Table 3

Individual-level perceived garage food and physical activity environment, social support of food choices, physical activity and weight management and use of garage vending machines and fitness room


Garage



Agree (%)*
A
B
C
D

At work it is:




Easy to eat healthy
17.2
18.6
13.4
12.8
Easy to be physically active
31.9
35.8
25.4
24.7
Easy to manage weight
20.0
19.2
12.8
18.5
Hard to get fruit and vegetables
49.8
52.3
54.7
52.5
Hard to be physically active
59.3
61.2
61.9
64.8
At work, there is a lot of information on:




Healthy eating
34.6
35.1
25.7
30.9
Physical Activity
31.9
41.4
30.7
28.0
Weight Management
26.7
31.6
25.6
21.1
Supportive (%)**





Supportive (%)** to make healthful food choices




Family
40.8
46.6
47.5
43.1
Friends
23.0
25.7
21.4
19.3
Co-Workers
26.7
12.1
6.9
11.1
to be more physically active




Family
38.1
41.4
40.3
41.9
Friends
26.0
26.0
19.5
23.8
Co-Workers
11.0
9.6
7.0
19.4
to manage one's weight




Family
34.9
38.6
40.1
24.9
Friends
19.4
31.3
15.8
18.1
Co-Workers
7.6
7.3
3.7
7.9

Vending Machine Use Frequency (past month; ≥ 3 times/week)




Snack Food
27.5
33.5
33.3
32.9
Cold/frozen food
7.3
10.8
8.6
6.4
hot beverage
24.7
32.5
36.4
36.3
cold beverage
32.8
37.5
34.0
30.4
Fitness Room Use (past month; ≥ 1 time/week)





4.9
5.4
1.5
5.3

*The agree category combines "Strongly Agree" and "Agree. "

**The Supportive category combines "between Somewhat/Very Supportive" and "Very Supportive."

Shimotsu et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:17   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-17

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