Table1 Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Participants (N = 1200)
From: Public support for health taxes and media regulation of harmful products in South Korea
Characteristic | No | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean + SD | 46.97 ± 14.18 | |
Sex | Male | 592 | 49.3 |
Female | 608 | 50.7 | |
Marital status | ≤ Not married | 265 | 22.1 |
Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 51 | 4.3 | |
Married/Cohabited | 884 | 73.7 | |
Education | ≤Middle school graduate | 124 | 10.3 |
High school | 537 | 44.8 | |
≥College or University | 539 | 44.9 | |
Income | <  3000$ | 307 | 25.7 |
3000$ - 6000$ | 809 | 67.8 | |
>  6000$ | 78 | 6.5 | |
Job status | Gainfully employed | 840 | 70.0 |
Dependents | 360 | 30.0 | |
Household composition | No children | 305 | 25.4 |
One or more children | 895 | 74.6 | |
Smoking status | Current Smoker | 270 | 22.5 |
Ex-smoker | 144 | 12.0 | |
Non-smoker | 786 | 65.5 | |
Drinking | >  1 time per week | 414 | 34.5 |
≤ 1 time per week | 786 | 65.5 | |
BMI | Underweight | 41 | 3.4 |
Normal weight | 591 | 49.3 | |
Overweight | 344 | 28.7 | |
Obese | 224 | 18.7 | |
Alcohol Advertisement | Agree with regulation | 764 | 63.7 |
Against regulation | 436 | 36.3 | |
Smoking scene | Agree with regulation | 868 | 72.3 |
Against regulation | 332 | 27.7 | |
Eating broadcasts | Agree with regulation | 623 | 51.9 |
Against regulation | 577 | 48.1 | |
Food Advertisement | Agree with regulation | 529 | 44.1 |
Against regulation | 671 | 55.9 | |
Health Tax | Agree to impose | 861 | 71.8 |
Disagree to impose | 339 | 28.2 | |