Table 2 Sample Characteristics (n = 22,102), International Food Policy Study, 2018
Characteristic | Australia (n = 3997) % (n) | Canada (n = 4170) % (n) | Mexico (n = 4044) % (n) | United Kingdom (n = 5363) % (n) | United States (n = 4527) % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Group | |||||
 18–29 years | 21.2 (845) | 19.2 (800) | 29.8 (1204) | 19.1 (1026) | 20.7 (934) |
 30–44 years | 26.5 (1060) | 24.7 (1029) | 32.3 (1305) | 24.4 (1307) | 25.2 (1141) |
 45–59 years | 24.7 (988) | 25.9 (1078) | 28.5 (1155) | 26.2 (1407) | 25.7 (1165) |
 60+ years | 27.6 (1104) | 30.2 (1263) | 9.4 (380) | 30.3 (1623) | 28.4 (1287) |
Sex at Birth | |||||
 Male | 49.0 (1959) | 49.6 (2069) | 47.6 (1925) | 48.4 (2609) | 48.4 (2192) |
 Female | 51.0 (2038) | 50.4 (2101) | 52.4 (2119) | 51.3 (2754) | 51.6 (2336) |
Ethnicity | |||||
 Majority | 76.0 (3039) | 79.6 (3320) | 78.7 (3183) | 89.1 (4776) | 75.9 (3438) |
 Minority | 24.0 (958) | 20.4 (850) | 21.3 (861) | 10.9 (587) | 24.1 (1089) |
Education Level | |||||
 Low | 42.0 (1682) | 41.3 (1723) | 19.5 (789) | 48.6 (2605) | 58.4 (2645) |
 Medium | 32.6 (1302) | 33.7 (1407) | 13.2 (535) | 23.1 (1240) | 9.9 (445) |
 High | 25.4 (1013) | 25.0 (1040) | 67.3 (2720) | 28.3 (1518) | 31.7 (1437) |
Income Adequacy | |||||
 Very difficult to make ends meet | 8.8 (353) | 8.5 (353) | 12.1 (490) | 6.9 (367) | 9.6 (435) |
 Difficult to make ends meet | 19.2 (768) | 19.7 (822) | 31.8 (1286) | 18.4 (985) | 20.0 (905) |
 Neither easy nor difficult to make ends meet | 37.6 (1502) | 36.8 (1534) | 38.7 (1564) | 36.4 (1955) | 33.9 (1535) |
 Easy to make ends meet | 23.5 (939) | 22.4 (935) | 13.9 (564) | 24.5 (1314) | 21.8 (987) |
 Very easy to make ends meet | 10.9 (435) | 12.6 (525) | 3.5 (141) | 13.8 (742) | 14.7 (665) |
Body Mass Index | |||||
  < 18.5 | 3.1 (123) | 3.3 (136) | 2.1 (85) | 3.0 (162) | 3.5 (157) |
 18.5–24.9 | 35.9 (1437) | 33.6 (1400) | 39.8 (1608) | 34.7 (1861) | 30.8 (1395) |
 25.0–29.9 | 26.4 (1054) | 28.7 (1197) | 29.9 (1207) | 26.8 (1437) | 27.8 (1259) |
  ≥ 30.0 | 21.1 (842) | 24.4 (1019) | 15.5 (629) | 16.8 (903) | 27.3 (1235) |
 Missing | 13.5 (541) | 10.0 (418) | 12.7 (515) | 18.7 (1000) | 10.6 (481) |
Food Shopping Role | |||||
 Primary shopper | 71.7 (2864) | 72.0 (3000) | 74.9 (3029) | 74.2 (3981) | 73.3 (3319) |
 Not primary shopper | 7.1 (284) | 6.0 (249) | 5.1 (205) | 4.7 (253) | 6.6 (299) |
 Shared equally with others | 21.2 (849) | 22.0 (921) | 20.0 (810) | 21.1 (1129) | 20.1 (909) |
Dietary Practices | |||||
 No specific dietary practices | 87.0 (3477) | 90.3 (3765) | 88.1 (3564) | 87.0 (4665) | 88.6 (4012) |
 One or more dietary practices (i.e., vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, religious practices) | 13.0 (520) | 9.7 (405) | 11.9 (480) | 13.0 (698) | 11.4 (515) |
Dietary Efforts Scorea | 2.8 (2.2) | 2.6 (2.1) | 2.6 (2.3) | 3.1 (2.1) | 3.0 (2.3) |
Health Literacy | |||||
 High likelihood of limited literacy (score 0–1) | 26.7 (1040) | 19.4 (810) | 30.5 (1234) | 31.8 (1707) | 25.4 (1150) |
 Possibility of limited literacy (score 2–3) | 24.7 (964) | 23.2 (966) | 31.2 (1261) | 20.5 (1097) | 20.2 (913) |
 Adequate literacy (score 4–6) | 48.6 (1897) | 57.4 (2394) | 38.3 (1549) | 47.7 (2559) | 54.4 (2464) |
Self-reported Nutrition Knowledge | |||||
 Not at all knowledgeable | 5.6 (223) | 4.1 (169) | 2.8 (114) | 9.4 (502) | 5.8 (263) |
 A little knowledgeable | 31.5 (1261) | 30.1 (1256) | 30.4 (1228) | 39.4 (2111) | 28.8 (1306) |
 Somewhat knowledgeable | 41.4 (1653) | 44.4 (1850) | 53.0 (2141) | 35.7 (1914) | 41.2 (1864) |
 Very knowledgeable | 17.4 (696) | 18.2 (762) | 12.2 (495) | 12.6 (674) | 18.7 (844) |
 Extremely knowledgeable | 4.1 (164) | 3.2 (133) | 1.6 (66) | 3.0 (161) | 5.5 (250) |