Socioeconomic profiles of sample respondents
| Variables | Definition of the variables | Average or percentage of total frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | India | Indonesia | Cambodia | Philippines | Thailand | Vietnam | ||
| Sample size | 982 | 1579 | 427 | 292 | 423 | 480 | 289 | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | = 1 if female, 0 = otherwise | 97.3 | 81.7 | 93.0 | 98.0 | 86.8 | 88.3 | 97.2 |
| Male | = 1 if male, 0 = otherwise | 2.8 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 2.8 |
| Education | ||||||||
| No schooling | = 1 if respondents had no schooling, 0 = otherwise | 10.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Primary schooling | = 1 if respondents had primary or below level of schooling, 0 = otherwise | 23.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 36.0 | 12.8 | 18.3 | 6.6 |
| Secondary schooling | = 1 if respondents had junior/middle, senior/high school education, and technical or vocational training, 0 = otherwise | 55.6 | 60.7 | 80.8 | 41.4 | 64.3 | 50.2 | 78.2 |
| Higher studies | = 1 if respondents had university or postgraduate-level education, 0 = otherwise | 10.8 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 12.0 | 22.2 | 27.9 | 14.5 |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Employed | = 1 if respondent is a full-time or part-time employee, 0 = otherwise | 6.4 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 39.0 | 30.7 | 67.5 | 43.9 |
| Housewife | = 1 if respondent is a housewife, 0 = otherwise | 88.0 | 72.4 | 70.7 | 56.5 | 60.3 | 28.1 | 43.9 |
| Other | = 1 if respondent is either unemployed, student or retired, 0 = otherwise | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 12.1 |
| Access to internet | = 1 if yes, 0 = otherwise | 6.9 | 6.7 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 37.6 | 43.1 | 12.1 |
| Grocery decision maker | = 1 if respondents are the main grocery decision maker in the family, 0 = otherwise | 60.0 | 62.8 | 82.7 | 91.4 | 82.7 | 78.8 | 93.1 |
| Frequent buyer | = 1 if rice is purchased at least once a week, 0 = otherwise | 12.7 | 13.2 | 32.6 | 11.3 | 74.5 | 31.0 | 7.6 |
| Age | Age of the respondents, in years | 33.8 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 34.5 | 39.5 | 37.7 | 41.4 |
| Household size | Total number of members in household | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Rice consumption | Annual per capita rice consumption, in kg | 119.3 | 96.5 | 65.1 | 97.6 | 109.5 | 55.7 | 79.7 |
| Rice price | Revealed willingness to pay for rice, in USD/kg | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.91 | 0.64 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 0.75 |
| Income | Annual per capita income, in USD | 699.3 | 667.8 | 654.3 | 1121.9 | 1073.8 | 3772.0 | 1471.3 |
| Rice share | Consumers' spending on rice in total food expenditure (% of total food budget) | 24.0 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 17.1 | 31.3 | 18.2 | 14.2 |
| Variables | Definition of the variables | Average or percentage of total frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | India | Indonesia | Cambodia | Philippines | Thailand | Vietnam | ||
| Sample size | 982 | 1579 | 427 | 292 | 423 | 480 | 289 | |
| Female | = 1 if female, 0 = otherwise | 97.3 | 81.7 | 93.0 | 98.0 | 86.8 | 88.3 | 97.2 |
| Male | = 1 if male, 0 = otherwise | 2.8 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 2.8 |
| No schooling | = 1 if respondents had no schooling, 0 = otherwise | 10.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Primary schooling | = 1 if respondents had primary or below level of schooling, 0 = otherwise | 23.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 36.0 | 12.8 | 18.3 | 6.6 |
| Secondary schooling | = 1 if respondents had junior/middle, senior/high school education, and technical or vocational training, 0 = otherwise | 55.6 | 60.7 | 80.8 | 41.4 | 64.3 | 50.2 | 78.2 |
| Higher studies | = 1 if respondents had university or postgraduate-level education, 0 = otherwise | 10.8 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 12.0 | 22.2 | 27.9 | 14.5 |
| Employed | = 1 if respondent is a full-time or part-time employee, 0 = otherwise | 6.4 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 39.0 | 30.7 | 67.5 | 43.9 |
| Housewife | = 1 if respondent is a housewife, 0 = otherwise | 88.0 | 72.4 | 70.7 | 56.5 | 60.3 | 28.1 | 43.9 |
| Other | = 1 if respondent is either unemployed, student or retired, 0 = otherwise | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 12.1 |
| Access to internet | = 1 if yes, 0 = otherwise | 6.9 | 6.7 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 37.6 | 43.1 | 12.1 |
| Grocery decision maker | = 1 if respondents are the main grocery decision maker in the family, 0 = otherwise | 60.0 | 62.8 | 82.7 | 91.4 | 82.7 | 78.8 | 93.1 |
| Frequent buyer | = 1 if rice is purchased at least once a week, 0 = otherwise | 12.7 | 13.2 | 32.6 | 11.3 | 74.5 | 31.0 | 7.6 |
| Age | Age of the respondents, in years | 33.8 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 34.5 | 39.5 | 37.7 | 41.4 |
| Household size | Total number of members in household | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Rice consumption | Annual per capita rice consumption, in kg | 119.3 | 96.5 | 65.1 | 97.6 | 109.5 | 55.7 | 79.7 |
| Rice price | Revealed willingness to pay for rice, in USD/kg | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.91 | 0.64 | 0.84 | 1.13 | 0.75 |
| Income | Annual per capita income, in USD | 699.3 | 667.8 | 654.3 | 1121.9 | 1073.8 | 3772.0 | 1471.3 |
| Rice share | Consumers' spending on rice in total food expenditure (% of total food budget) | 24.0 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 17.1 | 31.3 | 18.2 | 14.2 |
Note(s): Total sample size = 4,231
Source(s): Consumers' rice preference surveys in seven countries in South and Southeast Asia (2013–2014)