Table 3.
Aggregated results across the 7 groups on personal barriers to maintaining a healthy diet.
| Idea | Total (n = 39) | Freshmen (n = 16) | Non-freshmen (n = 23) | Female (n = 22) | Male (n = 17) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | RI | Freq. | Rank | SS | RI | Freq. | Rank | SS | RI | Freq. | Rank | SS | RI | Freq. | Rank | SS | RI | Freq. | Rank | |
| Lack of willpower | 62 | 10.60 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 7.92 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 12.46 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 8.48 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 13.33 | 9 | 1 |
| Personal gluttony | 60 | 10.26 | 22 | 2 | 32 | 13.33 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 8.12 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 10.91 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 9.41 | 8 | 3 |
| Poor dietary information | 44 | 7.52 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 10.00 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 5.80 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3.94 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 12.16 | 9 | 2 |
| Little effort in cooking and preparation | 40 | 6.84 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2.08 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 10.14 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 8.48 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4.71 | 4 | 6 |
| Lack of time during the day | 34 | 5.81 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4.17 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 6.96 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 7.27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3.92 | 3 | 9 |
| Low financial availability | 32 | 5.47 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 5.00 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 5.80 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5.45 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5.49 | 6 | 5 |
| Lack of time for cooking | 32 | 5.47 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 6.25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.93 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6.97 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3.53 | 3 | 10 |
| Lack of physical activity | 27 | 4.62 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2.08 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 6.38 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 4.85 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4.31 | 3 | 8 |
| Hectic daily routine | 21 | 3.59 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3.75 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3.48 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.21 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 6.67 | 6 | 4 |
| Challenge of following a balanced and varied diet | 16 | 2.74 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 4.64 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3.33 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1.96 | 1 | 19 |
| Individual laziness | 15 | 2.56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6.25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 4.55 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27 |
| Junk food consumption | 14 | 2.39 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5.83 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 4.24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27 |
| Lack of willpower/self-control to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle | 13 | 2.22 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 3.77 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1.52 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3.14 | 2 | 13 |
| Poor knowledge of food | 13 | 2.22 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 3.77 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1.21 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3.53 | 3 | 10 |
| Lack of interest in a healthy diet | 12 | 2.05 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 3.48 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 4.71 | 3 | 7 |
| Lack of time to eat | 11 | 1.88 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 4.58 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0.91 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 3.14 | 3 | 12 |
SS, sum of scores; RI, relative importance; Freq, frequency of voting; Rank, ranked priority. The bold value is to highlight the ranked priorities of the themes.