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Table 1 Baseline household characteristics by annual per capita purchase of sugar-sweetened beverages

From: Are price discounts on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) linked to household SSB purchases? – a cross-sectional study in a large US household and retail scanner database

 

Annual Per Capita Purchase

Total

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

< 153 oz

153 to < 496 oz

496 to < 1394 oz

≥1394 oz

Sample size

2824

2825

2825

2825

11,299

Household size, N (%)

 1 Member

796 (28.2)

718 (25.4)

631 (22.3)

859 (30.4)

3004 (26.6)

 2 Members

1212 (42.9)

1154 (40.8)

1195 (42.3)

1231 (43.6)

4792 (42.4)

 3/4 Members

631 (22.3)

736 (26.1)

787 (27.9)

616 (21.8)

2770 (24.5)

 5+ Members

185 (6.6)

217 (7.7)

212 (7.5)

119 (4.2)

733 (6.5)

Household Income, N (%)

  < $25,000

293 (10.4)

276 (9.8)

324 (11.5)

495 (17.5)

1388 (12.3)

 $25,000 - $34,000

248 (8.8)

247 (8.7)

287 (10.2)

380 (13.5)

1162 (10.3)

 $35,000 - $49,000

462 (16.4)

431 (15.3)

437 (15.5)

509 (18.0)

1839 (16.3)

 $50,000 - $69,000

514 (18.2)

546 (19.3)

522 (18.5)

532 (18.8)

2114 (18.7)

 $70,000 - $99,000

603 (21.4)

680 (24.1)

649 (23.0)

551 (19.5)

2483 (22.0)

 ≥ $100,000 

704 (24.9)

645 (22.8)

606 (21.5)

358 (12.7)

2313 (20.5)

Income per capita, N (%)

  ≤ $15,000

398 (14.1)

471 (16.7)

558 (19.8)

652 (23.1)

2079 (18.4)

 $15,001 - $30,000

1036 (36.7)

1034 (36.6)

1037 (36.7)

1046 (37.0)

4153 (36.8)

 $30,001 - $50,000

768 (27.2)

731 (25.9)

707 (25.0)

676 (23.9)

2882 (25.5)

  ≥ $50,000

622 (22.0)

589 (20.8)

523 (18.5)

451 (16.0)

2185 (19.3)

Male head age, N (%)

  < 35 Years

175 (6.2)

226 (8.0)

199 (7.0)

130 (4.6)

730 (6.5)

 35–54 Years

674 (23.9)

765 (27.1)

795 (28.1)

730 (25.8)

2964 (26.2)

 55+ Years

1188 (42.1)

1097 (38.8)

1135 (40.2)

1225 (43.4)

4645 (41.1)

 No Male Head

787 (27.9)

737 (26.1)

696 (24.6)

740 (26.2)

2960 (26.2)

Female head age, N (%)

  < 35 Years

275 (9.7)

321 (11.4)

288 (10.2)

190 (6.7)

1074 (9.5)

 35–54 Years

849 (30.1)

939 (33.2)

1035 (36.6)

875 (31.0)

3698 (32.7)

 55+ Years

1420 (50.3)

1301 (46.1)

1249 (44.2)

1326 (46.9)

5296 (46.9)

 No Female Head

280 (9.9)

264 (9.3)

253 (9.0)

434 (15.4)

1231 (10.9)

Male head education, N (%)

 High School or Less

419 (14.8)

455 (16.1)

576 (20.4)

742 (26.3)

2192 (19.4)

 Some College

479 (17.0)

548 (19.4)

592 (21.0)

642 (22.7)

2261 (20.0)

 College Grad

1139 (40.3)

1085 (38.4)

961 (34.0)

701 (24.8)

3886 (34.4)

 No Male Head

787 (27.9)

737 (26.1)

696 (24.6)

740 (26.2)

2960 (26.2)

Female head education, N (%)

 High School or Less

482 (17.1)

458 (16.2)

575 (20.4)

749 (26.5)

2264 (20.0)

 Some College

669 (23.7)

732 (25.9)

766 (27.1)

762 (27.0)

2929 (25.9)

 College Grad

1393 (49.3)

1371 (48.5)

1231 (43.6)

880 (31.2)

4875 (43.1)

 No Female Head

280 (9.9)

264 (9.3)

253 (9.0)

434 (15.4)

1231 (10.9)

Male head occupation, N (%)

 White Collar

1041 (36.9)

988 (35.0)

882 (31.2)

715 (25.3)

3626 (32.1)

 Blue Collar

391 (13.8)

471 (16.7)

612 (21.7)

661 (23.4)

2135 (18.9)

 Other

605 (21.4)

629 (22.3)

635 (22.5)

709 (25.1)

2578 (22.8)

 No Male Head

787 (27.9)

737 (26.1)

696 (24.6)

740 (26.2)

2960 (26.2)

Female head occupation, N (%)

 White Collar

1282 (45.4)

1329 (47.0)

1324 (46.9)

1085 (38.4)

5020 (44.4)

 Blue Collar

200 (7.1)

241 (8.5)

273 (9.7)

267 (9.5)

981 (8.7)

 Other

1062 (37.6)

991 (35.1)

975 (34.5)

1039 (36.8)

4067 (36.0)

 No Female Head

280 (9.9)

264 (9.3)

253 (9.0)

434 (15.4)

1231 (10.9)

Presence of children, N (%)

 No

2271 (80.4)

2161 (76.5)

2122 (75.1)

2354 (83.3)

8908 (78.8)

 Yes

553 (19.6)

664 (23.5)

703 (24.9)

471 (16.7)

2391 (21.2)

Race, N (%)

 White

2414 (85.5)

2373 (84.0)

2329 (82.4)

2347 (83.1)

9463 (83.8)

 Black

142 (5.0)

199 (7.0)

279 (9.9)

279 (9.9)

899 (8.0)

 Other

268 (9.5)

253 (9.0)

217 (7.7)

199 (7.0)

937 (8.3)

Hispanic origin, N (%)

 No

2685 (95.1)

2643 (93.6)

2621 (92.8)

2678 (94.8)

10,627 (94.1)

 Yes

139 (4.9)

182 (6.4)

204 (7.2)

147 (5.2)

672 (5.9)

Region, N (%)

 New England

179 (6.3)

171 (6.1)

201 (7.1)

152 (5.4)

703 (6.2)

 Middle Atlantic

183 (6.5)

167 (5.9)

134 (4.7)

105 (3.7)

589 (5.2)

 East North Central

461 (16.3)

465 (16.5)

479 (17.0)

525 (18.6)

1930 (17.1)

 West North Central

213 (7.5)

209 (7.4)

194 (6.9)

218 (7.7)

834 (7.4)

 South Atlantic

455 (16.1)

535 (18.9)

527 (18.7)

562 (19.9)

2079 (18.4)

 East South Central

148 (5.2)

164 (5.8)

212 (7.5)

223 (7.9)

747 (6.6)

 West South Central

220 (7.8)

228 (8.1)

247 (8.7)

232 (8.2)

927 (8.2)

 Mountain

352 (12.5)

370 (13.1)

379 (13.4)

420 (14.9)

1521 (13.5)

 Pacific

613 (21.7)

516 (18.3)

452 (16.0)

388 (13.7)

1969 (17.4)

Metropolitan/urban/rural a, N (%)

 Metropolitan

2588 (91.6)

2575 (91.2)

2545 (90.1)

2487 (88.0)

10,195 (90.2)

 Urban and Rural

236 (8.4)

250 (8.8)

280 (9.9)

338 (12.0)

1104 (9.8)

  1. aMetropolitan: population more than 250,000; Urban and rural: population less than 250,000