Table 1 Demographic information of the...

Table 1

Demographic information of the participants and their firms

Role in the company	Vietnam n = 35	Colombia n = 31	India n = 24	Bolivia n = 21	Peru n = 20	Total n = 131	Total %^a
Owner	17	9	22	16	7	71	54.2
Manager (not owner)	18	22	2	5	13	60	45.8
Gender
Male	26	25	18	13	15	97	74.0
Female	9	6	6	8	5	34	26.0
Years of experience
Less than 5	6	3	2	10	2	23	17.6
Between 6 and 10	8	3	3	4	5	23	17.6
Between 11 and 20	9	12	8	7	9	45	34.4
21 or more	12	13	11	0	4	40	30.4
The firm's age (in years)
Between 1 and 5	13	6	1	4	2	26	19.8
Between 6 and 10	12	2	0	5	5	24	18.3
Between 11 and 20	4	9	2	7	9	31	23.7
21 or more	6	14	21	5	4	50	38.2
The firm's size (in full-time employees)
Between 1 and 9	12	17	4	13	14	60	45.8
Between 10 and 49	12	8	11	5	6	42	32.1
Between 50 and 249	11	6	9	3	0	29	22.1
The firm's main activities
Exporter (international)	20	21	16	12	17	86	65.6
Coffee growing/production	21	27	13	5	10	76	58.0
Coffee retailer (domestic)	35	3	4	11	10	63	48.1
Coffee roaster	35	1	5	5	3	49	37.4

Role in the company	Vietnam n = 35	Colombia n = 31	India n = 24	Bolivia n = 21	Peru n = 20	Total n = 131	Total %^a
Owner	17	9	22	16	7	71	54.2
Manager (not owner)	18	22	2	5	13	60	45.8
Gender
Male	26	25	18	13	15	97	74.0
Female	9	6	6	8	5	34	26.0
Years of experience
Less than 5	6	3	2	10	2	23	17.6
Between 6 and 10	8	3	3	4	5	23	17.6
Between 11 and 20	9	12	8	7	9	45	34.4
21 or more	12	13	11	0	4	40	30.4
The firm's age (in years)
Between 1 and 5	13	6	1	4	2	26	19.8
Between 6 and 10	12	2	0	5	5	24	18.3
Between 11 and 20	4	9	2	7	9	31	23.7
21 or more	6	14	21	5	4	50	38.2
The firm's size (in full-time employees)
Between 1 and 9	12	17	4	13	14	60	45.8
Between 10 and 49	12	8	11	5	6	42	32.1
Between 50 and 249	11	6	9	3	0	29	22.1
The firm's main activities
Exporter (international)	20	21	16	12	17	86	65.6
Coffee growing/production	21	27	13	5	10	76	58.0
Coffee retailer (domestic)	35	3	4	11	10	63	48.1
Coffee roaster	35	1	5	5	3	49	37.4

Note(s)

Percentages were rounded off as applicable

Source(s): Authors' own work