Table 4

Consumer characteristics by cluster

Cluster 1
Practical consumer (n = 168)
Cluster 2
Healthy consumer (n = 216)
Cluster 3
Price sensitive consumer (n = 267)
Chi square (df); pANOVA (df); p
Demographic informationGenderMale711011297.17 (4) 
Female91113136p = 0.127
Other622 
AgeBelow 30781211316.25 (4) 
30–507368104p = 0.181
Above 50172732 
OccupationStudent641051155.72 (8) 
Full-time employed141321p = 0.678
Freelancer384159 
Homemaker444561 
Unemployed81211 
Income0–7,5001116224.95 (8) 
7,501–15,000435369p = 0.762
15,001–25,0005885103 
25,001–35,000353551 
More than 35,001212722 
Family size (including the respondent)19101412.34 (8) 
2182733p = 0.137
3547581 
4777897 
5 or more102642 
Area of residenceNorth6162649.28 (4) 
Center252641p = 0.054
South82128372 
Place of shoppingKM00282773.19 (8) 
Online2109P = < 0.001
Supermarket112126134 
Fruit seller356297 
Consumption habits at T2Budget allocated M = 1.28M = 0.87M = 1.30 F(2, 625) = 7.167
(SD = 1.41)(SD = 1.22)(SD = 1.35)p = < 0.001
Weekly consumption M = 1.43M = 1.50M = 1.48 F(2, 650) = 0.592
(SD = 0.595)(SD = 0.595)(SD = 0.645)p = 0.553
Number of apples purchased on every trip M = 2.15M = 2.32M = 2.24 F(2, 650) = 3.624
(SD = 0.543)(SD = 0.592)(SD = 0.713)p = 0.027
Clustering variablesTEMS_Health M = 4.23M = 5.45M = 5.59 F(2, 650) = 132.340
(SD = 1.06)(SD = 1.08)(SD = 0.54)p = < 0.001
TEMS_Natural Concerns M = 3.66M = 5.64M = 5.39 F(2, 650) = 342.466
(SD = 0.88)(SD = 0.80)(SD = 0.72)p = < 0.001
TEMS_Price M = 4.13M = 3.48M = 5.50 F(2, 650) = 224.698
(SD = 1.31)(SD = 0.93)(SD = 0.99)p = < 0.001
TEMS_Convinience M = 5.23M = 3.29M = 4.27 F(2, 650) = 210.904
(SD = 0.83)(SD = 0.76)(SD = 1.07)p = < 0.001

Source(s): Authors’ work

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