Table 3 Support for policy actions across five policy content areas among participants from the U.S

U.S. General Public

Gender (ref. male)

.

.

.

.

.

Female

0.121*

0.308***

0.257***

0.218*

0.472***

Personal history of ED

.

.

.

.

.

Yes

0.057

0.187

0.217*

0.017

0.061

History of ED in family

.

.

.

.

.

Yes

0.114

0.082

0.033

0.053

0.143

Race/Ethnicity (ref. White)

.

.

.

.

.

African-American

0.256**

0.275*

-0.002

0.206

-0.031

Hispanic

-0.084

-0.078

-0.198*

-0.052

-0.120

Other

0.011

-0.009

-0.160

-0.006

-0.029

Highest educational degree (ref. High school or less)

.

.

.

.

.

Some college

-0.002

-0.089

0.190*

0.115

-0.034

College or higher

0.106

-0.083

0.287***

-0.010

-0.021

Current household income (ref. <$25,000)

.

.

.

.

.

$25,000-$49,999

0.134

0.145

0.065

0.193

0.225*

$50,000-$74,999

0.006

0.014

-0.018

0.379**

0.045

$75,000-$99,999

0.080

0.166

0.135

0.130

0.107

100,000 or more

0.118

0.078

0.060

0.273

0.085

Political orientation (ref. conservative)

.

.

.

.

.

Moderate

0.141*

0.248**

0.067

0.312**

0.216*

Liberal

0.204*

0.440***

0.272***

0.313**

0.275**

Age (in years)

0.000

-0.002

0.001

0.007**

-0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

0.004

0.030***

0.013**

0.016**

0.015**

Constant

3.587***

2.733***

3.057***

2.548***

2.723***

σ

0.881***

1.067***

0.865***

1.232***

1.106***

N

934

934

934

934

934

Participants from Eating Disorders Field

Gender (ref. male)

.

.

.

.

.

Female

0.184*

0.216

0.119*

0.399*

0.701***

Personal history of ED

.

.

.

.

.

Yes

0.028

0.166**

0.005

-0.075

-0.011

History of ED in family

.

.

.

.

.

Yes

0.136***

-0.022

0.041

0.028

0.151*

Age (in years)

0.000

-0.001

0.006***

0.012***

-0.003

Race (ref. other)

.

.

.

.

.

White

0.039

-0.070

-0.078

-0.107

-0.010

Constant

4.449***

4.484***

4.537***

3.883***

4.146***

σ

0.604***

0.913***

0.423***

1.233***

1.096***

N

1404

1404

1404

1404

1404