Table 2.
The means, standard deviations, and F-tests of differences of the measurement “‘organic’ consciousness and attitudes toward organic food” across age.
| “Organic” Consciousness and Attitudes toward Organic Food | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Below 20 (N = 206) | 20–29 (N = 476) | 30–39 (N = 125) | 40 and above (N = 201) | F |
Sig. |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| (1) the extent of OF favor (1 = not at all; 5 = very much) | 3.70 | 0.886 | 3.63 a | 0.767 | 3.89 | 0.863 | 3.98 b | 0.728 | 10.752 | 0.000 * |
| (2) the importance of OF in daily diet (1 = not at all; 5 = very important) | 3.82 | 0.799 | 3.69 a | 0.766 | 3.75 | 0.973 | 3.93 b | 0.784 | 4.593 | 0.003 * |
| (3) the necessity of changing traditional food to OF (1 = not at all; 5 = very necessary) | 3.02 a | 0.891 | 3.03 | 0.792 | 3.25 | 0.989 | 3.48 b | 0.878 | 15.488 | 0.000 * |
| (4) buying OF is wise (1 = not at all; 5 = very wise) | 3.84 b | 0.793 | 3.64 a | 0.747 | 3.81 | 0.84 | 3.78 | 0.763 | 4.255 | 0.005 * |
| (5) OF is beneficial for environmental sustainability (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree) | 3.92 b | 0.829 | 3.85 a | 0.775 | 3.94 | 0.883 | 3.87 | 0.764 | 0.714 | 0.544 |
| (6) OF is beneficial for animal welfare (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree) | 3.87 b | 0.86 | 3.82 | 0.752 | 3.94 | 0.901 | 3.81 a | 0.809 | 0.969 | 0.406 |
(“OF” as organic food; * Significant at a 0.05 level; Superscript “a” indicates the lowest score; Superscript “b” indicates the highest score).