Table 3 Mean differences of the variables between online food shoppers and non-shoppers
Variables | Online food shoppers | Non-shoppers | Mean differences |
|---|---|---|---|
Dietary diversity | 7.33 (1.89) | 6.40 (2.18) | 0.93*** |
Age | 41.16 (11.16) | 55.04 (11.66) | − 13.88*** |
Gender | 0.33 (0.47) | 0.42 (0.49) | − 0.09** |
Education | 11.32 (4.18) | 7.01 (3.71) | 4.32*** |
Household size | 4.29 (1.40) | 4.11 (1.82) | 0.18 |
Land size | 7.42 (68.76) | 4.06 (13.64) | 3.36 |
Oven ownership | 0.54 (0.50) | 0.25 (0.43) | 0.29*** |
Heath knowledge | 0.30 (0.46) | 0.10 (0.30) | 0.20*** |
Motor ownership | 0.27 (0.44) | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.04 |
Distance to credit | 2.16 (2.28) | 3.16 (6.82) | − 1.01* |
Distance to market | 2.10 (2.32) | 2.67 (3.00) | − 0.57** |
Shandong | 0.21 (0.41) | 0.26 (0.44) | − 0.05 |
Guangxi | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.08** |
Henan | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.08** |
Sichuan | 0.17 (0.38) | 0.28 (0.45) | − 0.11*** |
IV | 0.98 (0.13) | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.48*** |
Observations | 171 | 776 | Â |