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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Consum Stud. 2009 Nov;33(6):669–675. doi: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00795.x

Table 4.

Feelings regarding traditional local foods amongst the sample population

All young people
Formal students
Informal students
Feelings towards local traditional foods Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Feel indifferent as it is common food eaten regularly 291 45.9 173 42.1 109 54.0
Feel local food is boring and seek new flavours 64 10.1 34 8.3 28 13.9
If don′t eat local foods feel something is missing 157 24.8 97 23.6 54 26.7
Feel pride in the unique qualities of their local culture 304 47.9 205 49.9 91 45.0
Admire talent of ancestors in inventing the local cuisine 136 21.5 88 21.4 44 21.8
Feel local foods can stem the tide of fast-food consumption 376 59.3 207 57.8 169 61.2
Feel local foods can stem the tide of fast-food consumption
 – males only
126 56.3 60 52.6 66 60.0
Feel local foods can stem the tide of fast-food consumption –
 females only
250 61.0 147 60.2 103 62.0