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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of White, Latino and Mexican population who participated in the IFPS (n = 7159)*

From: Understanding and use of food labeling systems among Whites and Latinos in the United States and among Mexicans: Results from the International Food Policy Study, 2017

 

White (n = 2959)

Latino (n = 667)

Mexican (n = 3533)

P valuea

% [95% CI]

% [95% CI]

% [95% CI]

Sex

 Female

49.88 [47.65–52.10]

49.51 [44.99–54.03]

51.42 [49.49–53.33]

p = 0.5313

 Male

50.12 [47.89–52.34]

50.49 [45.96–55.00]

48.58 [46.66–50.50]

Age group

 18–33

28.62 [26.74–30.57]

42.15 [37.82–46.59]

42.74 [40.92–44.57]

p < 0.001

 34–49

29.60 [27.41–31.88]

45.96 [41.42–50.55]

35.53 [33.72–37.38]

 50–64

41.78 [39.64–43.94]

11.89 [9.46–14.85]

21.72 [19.82–23.74]

Survey language

 English

100

32.55 [28.53–36.85]

0

p < 0.001

 Spanish

0

67.45 [63.14–71.46]

100

Education level

 High school or lower

18.48 [16.79–20.30]

24.34 [20.73–28.34]

15.68 [14.39–17.05]

p < 0.001

 Technical studies

20.02 [18.28–21.87]

20.61 [17.07–24.65]

12.49 [11.24–13.85]

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

61.50 [59.29–63.64]

55.05 [50.50–59.51]

71.83 [70.08–73.50]

Income adequacy

 Difficult

16.46 [14.86–18.18]

29.84 [25.80–34.21]

41.55 [39.64–43.47]

p < 0.001

 Neither easy nor difficult

30.29 [28.28–32.37]

36.87 [32.59–41.36]

38.32 [36.46–40.20]

 Easy

53.25 [51.02–55.46]

33.29 [29.23–37.60]

20.14 [18.66–21.69]

Occupation

 Worker or student

61.10 [58.92–63.22]

54.18 [49.65–58.63]

55.50 [53.57–57.40]

p < 0.001

 Unemployed

24.45 [22.63–26.35]

20.31 [17.02–24.04]

14.41 [13.08–15.85]

 Part time student and/or pt-worker

14.45 [12.95–16.08]

25.51 [21.75–29.66]

30.09 [28.37–31.86]

BMIb

 Normal weight

38.02 [35.89–40.18]

39.43 [35.10–43.93]

44.72 [42.82–46.64]

p < 0.001

 Overweight

35.54 [33.40–37.73]

37.38 [33.10–41.85]

36.27 [34.41–38.15]

 Obesity

26.44 [24.54–28.42]

23.19 [19.54–27.27]

19.01 [17.53–20.57]

Self-report of nutrition knowledge

 Not knowledgeable

26.87 [24.89–28.94]

27.41 [23.57–31.60]

29.92 [28.22–31.67]

p < 0.001

 Somewhat knowledgeable

43.45 [41.25–45.65]

51.44 [46.91–55.95]

55.14 [53.21–57.05]

 Knowledgeable

29.68 [27.71–31.73]

21.15 [17.65–25.11]

14.94 [13.52–16.47]

Daily calorie count

 Never

62.03 [59.85–64.16]

56.57 [52.03–60.99]

70.86 [69.06–72.58]

p < 0.001

 Sometimes

31.16 [29.14–33.24]

36.61 [32.35–41.08]

25.57 [23.93–27.28]

 Most of the time

6.81 [5.76–8.02]

6.82 [4.92–9.37]

3.57 [2.85–4.44]

Food shopping in your household

 Yes

66.44 [64.26–68.55]

75.34 [71.17–79.07]

67.97 [66.19–69.68]

p < 0.001

 No

10.94 [9.45–12.61]

8.16 [5.94–11.11]

8.66 [7.71–9.70]

 Share

22.62 [20.83–24.50]

16.49 [13.37–20.16]

23.38 [21.83–24.99]

  1. 95% CI = 95% Confidence Intervals
  2. *Data were weighted using survey weights
  3. aPearson χ2 tests were calculated to determine differences by socio-demographic characteristics and ethnicity
  4. bBody Mass Index (BMI) classification: normal weight (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2), and obesity (> 30 kg/m2)