Table 1.
Summary of demographic, socioeconomic information of the respondents, and their respective frequencies for peanut product consumption, preference, and readiness to try new foods.
| Variable | Total Respondents % (n = 489) | Ready to Try New Foods % (n = 264) | Consumption Frequency (%) | Preference Frequency (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday (n = 143) | ≥3 Times/Week (n = 201) | Once/Week (n = 144) |
PB (n = 161) |
PF (n = 151) |
RP (n = 95) |
BP (n = 33) |
RwP (n = 26) |
PCO (n = 23) |
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| Gender | |||||||||||
| Male | 68 (333) | 73 (194) | 64 (91) | 69 (139) | 70 (101) | 65 (104) | 58 (88) | 79 (75) | 64 (21) | 88 (23) | 87 (20) |
| Female | 32 (156) | 27 (70) | 36 (52) | 31 (62) | 30 (43) | 35 (57) | 42 (63) | 21 (20) | 36 (12) | 12 (3) | 13 (3) |
| Age | |||||||||||
| 18–20 years | 10 (49) | 10 (27) | 15 (22) | 6 (12) | 12 (17) | 16 (25) | 10 (15) | 6 (6) | 3 (1) | 8 (2) | 9 (2) |
| 21–29 years | 41 (200) | 45 (117) | 37 (53) | 44 (89) | 39 (56) | 45 (73) | 33 (49) | 43 (41) | 49 (16) | 30 (8) | 52 (12) |
| 30–39 years | 32 (156) | 29 (77) | 30 (43) | 35 (70) | 31 (45) | 29 (46) | 36 (55) | 32 (30) | 30 (6) | 46 (12) | 22 (5) |
| 40–49 years | 12 (59) | 12 (32) | 12 (17) | 10 (19) | 14 (20) | 8 (13) | 12 (18) | 15 (14) | 18 (6) | 8 (2) | 13 (3) |
| ≥ 50 years | 5 (25) | 4 (11) | 6 (8) | 5 (11) | 4 (6) | 2 (4) | 9 (14) | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | 4 (1) |
| Highest Education Level | |||||||||||
| None | 1 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Primary (Pre high school) | 12 (59) | 6 (16) | 19 (27) | 10 (20) | 6 (9) | 6 (10) | 20 (30) | 13 (12) | 6 (2) | 8 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Secondary (High school) | 51 (249) | 45 (120) | 59 (85) | 53 (106) | 41 (59) | 50 (80) | 52 (79) | 50 (48) | 42 (19) | 38 (10) | 83 (19) |
| Tertiary (Post high school) | 36 (176) | 48 (126) | 21 (30) | 36 (72) | 52 (75) | 43 (70) | 26 (40) | 35 (33) | 52 (17) | 54 (14) | 17 (4) |
| Occupation | |||||||||||
| Full-time job | 40 (196) | 48 (127) | 35 (50) | 40 (80) | 46 (66) | 38 (61) | 36 (55) | 46 (44) | 43 (14) | 46 (12) | 47 (11) |
| Self-Employment | 27 (132) | 25 (67) | 34 (48) | 27 (54) | 22 (31) | 24 (39) | 28 (42) | 32 (30) | 30 (10) | 27 (7) | 22 (5) |
| Menial Job | 14 (68) | 8 (20) | 11 (16) | 17 (35) | 12 (18) | 12 (19) | 22 (33) | 12 (11) | 9 (3) | 4 (1) | 9 (2) |
| Student | 14 (68) | 17 (44) | 14 (20) | 10 (21) | 18 (26) | 22 (35) | 8 (12) | 8 (8) | 15 (5) | 19 (5) | 9 (2) |
| None | 5 (25) | 2 (6) | 6 (9) | 6 (11) | 2 (3) | 4 (7) | 6 (9) | 2 (2) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 13 (3) |
| Monthly Income (MK) a | |||||||||||
| <100,000 (Low) | 78 (381) | 75 (197) | 81 (116) | 80 (161) | 71 (102) | 78 (126) | 80 (121) | 73 (69) | 64 (21) | 77 (20) | 96 (22) |
| 100,000–499,999 (Medium) | 18 (88) | 21 (55) | 14 (20) | 16 (33) | 24 (34) | 18 (28) | 17 (26) | 19 (18) | 33 (11) | 19 (5) | 0 (0) |
| ≥500,000 (High) | 4 (20) | 4 (12) | 5 (7) | 5 (7) | 5 (8) | 4 (7) | 3 (4) | 8 (8) | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) |
a 1 US Dollar ($) = 700 Malawian Kwacha (MK); Numbers in parenthesis correspond to the number of observation. PB = peanut butter, PF = peanut flour, RP = roasted peanuts, BP = boiled peanuts, RwP = raw peanuts, PCO = peanut cooking oil.