Table 4 Correlation matrix for SES and social factors with fruit and vegetable intake
|  | FV intake | Born in Canada | Income | Education | FV access | Affluence | Neigh-bourhood composite score | Parent’s perception of child’s eating habits | Supper in front of TV (x/wk) | Supper at the table together (x/wk) | Eat out (x/wk) | Parent cares about fitness | Parent cares about eating healthy foods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fruit and vegetable intake | -- | -.016 | .038 | .060 | -.021 | .089* | .089* | .115** | -.101* | .059 | -.006 | .055 | .156** |
Born in Canada | -.016 | -- | .261** | -.209** | -.040 | .229** | .060 | -.024 | -.019 | -.045 | .019 | .067 | .007 |
Income | .038 | .261** | -- | .154** | .044 | .384** | .268** | -.026 | -.103* | -.020 | -.016 | .105* | .012 |
Education | .060 | -.209** | .154** | -- | .021 | .140** | .052 | .071 | -.136** | .110* | -.012 | .061 | .041 |
Fruit and vegetable access | -.021 | -.040 | .044 | .021 | -- | .087* | .241** | .089* | .024 | -.047 | .008 | .069 | .063 |
Affluence | .089* | .229** | .384** | .140** | .087* | -- | .154** | -.003 | -.043-- | .050 | -.015 | .017 | -.012 |
Neighbourhood composite score | .089* | .060 | .268** | .052 | .241** | .154** | -- | .088 | -100* | .057 | .030 | .180** | .147** |
Parent’s perception of child’s eating habits | .115** | -.024 | -.026 | .071 | .089* | -.003 | .088 | -- | -.162** | .227** | -.157** | .116** | .225** |
Supper in front of TV (times/wk) | -.101*. | -.019 | -.103 | -.136** | .024 | -.143* | -.100 | .162** | -- | -.370** | .173** | -.033 | -.048 |
Supper at the table together (times/wk) | .059 | -.045 | -.020 | .110* | -.047 | .050 | .057 | .227** | .370** | -- | -.111** | .090* | .110* |
Eat out (times/wk) | -.006 | .019 | -.016 | -.012 | .008 | -.015 | .030 | .157** | .173** | -.111** | -- | -.012 | -.163 |
Parent cares about fitness | .055 | .067 | .105* | .061 | .069 | .017 | .180** | .116** | -.033 | .090* | -.012 | -- | .520** |
Parent cares about eating healthy foods | .156** | .007 | .012 | .041 | .063 | -.012 | .147** | .225** | .048 | .110* | -.163** | .520** | -- |