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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Consumer preferences for food allergen labeling

Characteristic

All

(N = 1100)

Na (%) or mean (SD)

Consistent

(N = 992)

Na (%) or mean (SD)

Inconsistent

(N = 108)

Na (%) or Mean (SD)

p value

Age

46.4 (15.6)

46.7 (15.7)

43.8 (14.0)

0.06

Females

617 (56)

567 (57)

50 (46)

0.03

Province

   

0.97

 British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

403 (37)

364 (37)

39 (36)

 

 Ontario

508 (46)

457 (46)

51 (47)

 

 Quebec, Atlantic Provinces, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

189 (17)

171 (17)

18 (17)

 

Education

   

0.21

 Did not complete high school

81 (7)

74 (7)

7 (6)

 

 Completed high school and/or some college or trade

846 (77)

756 (76)

90 (83)

 

 Completed university or professional degree

173 (16)

162 (16)

11 (10)

 

Income

   

0.30

 <$4000

339 (31)

305 (31)

34 (31)

 

 $40,000–$80,000

405 (37)

359 (36)

46 (43)

 

 >$80,000

351 (32)

323 (33)

28 (26)

 

Children (yes)

334 (31)

297 (30)

37 (34)

0.37

Marital status

   

0.33

 Single, widowed, divorced, separated

359 (33)

328 (33)

31 (29)

 

 Married, domestic partnership

734 (67)

657 (67)

77 (71)

 

Household size

   

0.40

 One person

166 (15)

147 (15)

19 (18)

 

 Family of two

365 (33)

325 (33)

40 (37)

 

 Three or more family members

564 (52)

515 (52)

49 (45)

 
  1. SD standard deviation
  2. aNot all respondents responded to all questions, therefore, the N varies