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Table 1 Description of Survey Respondents (n = 4942)

From: Home food environment and associations with weight and diet among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Age, mean, SD

44.4

15.4

Sex, n, % male

2389

48.3%

Children < 18 in the home, n, %

1617

32.7%

Live Alone, n, %

1142

23.1%

Household size, mean, SD

2.6

1.58

Race/ethnicity, n, %

 White

3335

67.7%

 Black

604

12.3%

 Hispanic

703

14.3%

 Asian

254

5.2%

 Other

29

0.6%

Education, n, %

 HS diploma, GED, or less

949

19.2%

 Some College or Technical School

1519

30.7%

 College Degree or More

2474

50.1%

Employed, n, %

2786

56.4%

Annual Household Income, n, %

  < $25,000

1251

25.3%

 $25,000 to $49,999

1191

24.1%

 $50,000 to $74,999

893

18.1%

 $75,000+

1607

32.5%

BMI, n*, %

 15–18.4

155

3.3%

 18.5 to < 25

1763

37.1%

 25 to 29.9

1402

29.5%

  ≥ 30

1435

30.2%

Fruit and Vegetable Intake, n, %

 Meet fruit and vegetable intake guidelines (4.5 cups/day)

886

17.9%

% calories from fat*, mean, SD

35.1

5.23

  1. N for BMI = 4755 (187 missing), N for Percent calories from fat = 4938 (4 missing)