Table 2.

Demographic information of the participants (n = 1003).

Characteristic	Categories	Count	Percentage %
Age	18–22	851	84.8%
	23–26	92	9.2%
	27–29	24	2.4%
	>30	36	3.6%
Gender	Male	45	4.5%
	Female	958	95.5%
Nationality	UAE National	969	96.7%
	Non UAE National	33	3.3%
Emirate of residence	Abu Dhabi	92	9.2%
	Dubai	695	69.3%
	Sharjah	51	5.1%
	Ajman	109	10.9%
	Umm Al Quwain	25	2.5%
	Ras Al Khaimah	19	1.9%
	Fujairah	12	1.2%
Residential area	Urban	843	84.0%
	Rural	160	16.0%
Marital status	Single	868	86.5%
	Married	124	12.4%
	Divorced	7	0.7%
	Separated	4	0.4%
Employment status	Employed (full-time/part-time/self-employed)	186	18.5%
	Unemployed/not working	817	81.5%
Personal monthly income (AED)	<2000	264	26.3%
	2000–5000	209	20.8%
	>5000	149	14.9%
	Not applicable	381	38.0%
Degree	Undergraduate	901	89.8%
	Postgraduate	102	10.2%
College	Arts and Creative Enterprises	89	8.9%
	Business	193	19.2%
	Communication and Media Sciences	92	9.2%
	Humanities and Social Sciences	96	9.6%
	Natural and Health Sciences	317	31.6%
	Education	64	6.4%
	Technological Innovation	152	15.2%
Major	Public Health and Nutrition	141	14.1%
	Psychology	91	9.1%
	Environmental Science and Sustainability	110	11.0%
	Information Technology	95	9.5%
	Human Resource Management	35	3.5%
	Marketing	37	3.7%
	Finance	46	4.6%
	Business Intelligence	81	8.1%
	Graphic Design	48	4.8%
	Education	51	5.1%
	International Relations	62	6.2%
	Communication and Media Sciences	34	3.4%
	Other	172	17.1%
Received education related to healthy food and sustainable nutrition	Yes	712	71.0%
	No	291	29.0%
Source of received education related to healthy food and sustainable nutrition	School curriculums	639	63.7%
	Nutritionist or dietitian	222	22.1%
	I did my own research	355	35.4%
	Social media	490	48.9%
	I have not learnt about it	132	13.2%