Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of sample (N = 3584) and test results for differences across conditions
Characteristic | % | Test for differences |
|---|---|---|
City |  | χ2 = 5.7 (p = .684) |
 Kitchener | 17.5 |  |
 Toronto | 41.2 |  |
 Waterloo | 41.4 |  |
Age (years) |  | χ2 = 25.8 (p = .058) |
 13–18 | 15.3 |  |
 19–25 | 31.0 |  |
 26–35 | 20.6 |  |
 36–45 | 11.9 |  |
  > 45 | 21.3 |  |
Gender |  | χ2 = 0.8 (p = .940) |
 Male | 44.0 |  |
 Female | 56.0 |  |
Weekly beverage frequency |  | F = 1.0 (p = .404) |
 Number of sugary drinks (mean) | 4.0 |  |
Ethnicity |  | χ2 = 7.3 (p = .839) |
 White | 44.9 |  |
 Other/mixed | 50.3 |  |
 Indigenous | 3.3 |  |
 Not stated | 1.6 |  |
Education |  | χ2 = 1.9 (p = .985) |
 High school or less | 26.6 |  |
 CEGEP/Trade School/College (partial or complete) | 11.7 |  |
 University (partial or complete) | 61.7 |  |
Income adequacy |  | χ2 = 8.2 (p = .416) |
 ‘Very difficult’ or ‘Difficult’ | 19.5 |  |
 ‘Neither easy nor difficult’ | 41.4 | |
 ‘Easy’ or ‘Very easy’ | 39.1 | |
BMI classification |  | χ2 = 12.3 (p = .726) |
 Underweight | 3.3 |  |
 Normal weight | 46.0 |  |
 Overweight | 22.8 |  |
 Obese | 12.1 |  |
 Not reported | 15.8 |  |