Questionnaire | Total (%) | Age | Gender | Education | ||||||||||
N = 1045 | <20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | ≥60 | female | male | No school certificate | Leaving certificate | Primary degree + diploma | Post-graduate | Higher degree | |
Do you know that high sodium levels in food can cause hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and stroke? | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 92 | 88.8a | 91.4a | 92.8a | 94.7a | 96.3a | 89.8a | 93.9a | 87.4b | 85.7a | 91.0a | 91.0a | 93.7a | 94.4a |
No | 8 | 11.2a | 8.6a | 7.2a | 5.3a | 3.7a | 10.2a | 6.1a | 12.6b | 14.3a | 9.0a | 9.0a | 6.3a | 5.6a |
Do you know that high saturated fatty acids level in food can cause obesity, diabetes and stroke? | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 97 | 98.0a | 96.4a | 97.4a | 98.8a | 99.1a | 91.8a | 98.1a | 95.4a | 85.7a | 97.8a | 98.4a | 96.1a | 96.6a |
No | 3 | 2.0a | 3.6a | 2.6a | 1.2a | 0.9a | 8.2a | 1.9a | 4.6a | 14.3a | 2.2a | 1.6a | 3.9a | 3.4a |
Do you think there is a greater need in informing people about the impact of sodium and saturated fatty acids in food on body health? | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 87 | 85.9a | 86.1a | 86.8a | 87.1a | 93.5a | 91.8a | 89.8a | 81.5b | 85.7a,b | 84.8b | 89.3a,b | 93.7a | 83.2b |
No | 13 | 14.1a | 13.9a | 13.2a | 12.9a | 6.5a | 8.2a | 10.2a | 18.5b | 14.3a,b | 15.2b | 10.7a,b | 6.3a | 16.8b |
Do you think there is a greater need for salt and fat reduced products on the market? | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 83 | 82.4a | 80.3a | 85.5a | 82.5a | 84.1a | 89.8a | 84.4a | 78.5a | 57.1a | 82.2a | 87.3a | 80.1a | 81.6a |
No | 17 | 17.6a | 19.7a | 14.5a | 17.5a | 15.9a | 10.2a | 15.6a | 21.5a | 42.9a | 17.8a | 12.7a | 19.9a | 18.4a |