Table 1 Characteristics of Survey Respondents
From: Are fast food restaurants an environmental risk factor for obesity?
Categorical Variables | N = 1033 | % | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (% female) | 1033 | 68.6 | Â | Â | Â |
Education (%): | 1030 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ High school |  | 24.7 |  |  |  |
   Vocational/Some college |  | 33.4 |  |  |  |
   ≥ College |  | 41.9 |  |  |  |
Marital status (% married) | 1026 | 68.5 | Â | Â | Â |
Work outside home (% yes) | 1031 | 63.5 | Â | Â | Â |
Eat fast food ≥ 1/wk (% yes) | 1031 | 51.4 |  |  |  |
Continuous Variables | N | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
Age (y) | 958 | 46.2 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 76.0 |
BMI | 985 | 25.5 | 4.6 | 14.3 | 55.6 |
Household size (persons) | 1029 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
Children | 793 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
TV (hr/wk) | 1021 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 41.0 |
Physical activity (30-min times/wk) | 713 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
Frequency of dieting (1 = always, 5 = never) | 1027 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |