Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants (n = 2011)
From: Public support for government regulatory interventions for overweight and obesity in Australia
Characteristic | Number | Unweighted % | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Female | 1000 | 49.7 | 49.9 |
 Male | 1010 | 50.2 | 50.1 |
 Other | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age (years) | |||
 18–24 | 127 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
 25–34 | 292 | 14.5 | 11.3 |
 35–44 | 370 | 18.4 | 16.1 |
 45–54 | 312 | 15.5 | 16.5 |
 55+ | 910 | 45.3 | 50.7 |
Education level | |||
 Did not complete school | 183 | 9.1 | 25.0 |
 Year 12 high school | 376 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
 TAFE/trade/diploma | 642 | 31.9 | 32.0 |
 University degree or above | 810 | 40.3 | 25.0 |
Location | |||
 Victoria | 586 | 29.1 | 28.9 |
 NSW | 584 | 29.0 | 28.3 |
 Queensland | 405 | 20.1 | 20.6 |
 South Australia | 182 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
 Western Australia | 171 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
 Tasmania | 54 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
 ACT | 24 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
 Northern Territory | 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Parental status | |||
 Children | 1302 | 64.7 | 66.5 |
 No children | 679 | 33.8 | 32.2 |
 Prefer not to disclose | 30 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Socioeconomic status | |||
 Mean SEIFA score (range) | 1005.4 (627–1164) |  |  |
 Tertile 1 | 672 | 33.4 | 36.5 |
 Tertile 2 | 674 | 33.5 | 34.4 |
 Tertile 3 | 665 | 33.1 | 29.1 |
BMI | |||
 Mean BMI (kg/m2) (range) | 27.0 (14.7–59.5) |  |  |
 Underweight | 56 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
 Healthy weight | 731 | 36.4 | 33.2 |
 Overweight | 649 | 32.3 | 31.5 |
 Obese | 506 | 25.2 | 29.1 |
 Invalid response | 69 | 3.4 | 3.7 |