Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Examining Norms and Behaviors Linked to Eating participants
| Age | |
| Mean | 41·4 |
| sd | 15·4 |
| Female (%) | 74·8 |
| Speak English very well (%) | 30·2 |
| US born (%) | 17·6 |
| Years in USA if non-US born | |
| Mean | 16·4 |
| sd | 13·1 |
| Acculturation level | |
| Ethnic Society Immersion Score | |
| Mean | 3·3 |
| sd | 0·6 |
| Dominant Society Immersion Score | |
| Mean | 2·8 |
| sd | 0·8 |
| College educated (%) | 60·4 |
| Income >$55 K per year | 49·2 |
| Insurance | |
| Medicaid | 24·9 |
| Medicare | 10·7 |
| Other public | 5·3 |
| Private | 55·1 |
| None | 4·0 |
| Fair/poor self-rated health (%) | 16·1 |
| Fair/poor self-rated diet (%) | 21·3 |
| Food insecurity (%) | 35·1 |
| If nearest grocery store is primary (%) | 59·4 |
| If nearest grocery store is ethnic (%) | 42·2 |
| Borough of residence (%) | |
| Manhattan | 34·2 |
| Bronx | 1·3 |
| Brooklyn | 33·3 |
| Queens | 20·7 |
| Staten Island | 3·4 |
| Outside NYC | 7·2 |
| Suggested programmes to improve eating habits (%)* | |
| Cooking classes | 42·3 |
| Cooking demonstrations | 32·6 |
| School-based programmes | 30·1 |
| Programmes that involve multiple family members | 31·0 |
| Nutrition education | 69·9 |
| Advertising for healthy foods | 56·5 |
| Providing cooking tools, such as a salt measuring spoon | 26·4 |
| Programs in grocery stores, such as taste tests | 34·7 |
*
Response to question: what do you think can be done to improve the eating habits of people in your neighbourhood? Select all that apply.