Table 2 Descriptives and educational differences for demographics, vegetable consumption and potential mediators
|  | Total group (n = 1,342) | High-educated (n = 611) | Low/moderate-educated (n = 731) | T | X 2 | Df | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (SD) | 49.02 (10.63) | 47.23 (11.34) | 50.52 (9.76) | −5.63 | - | 1,211.05 | <.001* | |
Sex (% male) | 35.5 | 39.1 | 32.4 | - | 6.52 | 1 | .01* | |
Place of Residence (%) | Â | Â | - | 9.09 | 4 | .06 | ||
| Â | Heerlen | 24.0 | 23.4 | 24.5 | - | - | - | - |
Roermond | 16.0 | 18.3 | 14.1 | - | - | - | - | |
Venlo | 22.5 | 24.2 | 21.1 | - | - | - | - | |
Venray | 18.9 | 17.5 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | |
Weert | 18.6 | 16.5 | 20.4 | - | - | - | - | |
Ethnicity (% non-Western) | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | - | 2.32 | 1 | .13 | |
Vegetable consumption | 158.9 (69.30) | 168.1 (68.58) | 151.2 (69.02) | 4.46 | - | 1,340 | <.001* | |
Individual cognitions | ||||||||
| Â | Attitudea | 4.16 (0.49) | 4.20 (0.48) | 4.13 (0.50) | 2.44 | - | 1,340 | .02* |
| Â | Perception of vegetables as being expensivea | 3.01 (0.51) | 3.02 (0.53) | 3.00 (0.50) | 0.95 | - | 1,340 | .34 |
|  | Subjective norma | 3.45 (0.82) | 3.45 (0.83) | 3.45 (0.81) | −0.03 | - | 1,340 | .97 |
|  | Self-efficacya | 3.84 (0.84) | 3.82 (0.84) | 3.84 (0.83) | −0.46 | - | 1,340 | .65 |
| Â | Intentiona | 4.06 (0.89) | 4.08 (0.90) | 4.04 (0.89) | 0.77 | - | 1,340 | .44 |
Self-regulation concepts | ||||||||
| Â | General self-regulationa | 3.48 (0.78) | 3.58 (0.77) | 3.39 (0.79) | 4.65 | - | 1,340 | <.001* |
|  | Action planningb | 2.24 (0.64) | 2.16 (0.65) | 2.30 (0.62) | −3.91 | - | 1,340 | <.001* |
|  | Coping planningb | 2.10 (0.64) | 2.06 (0.66) | 2.13 (0.63) | −2.15 | - | 1,340 | .03* |
Environmental-level factors | ||||||||
|  | Perception of availability in supermarketa | 4.47 (0.65) | 4.46 (0.64) | 4.48 (0.66) | −0.37 | - | 1,340 | .71 |
| Â | Availability of vegetables at homea | 4.54 (0.61) | 4.59 (0.56) | 4.50 (0.64) | 2.72 | - | 1,336.11 | .007* |