Table 3 Differences in food choice motivation score based on participants鈥� socio-demographic characteristics (n鈥�=鈥�1209)
Characteristics | Health | Emotional | Economic/ availability | Social/ cultural | Environmental/ political | Marketing/ commercials | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Sex | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Female | 3.40 | 0.60 | 3.37 | 0.75 | 3.18 | 0.66 | 3.16 | 0.56 | 3.36 | 0.71 | 3.04 | 0.55 |
Male | 3.47 | 0.72 | 3.14 | 0.79 | 3.15 | 0.70 | 3.15 | 0.57 | 3.22 | 0.83 | 3.04 | 0.56 |
p-value * | 0.061 | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 0.489 | 0.783 | 0.002 | 0.802 | ||||||
Age (years) | ||||||||||||
18鈥�24 | 3.34 | 0.66 | 3.29 | 0.80 | 3.24 | 0.69 | 3.11 | 0.59 | 3.25 | 0.79 | 3.03 | 0.54 |
25鈥�29 | 3.42 | 0.65 | 3.39 | 0.74 | 3.21 | 0.70 | 3.19 | 0.54 | 3.30 | 0.71 | 3.17 | 0.58 |
30鈥�39 | 3.43 | 0.76 | 3.22 | 0.87 | 3.12 | 0.74 | 3.14 | 0.64 | 3.31 | 0.83 | 3.04 | 0.52 |
40鈥�65 | 3.58 | 0.54 | 3.17 | 0.69 | 3.06 | 0.60 | 3.21 | 0.48 | 3.36 | 0.72 | 2.99 | 0.57 |
p-value | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 0.018 | 0.002 | 0.049 | 0.248 | 0.007 | ||||||
Nationality | ||||||||||||
GCC countries | 3.45 | 0.61 | 3.27 | 0.79 | 3.08 | 0.68 | 3.11 | 0.56 | 3.25 | 0.80 | 2.99 | 0.54 |
Arab (other countries) | 3.40 | 0.68 | 3.27 | 0.79 | 3.18 | 0.68 | 3.16 | 0.57 | 3.31 | 0.73 | 3.10 | 0.56 |
Non-Arab | 3.50 | 0.64 | 3.20 | 0.71 | 3.28 | 0.65 | 3.18 | 0.53 | 3.33 | 0.87 | 2.89 | 0.52 |
p-value | 0.199 | 0.537 | 0.005 | 0.338 | 0.443 | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | ||||||
Marital status | ||||||||||||
Single | 3.37 | 0.67 | 3.30 | 0.79 | 3.21 | 0.69 | 3.12 | 0.59 | 3.26 | 0.77 | 3.05 | 0.55 |
Married | 3.53 | 0.62 | 3.20 | 0.75 | 3.10 | 0.66 | 3.20 | 0.53 | 3.36 | 0.77 | 3.02 | 0.55 |
p-value | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 0.021 | 0.006 | 0.010 | 0.018 | 0.252 | ||||||
Education level | ||||||||||||
High school or below | 3.33 | 0.76 | 3.32 | 0.81 | 3.16 | 0.71 | 3.14 | 0.63 | 3.37 | 0.80 | 3.01 | 0.50 |
College certificate or Diploma | 3.34 | 0.75 | 3.10 | 0.85 | 3.10 | 0.80 | 3.13 | 0.68 | 3.23 | 0.92 | 2.99 | 0.54 |
Bachelor鈥檚 degree | 3.46 | 0.58 | 3.29 | 0.74 | 3.19 | 0.64 | 3.16 | 0.52 | 3.28 | 0.72 | 3.05 | 0.55 |
Postgraduate education | 3.62 | 0.60 | 3.26 | 0.74 | 3.18 | 0.65 | 3.15 | 0.41 | 3.34 | 0.69 | 3.10 | 0.66 |
p-value | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 0.018 | 0.438 | 0.855 | 0.263 | 0.304 | ||||||
Employment status | ||||||||||||
Employed | 3.47 | 0.70 | 3.23 | 0.78 | 3.15 | 0.68 | 3.16 | 0.57 | 3.28 | 0.79 | 3.09 | 0.57 |
Unemployed | 3.45 | 0.56 | 3.25 | 0.77 | 3.08 | 0.68 | 3.21 | 0.54 | 3.39 | 0.77 | 2.97 | 0.54 |
Student | 3.36 | 0.63 | 3.33 | 0.77 | 3.24 | 0.67 | 3.10 | 0.56 | 3.27 | 0.74 | 3.01 | 0.53 |
p-value | 0.027 | 0.137 | 0.010 | 0.034 | 0.149 | 0.012 | ||||||
Household gross income level (AED/month) | ||||||||||||
鈥�&濒迟;鈥�5000 | 3.26 | 0.86 | 3.15 | 0.92 | 3.17 | 0.76 | 3.11 | 0.65 | 3.30 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 0.47 |
5000-鈥�&濒迟;鈥�10,000 | 3.44 | 0.58 | 3.34 | 0.76 | 3.21 | 0.70 | 3.19 | 0.57 | 3.39 | 0.72 | 3.00 | 0.50 |
10,000-鈥�&濒迟;鈥�20,000 | 3.48 | 0.57 | 3.26 | 0.72 | 3.18 | 0.62 | 3.20 | 0.53 | 3.30 | 0.73 | 3.02 | 0.53 |
20,000-鈥�&濒迟;鈥�30,000 | 3.58 | 0.53 | 3.35 | 0.67 | 3.25 | 0.56 | 3.16 | 0.49 | 3.32 | 0.68 | 3.24 | 0.64 |
30,000 and above | 3.37 | 0.67 | 3.20 | 0.80 | 3.04 | 0.73 | 3.08 | 0.58 | 3.18 | 0.79 | 2.92 | 0.52 |
p-value | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | 0.018 | 0.008 | 0.089 | 0.056 | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 | ||||||
BMI Categories (kg/m2) | ||||||||||||
Underweight | 3.28 | 0.76 | 2.95 | 0.93 | 3.16 | 0.71 | 3.06 | 0.60 | 3.34 | 0.84 | 2.97 | 0.48 |
Normal | 3.44 | 0.66 | 3.29 | 0.79 | 3.20 | 0.69 | 3.14 | 0.56 | 3.30 | 0.77 | 3.08 | 0.58 |
Overweight | 3.47 | 0.61 | 3.25 | 0.74 | 3.16 | 0.63 | 3.16 | 0.52 | 3.29 | 0.72 | 3.04 | 0.54 |
Obese | 3.38 | 0.67 | 3.27 | 0.76 | 3.11 | 0.71 | 3.19 | 0.65 | 3.29 | 0.86 | 2.96 | 0.49 |
p-value | 0.150 | 0.022 | 0.407 | 0.425 | 0.973 | 0.054 | ||||||