Table 1 Socio-demographic and personal characteristics of the studied sample
From: Public awareness, attitude, and practice regarding food labeling, Alexandria, Egypt
Socio-demographic and personal characteristics | Total (n = 719) | |
|---|---|---|
No. | % | |
Age (years) | ||
≤ 30 | 238 | 33.1 |
31–50 | 397 | 55.2 |
51->60 | 84 | 11.7 |
Mean ± SD | 37.2 ± 11.0 | |
Gender | ||
Males | 203 | 28.2 |
Females | 516 | 71.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 183 | 25.5 |
Married | 491 | 68.3 |
Divorced | 31 | 4.3 |
Widowed | 14 | 1.9 |
Education | ||
Read and write | 58 | 8.1 |
Primary/preparatory | 126 | 17.5 |
Secondary or equivalent | 194 | 27.0 |
University graduate or beyond | 341 | 47.4 |
Having children | ||
No | 233 | 32.4 |
Yes | 486 | 67.6 |
Income | ||
Not enough | 212 | 29.5 |
Just enough | 460 | 64.0 |
Enough and saving | 47 | 6.5 |
Occupation | ||
Working | 363 | 50.5 |
Not Working | 345 | 48.0 |
Retired | 11 | 1.5 |
Presence of chronic diseases | ||
No | 580 | 80.7 |
Yes# | 139 | 19.3 |