TABLE 3.
How meals prepared outside the home were procured over the past week, by sociodemographic variables and BMI category, International Food Policy Study, Australia, 2018 (n = 3951)
| Mean number of meals from each procurement method (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food delivery service1 | Restaurant delivery2 | Food outlet <5 minutes from home3 | Food outlet >5 minutes from home4 | |
| Total | 0.35 (0.31–0.40) | 0.33 (0.29–0.38) | 0.77 (0.71–0.82) | 1.13 (1.06–1.19) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 0.46 (0.38–0.54) | 0.42 (0.35–0.49) | 0.84 (0.75–0.93) | 1.19 (1.08–1.30) |
| Female | 0.25 (0.20–0.29) | 0.25 (0.20–0.29) | 0.69 (0.63–0.76) | 1.07 (0.99–1.15) |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18–29 | 0.79 (0.64–0.95) | 0.65 (0.52–0.78) | 1.22 (1.05–1.40) | 1.36 (1.16–1.55) |
| 30–44 | 0.53 (0.44–0.63) | 0.48 (0.38–0.59) | 0.87 (0.76–0.98) | 1.26 (1.12–1.39) |
| 45–59 | 0.12 (0.09–0.15) | 0.16 (0.11–0.22) | 0.68 (0.59–0.76) | 1.08 (0.96–1.20) |
| ≥60 | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | 0.09 (0.06–0.12) | 0.39 (0.32–0.46) | 0.86 (0.77–0.96) |
| Education5 | ||||
| Low | 0.24 (0.17–0.31) | 0.24 (0.17–0.30) | 0.68 (0.59–0.77) | 0.92 (0.81–1.02) |
| Medium | 0.30 (0.23–0.37) | 0.24 (0.18–0.31) | 0.77 (0.67–0.87) | 1.09 (0.98–1.20) |
| High | 0.61 (0.51–0.70) | 0.60 (0.50–0.70) | 0.90 (0.8–0.99) | 1.51 (1.38–1.65) |
| BMI category6 | ||||
| Underweight | 0.84 (0.41–1.27) | 0.82 (0.36–1.28) | 1.41 (0.92–1.91) | 1.56 (0.75–2.36) |
| Normal weight | 0.39 (0.31–0.46) | 0.35 (0.28–0.41) | 0.71 (0.63–0.79) | 1.12 (1.02–1.22) |
| Overweight | 0.28 (0.20–0.35) | 0.25 (0.18–0.32) | 0.70 (0.60–0.80) | 1.12 (1.00–1.24) |
| Obese | 0.15 (0.09–0.21) | 0.19 (0.12–0.25) | 0.69 (0.59–0.8) | 1.11 (0.97–1.25) |
| Ethnicity7 | ||||
| Majority | 0.27 (0.23–0.31) | 0.24 (0.20–0.27) | 0.70 (0.65–0.76) | 1.02 (0.96–1.08) |
| Minority | 0.59 (0.46–0.73) | 0.61 (0.47–0.75) | 0.97 (0.82–1.12) | 1.44 (1.23–1.64) |
Ordered using a food delivery service (e.g., UberEats, Foodora, Deliveroo) and delivered to you.
Ordered directly from a restaurant and delivered to you.
Purchased at a restaurant/food outlet within 5 minutes of your home (using your usual mode of transportation: e.g., walk, drive, or public transport), excluding delivery.
Purchased at a restaurant/food outlet more than 5 minutes away from your home (using your usual mode of transportation: e.g., walk, drive, or public transport), excluding delivery.
Education was defined as low (year 12/equivalent or less), medium (trade certificate/diploma/some university), or high (bachelor's degree or above).
BMI was determined using participant self-reported height and weight.
Ethnicity was defined as majority (self-identified as only speaking English in the home and did not identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) or minority (all other responses).