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Table 1 Individual characteristics of the study sample from Belgium (N = 1007)

From: Consumers’ food choices, understanding and perceptions in response to different front-of-pack nutrition labelling systems in Belgium: results from an online experimental study

 

N

%

Sex

 Men

505

50.2

 Women

502

49.8

Age, years

 18–30

336

33.4

 31–50

336

33.4

  ≥ 51

335

33.3

Educational level

 Primary education

55

5.5

 Secondary education

328

32.6

 Trade certificate

117

11.6

 University, undergraduate degree

356

35.4

 University, postgraduate degree

151

15.0

Level of household monthly income

 High

338

33.6

 Medium

340

33.8

 Low

329

32.7

Responsible for grocery shopping

 Yes

738

73.3

 No

73

7.3

 Share job equally

196

19.5

Self-estimated diet quality

 I eat a very unhealthy diet

17

1.7

 I eat a mostly unhealthy diet

213

21.2

 I eat a mostly healthy diet

634

63.0

 I eat a very healthy diet

143

14.2

Nutrition knowledge

 I do not know anything about nutrition

31

3.1

 I am not very knowledgeable about nutrition

287

28.5

 I am somewhat knowledgeable about nutrition

634

63.0

 I am very knowledgeable about nutrition

170

16.9

Did you see the FOP label during the survey?

 No

277

27.5

 Unsure

110

10.9

 Yes

620

61.6

Participants who recalled seeing the FoPL they were exposed to

 HSR

101

50.0

 MTL

150

74.6

 Nutri-Score

155

77.1

 GDA label

133

65.8

 Warning symbol

81

40.3