Table 3 Mean agreement scores for each policy by location and political views (results based on t-tests between groups)
Policy A | Policy B | Policy C | Policy D | Policy E | Policy F | Policy G | Policy H | Policy I | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ban unhealthy vending in schools | Tax high-sugar drinks | Ban junk food ads (kids viewing) | Subsidize fruits and veg. | Media campaigns fruit and veg. | Clearer food labels | Reformulate foods | Freight subsidies Aboriginal communities | 20% tax on sugary drinks | |
Mean (SD) | |||||||||
Total | 3.9 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.0) | 4.2 (1.2) | 4.4 (0.8) | 4.4 (0.8) | 3.7 (1.2) | 4.3 (1.0) | 3.6 (1.5) |
Location | |||||||||
Rural | 4.2 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.1) | 4.2 (1.2) | 4.3 (0.9) | 4.4 (0.8) | 3.9 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.3) | 3.4 (1.5) |
Urban | 3.7 (1.2) | 3.8 (1.3) | 4.4 (0.9) | 4.1 (1.3) | 4.5 (0.8) | 4.5 (0.8) | 3.6 (1.3) | 4.5 (0.8) | 3.8 (1.5) |
Difference (rural/rural − urban) | 0.4 (−0.1, 1.0) | −0.2 (−0.8, 0.4) | −0.02 (−0.5, 0.4) | 0.1 (−0.5, 0.6) | −0.2 (−0.5, 0.2) | −0.1 (−0.5, 0.2) | 0.3 (−0.2, 0.9) | −0.5 (−1.0, −0.1) | −0.4 (−1.1, 0.3) |
P value | 0.12 | 0.57 | 0.90 | 0.76 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.24 |
Political views | |||||||||
Progressive | 4.2 (1.1) | 4.0 (1.3) | 4.6 (0.8) | 4.4 (1.0) | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.7) | 3.8 (1.2) | 4.5 (0.8) | 4.0 (1.3) |
Unsure/Independent | 3.8 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.5) | 4.4 (0.9) | 4.5 (1.0) | 4.4 (0.8) | 4.7 (0.8) | 3.9 (1.2) | 4.4 (0.9) | 3.7 (1.6) |
Conservative | 3.8 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.1) | 4.2 (1.1) | 3.9 (1.4) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.3 (0.9) | 3.6 (1.3) | 4.1 (1.2) | 3.2 (1.5) |
U/I vs Prog. 95% CI | −0.4 (−1.2, 0.3) | −0.6 (−1.5, 0.3) | −0.2 (−0.8, 0.3) | 0.1 (−0.6, 0.7) | −0.5 (−0.9, −0.1) | 0.2 (−0.3, 0.6) | 0.03 (−0.7, 0.8) | −0.1 (−0.7, 0.4) | −0.3 (−1.2, 0.6) |
P value | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 0.02 | 0.53 | 0.93 | 0.59 | 0.47 |
Con. vs Prog. 95% CI | −0.4 (−0.3, 1.1) | −0.4 (−1.0, 0.2) | −0.4 (−0.9, 0.2) | −0.5 (−1.2, 0.2) | −0.7 (−1.1, −0.3) | −0.2 (−0.7, 0.2) | −0.2 (−0.9, 0.5) | −0.5 (−1.0, 0.1) | −0.8 (−1.5, 0.01) |
P value | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.002 | 0.30 | 0.56 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
Con. vs U/I 95% CI | 0.02 (−0.7, 0.7) | 0.2 (−0.5, 0.9) | −0.1 (−0.7, 0.5) | −0.6 (−1.3, 0.1) | −0.2 (−0.8, 0.3) | −0.4 (−0.9, −0.1) | −0.2 (−0.9, 0.5) | −0.3 (−0.9, 0.3) | −0.4 (−1.3, 0.4) |
P value | 0.95 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.1 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.31 |