Table 3.
Summary of the variables used
| Variable | Description | Type | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||||||
| FEAH | Food expenditure at-home | O | 4.672 | 1.968 | 1 | 8 |
| FEAFH | Food expenditure away-from-home | O | 3.027 | 1.765 | 1 | 8 |
| Food choices | ||||||
| DIET | Current diet | N | 1.45 | 0.982 | 1 | 5 |
| MRED | Red meat meals | Oc | 2.498 | 0.977 | 1 | 5 |
| MWHT | White meat meals | Oc | 3.165 | 1.159 | 1 | 5 |
| FISH | Fish meals | Oc | 2.861 | 1.004 | 1 | 5 |
| OLVG | Ovo-lacto-vegetarian meals | Oc | 3.311 | 1.127 | 1 | 5 |
| VEGA | Vegan meals | Oc | 2.752 | 1.394 | 1 | 5 |
| Covariates | ||||||
| AGE | Age | C | 39.437 | 13.796 | 15 | 64 |
| BMI | Body mass index | C | 24.913 | 4.492 | 13.84 | 44.19 |
| K12 | 1 if kids under 12 | B | 0.244 | 0.430 | 0 | 1 |
| EDU | 1 if higher education | B | 0.592 | 0.492 | 0 | 1 |
| SGL | 1 if single | B | 0.466 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |
| FAM | 1 if family | B | 0.839 | 0.367 | 0 | 1 |
| STD | 1 if student | B | 0.254 | 0.435 | 0 | 1 |
| HRS | Working hours | C | 31.798 | 16.745 | 0 | 90 |
| SHOP | 1 if goes shopping for the household | B | 1.834 | 0.373 | 0 | 1 |
| COOK | 1 if cooks | B | 0.915 | 0.278 | 0 | 1 |
| INFO | 1 if looks for info | B | 0.716 | 0.451 | 0 | 1 |
| BIO | 1 if favours bio | B | 0.696 | 0.460 | 0 | 1 |
| LFTO | 1 if uses leftovers | B | 0.578 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 |
| OFP | 1 if owns food production | B | 0.399 | 0.490 | 0 | 1 |
| FAFH | Meals away-from-home consumed | C | 2.070 | 2.175 | 0 | 10 |
| LBOX | Meals AFH in lunchbox consumed | C | 2.116 | 2.975 | 0 | 10 |
| FRTE | Meals ready-to-eat consumed | C | 1.106 | 1.699 | 0 | 10 |
| PRC | Consumer importance given to price | Oc | 4.057 | 0.845 | 1 | 5 |
| AWAR | Food awareness constructb | Oc | 3.687 | 0.650 | 1.07 | 5 |
| EXPB | Expenditure on plant-based (%) | Oc | 2.103 | 1.047 | 1 | 5 |
The variables were recorded as ordinal (O), nominal (N), continuous (C), and binary (B). The binary variables’ base option is otherwise, i.e., for K12, value 1 is for if participant has kids under 12 living in the house, 0 is otherwise
aThe variable was recorded with seven categories (< 635€; 635€–999€; 1000€–1999€; …; 6000€ <)
bThe items used for the summated scale variable are described in Table 9, in the Appendix
cThe ordinal variables were analysed in the models as continuous