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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants in the focus groups, stratified by socio-economic status

From: Understanding and acceptability by Hispanic consumers of four front-of-pack food labels

 

Socio-economic Status

All

Low

Middle

High

Frequency (%)

Sample (n)

41

56

38

135

Sex (female)

97.5

92.8

97.3

95.6

Age (years; media ± SD)

34.5 ± 7.3

36 ± 6.5

37.9 ± 5.5

13.1 ± 6.6

Education Level

None

2.3

3.6

0.0

2.2

Elementary School

14.4

21.4

0.0

13.3

Junior High School

51.1

26.8

10.4

29.6

High school/Technical

25.0

32.1

29.0

28.9

Graduate degree

7.2

16.1

55.3

24.4

Post-graduate degree

0.0

0.0

5.3

1.48

Occupation

Housewife

83.0

64.3

68.4

71.1

Employed

12.2

25.0

29.0

22.2

Unemployed

4.8

3.6

0.0

2.9

Other

0.0

7.1

2.6

3.7

Marital status

Single

17.1

17.8

2.6

2.2

Married

78.0

78.6

92.1

82.2

Divorced

4.9

1.8

5.3

3.7

Widow

0.0

1.8

0.0

0.7

Frequency of trips to the supermarket

Everyday

12.3

7.1

10.6

9.6

Two to three times per week

21.9

25.0

26.3

24.4

Once a week

19.5

32.1

44.7

31.8

Every two weeks

34.1

17.9

13.1

21.5

Once a month

7.3

14.3

5.3

9.6

Doesn’t know

4.9

3.6

0.0

2.9

Estimated monthly food expenditure (Mexican pesos)

<1000

29.3

30.4

2.7

22.2

1000 – 2499

48.7

44.6

26.3

40.7

2500 – 5000

9.8

17.8

52.6

25.2

>5000

0.0

3.6

10.5

4.4

Doesn’t know

12.2

3.6

7.9

7.4