Table 8.

The relation between the demographic characteristics and food safety knowledge (meat handling, cross contamination and knowledge of pathogens)

Variables	n	Pass rate %	p-value	Mean score	p-value
Age
18–25	1492	23.8	0.00a	11.2	0.00c
26–35		13.1		11.5
36–50		20.1		12.3
51 above		22.8		12.9
Gender
Male	1494	13.9	0.00a	10.9	0.00c
Female		65.9		12.3
Other		0		7.
Marital status
Unmarried	1493	37.2	0.00a	11.5	0.00c
Married with children		29.9		12.4
Married without children		5.3		12.5
Other		7.3		12.4
Educational level
Primary school	1494	0.4	0.232a	9.7	0.176c
Secondary school		22.2		11.9
University/College/Institute of Technology degree		57.2		12.1
No formal education		0.1		10.5
Gross annual income Euro (€)
< 30,000	1489	37.0	0.003a	11.6	0.00c
30, 000–60, 000		30.2		12.2
60, 000–100, 000		10.1		12.3
100, 000 and above		2.4		13.1
Nationality
Irish	1492	73.1	0.001a	12.1	0.001b
Other		6.7		11.0
Residence
City/Town	1493	42.9	0.119a	11.9	0.231c
Countryside		34.4		12.2

^a Pearson Chi-square (χ2) test was conducted

^b Mann Whitney U test conducted

^c Kruskal Wallis test conducted