Table 1.

Respondents’ demographic and other characteristics (n = 633).

Variables		Sample Composition
		%
Gender	male	26.2
	female	73.8
Age group	18–25 years	25.4
	26–35 years	19.6
	36–45 years	15.2
	46–55 years	15.2
	56 years and older	24.6
Education	max 8 years of elementary school/trade school/vocational school	9.1
	secondary school diploma	47.6
	higher education degree	43.6
Place of living	Capital	28.4
	Greater capital area	11.2
	Countryside town (not in the greater area)	44.2
	Village/settlement outside of the greater area	16.1
Perceived income status	very tight/tight	21
	average	53.2
	good/very good	25.8
Person responsible for grocery shopping in the household	Respondent	47.4
	Other	6.3
	Shared	46.3
Size of household	1 person	14.1
	2 persons	38.2
	3 persons	21.8
	4 persons	14.5
	5 or more persons	11.4