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Table 1 Survey participant characteristics (n = 913)

From: ‘The university should promote health, but not enforce it’: opinions and attitudes about the regulation of sugar-sweetened beverages in a university setting

Survey participant characteristics

mean(SD) or n (%)1

Age (years)

33.1 (13.0)

Age (group)

 Young adults (<30 years)

461 (50.5)

 Older adults (= > 30 years)

452 (49.5)

Gender

 Female

632 (69.2)

 Male

269 (29.5)

 Other/did not wish to provide this information

12 (1.4)

Primary university role

 Student – undergraduate

276 (30.2)

 Student – postgraduate (coursework and research)

202 (22.1)

 Staff – Academic

105 (11.5)

 Staff – Professional/general/other

330 (36.2)

Student status

 Full time enrolment

415 (87.7)

 Part time enrolment

58 (12.3)

Student country

 Domestic (Australian or NZ citizen or resident)

431 (90.2)

 International (student visa)

47 (9.8)

Staff status

 Full time

300 (70.4)

 Part time

68 (16.0)

 Casual/contract/other

58 (13.6)

Faculty

 Science, health or medical facultya

491 (53.8)

 Other faculty or unitb

422 (46.2)

  1. aincludes: science, agriculture, veterinary science, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, health sciences
  2. bincludes: arts, education, business, law, engineering, architecture, music, fine arts
  3. 1All variables were presented as n(%) except age (years) which was presented as mean(SD)