Table 2 Sample characteristics
From: Consumers' preferences for processed meat: a best–worst scaling approach in three European countries
Hungary | Italy | Serbia | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | Sample | Sample | ||
(n = 410) | (n = 268) | (n = 402) | (n = 1080) | |
Gender (%) | ||||
Female | 50.0 | 50.4 | 49.0 | 49.7 |
Male | 50.0 | 49.6 | 51.0 | 50.3 |
Average age | 43.0 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.9 |
Age category (%) | ||||
< 30 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 21.2 | 20.8 |
30–39 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 23.8 |
40–49 | 22.5 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.2 |
49 < | 36.1 | 28.7 | 30.6 | 32.2 |
Living area (%) | ||||
Rural area (< 5000) | 21.7 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 15.8 |
Urban medium town (5000–100,000) | 36.6 | 41.1 | 43.3 | 40.2 |
City (> 100,000) | 41.7 | 45.5 | 45.3 | 44.0 |
Highest level of education (%) | ||||
Lower secondary/primary school education or below | 3.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Upper secondary school education | 12.4 | 37.3 | 35.8 | 27.3 |
University or college entrance qualification | 45.6 | 13.0 | 18.9 | 27.6 |
Bachelor's degree or equivalent level | 27.6 | 19.8 | 36.3 | 28.9 |
Master, postgraduate or doctoral degree | 11.2 | 21.3 | 8.7 | 12.8 |
Household monthly net income (%)* | ||||
Cat. 1 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 10.1 |
Cat. 2 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 23.9 | 18.7 |
Cat. 3 | 12.4 | 32.8 | 24.6 | 22.0 |
Cat. 4 | 26.6 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 23.1 |
Cat. 5 | 14.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 10.0 |
Cat. 6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
Prefer not to answer | 12.9 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.3 |
Household size | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 |