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. 2021 Oct 31;21:1968. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11953-9

Table 1.

Characteristics of the International Food Policy Study analytic sample (n = 3067) a

N %
Sex
 Male 1513 (49.3)
 Female 1554 (50.6)
Age
 18–29 years 479 (15.6)
 30–44 years 716 (23.4)
 45–59 years 823 (26.8)
 > 60 years 1048 (34.2)
Ethnicity
 Minority 267 (8.7)
 Majority 2800 (91.3)
Education level
 Low 1570 (51.2)
 Medium 652 (21.3)
 High 845 (27.5)
Ability to make ends meet
 Not easy 1790 (58.4)
 Easy 1277 (41.6)
Child at home
 No 2268 (74.0)
 Yes 799 (26.0)
Regular smoker
 No 2417 (78.8)
 Yes 650 (21.2)
BMI: mean (SD) b 26.7 (5.3)
Weight Status
 Not overweight (BMI < 25 kg/m2) 1077 (35.1)
 Overweight (BMI > 25–29.9 kg/m2) 877 (28.6)
 Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2) 597 (19.5)
 Not available 517 (16.9)
Food exposures (count): median (IQR)
 Online
  Outlet number 85 (34–181)
  Unique cuisine type number 85 (64–108)
 Neighbourhood
  Outlet number 25 (9–57)
Online food delivery service use in the past week
 None 2604 (84.9)
 Any 464 (15.1)

aData presented as weighted number of respondents (%) unless stated

b2551 respondents included