (439) | 37.5 (111) | 34.4 (328) | |
| Fresh vegetables | ||||
| Likely | 23.4 (292) | 19.9 (59) | 24.4 (233) | 0.132 |
| Neutral | 32.0 (400) | 30.7 (97) | 32.4 (309) | |
| Unlikely | 44.6 (558) | 49.3 (146) | 43.2 (412) | |
| Fresh fruits | ||||
| Likely | 45.6 (570) | 37.8 (112) | 48.0 (458) | 0.001 |
| Neutral | 36.6 (458) | 37.5 (111) | 36.4 (347) | |
| Unlikely | 17.8 (222) | 24.7 (73) | 15.6 (149) | |
| Dried fruits | ||||
| Likely | 24.6 (307) | 25.7 (76) | 24.2 (231) | |
| Neutral | 34.2 (427) | 36.8 (109) | 33.3 (318) | 0.310 |
| Unlikely | 41.3 (516) | 37.5 (111) | 42.5 (405) | |
| Plain yogurt | ||||
| Likely | 31.8 (398) | 27.0 (80) | 33.3 (318) | 0.007 |
| Neutral | 31.9 (399) | 39.2 (116) | 29.7 (283) | |
| Unlikely | 36.2 (453) | 33.8 (100) | 37.0 (353) | |
| Plain milk | ||||
| Likely | 22.4 (280) | 18.9 (56) | 23.5 (224) | 0.050 |
| Neutral | 30.5 (381) | 35.8 (106) | 28.8 (275) | |
| Unlikely | 47.1 (589) | 45.3 (134) | 47.7 (455) | |
| Popcorn | ||||
| Likely | 36.2 (452) | 22.6 (67) | 40.4 (385) | |
| Neutral | 36.7 (459) | 40.5 (120) | 35.5 (339) | <0.001 |
| Unlikely | 27.1 (339) | 36.8 (109) | 24.1 (230) | |
| Dry roasted nuts | ||||
| Likely | 41.4 (518) | 38.2 (113) | 42.5 (405) | 0.070 |
| Neutral | 37.3 (466) | 42.9 (127) | 35.5 (339) | |
| Unlikely | 21.3 (266) | 18.9 (56) | 22 (210) | |
| Raw nuts | ||||
| Likely | 18.4 (230) | 15.5 (46) | 19.3 (184) | 0.347 |
| Neutral | 48.5 (606) | 50.3 (149) | 47.9 (457) | |
| Unlikely | 33.1 (414) | 34.1 (101) | 32.8 (313) | |
| 100% fresh fruit juice | ||||
| Likely | 41.2 (515) | 39.5 (117) | 41.7 (398) | 0.692 |
| Neutral | 49.7 (621) | 50.3 (149) | 49.5 (472) | |
| Unlikely | 9.1 (114) | 10.1 (30) | 8.8 (84) | |
| Dark chocolate | ||||
| Likely | 36.7 (459) | 34.5 (102) | 37.4 (357) | 0.065 |
| Neutral | 34.6 (433) | 40.2 (119) | 32.9 (314) | |
| Unlikely | 28.6 (358) | 25.3 (75) | 29.7 (283) | |
| Protein bars | ||||
| Likely | 30.6 (383) | 30.7 (91) | 30.6 (292) | 0.997 |
| Neutral | 31.7 (396) | 31.8 (94) | 31.7 (302) | |
| Unlikely | 37.7 (471) | 37.5 (111) | 37.7 (360) | |
| Sandwiches | ||||
| Likely | 42.6 (533) | 36.8 (109) | 44.4 (424) | 0.049 |
| Neutral | 33.9 (424) | 35.8 (106) | 33.3 (318) | |
| Unlikely | 23.4 (293) | 27.4 (81) | 22.2 (212) | |
| Frozen yogurt | ||||
| Likely | 33.4 (418) | 21.3 (63) | 37.2 (355) | <0.001 |
| Neutral | 27 (338) | 29.4 (87) | 26.3 (251) | |
| Unlikely | 39.5 (494) | 49.3 (146) | 36.5 (348) | |
| Baked chips | ||||
| Likely | 43.8 (548) | 30.1 (89) | 48.1 (459) | <0.001 |
| Neutral | 36.7 (459) | 41.9 (124) | 35.1 (355) | |
| Unlikely | 19.4 (243) | 28 (83) | 16.8 (160) | |
* The p-values indicate the statistical significance of the Chi-square test.