Table 2. Emerging themes in responses by Brazilian (BR) and Chilean (CH) consumers to the questions, What do you consider to be an ideal egg production farm? and Why do you consider these characteristics important?
| BR (n = 328) | CH (n = 344) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main themes | n 1 | % 2 | n 1 | % 2 |
| Animal welfare | 209 | 32.6 | 273 | 36.6 |
| Natural housing or feeding | 100 | 15.6 | 144 | 19.3 |
| Egg quality and its effect on consumers’ health and nutrition | 138 | 21.5 | 143 | 19.2 |
| Hygiene | 86 | 13.4 | 70 | 9.4 |
| Production | 52 | 8.1 | 46 | 6.2 |
| Ethical issues | 34 | 5.3 | 52 | 7.0 |
| Environment | 23 | 3.6 | 18 | 2.4 |
| Total 3 | 642 | 100.0 | 746 | 100.0 |
1 Number of references classified into each theme.
2 Percentage of themes or reasons in relation to the total
3 Total number of themes or reasons identified in the responses. Note that a response could contain more than one theme or reason.