Table 6 Knowledge of consumer groups about the transmissibility of Campylobacter via meat based on a representative survey in Germany (2017). Included were participants who knew about Campylobacter (n = 320)
|
n total |
n (%) Transferability is known |
n (%) Transferability is unknown |
X2 -test p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.926 | |||
| Female | 164 | 86 (52.4) | 78 (47.6) | |
| Male | 156 | 81 (51.9) | 75 (48.1) | |
| Age group | 0.042 | |||
| 16–19 years old | 35 | 16 (45.7) | 19 (54.3) | |
| 20–39 years old | 68 | 34 (50.0) | 34 (50.0) | |
| 40–59 years old | 158 | 94 (59.5) | 64 (40.5) | |
| > 60 years old | 59 | 23 (39.0) | 36 (61.0) | |
| Federal state | 0.516 | |||
| Eastern Germany | 72 | 40 (55.6) | 32 (44.4) | |
| Western Germany | 248 | 127 (51.2) | 121 (48.8) | |
| Cold cut consumption/week | 0.083 | |||
| No consumption (never) | 10 | 8 (80.0) | 2(20.0) | |
| Rare to frequent (< 1/week up to 3–4/week) | 179 | 86 (48.0) | 93 (52.0) | |
| Very common (5–6/week or daily) | 131 | 73 (55.7) | 58 (44.3) | |
| Meat consumption/week | 0.506 | |||
| No consumption (never) | 10 | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | |
| Rare to frequent (< 1/week up to 3–4/week) | 238 | 122 (51.3) | 116 (48.7) | |
| Very common (5-6x/week or daily) | 72 | 38 (52.8) | 34 (47.2) | |
| Level of education | 0.615 | |||
| No certificate or lower secondary school certificate | 23 | 11 (47.8) | 12 (52.2) | |
| At least secondary school certificate | 291 | 155 (53.3) | 136 (46.7) | |
| Size of the main residence | 0.511 | |||
| Rural community (< 5000 inhabitants) | 47 | 26 (55.3) | 21 (44.7) | |
| Small-size town (5000 - < 20,000 inhabitants) | 63 | 34 (54.0) | 29 (46.0) | |
| Mid-size town (20,000 - < 100,000 inhabitants) | 89 | 41 (46.1) | 48 (53.9) | |
| Metropolis (100,000 inhabitants and more) | 112 | 63 (56.3) | 49 (43.8) | |
| Children in the household | 0.519 | |||
| At least 1 child | 108 | 54 (50.0) | 54 (50.0) | |
| No children | 210 | 113 (53.8) | 97 (46.2) | |
| Monthly household income after taxes | 0.602 | |||
| Low income (< 1500€) | 73 | 43 (58.9) | 30 (41.1) | |
| Middle income (1500€ to < 3600€) | 141 | 75 (53.2) | 66 (46.8) | |
| High income (> 3600€) | 65 | 33 (50.8) | 32 (49.2) | |
| Occupational groups | 0.918 | |||
| Actor in the food chain | 53 | 28 (52.8) | 25 (47.2) | |
| Not an actor in the food chain | 267 | 139 (52.1) | 128 (47.9) | |
| Veterinarian | 0.888 | |||
| Yes | 10 | 5 (50.0) | 5 (50.0) | |
| No | 310 | 162 (52.3) | 148 (47.7) |