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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics among the overall sample and across countries, 2019–2020 (data are weighted % and means) (unweighted n) estimates, n = 22,536)

From: Awareness, use and understanding of nutrition labels among children and youth from six countries: findings from the 2019 – 2020 International Food Policy Study

 

Overall (n = 22,536) % (n)

Canada (n = 7,345) % (n)

Australia (n = 2,979) % (n)

UK (n = 2,975) % (n)

US (n = 3,147) % (n)

Mexico (n = 3,328) % (n)

Chile (n = 2,762) % (n)

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

13.5 (2.2)

13.5 (2.3)

13.4 (2.2)

13.5 (2.1)

13.5 (2.2)

13.5 (2.2)

13.5 (2.2)

Sex

 Male

51.0 (11,825)

50.9 (3,751)

51.3 (1,602)

51.2 (1,468)

51.1 (1,611)

50.7 (1,861)

51.1 (1,532)

 Female

49.0 (10,711)

49.1 (3,594)

48.7 (1,377)

48.8 (1,507)

48.9 (1,536)

49.3 (1,467)

48.9 (1,230)

Ethnicity

       

 Majority

73.9 (18,037)

72.4 (5,421)

75.4 (2,387)

82.8 (2,614)

51.9 (2,267)

79.1 (2,892)

85.2 (2,456)

 Minority

26.1 (4,449)

27.6 (1.924)

24.6 (592)

17.2 (361)

48.1 (880)

20.9 (436)

14.8 (306)

Perceived Income Adequacy

 Not enough money

4.0 (8757)

2.8 (202)

4.4 (137)

4.4 (132)

4.6 (130)

4.4 (131)

5.5 (143)

 Barely enough money

20.6 (4,514)

15.1 (1,097)

17.8 (540)

20.7 (623)

21.9 (632)

28.9 (905)

26.5 (717)

 Enough money

62.2 (14,141)

63.1 (4,668)

63.6 (1,889)

63.2 (1,889)

57.0 (1,838)

61.7 (2,091)

63.3 (1,766)

 More than enough money

13.2 (3,006)

19.0 (1,378)

14.2 (413)

11.8 (331)

16.5 (547)

5.0 (201)

4.7 (136)

  1. UK United Kingdom, US United States
  2. Ethnicity categories as per census questions asked in each country: 1) Canada majority = White, minority = other ethnicity; 2) Australia majority = only speaks English at home, minority = speaks a language besides English at home; 3) UK majority = White, minority = other ethnicity; 4) US majority = White, minority = other ethnicity; 5) Mexico majority = Non-indigenous, minority = indigenous; 6) Chile majority = Non-indigenous, minority = indigenous