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. 2022 May 16;11(10):1434. doi: 10.3390/foods11101434

Table 2.

Number and percentages on overall sample and by clusters for demographic variables of the survey.

Question Response Overall Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Treatment for Statistical Analysis
n % n % n %
Gender Female 823 91.3 375 91.5 448 91.2 “Others” were not included in analysis
Male 76 8.4 34 8.3 42 8.6
Others 2 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2
Age 18–25 440 48.8 159 38.8 281 57.2 “36–40”, “41–45”, “46–50”, and “51 and older” were combined to “36 and older”
26–30 161 17.9 79 19.3 82 16.7
31–35 97 10.8 47 12.0 48 9.8
36–40 48 5.3 33 8.0 15 3.1
41–45 43 4.8 23 5.6 20 4.1
46–50 43 4.8 22 5.4 21 4.3
51 and older 69 7.7 45 11.0 24 4.9
Reported health condition Very unhealthy 10 1.1 5 1.2 5 1.0 “Very unhealthy” and “unhealthy” were combined to “unhealthy”; “healthy” and “very healthy” were combined to “healthy”
Unhealthy 61 6.8 20 4.9 41 8.4
Somewhat healthy 369 41.0 152 37.1 217 44.2
Healthy 392 43.5 197 48.0 195 39.7
Very healthy 69 7.7 36 8.8 33 6.7
Flavored Water drink frequency Never 38 4.2 39 9.5 15 3.1
Only occasionally 176 19.5 90 22.0 95 19.3
Less than once a month 44 4.9 26 6.3 29 5.9
1~4 times per month 255 28.3 161 39.3 221 45.0
Several times a week 388 43.1 94 22.9 131 26.7
Education level High school or lower 35 3.9 11 2.7 24 4.9 “High school or lower” and “some college, no degree” were combined to “some college without degree”
Some college, no degree 215 23.9 69 16.8 146 29.7
Associate degree 113 12.5 43 10.5 70 14.3
Bachelor’s degree 272 30.2 129 31.5 143 29.1
Master’s degree 182 20.2 105 25.6 77 15.7
Doctorate 84 9.3 53 12.9 31 6.3
Employment status College student 335 37.2 133 32.4 202 41.1 “Unemployed”, “self-employed”, “homemaker”, and “retired” were combined to “unemployment”
Full time 329 36.5 172 42.0 157 32.0
Part time 193 21.4 83 20.2 110 22.4
Unemployed 19 2.1 10 2.4 9 1.8
Self employed 10 1.1 3 0.7 7 1.4
Homemaker 11 1.2 7 1.7 4 0.8
Retired 4 0.4 2 0.5 2 0.4

n = number of participants; % = percent frequency. Overall sample: n = 901; Cluster 1: n = 410; Cluster 2: n = 491.