Table 7 Perception of food hazards by...

Table 7

Perception of food hazards by consumer segments

Variables	Low-risk perception	Moderate-risk perception	High-risk perception	Very-high-risk perception
Variables	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Subjective control over
Pesticide	4.22^a (2.23)	3.28^b (2.18)	3.46^b (2.13)	2.90^b (2.09)
(2)Bacteria	5.25^a (2.49)	4.30^b (2.42)	5.35^a (2.59)	4.71^a (2.62)
(3)Heavy metal	3.43^a (2.09)	2.60^b (1.83)	2.84^b (1.96)	2.66^b (2.13)
Self-reported consequences of
Pesticide	7.50^a (2.35)	7.97^ab (1.87)	8.20^b (1.91)	9.14^c (1.40)
(2)Bacteria	6.63^a (2.30)	7.25^b (1.97)	7.23^b (2.08)	8.00^c (2.32)
(3)Heavy metal	7.13^a (2.30)	8.01^b (1.78)	7.75^b (2.05)	8.78^c (1.96)

Variables	Low-risk perception	Moderate-risk perception	High-risk perception	Very-high-risk perception
Variables	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Subjective control over
Pesticide	4.22^a (2.23)	3.28^b (2.18)	3.46^b (2.13)	2.90^b (2.09)
(2)Bacteria	5.25^a (2.49)	4.30^b (2.42)	5.35^a (2.59)	4.71^a (2.62)
(3)Heavy metal	3.43^a (2.09)	2.60^b (1.83)	2.84^b (1.96)	2.66^b (2.13)
Self-reported consequences of
Pesticide	7.50^a (2.35)	7.97^ab (1.87)	8.20^b (1.91)	9.14^c (1.40)
(2)Bacteria	6.63^a (2.30)	7.25^b (1.97)	7.23^b (2.08)	8.00^c (2.32)
(3)Heavy metal	7.13^a (2.30)	8.01^b (1.78)	7.75^b (2.05)	8.78^c (1.96)

Note(s): ^{a, b,c} Scores in one row with a different superscript are significantly different at p < 0.05 using one-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey test. “Control” and “Consequence” items were measured by ten-point Likert scale. For Control items, 1 denotes “completely uncontrollable” while 10 presents “completely controllable.” For Consequence items, 1 means “not dangerous at all” and 10 represents “extremely dangerous”

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