Table 3 Exposure to food products advertised on 36 stations in Toronto by food category in 2019
Food category | Freq (%) | Ads/person/year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children Ads/ person /yr | Adolescents Ads/ person /yr | Absolute difference Children vs adolescents | Relative difference % | ||
Bread | 12,485 (0.7) | 17.4 | 13.7 | −3.7 | −21.3% |
Sweet baked goods/desserts | 61,723 (3.6) | 59.8 | 44.6 | −15.2 | −25.4% |
Candy and chocolate | 154,970 (9.0) | 161.6 | 122.6 | −39.0 | −24.1% |
Breakfast food | 105,882 (6.2) | 188.3 | 132.4 | −55.9 | −29.7% |
Dairy | 145,342 (8.4) | 170.1 | 136.4 | −33.7 | −19.8% |
Condiments | 21,944 (1.3) | 39.3 | 30.9 | −8.4 | −21.4% |
Entrees | 59,815 (3.5) | 66.5 | 53.0 | −13.5 | −20.3% |
Fruits/vegetables | 26,866 (1.6) | 37.7 | 25.7 | −12.0 | −31.8% |
Beverages | 89,143 (5.2) | 117.5 | 87.1 | −30.4 | −25.9% |
Miscellaneous | 70,608 (4.1) | 69.3 | 52.6 | −16.7 | −24.1% |
Snacks | 155,323 (9.0) | 204.2 | 149.6 | −54.6 | −26.7% |
Water | 14,346 (0.8) | 13.3 | 10.8 | −2.5 | −18.8% |
Restaurants | 844,224 (49.1) | 1145.5 | 813.6 | −331.9 | −29.0% |
Total | 1,720,673 (100.0) | 2234.4 | 1631.7 | −602.7 | −27.0% |