Table 2.
Descriptive statistical indicators of the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS) (n = 500).
| Statement 1 | Statistical Indicator | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean 2 | Standard Deviation | Coefficient Variation (%) | Skewness | |
| 10. I like to try new ethnic restaurants. (R) | 4.70 | 1.950 | 41.49 | −0.328 |
| 3. If I don’t know what is in a food, I won’t try it. | 4.52 | 1.934 | 42.79 | −0.303 |
| 1. I am constantly sampling new and different foods. (R) | 4.14 | 1.871 | 45.19 | −0.038 |
| 6. At dinner parties, I will try a new food. (R) | 4.08 | 1.901 | 46.59 | 0.098 |
| 5. Ethnic food looks weird to eat. | 3.99 | 1.964 | 49.22 | 0.055 |
| 8. I am very particular about the foods I will eat. | 3.94 | 1.906 | 48.37 | −0.064 |
| 4. I like foods from different countries. (R) | 3.93 | 1.882 | 47.89 | 0.156 |
| 7. I am afraid to eat things I have never had before. | 3.68 | 1.911 | 51.93 | 0.106 |
| 2. I don’t trust new foods. | 3.61 | 1.768 | 48.98 | 0.269 |
| 9. I will eat almost anything. (R) | 3.18 | 1.788 | 56.23 | 0.567 |
| FNS total score | 39.75 | 12.599 | - | - |
1 In the case of items marked with (R), we reversed the values, that is, statements have to be understood in reverse. 2 A value of 1 stands for “strongly disagrees”, while a value of 7 stands for “strongly agrees”.