Table 2.

Egg purchasing behavior in Chilean consumers (n = 197) in Los Ríos, Chile.¹

Question/answer	p1	LSM2	SE	P-value
What kind of eggs you buy?				<0,0001
Regular	0.811 (164/202)a	1.462	0.180
Functional2	0.144 (29/202)b	−1.786	0.201
I do not buy eggs	0.045 (9/202)c	−3.066	0.341
What type of eggs do you prefer to consume? (could mark more than one alternative)				<0,0001
White-shell	0.147 (47/320)c	−1.759	0.158
Free-range or cage-free	0.165 (53/320)c	−1.617	0.150
Brown-shell	0.288 (92/320)b	−0.908	0.124
Farm eggs	0.394 (126/320)a	−0.432	0.114
None	0.006 (2/320)d	−5.069	0.709
Factors considered at moment of purchase				<0,0001
Shell color	0.218 (90/412)b	−1.275	0.119
Size	0.317 (128/412)a	−0.797	0.107
Price	0.317 (128/412)a	−0.797	0.107
Nutritional attributes3	0.061 (25/412)d	−2.239	0.206
Shell quality	0.087 (36/412)c	−2.346	0.175
I do not buy eggs	0.012 (5/412)e	−4.399	0.450
How many eggs do you usually buy at a time?				<0.0001
30	0.388 (106/273)a	−0.455	0.124
12	0.388 (107/273)a	−0.439	0.124
10	0.022 (6/273)c	−3.796	0.413
6	0.132 (36/273)b	−1.885	0.179
1	0.044 (12/273)c	−3.079	0.295
I do not buy eggs	0.022 (6/273)c	−3.796	0.413
How much are you willing to pay for a dozen eggs?				<0.0001
CL$1,500–$2,000 (US$1.76-US$2.35)	0.456 (94/206)a	−0.175	0.139
CL$2,000–$3,000 (US$2.35–$US3.52)	0.388 (80/206)a	−0.454	0.143
> CL$3,000 (>US$3.52)	0.155 (32/206)b	−1.693	0.192

Different letters for answers to the same question indicate significant differences (P ≤ 0.05).

¹Proportion of survey respondents.

²Least square means in logit values.

³With some additive that may improve health (i.e., enriched with vitamin E, omega 3, antioxidants, and so on).