Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the factors
Numerical variables | |||||
Variable | Unit | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev. |
Motivation: healthier products | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.801 | 0.532 |
Motivation: high-quality products | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.754 | 0.567 |
Motivation: local products | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.498 | 0.827 |
Motivation: environmentally sustainable products | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.592 | 0.775 |
Motivation: economic saving | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 3.069 | 1.271 |
Motivation: convenience | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 3.632 | 1.227 |
Motivation: trust in producers | 1–5 Likert scale | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.367 | 0.805 |
Household weekly expenditure for food | Euros | 25.000 | 300.000 | 107.630 | 56.879 |
Categorical and dummy variables | |||||
Variable | Type | Categories | Categories’ description | Observations | % |
Children under 12 years old | Dummy | 0 | No | 758 | 64.6% |
1 | Yes | 415 | 35.4% | ||
Aged over 50 years old | Dummy | 0 | No | 751 | 64.0% |
1 | Yes | 422 | 36.0% | ||
Products purchased: fresh fruit and vegetables | Dummy | 0 | No | 150 | 12.8% |
1 | Yes | 1023 | 87.2% | ||
Products purchased: animal products | Dummy | 0 | No | 495 | 42.2% |
1 | Yes | 678 | 57.8% | ||
Over 1 year participating in the AFN | Dummy | 0 | No | 373 | 31.8% |
1 | Yes | 800 | 68.2% | ||
Type of market | Categorical | FS | Farm shop | 243 | 20.7% |
FM | Farmers’ market | 289 | 24.6% | ||
BOX | Box scheme | 455 | 38.8% | ||
SPG | Solidarity purchasing group | 186 | 15.9% | ||