Table 2 Sample characteristics and frequency of consumption of products from international food corporations
Variable | Category | Respondents (n = 200) | Number of respondents by frequency of products/meals consumption | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||
Age (years) median (IQR*) | 26.5 (22–32) | ||||||
Age (years) | 15 – 29 | 126 (63.0%) | 18 (9.0%) | 51 (25.5%) | 44 (22.0%) | 13 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
30 – 49 | 67 (33.5%) | 14 (7.0%) | 23 (11.5%) | 19 (9.5%) | 10 (5.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
50 + | 7 (3.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (1.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Gender | Male | 93 (46.5%) | 21 (10.5%) | 34 (17.0%) | 23 (11.5%) | 14 (7.0%) | 1 (0.5%) |
Female | 106 (53.0%) | 11 (5.5%) | 42 (21.0%) | 42 (21.0%) | 11 (5.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Diverse | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Educational level completed | Primary or less | 19 (9.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 5 (2.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | 1 (0.5%) |
Secondary School/SHS/SSS | 57 (28.5%) | 8 (4.0%) | 22 (11.0%) | 21 (10.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Diploma/HND | 19 (9.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | 8 (4.0%) | 7 (3.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Bachelors | 76 (38.0%) | 8 (4.0%) | 32 (16.0%) | 24 (12.0%) | 12 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Masters | 19 (9.5%) | 6 (3.0%) | 8 (4.0%) | 5 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Ph.D./DrPH | 10 (5.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Marital status | Single | 141 (70.5%) | 25 (12.5%) | 59 (29.5%) | 44 (22.0%) | 13 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Married | 46 (23.0%) | 5 (2.5%) | 15 (7.5%) | 17 (8.5%) | 8 (4.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
Divorced | 8 (4.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Widowed | 5 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Number of children | None | 133 (66.5%) | 20 (10.0%) | 56 (28.0%) | 44 (22.0%) | 13 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
1 child | 34 (17.0%) | 5 (2.5%) | 15 (7.5%) | 11 (5.5%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
2–3 children | 27 (13.5%) | 4 (2.0%) | 6 (3.0%) | 10 (5.0%) | 6 (3.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
More than 3 children | 6 (3.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |