Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of food vendors.
| Categorical |
Response |
χ2 Value | Effect Size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Level | N = 266 | % | ||
| Gender of Vendors | Female | 19.00 | 7.14 | 195.43∗∗ | 0.734 |
| Male | 247.00 | 92.86 | |||
| Age (Years) | <18 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 148.14∗∗ | 0.111 |
| 18 to 25 | 26.00 | 9.77 | |||
| 26 to 34 | 79.00 | 29.70 | |||
| 35 to 44 | 91.00 | 34.21 | |||
| 45 to 54 | 55.00 | 20.68 | |||
| 55 and above | 11.00 | 4.14 | |||
| Marital Status | Married | 223.00 | 83.83 | 312.19∗∗ | 0.588 |
| Unmarried | 39.00 | 14.66 | |||
| Divorced | 4.00 | 1.50 | |||
| Education | Illiterate | 61.00 | 22.93 | 176.56∗∗ | 0.165 |
| Primary | 125.00 | 46.99 | |||
| SSC | 63.00 | 23.68 | |||
| HSC | 15.00 | 5.64 | |||
| Bachelor | 2.00 | 0.75 | |||
| Experience (Years) | <5 | 81.00 | 30.45 | 65.20∗∗ | 0.061 |
| 5–9 | 87.00 | 32.71 | |||
| 10–14 | 45.00 | 16.92 | |||
| 15–19 | 21.00 | 7.89 | |||
| ≥20 | 32.00 | 12.03 | |||
| Monthly Income (BDT) | <10000 | 26.00 | 9.77 | 39.23∗∗ | 0.049 |
| <10 K | 95.00 | 35.71 | |||
| 10 K to <20 K | 66.00 | 24.81 | |||
| 20 K to <30 K | 79.00 | 29.70 | |||
| TFS | No | 249.00 | 93.61 | 202.35∗∗ | 0.761 |
| Yes | 17.00 | 6.39 | |||
| TFPP | No | 238.00 | 89.47 | 165.79∗∗ | 0.623 |
| Yes | 28.00 | 10.53 | |||
∗∗
Significant at 1% (p < 0.01), χ2 = Chi square value, N=Frequencies, % = Percentages, BDT = Bangladeshi Taka, K= Thousand, TFSH = Training on Food Safety-Hygiene, TFPP = Training on Food Preparation-Preservation.