Table 4.
Wildlife consumption during the COVID-19 period by education level and regions
| Education level (n = 348) | P value | Regions (n = 348) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary school (n = 63) | Higher qualification (n = 285) | Hubei (n = 231) | Outside Hubei (n = 117) | |||
| Consumption of wildlife meat, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 25 (39.7) | 37 (13.0) | <0.001 | 43 (18.5) | 19 (16.4) | 0.620 |
| No | 38 (60.3) | 248 (87.0) | 189 (81.5) | 97 (83.6) | ||
| Change of opinion about eating wildlife, n (%) | ||||||
| Eat wildlife whenever they get the chance | 4 (6.3) | 14 (4.9) | <0.001 | 16 (6.9) | 2 (1.7) | 0.007 |
| Stop eating because they are legally protected | 26 (41.3) | 207 (72.6) | 150 (64.7) | 83 (71.6) | ||
| Only eat wildlife meats after they are inspected | 31 (49.2) | 54 (18.9) | 62 (26.7) | 23 (19.8) | ||
| Others | 2 (3.2) | 10 (3.5) | 4 (1.7) | 8 (6.9) | ||
| Bats were the carriers of SARS, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 27 (42.9) | 120 (42.1) | 0.913 | 94 (40.5) | 53 (45.7) | 0.357 |
| No | 36 (57.1) | 165 (57.9) | 138 (59.5) | 63 (54.3) | ||