Table 1 Measurement and construction of the variables for cultural, social and economic capital
Variables | Measurement in the survey | Categorisation of the variable for the analyses |
|---|---|---|
Family institutionalised cultural capital | Educational level of the respondent’s father, mother and partner | 1 = low, 2 = mid, 3 = high (tertiles of mean score) |
Objectivised cultural capital | Number of cooking-related possessions, i.e. a stove, cook book(s), set of knives, kitchen scale, and juicer (yes/no) | 1 = low, 2 = mid, 3 = high (tertiles of sum score) |
Incorporated cultural capital | Participation, cooking skills, grocery shopping skills, information seeking and processing skills, nutrition knowledge | 1 = low, 2 = mid, 3 = high (tertiles of mean score) |
Total cultural capital | Mean score of the variables for family institutionalised, objectivised, and total incorporated cultural capital | 1 = low, 2 = mid, 3 = high (tertiles of mean score) |
Total social capital | Social support, health-related social leverage, interpersonal relationship network, social participation, perceptions of trust, perceived neighbourhood social capital | 1 = low, 2 = mid, 3 = high (tertiles of mean score) |
Total economic capital | Household equivalent income, home ownership, crowding, financial strain | 1 = low, 2 = mid, 3 = high (tertiles of mean score) |