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Table 7 Areas of interest as a food education volunteer

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

Items

Age group

Test results (sample size)

Sex

Test results (sample size)

Percentage of responses

<40 years

≥40 years

Females

Males

Cooking class for healthy diet

26.0

35.7

***(1254)

34.3

22.5

***(1254)

Improvement in eating habits

23.6

24.2

n(1254)

25.4

17.8

**(1254)

Food culture succession activity

23.6

19.8

+(1254)

22.4

16.0

**(1254)

Food safety and appropriate labeling

14.5

25.1

***(1254)

22.3

16.5

*(1254)

Food waste and recycling

13.9

12.1

n(1254)

12.6

13.4

n(1254)

Agriculture, forestry & fishery experiences

13.4

8.8

**(1254)

10.4

11.3

n(1254)

International exchange of food cultures

9.5

6.2

**(1254)

7.9

5.2

+(1254)

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