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Table 3 Representativeness of the survey sample

From: The coexistence of psychological drivers and deterrents of consumers’ willingness to try cultured meat hamburger patties: evidence from South Africa

Characteristic

Sample

(N = 658)

Sample

(Percentage)

National census (Percentage)

Δ**

Gender

Male

290

44.16

50.76

− 6.6

Female

367

55.69

49.24

6.45

Other

1

0.15

  

Province

Gauteng

292

44.31

26.6

17.71

Limpopo

61

9.26

9.8

− 0.54

Mpumalanga

27

4.10

7.8

− 3.7

North West

25

3.79

6.9

− 3.11

Northern Cape

15

2.28

2.2

0.08

Free State

23

3.49

4.8

− 1.31

Eastern Cape

54

8.19

11.0

− 2.81

Western Cape

73

11.08

11.9

− 0.82

KwaZulu Natal

89

13.51

19.0

− 5.49

Racial classification

Black/African

418

63.43

80.2

− 16.77

White

131

19.88

8.4

11.48

Coloured

80

12.14

8.8

3.34

Indian/Asian

2

4.55

2.5

2.05

  1. StatsSA (2022) data for national census
  2. Δ** Difference between subsample and population