Table 1 Socio-demographics, sample n = 407
From: Changing attitudes towards obesity – results from a survey experiment
Social environmental | Individual behavior | Genetics | p value* | Census Dataa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.170 | ||||
Male, n | 63 | 62 | 47 | 49 | |
(%) | 45.7 | 45.3 | 35.6 | ||
Age (n, Mean) | 53.7 | 53.4 | 51.2 | 0.512 | n/a |
Age Categories | 0.497 | ||||
18–44 (%) | 26.8 | 24.8 | 33.6 | 48 | |
45–64 (%) | 49.3 | 47.5 | 45.0 | 35 | |
65 and older (%) | 23.9 | 27.7 | 21.4 | 17 | |
Education | 0.542 | ||||
No or below high school diploma, n | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
(%) | 5.1 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 14 | |
Diploma and/or some college, n | 58 | 65 | 53 | ||
(%) | 42.0 | 48.5 | 40.5 | 59 | |
College Degree or PHD, nb | 73 | 66 | 72 | ||
(%) | 52.9 | 49.3 | 55.0 | 27 | |
Ethnicity | 0.030 | ||||
White, Non-Hispanic | 108 | 111 | 113 | ||
(%) | 78.3 | 81.0 | 86.3 | 72 | |
Black, Non-Hispanic | 15 | 16 | 3 | ||
(%) | 10.9 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 13 | |
Other, Non-Hispanic | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
(%) | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12 | |
Hispanic | 8 | 6 | 10 | ||
(%) | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 16 | |
More than 2 races | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
(%) | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3 | |
BMIc | 0.313 | ||||
Normal-weight, BMI < 24.9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | ||
(%) | 8.6 | 5.6 | 15.3 | 31.6 | |
Overweight, BMI 25–29.9 | 20 | 18 | 11 | ||
(%) | 28.6 | 25.4 | 18.6 | 33.9 | |
Obese all classes, BMI > 30 | 44 | 49 | 39 | ||
(%) | 62.9 | 69.0 | 66.1 | 32.6 | |
Obese Class I, BMI 30–34.9 | 16 | 22 | 17 | ||
(%) | 22.9 | 31.0 | 28.8 | ||
Obese Class II, BMI 35–39.9 | 13 | 16 | 12 | ||
(%) | 18.6 | 22.5 | 20.3 | ||
Obese Class III, BMI > 40 | 15 | 11 | 10 | ||
(%) | 21.4 | 15.5 | 17.0 |