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Table 5 Multinomial regression results for predicting stage of change from socio-demographic factors and food choice motives

From: A cross-sectional survey of the readiness of consumers to adopt an environmentally sustainable diet

 

PC/C

P/R

PC/C

P/R

β

OR

p

β

OR

p

β

OR

p

β

OR

p

 

Prioritise plant-based proteins

Choose organic produce

Age < 35 yrs

−0.21

0.81

0.38

−0.09

0.92

0.81

0.71

2.03

0.01

0.58

1.79

0.03

Higher education

−0.33

0.72

0.32

−0.60

0.55

0.18

−0.07

0.94

0.85

−0.33

0.72

0.34

No children

− 0.23

0.79

0.36

−0.50

0.60

0.17

0.09

1.10

0.75

−0.39

0.68

0.16

Female

− 0.62

0.54

0.01

−0.08

0.92

0.83

−0.44

0.64

0.10

−0.13

0.88

0.64

Health

−0.31

0.74

0.29

0.31

1.36

0.51

0.30

1.35

0.36

0.12

1.13

0.70

Environment

−1.19

0.30

< 0.001

−0.46

0.63

0.28

−0.65

0.52

0.04

0.31

1.37

0.32

Taste

0.49

1.63

0.07

0.33

1.39

0.42

0.22

1.25

0.45

0.14

1.15

0.63

Cost

0.53

1.70

0.06

0.42

1.52

0.30

0.92

2.51

< 0.001

1.33

3.77

< 0.001

 

Choose sustainable fish

Limit red & processed meat

Age < 35 yrs

0.90

2.45

< 0.001

0.36

1.44

0.27

−0.33

0.72

0.27

0.20

1.22

0.68

Higher education

−1.05

0.35

< 0.001

−0.49

0.61

0.26

−0.59

0.55

0.09

−0.38

0.68

0.53

No children

0.44

1.56

0.13

0.24

1.28

0.49

−0.18

0.84

0.55

−0.33

0.72

0.47

Female

−0.01

0.99

0.96

0.01

1.01

0.98

−0.51

0.60

0.07

−0.40

0.67

0.38

Health

−0.16

0.85

0.61

−0.50

0.61

0.18

−0.90

0.41

0.01

0.20

1.22

0.73

Environment

−0.93

0.39

< 0.001

−0.74

0.48

0.06

−1.62

0.20

< 0.001

−0.19

0.83

0.73

Taste

0.12

1.13

0.68

−0.12

0.89

0.74

0.10

1.10

0.76

0.69

2.00

0.19

Cost

−0.04

0.96

0.88

−0.13

0.87

0.72

0.42

1.52

0.23

0.28

1.33

0.59

  1. Reference category was the action/maintenance (a/M) stage of change (plant proteins n = 241, PC/C (n = 158) P/R (n = 43); organic n = 163 PC/C (n = 142) P/R (n = 137); sustainable fish n = 281 PC/C (n = 107) P/R (n = 54); RP meat n = 333 PC/C (n = 85) P/R (n = 24) PC/C Precontemplation/contemplation, P/R Preparation/relapse