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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: “We think about the quantity more”: factors influencing emerging adults’ food outlet choice in a university food environment, a qualitative enquiry

Variable

Number

Percentage

Gender

Female

21

46.7

Male

25

53.3

Age range

18 to 24 (mean 21.2)

46

100

Nationality

Ghanaian

46

100

Ethnicity

Akan

17

37.0

Ewe

14

30.4

Others

12

26.1

Prefer not to say

3

6.5

Level of study

Year 1

3

6.5

Year 2

11

23.9

Year 3

21

45.7

Year 4

10

21.7

Postgraduate (PG)

1

2.2

Religion

Christian

39

84.

Muslim

5

10.8

Not religious

1

2.2

Prefer not to say

1

2.2

College

College of Basic and Applied Sciences

7

15.2

College of Humanities

29

63.0

College of Education

5

10.9

College of Health Sciences

5

10.9

<  18.5

Underweight

9

19.6

18.5–24.9

Normal weight

29

63.0

25.0–29.9

Overweight

6

13.0

30.0–34.9

Obese

2

4.4

Accommodation type

Family/Guardian

1

2.2

Private Hotel

12

26.1

University-managed Hostel

33

71.7