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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey responses

From: The cost of healthier and more sustainable food choices: Do plant-based consumers spend more on food?

 

Sample (1889) (%)

Subsample (1040)

Portugal* (%)

∆**

Gender

Male

24.25

42.79% (445)

48.25

− 5.46

Female

75.60

56.92% (592)

51.75

5.17

Non-binary

0.15

0.29% (3)

Age

15–19

5.98

8.46% (88)

8.24

0.22

20–24

18.00

12.60% (131)

8.32

4.28

25–29

13.29

8.27% (86)

8.27

0.00

30–34

10.27

8.56% (89)

8.56

0.00

35–39

9.95

10.19% (106)

10.16

0.03

40–44

11.38

11.83% (123)

11.85

− 0.02

45–49

11.17

10.96% (114)

11.93

− 0.97

50–54

8.68

11.25% (117)

11.26

− 0.01

55–59

7.57

11.15% (116)

11.18

− 0.03

60–64

3.71

6.73% (70)

10.23

− 3.50

Regions

Norte

40.18

35.87% (373)

35.88

− 0.01

Centro

21.28

21.25% (221)

21.25

0.00

Alentejo

6.99

6.63% (69)

6.61

0.02

Lisboa

20.21

26.83% (279)

26.84

− 0.01

Algarve

4.98

4.13% (43)

4.18

− 0.05

Açores

2.38

2.6% (27)

2.56

0.04

Madeira

4.08

2.69% (28)

2.69

0.00

Education

Higher education

72.84

59.42% (618)

25.38

34.04

  1. *2019 census estimated data from the Statistics National Institution (www.ine.pt)
  2. **Difference between subsample and population