Table 2.
Sociodemographic data of the participants [presented as mean, n (%)]
| Sociodemographic | Policy-makers (n = 40) | Food industries (n = 65) | All (n = 105) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government (n = 15) | NGO (n = 5) | Researcher (n = 20) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
|
Range Mean ± SD Median |
36–58 44 ± 7 43 |
37–74 55 ± 14 55 |
34–52 42 ± 6 40 |
21–70 38 ± 10 37 |
21–74 40 ± 10 39 |
| Gender (n, %) | |||||
|
Male Female |
3 (20) 12 (80) |
2 (40) 3 (60) |
4 (20) 16 (80) |
27 (42) 38 (58) |
36 (34) 69 (66) |
| Education level | |||||
|
Secondary Tertiary N/A |
– 13 (87) 2 (13) |
– 5 (100) – |
– 16 (80) 4(20) |
37 (57) 22 (34) 6 (9) |
37 (35) 56 (53) 12 (12) |
|
Food industries’ category (n, %) |
– | – | – | ||
|
Snack food Processed food Bakery Sauce Beverage Frozen food Noodles Others (salt, seasoning, salted/pickled/fermented food, anchovy, healthy food, baby food, ice cream) |
16 (25) 14 (22) 8 (12) 6 (9) 5 (8) 4 (6) 3 (5) 8 (12) |
65 (100) | |||