The publics' understanding of daily caloric recommendations and their perceptions of calorie posting in chain restaurants

Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample

	%	N	Missing (%)
Gender
Female	49	347	0.0
Male	51	316
Race
White	68	414	7.6
Black	11	119
Hispanic	13	103
Age, y
18-44	46	193	0.0
45-64	38	278
65+	16	192
Marital status
Married/living with partner	60	400	0.3
Single, never married	19	91
Separated/divorced	13	97
Widowed	8	73
Employment status
Employed full-time	45	283	0.0
Employed part-time	14	81
Retired	17	180
Other (e.g., homemaker, student)	24	119
Household income
Less than $30,000	34	206	0.0
$30,000 to less than $75,000	32	214
More than $75,000	33	243
Education
Less than high school	14	49	0.0
High school diploma	31	205
More than high school	55	408
BMI category
Healthy weight	38	241	5.6
Overweight	33	236
Obese	24	153
Weekly visits to fast food restaurants
None	29	234	0.5
1-2	51	314
3-4	13	74
5+	6	36

Notes: Numbers may not add up to 100% because of rounding. Data are weighted to be representative of the national population. The BMI categories are defined as follows: healthy weight (BMI, 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2), overweight (BMI, 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2), and obese (BMI, ≥ 30 kg/m2). Sample sizes vary across categories because of missing data.

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