Descriptive statistics for the fixed effect variables and food purchasing indices
| *Interviews were conducted with the person in each household who was primarily responsible for food shopping, and given that women typically purchased the food, they represented 78.7% of the final sample. †Area scores ranged from 634.8 to 1184.2, with lower scores indicating greater socioeconomic disadvantage. ‡Each food purchasing index was scored to range from 0–100, with higher indicating greater compliance with dietary guideline recommendations. | ||
| Fixed effect variables | ||
| Sex of main food purchaser (n, %)* | ||
| Male | 207 | 21.3 |
| Female | 763 | 78.7 |
| Household income (n, %) | ||
| $52000 or more | 407 | 42.0 |
| $36400–51999 | 173 | 17.8 |
| $20800–36399 | 206 | 21.2 |
| ⩽$20799 | 184 | 19.0 |
| Age of main food purchaser (mean, SD) | 45.2 (16.7) | |
| Area socioeconomic disadvantage (mean, SD)† | 1026.8 (95.2) | |
| Food purchasing indices (mean, SD)‡ | ||
| Fruit | 50.5 (17.8) | |
| Vegetables | 61.8 (15.2) | |
| Grocery | 51.4 (17.6) | |