Table 3.

Mean of responses of self-assessment of food safety knowledge at farmers markets.

Statements	Manager a (Response)	SD b	Vendor a (Response)	SD b
Foodborne illness can be life threatening	4.58 c	0.8	4.44	1.0
A foodborne illness could be dangerous	4.71	0.6	4.49	1.0
I think unsafe food can make people really sick	4.57	0.8	4.40	1.0
The odds of developing a foodborne illness are very small	2.63	1.1	2.47	1.1
I think food is always safe to eat	1.87	0.8	1.71	0.9
Proper food safety practices reduce food poisoning	4.48	0.6	4.36	0.8
Proper food safety practices reduce bacteria growth	4.46	0.7	4.44	0.6
I feel confident in my ability to store/transport food at safe temperatures	4.29	0.7	4.33	0.7
I feel confident in my ability to clean and sanitize equipment and utensils properly	4.38	0.8	4.40	0.7
I feel confident I can learn proper food safety practices	4.63	0.6	4.56	0.6

^a Response refers to the average responses of agreement with respect to each question. ^b SD refers to a standard deviation for manager or vendors’ responses. ^c No significant differences (p > 0.05) were found between manager and vendors responses to all of food safety knowledge questions.