Table 2 The combination of the objective and subjective constructs of eating alone, presented with numbers, n鈥�=鈥�695, and column %. Both constructs were coded into binary variables for regression analysis. Eating together 鈥榙aily鈥� was categorised as eating together, while 鈥榮everal days per week鈥� or more rarely were categorised as eating alone. The experience of eating alone was divided into bothered (鈥榦ften/always bothered鈥�) or not bothered (鈥榬arely/never bothered/never eating alone鈥�)
n (%) | Frequency of eating together | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | Several days a week | One or a couple of days a week | One or a couple of days a month | More rarely or never | ||
Experience of eating alone | 听 | 听 | ||||
Often/Always bothered | 12 (2) | 1 (3) | 3 (5) | 8 (11) | 1 (3) | 听 |
Rarely/Never bothered | 382 (76) | 29 (97) | 54 (95) | 67 (89) | 29 (97) | 听 |
Never eating alone | 109 (22) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 听 |
n (%) | 503 (100) | 30 (100) | 57 (100) | 75 (100) | 30 (100) | 听 |