Table 3 Individual and environmental variables for the participant sample (n = 753)
Construct Measured variable | Mean (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|
Psychological resources | ||
Perceived control over life | 26 (2) | 16 to 36 |
Self-efficacy for healthy eating | 14 (2) | 6 to 20 |
Healthy eating outcome expectancies | 18 (6) | 6 to 24 |
Food involvement | 44 (5) | 29 to 59 |
| Â | n | %a |
Perceived food affordability | ||
Can’t afford enough food | ||
  Never | 627 | 83 |
  Sometime | 103 | 14 |
  Often | 23 | 3 |
Can’t afford balanced meals | ||
  Never | 658 | 87 |
  Sometime | 72 | 10 |
  Often | 23 | 3 |
Perceived food accessibility | ||
Can food shop locally | Â | Â |
  Strongly disagree | 31 | 4 |
  Disagree | 158 | 21 |
  Agree | 400 | 53 |
  Strongly agree | 164 | 22 |
Limited variety of fresh F&V locally | Â | Â |
  Strongly disagree | 103 | 14 |
  Disagree | 401 | 53 |
  Agree | 223 | 30 |
  Strongly agree | 26 | 3 |
Good quality produce locally | ||
  Strongly disagree | 12 | 2 |
  Disagree | 142 | 19 |
  Agree | 522 | 69 |
  Strongly agree | 77 | 10 |
| Â | Median (IQR) | Range |
Spatial access to food outlets | ||
Area (km2) of activity space | 10 (8, 12) | 4 to 18 |
Supermarket variety | 3 (3, 4) | 2 to 4 |
Food environment score – healthy outlets | 98 (69, 136) | 12 to 445 |
Food environment score – unhealthy outlets | −175 (−122, −615) | −9 to − 810 |
Environment of main supermarket | ||
Healthfulness score | 1.8 (1.7, 1.9) | −0.7 to 2.2 |
Children’s centre nutrition practices | ||
Food policy content | 40 (33, 41) | 16 to 43 |
Healthy eating ethos | 40 (37, 41) | 33 to 45 |
Healthy eating information | 9 (8, 10) | 6 to 11 |
Barriers to promoting healthy eating | 4 (3, 4) | 1 to 7 |