Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and dietary behaviours of the participant sample (n = 753)

From: Examination of how food environment and psychological factors interact in their relationship with dietary behaviours: test of a cross-sectional model

Mother’s characteristic	Mean	Standard Deviation (SD)
Age at interview	32	6
Dietary quality score	0.0	1
	n	%^a
Number of children
Pregnant	5	1
1	299	40
2	302	40
3	109	14
4+	38	5
Educational attainment
Low (≤16 years of age)	282	37
Mid	276	37
High (degree)	195	26
Neighbourhood deprivation
Most deprived	164	22
2	159	21
3	218	29
4	107	14
Least deprived	105	14
Fruit intake
Never	18	2
Once a month	7	1
Once a fortnight	11	1
1–2 times a week	64	9
3–6 times a week	129	17
Once a day	275	37
> once a day	249	33
Fast food intake
Never	286	38
Once a month	223	30
Once a fortnight	147	20
1–2 times a week	92	12
3–6 times a week	4	1
Once a day	1	0
> once a day	0	0
Takeaway food intake
Never	155	21
Once a month	229	30
Once a fortnight	202	27
1–2 times a week	159	21
3–6 times a week	8	1
Once a day	0	0
> once a day	0	0

^aPercentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding

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