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. 2022 Jun 23;13:938060. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.938060

Table 6.

Differences in demographic variables across the profiles (Cross-tab with Pearson Chi-square).

1
Apathetic
consumer
n = 118
2
Rational consumer
n = 100
3
Balanced consumer
n = 505
4
Enthusiastic consumer
n = 300
χ2-test (sig.)/F-test (sig.) p Value
Gender Male 45(38.1%)a 38(38.0%)a 213(42.2%)a 100(33.3%)a χ2 (3) = 6.25 0.10
Female 73(61.9%)a 62(62.0%)a 292(57.8%)a 200(66.7%)a
Age 30.3ab 30.6ab 30.53a 28.58b F(3, 1,019) = 3.04* 0.03
Education High school or lower 17(14.4%)a 4(4.0%)ab 48(9.5%)ab 19(6.3%)b χ2 (9) = 63.52*** p < 0.001
Junior college 8(6.8%)ab 3(3.0%)b 30(5.9%)b 44(14.7%)a
Bachelor degree 71(60.2%)a 52(52.0%)a 313(62.0%)a 199(66.3%)a
Postgraduate or above 22(18.6%)ab 41(41.0%)a 114(22.6%)b 38(12.7%)c
Disposable income
(1,000RMB/Month)
< 3 44(37.3%)a 35(35.0%)a 193(38.2%)a 113(37.7%)a χ2 (12) = 16.38 0.17
3–5 27(22.9%)a 16(16.0%)a 95(18.8%)a 70(23.3%)a
5–8 24(20.3%)a 22(22.0%)a 81(16.0%)a 48(16.0%)a
8–10 8 (6.8%)a 11(11.0%)a 51(10.1%)a 39(13.0%)a
>10 15(12.7%)ab 16(16.0%)ab 85(16.8%)b 30(10.0%)a
Occupation Civil servants or Staff of public institution 14(11.9%)a 10(10.0%)a 69(13.7%)a 46(15.3%)a χ2 (24) = 27.05 0.30
Professionals 9(7.6%)a 13(13.0%)a 61(12.1%)a 38(12.7%)a
White-collar worker 39(33.7%)a 31(31.0%)a 139(27.5%)a 83(27.7%)a
Service personnel 6(5.1%)a 2(2.0%)a 11(2.2%)a 6(2.0%)a
Free-lancers 2(1.7%)ab 5(5.0%)ab 22(4.4%)b 8(2.7%)a
Blue-collar workers 2(1.7%)a 3(3.0%)a 7(1.4%)a 10(3.3%)a
Students 36(30.5%)a 29(29.0%)a 154(30.5%)a 95(31.7%)a
Housewives 2(1.7%)a 1(1.0%)a 11(2.2%)a 9 (3.0%)a
Others 8(6.8%)ab 6(6.0%)ab 31(6.1%)a 5(1.7%)b
Consumer contexts Food 27(22.9%)a 24(24.0%)a 99(19.6%)a 61(20.3%)a χ2 (12) = 45.21*** p < 0.001
Clothes 21(17.8%)b 36(36.0%)a 83(16.4%)b 67(22.3%)b
Entertainment 25(21.2%)a 22(22.0%)a 113(22.4%)a 53(17.7%)a
Travel 31(26.3%)a 10(10.0%)b 89(17.6%)ab 65(21.7%)ab
Accommodations 14(11.9%)ab 8(8.0%)b 121(24.0%)a 54(18.0%)ab
*

p < 0.05 and

***

p < 0.001.

Different letters represent significant difference (p < 0.05).