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Table 3 Descriptive statistics and normality indices for self-efficacy and intention questions and BEVQ-15 measures

From: A measure development study of sugar-sweetened beverage-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and intention among urban, low-income adults

Item #

Question code

Statistics

n

Missing

Mean

Median

Mode

SD

Skew

Kurtosis

Self-efficacy (SE)

 SE1

Water Recs

150

0

3.83

4

5

1.28

−0.72

−0.41

 SE2

Less Soda

122

28a

4.13

5

5

1.11

−0.86

− 0.34

 SE3

Less SSBs

139

11a

3.65

3

3

1.15

−0.30

−0.50

 SE4

Explain SSBs

150

0

4.21

5

5

1.14

−1.16

0.24

 SE5

SSB choice

150

0

3.58

4

5

1.49

−0.62

−1.12

 SE6

SSB weekdays

146

4

2.54

2

1b

1.41

0.45

−1.22

 SE7

SSB weekends

146

4

2.51

2

1b

1.41

0.48

−1.21

 SE8

SSB household

150

0

3.63

4

5

1.36

−0.63

− 0.88

 SE9

SSB restaurant

150

0

3.53

4

5

1.39

−0.52

−1.02

 SE10

SSB everyone

150

0

3.53

4

5

1.42

−0.51

−1.10

 SE11

SSB sale

150

0

3.43

4

5

1.52

−0.34

−1.46

 SE12

SSB cheaper

150

0

3.56

4

5

1.51

−0.49

−1.31

Intention (INT)

 INT1

Water Recs

150

0

4.63

5

5

0.81

−2.01

3.15

 INT2

Less Soda

123

27a

4.05

5

5

1.37

−1.15

0.02

 INT3

Less SSB

139

11a

3.68

3

5

1.35

−0.54

−0.76

 INT4

Explain SSB

150

0

4.41

5

5

1.12

−1.85

2.49

BEVQ-15

 –

Total Beverage kcal

150

0

411.77

239.63

0

445.94

2.00

4.62

 –

SSB Beverage kcal

127

23a

239.83

124.74

65.6

315.3

3.11

13.94

  1. Abbreviations: BEVQ-15 15-question beverage intake questionnaire, Recs recommendations, SD standard deviation, SSB sugar-sweetened beverage
  2. aIndicates number of respondents who reported consuming no SSBs and/or regular soda
  3. bMultiple modes present. The lowest is shown