Group | Sex | Age group (years) | SES | ||||||||||
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Male | Female | P-value | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–65 | P-value | Low | Mid | High | P-value | |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||
How often do you add salt to your food at the table? (sex & age group n = 2381, SES n = 2364) | |||||||||||||
 Often or always | 28.6 | 20.8 | <0.001 | 23.3 | 29.2 | 27.5 | 23.1 | 18.4 | <0.001 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 23.0 | 0.668 |
 Sometimes | 25.4 | 23.1 |  | 27.3 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 22.4 | 22.1 |  | 25.0 | 23.7 | 23.8 |  |
 Never or rarely | 46.0 | 56.1 |  | 49.4 | 45.4 | 47.2 | 54.5 | 59.5 |  | 49.6 | 51.8 | 53.2 |  |
In the food you eat at home, how often is salt added during cooking? (sex & age group n = 2369, SES n = 2354) | |||||||||||||
 Often or always | 42.3 | 33.1 | <0.001 | 48.6 | 49.3 | 39.1 | 31.4 | 25.0 | <0.001 | 41.0 | 32.9 | 43.2 | <0.001 |
 Sometimes | 27.4 | 24.1 |  | 26.1 | 26.2 | 28.5 | 25.5 | 22.2 |  | 27.1 | 25.8 | 24.2 |  |
 Never or rarely | 30.3 | 42.8 |  | 25.3 | 24.5 | 32.4 | 43.1 | 52.8 |  | 31.9 | 41.3 | 32.6 |  |
Do you place a salt shaker on your table at meal times? (sex & age group n = 2378, SES n = 2363) | |||||||||||||
 Often or always | 32.4 | 24.7 | <0.001 | 29.5 | 30.2 | 27.7 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 0.927 | 35.4 | 28.2 | 23.1 | <0.001 |
 Sometimes | 20.6 | 19.2 |  | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 18.9 |  | 17.9 | 21.2 | 20.1 |  |
 Never or rarely | 47.0 | 56.1 |  | 50.4 | 49.7 | 52.3 | 53.1 | 54.0 |  | 46.7 | 50.6 | 56.8 |  |