CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS

Wet Market Shoppers

Supermarket Shoppers

(n = 250)

(n = 250)

Place of Residence/Origin

Metro Manila

34.8

28.8

CALABARZON area

65.2

71.2

X2 = 0.179 ns

Gender

Male

24.6

30.4

Female

75.4

69.6

X2 = 0.169 ns

Age Range

20 - 30

40.5

41.5

31 - 40

24.2

25.6

41 - 50

21.3

19.1

51 - 60

11.1

11.8

Above 60

2.9

2.0

X2 = 0.95ns

Position in the Family

Mother/wife

46.0

44.6

Father/ Husband

12.5

11.6

Daughter/Son

36.7

39.4

Grandparent

1.6

0.8

Others

3.2

3.6

X2 = 0.96 ns

Average Household Size

5.0

4.6

F = 0.014**

Household Composition

Single household

5.4

10.0

Husband and wife only

5.8

5.0

Husband & wife +other adults

2.9

3.7

Husband & wife +children + adults

69.2

68.4

Others

16.7

12.9

X2 = 0.307 ns

Household Income (Range)

Below 100 K

26.1

17.4

100-200K

27.0

26.0

201-300K

19.5

17.4

301-500k

14.2

21.3

Above 501

13.3

17.9

X2 = 0.048*