Consumers' preferences for processed meat: a best–worst scaling approach in three European countries

Török, Áron; Yeh, Ching-Hua; Menozzi, Davide; Balogh, Péter; Czine, Péter

doi:10.1186/s40100-023-00277-4

Agricultural and Food Economics

Table 4 Differences between selected countries

From: Consumers' preferences for processed meat: a best–worst scaling approach in three European countries

Attributes	Test statistics	Pairwise comparisons		Effect size (\({\upeta }^{2}\))
Attributes		Test statistics	Pairs (mean ranks)	Effect size (\({\upeta }^{2}\))
Product's country of origin	68.06**	118.06**	Hungary–Italy (539.90–657.96)	0.06
		77.11**	Hungary–Serbia (539.90–462.80)
		195.16**	Italy–Serbia (657.96–462.80)
Visual appearance of product	33.79**	102.50**	Hungary–Serbia (575.80–473.30)	0.03
		113.99**	Italy–Serbia (587.29–473.30)
Brand	9.62**	68.09*	Hungary–Italy (575.80–507.72)	0.01
Best-before date	40.62**	145.72**	Hungary–Italy (608.43–462.70)	0.04
		85.34**	Hungary–Serbia (608.43–523.09)
		60.39*	Italy–Serbia (462.70–523.09)
Price	57.50**	164.43**	Hungary–Italy (626.13–461.71)	0.05
		120.45**	Hungary–Serbia (626.13–505.69)
Nutritional value of product	16.74**	83.83**	Hungary–Serbia (583.52–499.69)	0.01
Traditional methods used in production/processing of product	8.77*	59.61*	Hungary–Serbia (515.29–574.90)	0.01
Animal welfare-friendly production	89.05**	125.17**	Hungary–Italy (540.89–666.07)	0.08
		84.50**	Hungary–Serbia (540.89–456.39)
		209.68**	Italy–Serbia (666.07–456.39)
Organic production	130.12**	112.88**	Hungary–Italy (424.83–537.71)	0.12
		235.50**	Hungary–Serbia (424.83–660.33)
		122.61**	Italy–Serbia (537.71–660.33)
GMO free	132.67**	231.70**	Hungary–Serbia (444.25–675.95)	0.12
		191.37**	Italy–Serbia (484.58–675.95)
Taste of product	46.03**	148.31**	Hungary–Italy (581.87–433.56)	0.04
		136.04**	Italy–Serbia (433.56–569.60)
My [respondent’s] knowledge of the producer	194.69**	203.02**	Hungary–Italy (381.76–584.78)	0.18
		291.13**	Hungary–Serbia (381.76–672.88)
		88.11**	Italy–Serbia (584.78–672.88)
Fair trade	79.12**	136.41**	Hungary–Italy (638.90–502.50)	0.07
		173.44**	Hungary–Serbia (638.90–465.47)
Product's region of origin	41.28**	64.04*	Hungary–Italy (555.41–619.45)	0.04
		82.76**	Hungary–Serbia (555.41–472.66)
		146.79**	Italy–Serbia (619.45–472.66)

*Significant at a 5% level. **Significant at a 1% level. Bold indicates the country where the attribute was considered more important in the pairwise comparisons

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