Table 1.
Variables | Description | Mean |
---|---|---|
(St. Dev.) a | ||
Product variables | ||
Dependent Variable | ||
Price | EVOO price €/l | 6.088 |
(1.7139) | ||
Explanatory Variable | ||
Organic | 1 = EVOO made from organic agricultural practices | 0.024 |
GIs | 1 = EVOO sold with Geographical Indications (DOP/PGI) | 0.038 |
Italian Origin | 1 = Italian EVOO | 0.430 |
Non-European Origin | 1 = Product from Non-European EVOOs | 0.321 |
European Origin | 1 = Product from European EVOOs | 0.249 |
Filtered | 1 = Filtered Product | 0.989 |
Unfiltered | 1 = Unfiltered Product | 0.011 |
Product in Promotion | 1 = Product sold in promotion | 0.563 |
Glass Packaging | 1 = Product sold in glass packages | 0.986 |
Other Packaging Material | 1 = Product sold in other packages (e.g., plastic) | 0.014 |
1 L | 1 = Package Size 1liter | 0.891 |
0.75 L | 1 = Package Size 0.75 L | 0.078 |
0.5 L | 1 = Package Size 0.5 L | 0.031 |
Consumer variables | ||
Gender | 1=Female consumer | 0.529 |
Household size | 1–6 = Number of household members | 3.089 |
(1.1311) | ||
Child below 18 years old | 1 = Household with child below 18 years old | 0.671 |
Education | 1–3 = 1 Middle school education, 2 High school education, 3 University education | 2.227 |
(0.6935) | ||
Income | 1–3 = 1 Individual monthly income below 1000€, | 2.258 |
2 between 1001€–2000€, 3 above 2001€ | (0.6860) | |
Shopping EVOO on offer | 1 = Purchase an EVOO on promotion | 0.562 |
Interest in label information | 1–5 = “I am interested in labeling”, where 1 stands for “strongly disagree” and 5 for “strongly agree” | 4.220 (0.7075) |
Interest in product origin | 1–5 = “I am interested in product origins”, where 1 stands for “strongly disagree” and 5 for “strongly agree” |
3.910 |
(0.9470) | ||
Interest in branded products | 1–5 = “I am interested in branded products”, where 1 stands for “strongly disagree” and 5 for “strongly agree” |
3.899 |
(0.9662) | ||
a For all binary variables the mean represents the percentage of observations, the value of the standard deviation is omitted.