Table 1 Characteristics of the study population: Comparison study of the relevance of Nutri-Score and other nutritional labels on the front of the packaging. Morocco (2019)

Gender

Men

327

40,2%

Women

487

59,8%

Place of residence

Urban

772

95,2%

Rural

39

4,8%

Age (years)

10–18

126

15,8%

18–29

239

30,0%

30–49

264

33,1%

> 50

168

21,1%

Marital status

Single

398

49,1%

Married

364

44,9%

Divorced

33

4,1%

Widowed

16

2,0%

Highest qualification

Primary or Msid

41

5,0%

Secondary

232

28,5%

University

540

66,5%

Profession

State employee

195

24,1%

Private sector employee

120

14,8%

Liberal profession or business manager

75

9,3%

Manual worker

29

3,6%

Retired

18

2,2%

Housewife

58

7,2%

Student

280

34,6%

Without profession

34

4,2%

Monthly income level (DHS)

< 3000 DH

118

16,2%

3000–5999 DH

76

10,4%

6000–9999 DH

90

12,3%

10,000–15,999 DH

71

9,7%

16,000–25,000 DH

66

9,1%

> 25,000 DH

41

5,6%

I don’t know

132

18,1%

I refuse to answer

135

18,5%

Purshasing manager for the home

Yes

315

39,2%

No

302

37,6%

Purchases are distributed fairly throughout the household

187

23,3%

Perception of the participant’s diet

I have a very balanced diet

47

5,8%

I have a balanced diet

308

38,0%

I have an unbalanced diet

338

41,7%

I have a very unbalanced diet

118

14,5%

Nutritional knowledge

I know a lot about nutrition

147

18,1%

I know enough about nutrition

367

45,1%

I know a little about nutrition

222

27,3%

I don’t know anything about nutrition

78

9,6%

Yoghurt purchase frequency

Always

255

31,4%

Often

255

31,4%

Sometimes

212

26,1%

Rarely

74

9,1%

Never

16

2,0%

Cold cuts purchase frequency

Always

106

13,2%

Often

132

16,4%

Sometimes

205

25,4%

Rarely

216

26,8%

Never

147

18,2%

Biscuits purchase frequency

Always

71

8,8%

Often

123

15,2%

Sometimes

226

27,9%

Rarely

261

32,2%

Never

130

16,0%