Table 3 Description of the take-home sample
| Â | Full sample (N = 2118) | London (N = 1063) | North of England (N = 1055) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of main shopper | 53 (41, 62) | 52 (42, 61) | 53 (40, 63) |
Gender of main shopper | |||
 Female | 1,537 (72.57%) | 760 (71.50%) | 777 (73.65%) |
 Male | 581 (27.43%) | 303 (28.50%) | 278 (26.35%) |
NRS social grade of main shopper | |||
 AB | 498 (23.51%) | 287 (27.00%) | 211 (20.00%) |
 C1 | 907 (42.82%) | 476 (44.78%) | 431 (40.85%) |
 C2 | 331 (15.63%) | 133 (12.51%) | 198 (18.77%) |
 D | 234 (11.05%) | 94 (8.84%) | 140 (13.27%) |
 E | 148 (6.99%) | 73 (6.87%) | 75 (7.11%) |
Number of people in the household | |||
 1 | 431 (20.35%) | 259 (24.37%) | 172 (16.30%) |
 2 | 765 (36.12%) | 337 (31.70%) | 428 (40.57%) |
 3 | 396 (18.70%) | 186 (17.50%) | 210 (19.91%) |
 4 | 383 (18.08%) | 198 (18.63%) | 185 (17.54%) |
 5+ | 143 (6.75%) | 83 (7.81%) | 60 (5.69%) |
Children in the household | |||
 Yes | 617 (29.13%) | 303 (28.50%) | 314 (29.76%) |
 No | 1,501 (70.87%) | 760 (71.50%) | 741 (70.24%) |
Population density (people/km2) | 3,426.65 (1,405.84, 5,776.85) | 5,425.54 (4,121.96, 7,994.89) | 1,462.75 (618.09, 2,702.78) |
Area deprivation a | - | 338 (226, 471) | 279 (116, 442) |
Density of chain supermarkets (outlets/km2) | 2.69 (1.25, 3.90) | 3.11 (1.70, 4.50) | 1.95 (0.62, 3.43) |
Density of independent supermarkets (outlets/km2) | 2.03 (0.65, 5.90) | 4.92 (1.84, 10.38) | 0.94 (0.00, 2.04) |
Distance to nearest chain supermarket (m) | 536.76 (321.79, 893.13) | 403.06 (268.32, 724.45) | 634.08 (428.64, 1,105.87) |
Distance to nearest independent supermarket (m) | 638.83 (323.42, 1,075.47) | 419.15 (227.04, 691.68) | 878.49 (581.90, 1,431.09) |
Density of OOH outlets (outlets/km2) | 7.91 (2.77, 18.35) | 14.61 (6.00, 25.84) | 4.55 (1.04, 9.32) |
Distance to nearest OOH outlet (m) | 486.39 (260.11, 778.69) | 367.81 (199.64, 608.11) | 615.55 (374.53, 969.87) |
Neighbourhood food environment composition | |||
 More supermarkets | 496 (23.42%) | 196 (18.44%) | 300 (28.44%) |
 More OOH outlets | 1,413 (66.71%) | 826 (77.70%) | 587 (55.64%) |
 No outlets | 209 (9.87%) | 41 (3.86%) | 168 (15.92%) |
Purchase occasions (days/week) | 1.65 (1.10, 2.44) | 1.73 (1.12, 2.52) | 1.54 (1.10, 2.37) |
Total kcal (kcal) b | 10,300.70 (7,349.43, 13,927.95) | 9,769.06 (7,073.43, 13,125.83) | 10,801.87 (7,696.76, 14,479.79) |
kcal from fruit & vegetables (%) | 3.98 (2.60, 5.86) | 4.36 (2.86, 6.56) | 3.68 (2.42, 5.22) |
kcal from HFSS foods (%) | 52.97 (47.05, 58.73) | 52.47 (46.22, 58.37) | 53.45 (48.06, 58.97) |
kcal from UPF (%) | 58.88 (49.73, 67.54) | 56.94 (46.71, 66.14) | 61.28 (52.49, 68.75) |
Volume of alcohol (l) c | 0.15 (0.02, 0.50) | 0.10 (0.02, 0.34) | 0.22 (0.04, 0.64) |