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Table 4 Food awareness

From: Evaluating willingness to become a food education volunteer among urban residents in Japan: toward a participatory food policy

Frequency of breakfast

Age group

Sex

<40 years

≥40 years

Females

Males

Everyday

74.9

89.4

86.8

72.9

Only on weekdays

5.8

1.8

3.1

3.9

2-3 times a week

9.1

4.3

5.5

8.7

Rarely

10.2

4.3

4.4

15.6

No answer

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

Total (%)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Test result (sample size)

 

***(1254)

 

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Frequency of celebration at home with traditional foods

Age group

Family composition

<40 years

≥40 years

Married couple or single

Two generations or more

Five times or more

47.4

58.5

42.7

62.1

Test result (sample size)

 

***(1254)

 

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Concern over food purchases

Age group

Sex

<40 years

≥40 years

Females

Males

Nutritional factors

18.2

19.2

19.5

16.0

Food safety

33.6

50.6

47.9

28.6

Taste and flavor

19.1

14.9

14.3

26.0

Cost

22.5

8.3

12.1

19.9

Preparation time

4.6

3.8

3.8

5.2

No answer

2.2

3.2

2.4

4.3

Total (%)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Test result (sample size)

 

***(1254)

 

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Check origin of food at time of purchase

Age group

Sex

<40 years

≥40 years

Females

Males

Always

60.6

66.3

68.7

44.2

Occasionally

30.1

29.6

26.9

42.4

Never

8.9

3.7

4.0

12.6

No answer

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.9

Total (%)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Test result (sample size)

 

***(1254)

 

***(1254)

Having knowledge of food safety

Age group

Sex

<40 years

≥40 years

Females

Males

Yes

5.6

10.6

8.3

10.8

Some

29.9

47.9

41.7

39.0

Neither yes nor no

42.2

29.2

35.5

27.3

Little

18.2

10.0

12.3

16.0

No

3.7

2.0

1.9

6.1

No answer

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.9

Total (%)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Test result (sample size)

 

***(1254)

 

***(1254)

  1. Note: Significance level is the same as in Table 1.