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Table 4 Relationship between sociodemographic variables and awareness and acceptability of the Bermuda sugar tax

From: The ‘sugar tax’ in Bermuda: a mixed methods study of general population and key stakeholder perceptions

 

Awareness of the sugar tax

Awareness of the fruit and vegetable subsidy

Acceptability of the sugar tax

 

Yes (n)

No (n)

P-value

Yes (n)

No (n)

P-value

Yes (n)

No (n)

P-value

Sex

  

0.427

  

p < .05

  

p < .05

 Female

214

10

 

62

162

 

64

160

 

 Male

165

11

 

67

109

 

69

107

 

Age

  

0.93

  

p < .05

  

0.692

 18–34

58

7

 

12

53

 

22

43

 

 35–54

160

7

 

57

110

 

59

108

 

 55 + 

161

7

 

60

108

 

52

116

 

Race

  

p < .001

  

0.829

  

0.604

 Black

167

10

 

57

120

 

54

123

 

 White

150

3

 

51

102

 

54

99

 

 Other

32

7

 

11

28

 

14

25

 

Household income

  

p < .05

  

0.729

  

p < .001

  < $75,000

116

14

 

89

41

 

52

78

 

 $75- < $150 K

130

3

 

91

42

 

26

107

 

 $150 K + 

104

2

 

68

38

 

45

61

 
  1. Non-responses removed from analysis; K Thousand, n Number