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Table 2 Practices on the label reading frequency and attention paid to label contents among adolescents

From: Use of food labels by adolescents to make healthier choices on snacks: a cross-sectional study from Sri Lanka

Practices

Always

Most

Sometimes

Not at all

%

of the time %

%

%

Frequency of reading labelsa

40.8

33.8

23.7

1.7

Attention paid to contentsb

 Brand name

24.6

50.1

20.5

4.9

 Price

34.7

50.3

12.0

3.0

 Expiry date

93.6

5.4

0.4

0.6

 Manufactured date

55.2

26.6

13.7

4.5

 Serving amount

7.5

22.8

47.5

22.2

 Batch number

2.6

8.7

32

56.7

 Nutrition information

38.4

43.7

13.2

4.7

 Country of manufacture

9.2

34.7

37.8

18.3

 Storage instructions

21.5

41.7

21.3

15.5

 Medical certification

28.8

38.0

20.2

13.0

 Attractiveness of the label

6.2

22.4

33.7

37.7

 Readability of the label

30.3

41.8

20.5

7.4

  1. a N = 542 (the total number of participants who responded)
  2. b N = 533 (out of the total number of participants responded, 9 students who never read food labels were excluded)