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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants, by thirds of Locavore-I-SF score (/12 points)1

From: Local food procurement behavior and overall diet quality among adults in Québec: results from the NutriQuébec project

 

Locavore-I-SF score

 
 

(< 4.5 points)

n = 266

(4.5-8.0 points)

n = 285

(> 8.0 points)

n = 255

 

Characteristics (n = 806)

%

%

%

p

Sex

    

Female

33.1

36.4

30.5

0.16

Male

32.4

28.8

38.7

Age

    

18 to < 30 y

59.0

33.3

7.7

< 0.0001

30 to < 50 y

36.8

31.1

32.1

50 to < 70 y

27.6

38.5

33.9

≥70 y

19.0

38.0

43.0

Body mass index (kg/m2)

    

Normal weight, < 25

32.5

34.3

33.2

0.36

Overweight, 25.0–29.9

29.4

38.8

31.8

Obese, ≥30

38.9

33.3

27.8

Education2

    

Trade school, high school, or no diploma

19.8

41.9

38.3

0.09

CEGEP

32.9

37.1

30.0

University

34.9

33.6

31.5

Household income2

    

<30 000$CAD

37.2

45.1

17.7

0.19

30 000–59 999$CAD

36.5

29.5

34.0

60 000–99 999$CAD

29.5

38.4

32.1

≥ 100 000$CAD

33.6

34.5

31.9

Smoking2

    

Never

32.2

35.6

32.2

0.10

Yes, or occasionally

50.0

34.6

15.4

Material deprivation2,3

    

Q1

32.5

36.1

31.4

0.92

Q2 & Q3

32.2

35.0

32.8

Q4

29.7

39.7

30.6

Social deprivation2,3

    

Q1

28.2

36.4

35.3

0.58

Q2 & Q3

32.2

35.6

32.2

Q4

35.1

36.6

28.3

Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs)4

    

Outside CMAs (no metropolitan influenced

zone)

28.1

30.4

41.5

0.007

In CMAs (metropolitan influenced zone)

34.3

36.7

29.0

  1. 1 Values are percentages and are expressed by row. Locavore-I-SF, Locavore-Index Short Form; CEGEP, Collège d’Enseignement Général et Professionnel; CAD, Canadian dollars; T, tertile; Q, quartile
  2. 2Body mass index, n = 742 (64 missing values), Education, n = 797 (9 missing values); Household income, n = 785 (21 missing values); Smoking, n = 787 (19 missing values); Vegetarian, n = 794 (22 missing values); Material deprivation, n = 763 (43 missing values); Social deprivation, n = 763 (43 missing values)
  3. 3Quartiles are from the Material and Social Deprivation Index of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, where Q1 represents the least deprived and Q4 the most deprived. Q2 and Q3 were combined to obtain 3 groups. Material deprivation reflects low income, education, and employment, while social deprivation involves widowhood, separation, living alone, or single parenthood
  4. 4Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) are defined by Statistics Canada as having a total population of at least 100,000 and a core population of at least 50,000 [41]. The CMAs of the province of Québec are Saguenay, Québec, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Montréal and Gatineau