Perspectives from healthcare professionals on the nutritional adequacy of plant-based dairy alternatives: results of a mixed methods inquiry

Table 3 Characteristics of survey respondents

Variable	n	%
Age
18–34	181	43.4
35–54	161	38.6
Over 55	75	18.0
Female	301	91.8
Non-Hispanic white ^a	275	87.9
Location
Dairy state	150	46.0
Other state	176	54.0
Health profession
Dietetics professional or student	185	44.4
Other health professional or student	232	56.6

N = 417. Totals for gender identity (n = 328), race/ethnicity (n = 313), and location (n = 326) are smaller because response to these questions was optional
^a The small number of BIPOC respondents inhibited the disaggregation of analyses by race/ethnicity

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