Variables used in the study and summary statistics
| Description | Mean | Standard deviation | Median | Min | Max | Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | |||||||
| Sugar FES | Share of total food expenditure of sugar products, % | 7.93 | 6.76 | 6.59 | 0 | 100 | |
| Beverage FES | Share of total food expenditure of non-alcoholic beverages, % | 4.08 | 4.66 | 2.98 | 0 | 100 | |
| Time variables | |||||||
| Age 5 | Age of head of household, five-year grouping | − | − | − | 20–24 | 75–79 | 40–44 |
| Year 5 | Survey year, fitted to a five-year grouping | − | − | − | 1985 | 2015 | 1995 |
| Cohort 5 | Birth year, five-year grouping | − | − | − | 1920–1924 | 1990–1994 | 1945–1949 |
| Independent variables | |||||||
| EDU | Highest educational level of household. (1) primary, (2) secondary, (3) lower tertiary and (4) upper tertiary | − | − | − | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Quartile | Household income quartile, equivalised with the OECDmod equivalence scale: 1–4 | − | − | − | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Description | Mean | Standard deviation | Median | Min | Max | Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar FES | Share of total food expenditure of sugar products, % | 7.93 | 6.76 | 6.59 | 0 | 100 | |
| Beverage FES | Share of total food expenditure of non-alcoholic beverages, % | 4.08 | 4.66 | 2.98 | 0 | 100 | |
| Age 5 | Age of head of household, five-year grouping | − | − | − | 20–24 | 75–79 | 40–44 |
| Year 5 | Survey year, fitted to a five-year grouping | − | − | − | 1985 | 2015 | 1995 |
| Cohort 5 | Birth year, five-year grouping | − | − | − | 1920–1924 | 1990–1994 | 1945–1949 |
| EDU | Highest educational level of household. (1) primary, (2) secondary, (3) lower tertiary and (4) upper tertiary | − | − | − | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Quartile | Household income quartile, equivalised with the OECDmod equivalence scale: 1–4 | − | − | − | 1 | 4 | 3 |