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Table 1 Demographic data for street food consumers /vendorsin Handan City

From: Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of street food vendors and consumers in Handan, a third tier city in China

consumers

Characteristic

Count

Mean ± SD

Range

Sex

 Female

113 (47.1%)

  

 Male

127 (52.9%)

  

Age (year)

 18–25

107 (44.6%)

30.95 ± 11.3

18–72

 26–35

63 (26.3%)

  

 36–45

39 (16.3%)

  

 46–55

19 (7.9%)

  

 56–60

8 (3.3%)

  

  > 60

4 (1.7%)

  

Education

 Illiterate

8 (3.3%)

  

 Primary school

16 (6.7%)

  

 Middle school

27 (11.3%)

  

 High school

58 (24.2%)

  

 University

122 (50.8%)

  

 Postgraduate

9 (3.8%)

  

Food safety training

 Yes

124 (51.7%)

  

 No

116 (48.3%)

  

Income (Yuan/month)

  < 2000

100 (41.7%)

  

 2001–4000

68 (28.3%)

  

 4001–6000

44 (18.3%)

  

 6001–8000

5 (2.1%)

  

  > 8000

10 (4.2%)

  

Location (district)

 Hanshan

60 (25%)

  

 Congtai

60 (25%)

  

 Fuxing

60 (25%)

  

 HIDZ

60 (25%)

  

Total

240

  

vendors

 Sex

  Female

66 (66%)

  

  Male

34 (34%)

  

 Age (year)

  18–25

20 (20%)

34.4 ± 8.2

20–55

  26–35

29 (29%)

  

  36–45

42 (42%)

  

  46–55

9 (9%)

  

  56–60

0 (0%)

  

   > 60

0 (0%)

  

 Education

  Illiterate

15 (15%)

  

  Primary school

14 (14%)

  

  Middle school

39 (39%)

  

  High school

25 (25%)

  

  University

6 (6%)

  

  Postgraduate

1 (1%)

  

 Food safety training

  Yes

30 (30%)

  

  No

70 (70%)

  

 Work Experience (years)

  0–1

12 (12%)

3.8 ± 2.5

 

  1–3

27 (27%)

  

  3–5

43 (43%)

  

  5–8

14 (14%)

  

   > 8

4 (42%)

  

 Location (district)

  Hanshan

25 (25%)

  

  Congtai

25 (25%)

  

  Fuxing

25 (25%)

  

  HIDZ

25 (25%)

  

Total

100

  
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