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Table 5 Consumer food safety attitude demographics

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

Characteristic

Score

<  50

50–75

> 75

Mean ± SD

Range

Gender

 Female

17 (7.1)

71 (29.6)

25 (10.4)

62 ± 15

6–100

 Male

23 (9.6)

80 (33.3)

24 (10)

61 ± 15

19–100

Age (year)

 18–25

18 (7.5)

66 (27.5)

23 (9.6)

61 ± 15

6–100

 26–35

9 (3.8)

41 (17.1)

13 (5.4)

63 ± 15

31–100

 36–45

7 (2.9)

24 (10)

8 (3.3)

61 ± 15

38–81

 46–55

3 (1.3)

13 (5.4)

3 (1.3)

58 ± 15

25–94

 56–60

2 (0.8)

4 (1.7)

2 (0.8)

63 ± 15

19–100

  > 60

1 (0.4)

3 (1.3)

0 (0)

55 ± 13

38–69

Education

 Illiterate

2 (0.8)

2 (0.8)

4 (1.7)

63 ± 15

38–81

 Primary school

4 (1.7)

10 (4.2)

2 (0.8)

57 ± 15

18–94

 Middle school

6 (2.5)

13 (5.4)

8 (3.3)

63 ± 15

25–100

 High school

8 (3.3)

39 (16.3)

11 (4.6)

63 ± 15

31–94

 University

17 (7.1)

84 (35)

21 (8.8)

61 ± 15

6–100

 Postgraduate

3 (1.3)

3 (1.3)

3 (1.3)

60 ± 15

44–75

Food safety training

 Yes

17 (7.1)

78 (32.5)

29 (12.1)

64 ± 15

6–100

 No

23 (9.6)

73 (30.4)

20 (8.3)

59 ± 15

19–100

Income (Yuan/monthly)

  < 2000

20 (8.3)

63 (%26.3)

17 (7.1)

60 ± 15

19–100

 2001–4000

12 (5)

43 (17.9)

13 (5.4)

61 ± 15

31–88

 4001–6000

2 (0.8)

28 (11.7)

14 (5.8)

68 ± 15

31–100

 6001–8000

4 (1.7)

11 (4.6)

2 (0.8)

57 ± 15

6–75

  > 8000

2 (0.8)

6 (2.5)

3 (1.3)

61 ± 14

39–81

Location (district)

 Hanshan

7 (2.9)

38 (15.8)

15 (6.3)

63 ± 13

31–88

 Congtai

7 (2.9)

41 (17.1)

12 (5)

63 ± 14

25–100

 Fuxing

11 (4.6)

40 (16.7)

9 (3.8)

60 ± 16

19–100

 HIDZ

15 (6.3)

32 (13.3)

13 (5.4)

60 ± 18

6–100

Total

40 (16.7)

151 (62.9)

49 (20.4)

61 ± 15

6–100