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Table 2 Summary statistics

From: Accounting for tastes: do low-income populations have a higher preference for spicy foods?

Variables

Means

Std. dev.

Min.

Max.

Level of preference for spicy foods

1.582

0.640

1

3

PCI(log)

8.828

1.256

0

12.612

Household registration status

0.392

0.488

0

1

Marital status

0.843

0.364

0

1

Male

0.503

0.500

0

1

Age

48.559

14.876

17.970

96.210

Years of schooling

7.720

4.190

0

18

Employment

0.886

0.843

0

3

The status of major chronic diseases

 Hypertension

0.113

0.317

0

1

 Diabetes

0.024

0.152

0

1

 Myocardial infarction

0.006

0.080

0

1

 Apoplexy

0.011

0.106

0

1

 Asthma

0.011

0.105

0

1

Smoking

0.346

0.476

0

1

Attitudes toward body building

2.374

0.987

0

5

Awareness of the Dietary Guideline

0.137

0.344

0

1

Attitudes toward the priority of eating a healthy diet

3.240

0.757

1

5

Average intake of nutrients

 Energy/kilocalories

2234.233

1173.583

473.378

54,230.390

 Fat/g

78.921

108.474

1.508

5750.521

 Protein/g

67.849

25.780

12.059

448.216

Per capita house/apartment worth/yuan

49,959.93

62,719.7

100

800,000

N

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