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Table 2 Individual characteristics of participants across dilemma towards meat, fish and dairy products choice (N = 22,935, NutriNet-Santé study, 2013)

From: Dilemma between health and environmental motives when purchasing animal food products: sociodemographic and nutritional characteristics of consumers

 

All sample

Meat

Fish

Dairy product

N = 22,935

No dilemma

Dilemma

P1

No dilemma

Dilemma

P1

No dilemma

Dilemma

P1

N = 18,138

N = 2767

N = 17,715

N = 2913

N = 20,221

N = 1001

Sex, %

   

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

  

0.75

 Women

75.2

76.6

81.1

 

76.4

83.3

 

77.5

77.0

 

 Men

24.8

23.4

18.9

 

23.6

16.7

 

22.5

23.0

 

Age (years), %

   

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

 18–30

9.0

9.1

6.7

 

8.6

6.5

 

9.4

2.5

 

 30–50

32.0

33.1

27.6

 

32.6

29.6

 

33.3

17.7

 

 50–65

40.6

40.5

44.2

 

40.9

45.1

 

40.0

54.8

 

  > 65

18.4

17.4

21.6

 

18.0

18.8

 

17.3

25.1

 

Educational level, %

   

0.090

  

0.014

  

<0.0001

 Primary

2.4

2.4

2.7

 

2.3

2.9

 

2.3

4.6

 

 Secondary

31.5

31.2

32.8

 

31.3

32.5

 

30.4

46.8

 

 University (≤ 3 years)

30.7

31.1

30.0

 

30.8

31.8

 

31.2

26.0

 

 University (> 3 years)

35.4

35.3

34.5

 

35.6

32.8

 

36.2

22.6

 

Income (€/UC)2, %

   

0.27

  

0.0057

  

<0.0001

 200

11.1

10.8

10.7

 

10.4

11.4

 

10.8

13.6

 

 1200–1800

22.8

22.7

23.3

 

22.6

24.1

 

22.8

24.1

 

 1800–2700

28.7

28.7

29.8

 

28.8

29.8

 

28.8

32.1

 

 700

33.2

33.6

32.3

 

34.1

30.7

 

33.6

25.0

 

 Missing data

4.3

4.2

3.9

 

4.2

4.0

 

4.1

5.3

 

Household composition, %

   

0.0022

  

0.49

  

<0.0001

 One adult

18.0

17.6

19.7

 

17.9

18.1

 

18.2

20.7

 

 Two adults

46.3

45.8

47.2

 

46.0

47.0

 

45.3

52.6

 

 Household with ≥1 child

13.8

14.5

12.8

 

14.2

14.0

 

14.6

7.1

 

 Household with ≥1 teenager

17.1

17.1

16.3

 

17.0

16.7

 

17.0

16.1

 

 Household with ≥1 child and 1 teenager

4.8

5.0

4.1

 

4.9

4.2

 

4.9

3.6

 

Smoking status, %

   

0.0023

  

0.043

  

0.0011

 Never smoker

49.9

49.6

52.6

 

49.9

51.3

 

50.4

49.4

 

 Former smoker

39.9

39.8

38.6

 

39.8

39.9

 

39.2

43.3

 

 Current smoker

10.2

10.6

8.8

 

10.3

8.8

 

10.5

7.3

 

Physical activity, %

   

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

 Low

18.4

19.3

14.6

 

18.5

16.3

 

18.7

14.1

 

 Moderate

37.8

37.9

39.4

 

38.1

38.3

 

38.5

32.8

 

 High

32.6

31.7

35.4

 

32.1

35.8

 

31.7

42.5

 

 Missing data

11.1

11.1

10.6

 

11.3

9.7

 

11.1

10.7

 

BMI (kg/m2), %

   

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

  

0.032

  < 25

69.6

68.6

75.7

 

69.1

74.6

 

70.0

66.3

 

 25–30

22.7

23.2

19.3

 

23.1

18.8

 

22.3

25.7

 

  > 30

7.70

8.20

5.1

 

7.90

6.60

 

7.7

7.8

 

Dietary characteristics

 mPNNS-GS3,4

7.7 ± 1.6

7.6 ± 1.6

8.0 ± 1.6

<0.0001

7.7 ± 1.6

7.8 ± 1.6

<0.0001

7.6 ± 1.6

8.1 ± 1.6

<0.0001

 Energy intake (kcal/day)

1893.8 ± 470.0

1894.1 ± 465.0

1850.8 ± 461.30

<0.0001

1891.3 ± 465.1

1848.5 ± 457.4

<0.0001

1891.1 ± 465.0

1827.5 ± 453.5

0.0002

 Meat

  Intake (g/day)

69.6 ± 51.7

72.6 ± 51.8

60.3 ± 46.5

<0.0001

71.6 ± 51.8

60.5 ± 47.7

<0.0001

69.9 ± 51.6

65.2 ± 47.6

0.002

  Adherence to dietary guidelines5

51.8

53.2

48.8

<0.0001

53.4

48.7

<0.0001

52.0

51.7

0.834

 Fish

  Intake (g/day)

42.3 ± 44.5

43.8 ± 45.1

41.6 ± 42.3

0.0221

42.7 ± 44.7

42.9 ± 42.9

0.8066

42.3 ± 44.5

42.0 ± 42.6

0.85

  Adherence to dietary guidelines6

56.0

55.4

65.5

<0.0001

57.8

58.3

0.60

55.6

62.6

<0.0001

 Dairy products

  Intake (g/day)

191.3 ± 151.1

193.7 ± 150.5

178.0 ± 146.3

<0.0001

194.1 ± 151.1

175.4 ± 142.6

<0.0001

193.8 ± 150.7

181.1 ± 144.8

0.02

  Adherence to dietary guidelines7

28.8

29.1

28.1

0.28

29.2

27.4

0.039

29.1

31.5

0.10

  1. 1P–values are based on chi-square tests
  2. 2CU: Consumption Units. One CU is attributed for the first adult in the household, 0.5 for other 569 persons aged 14 or older and 0.3 for children under 14
  3. 3Analyses are performed on a subsample of individuals (N = 17,685) for whom mPNNS-GS score could be assessed
  4. 4mPNNS-GS has a range of 0–13.5 points, with a higher score indicating a better overall diet quality
  5. 5Since there are no dietary guidelines available for meat, guidelines for meat/fish/eggs are considered in these analyses. Adherence to dietary guidelines for meat/fish/eggs corresponds to an intake of 1–2 servings/day
  6. 6Adherence to dietary guidelines for fish corresponds to an intake of fish ≥2 servings/week
  7. 7Adherence to dietary guidelines for dairy products corresponds to an intake between 2.5–3.5 servings/day (individuals <55 years) and between 2.5–4.5 servings/day (individuals ≥55 years)
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