Table 3.

Participants' perceptions of animal welfare in pork production.

Item	Category	Sample size (person)	Proportion
Satisfaction with current pork quality and safety (1 = total dissatisfaction, 10 = total satisfaction)	1	7	2.13
	2	7	2.13
	3	24	7.32
	4	16	4.88
	5	69	21.04
	6	63	19.21
	7	67	20.43
	8	50	15.24
	9	12	3.66
	10	13	3.96
Knowledge of animal (e.g., pig) welfare	No knowledge	217	66.16
	Low knowledge	76	23.17
	Medium knowledge	20	6.10
	High knowledge	13	3.96
	Very high knowledge	2	0.61
Ready access to a satisfactory diet	Very unimportant	4	1.22
	Unimportant	2	0.61
	Neither important nor unimportant	45	13.72
	More important	134	40.85
	Very important	143	43.60
Living in a well-ventilated pigsty that allows comfortable rest and activity	Very unimportant	4	1.22
	Unimportant	2	0.61
	Neither important nor unimportant	47	14.33
	More important	106	32.32
	Very important	169	51.52
Access to immediate treatment when sick	Very unimportant	2	0.61
	Unimportant	1	0.31
	Neither important nor unimportant	21	6.40
	More important	51	15.55
	Very important	253	77.13
Whether or not it is necessary to safeguard the welfare of pigs and other animals	Completely unnecessary	5	1.53
	Unnecessary	12	3.66
	Uncertain	17	5.18
	Slightly necessary	119	36.28
	Completely necessary	175	53.35
Whether or not it helps improve pork quality and safety by safeguarding pig welfare	Unhelpful	6	1.83
	Slightly helpful	37	11.28
	Uncertain	30	9.15
	Helpful	147	44.82
	Very helpful	108	32.92