Table 3

Segmentation variables based on geographic, demographic, sociocultural and behavioural characteristics of the study sample (n = 576 respondents)

Description of the area where the respondent lives in urban Punjab and/or the Islamabad capital territory (ICT)Metropolitan city472
Suburb of metropolitan city60
Small town44
Usage rate, i.e. household’s average mutton consumption per week in kilograms (kg)Less than 1 kg188
1–2 kg231
2–3 kg110
More than 3 kg47
Place of purchase of mutton/goat meatTraditional butcher shop398
Speciality meat retail store77
High-end supermarket101
Gender of household member who purchases meatMale437
Female139
Age bracket of the respondent in yearsUnder 30382
30–3971
40–4987
50–5929
60 plus7
Level of education of household member who purchases meatMatric* and under67
Intermediate and diploma110
BA/BSc** and above399
Total net household income per month (PKR)***Less than 50,000100
50,001 to 100,000170
100,001 to 150,000123
150,001 to 200,00080
More than 200,000103
Household size4 or less172
5 to 6287
7 or more117

Note(s): *Matriculation, referred to as matric, is the term referring to ten years of schooling in Pakistan

**Undergraduate degree, referred to as BA/BSc offered in college and universities in Pakistan

*** 1USD = 175.2 PKR, Official exchange rate from State Bank of Pakistan on 19 November 2021 when the survey was launched online (State Bank of Pakistan, 2021)

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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