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Table 5 Odds of having confidence in cooking 10 foods, National Diet & Nutrition Survey, 2008–09, n = 509

From: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of cooking skills in UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of data from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey

Variable & level

Red meat, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Chicken, odds ratio (95 % CI)

White fish, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Oily fish, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Pulses, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Dry pasta, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Rice (savoury), odds ratio (95 % CI)

Potatoes (not chips), odds ratio (95 % CI)

Fresh green veg, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Root veg, odds ratio (95 % CI)

Gender

 Men

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 Women

0.99 (0.55–1.78)

2.12 (1.03–4.36)

1.80 (1.10–2.94)

1.77 (1.16–2.70)

1.54 (1.03–2.32)

2.62 (1.46–4.68)

2.36 (1.27–4.41)

2.06 (0.78–5.46)

4.99 (1.80–13.81)

2.43 (1.21–4.87)

Age (years)

 19–34

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 35–49

2.23 (1.00–5.00)

1.83 (0.71–4.76)

1.55 (0.83–2.90)

2.73 (1.52–4.90)

2.36 (1.36–4.09)

0.96 (0.35–2.65)

1.28 (0.44–3.75)

1.33 (0.36–4.82)

1.44 (0.50–4.20)

2.11 (0.86–5.20)

 50–64

2.25 (0.94–5.41)

1.44 (0.52–4.00)

2.63 (1.25–5.50)

2.24 (1.23–4.07)

2.17 (1.23–3.83)

0.38 (0.16–0.91)

0.51 (0.21–1.25)

1.24 (0.33–4.65)

1.44 (0.46–4.53)

1.55 (0.62–3.88)

 > 64

1.47 (0.68–3.21)

1.20 (0.47–3.07)

2.58 (1.21–5.52)

1.97 (1.06–3.69)

2.12 (1.16–3.87)

0.18 (0.08–0.41)

0.33 (0.14–0.77)

1.24 (0.35–4.37)

1.98 (0.61–6.40)

1.50 (0.59–3.79)

NS-SEC

 Managerial

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 Intermediate

2.09 (0.82–5.31)

2.17 (0.61–7.73)

1.25 (0.59–2.65)

1.20 (0.63–2.30)

1.00 (0.56–1.80)

0.63 (0.28–1.41)

1.35 (0.52–3.52)

2.04 (0.25–16.82)

17.51 (2.9–140.23)

4.31 (0.95–19.57)

 Routine

0.72 (0.38–1.40)

0.65 (0.30–1.41)

0.60 (0.34–1.05)

0.43 (0.26–0.70)

0.37 (0.23–0.59)

0.37 (0.18–0.71)

0.40 (0.19–0.83)

0.54 (0.20–1.43)

0.61 (0.26–1.47)

0.56 (0.27–1.14)

Respondent is main food provider

 No

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 Yes

2.15 (1.18–3.93)

3.36 (1.66–6.82)

2.89 (1.72–4.83)

2.52 (1.60–3.99)

1.94 (1.24–3.04)

1.44 (0.80–2.60)

1.61 (0.85–3.06)

3.04 (1.16–7.99)

6.19 (2.45–15.60)

3.48 (1.77–6.86)

  1. CI confidence intervals, NS-SEC National Statistics socio-economic classification