Table 4

Pearson's correlations between demographic variables, reported TV viewing, TV food ads exposure, attitudes and preferences concerning fruit and vegetable intake and reported intake. The Pro Children Study (n = 12,627)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

1 Age (mean in years)








2 Sex (girl = 1, boy = 2)
.056







3 Social class (low = 0, high = 1)
-.043
.010*






4 Regular TV viewing (hours per day)
.107
.081
-.102





5 TV during dinner (days per week)
.066
.034
-.138
.236




6 FJV ads (number of TV ads seen last month; 0–3)
-.032
.010*
-.056
.014*
.059



7 Attitudes toward fruit & vegetables (mean of 4 items; 1–5)
-.056
-.058
-.012*
-.105
.037
.154


8 Liking fruit & vegetables (mean of 4 items;1–5)
-.032
-.102
-.021*
-.144
-.071
.149
.588

9 Reported fruit and vegetable intake (mean of 5 items; 0–7)
.011*
-.139
.088
-.087
-.085
.124
.311
.439

* p > .001

Klepp et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:46   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-46

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