Table 4.
Feelings regarding traditional local foods amongst the sample population
| All young people |
Formal students |
Informal students |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |