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Table 2 Participants’ awareness of reducing their ecological footprint, sustainable and healthy eating behavior, household food insecurity and food choices

From: Determining food choice motivations in Turkish adults: sustainable and healthy eating behavior, ecological footprint awareness, and food insecurity perspective

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Total

(n = 5285) Mean ±â¶Ä‰SD

Female (²Ô = 3557)

Mean ±â¶Ä‰SD

Male (²Ô = 1728)

Mean ±â¶Ä‰SD

p value

Food choice questionnaire

Total Score

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.62

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.62

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.63

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Health

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.76

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.75

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.77

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Mood

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.77

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.76

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.76

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Convenience

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.75

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.75

2.6 ±â¶Ä‰0.75

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Sensory appeal

3.0 ±â¶Ä‰0.77

3.1 ±â¶Ä‰0.77

2.9 ±â¶Ä‰0.76

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Natural content

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.85

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.85

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.85

0.01*

Price

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.78

2.8 ± 0.78

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰0.79

0.31

Weight control

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰0.82

2.5 ± 0.82

2.4 ±â¶Ä‰0.83

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Familiarity

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.76

2.7 ± 0.76

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.76

0.14

Ethical concern

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰0.86

2.6 ± 0.85

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰0.88

0.02*

Sustainable and healthy eating behaviors scale

Total Score

4.0 ±â¶Ä‰1.29

4.1 ±â¶Ä‰1.24

4.0 ±â¶Ä‰1.37

0.008*

Quality labels

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.31

3.9 ±â¶Ä‰1.27

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.39

0.03*

Seasonal food & avoiding food waste

4.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.39

4.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.36

4.2 ±â¶Ä‰1.45

0.002*

Animal welfare

3.9 ±â¶Ä‰1.61

3.9 ±â¶Ä‰1.58

3.9 ±â¶Ä‰1.66

0.65

Meat reduction

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.57

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.54

3.6 ±â¶Ä‰1.62

0.01*

Healthy & balanced nutrition

4.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.61

4.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.58

4.4 ±â¶Ä‰1.67

0.001*

Local food

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.61

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.59

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.66

0.46

Low fat

4.4 ±â¶Ä‰1.60

4.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.57

4.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.65

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Awareness scale for reducing ecological footprint

Total Score

3.6 ±â¶Ä‰0.94

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰0.90

3.5 ±â¶Ä‰0.99

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Energy

3.9 ±â¶Ä‰1.02

4.0 ±â¶Ä‰0.98

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.08

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Under the laws

4.0 ±â¶Ä‰1.10

4.1 ±â¶Ä‰1.05

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.16

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Transportation

3.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.12

3.6 ±â¶Ä‰1.08

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.17

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Recyling

3.6 ±â¶Ä‰1.08

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.05

3.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.13

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Food consumption

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.06

3.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.02

3.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.12

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Water consumption

3.6 ±â¶Ä‰1.10

3.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.07

3.4 ±â¶Ä‰1.15

&±ô³Ù; 0.001**

Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) Total Score

6.1 ±â¶Ä‰6.22

6.0 ±â¶Ä‰6.01

6.3 ±â¶Ä‰6.62

0.20

  1. *p<0.05
  2. **p<0.001