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. 2021 Oct 26;10(11):2588. doi: 10.3390/foods10112588

Table 1.

Socio-demographic information of respondents.

Question Response Option n a % b
Gender Female 2303 51.5
Male 2156 48.2
Does not wish to answer 12 0.3
Age 18–30 years of age 1643 36.7
31–50 years of age 1825 40.8
>51 years of age 1003 22.5
Education Primary and middle school 265 6.0
Graduate 1957 43.7
Postgraduate degree 2130 47.6
Other (PhD, Master, Technician, etc.) 92 2.1
Does not wish to answer 27 0.6
Area of work Meat scientist 327 7.3
Other scientist 782 17.5
Meat worker 1104 24.7
Others 2258 50.5
Net monthly income <1500 BRL c 524 11.7
1500–3000 BRL 696 15.6
3000–7500 BRL 1004 22.5
7500–10,000 BRL 460 10.3
10,000–15,000 BRL 559 12.5
>15,000 BRL 759 17.0
Does not wish to answer 469 10.4
Meat consumption Never: vegetarian or vegan diet 299 6.7
Rarely: weekly or less 331 7.4
Regularly: several times a week 1739 38.9
Daily or at each meal 2102 47.0
Familiarity d Yes 3282 73.4
No 1189 26.6

an: number of responses; b %: percentage of responses (total = 4471); c BRL: Brazilian Real, 1 BRL = 0.18 USD or 0.15 Euro; d familiarity: Have you ever heard of artificial meat?