Research Article
Determinants of Fast Food Consumption among Iranian High School Students Based on Planned Behavior Theory
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the students.
| Total students | 521 | Mean age ± SD | | Age (years) | | 15 | 115 (22.1) | 16 | 184 (35.3) | 17 | 180 (34.5) | 18 | 42 (8.1) | Gender | | Male | 277 (53.2) | Female | 244 (46.8) | Year of education in high school | | First year | 202 (38.8) | Second year | 173 (33.2) | Third year | 146 (28) | Father’s education (%) | | Illiterate | 16 (3.1) | Primary (1–9 years) | 73 (14) | High school (10-11 years) | 102 (19.6) | Diploma (12 years) | 215 (41.3) | College/university education | 106 (20.4) | Mother’s education (%) | | Illiterate | 13 (2.5) | Primary (1–9 years) | 94 (18) | High school (10-11 years) | 112 (21.5) | Diploma (12 years) | 217 (41.7) | College/university education | 81 (15.5) | Father’s job (%) | | Worker | 74 (14.2) | Employee | 135 (25.9) | Teacher | 13 (2.5) | Out of job | 243 (46.6) | Retired | 27 (5.2) | Others | 18 (3.5) | Mother’s job (%) | | Housewives | 440 (84.5) | Employee | 23 (4.4) | Teacher | 26 (5) | Out of job | 13 (2.5) | Others | 9 (1.7) | Family size | | 3 persons | 46 (8.8) | 4 persons | 236 (45.3) | 5 persons | 144 (27.6) | 6 persons | 70 (13.4) | Household income | | <300000 Rial | 105 (20.2) | 300000–600000 Rial | 183 (35.1) | 600000–1000000 Rial | 104 (20) | >1000000 Rial | 52 (10) | Socioeconomic status | | Low | 11 (2.1) | Low-middle | 49 (9.4) | Middle | 267 (50.7) | Upper-middle | 167 (32.1) | High | 26 (5) |
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