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. 2015 Nov 11;10(11):e0141878. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141878

Table 2. Participant support for gestation stall housing (moderate or strong support for gestation stalls) before and after access to addition information.

Results are shown in relation to participant demographics. The participants shown here were recruited via Mechanical-Turk and provided demographic information (n = 133). Participants responded to the question “Do you believe that pregnant sows should be housed in gestation stalls or in groups?”.

Support for gestation stalls (%)
Demographic Before access to information After access to information
Gender
Female (n = 80) 27.5 10.0
Male (n = 53) 34.0 28.3
Age
19–29 (n = 73) 37.0 17.8
30–39 (n = 27) 33.3 22.2
40–49 (n = 18) 22.2 22.2
50+ (n = 15) 6.7 6.7
Education
Secondary (n = 29) 51.7 34.5
College (n = 88) 23.9 12.5
Post graduate (n = 13) 30.8 15.4
Country of Residence
Canada (n = 58) 20.0 9.1
U.S.A. (n = 77) 37.5 23.8
Group
2 (n = 13) 0.0 0.0
3 (n = 12) 41.7 50.0
4 (n = 15) 20.0 0.0
5 (n = 18) 22.2 0.0
6 (n = 16) 12.5 12.5
7 (n = 22) 44.5 36.4
8 (n = 18) 44.4 22.2
9 (n = 21) 42.9 19.1