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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: "The solution needs to be complex."Obese adults' attitudes about the effectiveness of individual and population based interventions for obesity

Demographic category

n (142) (%)

Gender

 

Female

106 (74.6%)

Male

36(25.4%)

Age

 

Mean

44.8

Range

19-75

BMI

 

Mean (n = 141)*

39.3

Range

30.0-71.7

Marital status

 

Single

50(35.2%)

Married/De facto

92(64.8%)

Education

 

< High school

20(14.1%)

High school graduate < University degree

33(22.2%)

University or postgraduate degree

89(62.7%)

Income before tax (AUD)

 

<50,000

48(33.8%)

50,000-100,000

59(41.5%)

>100,000

33(23.2%)

Not revealed

2(1.4%)

  1. *One participant did not reveal height or weight to calculate their BMI