| |
Response Dimensions to Deliberate Food Contamination |
| Variable Description |
FATALISTIC/PANIC |
FRIGHTHENED |
CONTROLLED |
ACCEPTING |
| Constant |
-0.4090 |
-0.1186 |
0.1417 |
0.0330 |
| |
(-6.76) |
(-1.94) |
(2.36) |
(0.54) |
| Female (Vs. Male) |
0.2021* |
0.3854* |
-0.1638* |
- |
| |
(2.80) |
(5.30) |
(-2.29) |
- |
| Young 18-34 (Vs. Mature age >55 years) |
- |
- |
- |
-0.1035* |
| |
- |
- |
- |
(-2.33) |
| Midage 35-54 years (Vs. Mature age >55 years) |
- |
- |
- |
0.1028* |
| |
- |
- |
- |
(2.32) |
| College Degree and above (vs. Two-year college education and below) |
- |
- |
-0.0026* |
- |
| |
- |
- |
(-2.34) |
- |
| Low income-<$35,000 (vs. High income->$75,000) |
0.4405* |
- |
-0.1547** |
0.189* |
| |
(5.45) |
- |
(-1.93) |
(2.18) |
| Medium income-$35-$75,000 (vs. High income->$75,000) |
- |
- |
|
- |
| |
- |
- |
|
- |
| Child (vs no child) |
- |
- |
0.0007** |
- |
| |
- |
- |
(1.56) |
- |
| White |
- |
- |
- |
0.0005** |
| |
- |
- |
- |
(1.66) |
| Liberal (vs. centrist) |
-0.1302* |
- |
- |
- |
| |
(-2.46) |
- |
- |
- |
| Conservative (vs. centrist) |
0.1298* |
- |
- |
- |
| |
(2.45) |
- |
- |
- |
| Religious (vs. not religious) |
0.0006** |
- |
|
|
| |
(1.62) |
- |
- |
- |
| Knowledge of the food supply Chain (vs.s not ) |
- |
- |
- |
0.0016* |
| |
- |
|
- |
(2.56) |
| Knowledge about Food Safety |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Frequency of Deliberate food tampering |
- |
- |
|
- |
| |
- |
- |
|
- |
| Frequency of Accidental food tampering |
- |
- |
|
-0.0006** |
| |
- |
- |
|
(-1.72) |
| SAFE_GROCERY |
- |
0.0007** |
|
|
| |
- |
(1.46) |
|
|
| Confidence in Grocery |
- |
- |
|
-0.0016* |
| |
- |
- |
|
(-2.97) |
| Confidence in Federal Government |
-0.0016* |
- |
- |
|
| |
(-2.09) |
- |
- |
|
| MIDWEST |
-0.1282* |
- |
- |
- |
| |
(-2.17) |
- |
- |
- |
| SOUTH |
0.1010** |
- |
- |
- |
| |
(1.87) |
- |
- |
- |
| |
|
|
|
|
| NOR_EAST |
|
|
|
-0.0987** |
| |
|
|
|
(-1.53) |
| Adjusted R2 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
| Model F-statistics |
3.2 |
1.96 |
1.33 |
2.04 |
| Note: Figures in Parentheses denote the t-ratios. Single asterisk denotes variable is significant at .05 level and double asterisk denotes variable is significant at .10. The variable categories in parenthesis are excluded to avoid dummy variable trap. |
