Table 1

Sample characteristics and associations between covariates, VFI and time spent at home in minutes (n=2411)

n (proportion percentage)Mean of fruit and vegetable intake per dayKruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA
p Value
Proportion eating 5 or more fruits and vegetables per day (%)χ2 p ValueEstimated mean time spent at home (in minutes)One-way ANOVA p value
Gender<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
 Male1118 (46.4)4.2025.6453.98
 Female1293 (53.6)4.5934.6530.43
Age0.4240.0001<0.0001
 25–34529 (21.9)4.2429.4411.18
 35–44742 (30.8)4.4227.9492.11
 45–54714 (29.6)4.4229.6505.00
 55–65426 (17.7)4.5237.4550.08
Education<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
 Less than high school95 (3.9)4.5231.5631.88
 High school389 (16.2)3.923.9529.42
 Post-secondary degree/diploma1409 (58.5)4.3330.0484.37
 Graduate degree514 (21.4)4.6635.9479.56
Employment status0.00030.0104<0.0001
 Employed1618 (67.1)4.2528.8407.42
 On temporary leave352 (14.6)4.5434.0453.90
 Unemployed228 (9.5)4.8439.1663.98
 Not looking for work212 (8.8)4.2527.5717.86
Marital status0.0223<0.00010.0043
 Married/common law1542 (63.9)4.4232.6494.24
 Separated/divorced328 (13.6)4.2726.7519.65
 Widowed42 (1.7)5.1752.0474.40
 Never married500 (20.7)4.1627.7485.76
Income0.00580.0002<0.0001
 $39 000 or less697 (28.9)4.1325.1578.64
 $40 000 to $70 999584 (24.2)4.3430.7496.42
 $71 000 to $109 999523 (21.7)4.4232.8447.10
 $110 000 or more606 (25.1)4.5334.3438.65
Ethnicity0.00150.00210.5090
 White1349 (56.0)4.4932.8493.17
 Black339 (14.1)4.2430.2524.03
 East Asian221 (9.2)4.2927.3497.24
 South Asian224 (9.3)4.0323.4488.84
 Aboriginal18 (0.7)4.5442.3526.12
 West Asian52 (2.2)4.2626.1427.47
 Latin130 (5.4)3.6821.9487.21
 Other77 (3.2)4.5034.9462.42
  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; VFI, vegetable and fruit intake.