Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample
Demographic variable | n = 604 |
|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 308 (51.0 %) |
Male | 296 (49.0 %) |
Age, mean (SD) | 18.4 (3.4) |
Ethnicity, n (%)a | |
NZ European | 464 (76.8 %) |
Maori | 68 (11.3 %) |
Pacific | 17 (2.8 %) |
Chinese | 43 (7.1 %) |
Indian | 21 (3.5 %) |
Other | 64 (10.6 %) |
Don’t Know | 3 (0.5 %) |
Highest level of education, n (%) | |
Intermediate | 35 (5.8 %) |
High school | 307 (49.3 %) |
Tertiary | 171 (28.3 %) |
Other | 10 (1.5 %) |
Not currently studying/training | 99 (16.4 %) |
Employment, n (%) | |
Casual | 125 (20.7 %) |
Part time | 121 (20.0 %) |
Full time | 60 (9.9 %) |
Not working | 308 (51.0 %) |
Weekly income, n (%) | |
< $100 | 143 (23.7 %) |
$100-$199 | 60 (9.9 %) |
$200-$399 | 34 (5.6 %) |
$400-$599 | 24 (4.0 %) |
$600-$799 | 26 (4.3 %) |
> $800 | 8 (1.3 %) |
Living Situation, n (%) | |
Lives with parents or other family | 443 (73.5 %) |
Lives in shared flat | 109 (18.1 %) |
Lives in student hostel | 9 (1.5 %) |
Lives in own home | 25 (4.1 %) |
Other | 17 (2.8 %) |
Pocket Money (%) | |
No | 370 (61.4 %) |
Yes | 185 (30.7 %) |
Receives money for living costs | 48 (8.0 %) |
Usual frequency of SSB beverage consumption, n (%) | |
Less than once a month | 87 (14.4 %) |
1-3 times per month | 350 (58.0 %) |
3-4 times per month | 82 (13.6 %) |
5-6 times per month | 36 (6.0 %) |
Once a day | 29 (4.8 %) |
Twice or more a day | 20 (3.3 %) |