Table 2.
Childcare service and participant characteristics.
| Characteristics | Values, n (%) | |||
| Childcare service (n=53) | ||||
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Geographic location | |||
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Metropolitan | 47 (89) | |
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Regional | 6 (11) | |
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Management | |||
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Private | 40 (75) | |
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Community | 13 (25) | |
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Area-level SEPa | |||
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Low SEP (scores 1-3) | 10 (19) | |
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Middle SEP (scores 4-7) | 16 (30) | |
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High SEP (scores 8-10) | 27 (51) | |
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FoodChecker use | |||
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No | 21 (40) | |
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Yes | 32 (60) | |
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Frequency of FoodChecker use (n=32) | |||
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Once-off | 3 (9) | |
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Monthly | 8 (25) | |
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Every 3 months | 4 (13) | |
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Every 6 months | 1 (3) | |
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Whenever I update my menu | 8 (25) | |
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Other | 1 (3) | |
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No response | 7 (22) | |
| Participant (n=64) | ||||
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Role | |||
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Director | 34 (53) | |
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Cook | 30 (47) | |
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Years of employment | |||
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<1 year | 7 (11) | |
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1-2 years | 6 (9) | |
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2-3 years | 10 (16) | |
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3-4 years | 3 (5) | |
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>4 years | 38 (59) | |
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Educational attainment | |||
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≤Grade 12 | 3 (5) | |
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Trade, apprenticeship, diploma, or certificate | 34 (53) | |
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University degree | 21 (33) | |
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No response | 6 (9) | |
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Nutrition training | |||
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Yes | 26 (41) | |
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No | 32 (50) | |
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No response | 6 (9) | |
aSEP: socioeconomic position.